The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-06

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mungo waste, aud aocks. books, period.
Gals, pamphlets, and all printed matter, er.
craving, bound or unbound ILLUSTRATED
books, aud papers, maps, and charts. These
are on the free list In the Tucker bill. The
committee added music a1d music. books.
crude petroleum, and also sumac. The last
was proposed by the protectionIs,s TO make
the bill Objectionable 10 Virginia and other
States. Mr.. Tucker was one OF the five who
voted In the negative on this proposition.
There were six in the Affirmative. The
| committee voted, as proposed in the bill. TO
put cod-liver oil, crude or refined, on the
free list. Pending motion TO place wood
pulp on the free list the committee adj
journed.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
The bankrupt bill OF Senator ingalls,
mikes one hundred printed pages. n. NJ.
Lowery, fish commissioner Of West Viz
ginia, is here. There is>to be big Demo-
cratic mass.meetng at Charleston, West
Va, on the l7th Of May, and Mr. Kenna
hopes TO get Senators Thurman and Pendle-
ton and others to attend. Senator Don
Cameron says all Will be right in Pennsyl-
yania, but Pennsylvania Republican mem
berS OF the House say cmphatically that all
is wrong with him and Grant in the Key
stone state. Colonel W. +. Burwel, who
is an ardent Field man. says that the con-
test is between Field and Seymour, with the
chances in favor Of the former. Mr.. NJ. p.
Handy, Of the Philadelphia Times, is here,
aud says at least twelve or fifteen districts OK
Pennsylvania will vote for Blaine at Chica-
90, unit rule orno unit rule. The anti-Grant
element, be adds, is not composed OF what
are called CHECKERS in Pennsylvania, but
OF machinemen. Their efforts at present
are confined, he says, TO dissuading Don
Cameron from his purpose OF delivering the
State to Grant, bound hand and foot; out
they make no secret OF their determination
to do all in their power to defeat Grant at
Chicago in the event Cameron persists i'm
enforcing the unit rule. | know myself,
said Mr.. Handy, hali-dozen delegates who
have told me in so many words that they
will not vote for Grant even on the
first ballot. The Tilden element in Penn
sylyania, said he, is almost an unknown
quantity. There are number OF able men
there who are working nOminally for him +;
but OF these only three, | think-Randall,
Scott, and Stenger-are without doubt as to
his determination to withdraw, In which
case they hope by holding together TO Sc
cure his influence for Randall. Colonel
Bolivar Christian left for Richmond this
evening. He says the Winchester meeting
was a big thing.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
4 Virginia congressman sat down TO sup.
per last evening with Maryland congress-
man and a distinguished ex-senator from
North Carolina, and it was soon ascertaued
that the company was unanimous for Sey-
mour.
When Mr.. Thurman was to-day elected
President pro TEN. of the Senate, a senator
suggested that he ought TO be put on the
ticket with Seymour. That would be a
strong ticket.
Mr.. Handy says il Grant is nominated
that Pennsylvania can be carried for
popular Democrat, according to the judy
ment Of cool-headed men who are no. often
disappointed in their calculations.
Senator Wallace's report to-day shows up
the unjust discrimination against foreign.
ers in Rhode Island, and declares that
Rhode Island has one more electoral vote
and congressman than she is entitled 10.
Internal-revenue receipts to-day, 9317,-
3j3; customs, S737,192.
The siar-service lobby was busy at the
Capitol to-day.
Senators are not in the slightest excited
about the late veto, and have but little |
to say about it. They do not seem to care |
whether deputy marshals are paid or not.
Rev. j. McKendrce Kelley will deliver a
sermon before the Knights Templar here !
on Ascension-day.
Judge Charles T. O'Ferral is here. lie |
is delegate to the Conservative State Con-
vention.