The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-21

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bly, General Johnston's bill 10 do away with !
the landing certificates in order TO cancel
export tobacco bonds. Colonel Burwell s
happy. The fun committee will report toe
bill TO the House, but not with the same
unaniniiy, because Mr.. Garfield usually
does what Mr.. sherman wants, and Mr..
Conger, on general principles, opposes eve
rythng beneficial TO the South.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SUGAR.
The Ways AMI Means Committee will
take up sugar on Tuesday next, and then
will commence the .oughest work they have
yet encountered this session. Mr.. Have.
meyer, OF New York. has written a letter
to Mr.. Tucker in answer TO a question by
must be paid on refined sugar, in order to
enable the American retiner TO compete
with the British reiner. accounting for the
duty the former has to pay on the raw SUI
gar, while the latter gets raw sugar free.
Mr.. Hayemeyer, when before the commit
tee, said in reply TO this question that the
refiner here required the same amount OF
duty I'd rdiOrem that was laid upon raw
raw sugars; but that is clearly a mistake.
and will be so demonstrated by the letter
Mr.. IIavemeycr has written. The duty
now on foreign rehled sugars is prOhibito-
ry, and Mr. Tucker wants it reduced to
point that viii permit them to compete with
American refined sugars and allow the lat
ter enough protection to give American re-
tincrS fair profit instead OF the close mo-
nopoly they now enjoy.
THE BILLS IN REGARD TO THE SUPREME
COURT.
There are two bills now before Congress
affecting the composition and the iurisdic-
ton OF the Supreme Court. The one by
Mr.. Manning, OF Mississippi, contemplates
the organization Of three courts OF seven
judges, each sitting Independently, save as
each, under certain conditions. has a power
Of review upon the action Of the others.
The bill Of Senator Davis, Of Illinois, on
the contrary, preserves the present unity OF
the court, but relieves it from its present
overwhelming legal business by the estab-
lishment OF additional and Intermediary
courts, and restricts lis jurisdiction in sim
pie money cases 10 those in which the
amount involved is $4,000. instead Of
| 50, 600, as at present. The peculiar powers
OF the Supreme Court render 1t very desi-
rable that its present unity and responsible
| ity should he maintained, and hence many
eminent legal people here. | lind, favor the
| Davis bill, and it is safe TO suppose that The
Judges OF the Supreme Court themselves
also favor this bill.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
A petition was laid on Senator JohnSton's
desk the other day purporting to be from
Mrs. Nichols, Of Abingdon. and be pre-
scented it 10 the Senate. 1t turns out, how
ever, that Mrs. Nichols did not sign it AID
did not sympathize with its objects. Hon.
\. II. II. Stuart and Ex-Governor Aiken
were on The floor Of the Senate and House
to-day, and were introduced to a number OF
members. heard Governor Randolph to-
day speak Of the exalted estimate which
Dr.. IIogc, Dr.. Brown, and other eminent
Presbyterian ministers. placed upon the
ability and the piety Of the late DR.. Jeter.
Senator Hereford presided in the Senate TO-
day while the debate on McDonaId's land
bill was going on. Colonel W. f. Cameron
is here.
PILOTS.
An order from the Treasury Department
to-day directs that hereafter all persons APP
plying for license or renewal OF license as
pilots on steam vessels shall undergo visual
examination to determine whether they can
properly distinguish colored lights used as
signals, and in future pilot licenses will only
b. issued on certificates OF surgeons Of the
marine-hospital service, who will make the
required examination free Of cost to appl
cantS.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Secretary Thompson Iectured at Brooklyn
this evening.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
has appointed Il subcommittee, with Judge
Harris as chairman, 10 report on the bill
providing a stenographer to each OF the
judges OF the Supreme Court.
The Treasury Department this afternoon
purchased $4,000 ounces Of silver for the
PHILADELPHIA and New Orleans mints.
Congressman Frye, OF Name, has pre-
pared resolution declaring that no foreign
nation shall control the Nicaragua canal.
1t reasserls in strong terms the Monroe
doctrine.
The House to-day passed the Senate resO
luton to provide for ship to take proyi-
sions to Ireland.
1t is believed that Wednesday, June 16,
will be fixed for holding the Democratic
Convention.
The Grant men say Hon. Roscoe COnk-
ling will be president OF the Chicago Con-
vention.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph TO the Dis
paIch.I
INTER-OCEANIC CANAL.
WASHINGTON, February 20-Tbe Com
mittee on the Inter. Oceanic Canal had be-
fore It this morning A. &. MenOcal, Of the
United States navy, one OF the civil engl-
neeIs formerly engaged IN making the sur
yevs OF the lsthmus. and heard his state |
ment as TO the relative advantages and dis |
advantages OF the Panama and Nicaragua !
routes. Mr.. MenOcal favored strongly the
Nicaragua route as being $50 miles shorter !
than the Panama one is between New York |
and San Francisco, and because OF the !
greater salubrity of its climate, the /
better supply OF building material, and |
It's relative chcapness Of construction. |
He expressed his conviction that the cost /
of the Nicaragua canal would not exceed |
$4,000, 600, while that OF the sea-level canal !
at Panama would not be less than S400. 000.- |
600 The latter he regarded as commercially !