The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-08
Washington.


MR.. TUCKER AND THE FUNDING BILI-A Lee.
TURE PROM SENATOR VOORHEES, IN RICH
MoND-TBE ELECTORAL VOTE OF VIRGINIA
DELIyERED-THE BARLEY MALT BmL-PER-
sONAL-TBE REPUBLICANS FILIBUsTLRIYG
ON THE ELECT0RAL.CoUNT BILL-vARIoUs
ITEMS.
From Our Regular Correspond eHtl
WASHINGTON, December ION motion OF
Dir. Tucker the Ways and Means Commit
tee to-day with unanimiiy Instructed Chair
man Wood 10 move when the funding bill
comes up in the House TO make the rate OF
interest per cent. on the new bonds in
stead OF 50 per cent, as was agreed upon
IN committee last session. Mr.. Tucker,
when the bill was then under considera-
ton, and per cents selling at LOG, favored
the issuing Of S200,000,000 in 81 per cents
with the hope that The remaining $780,
100000 could subsequently be loated at 3
per cent. To-day 800 per cent. bond, it
| is estimated, could be maintained at par,
and when the AS reach ia 3
per cent. bond will find 'ready sale
at par. Mr.. Sherman last session,
IL
OF a lower rate than per cent. could not be
kept al par. The SIS and 6's to be re-
funded now amount to S675, 900, 000-seven-
ty-fve millions having been paid off within
year. The interest on the public debt
now amounts TO S79,000,000 annually, but
il the new bonds shall be funded in 3 per
cents ii will be reduced to 500, 000, 900. Sec
rotary Sherman IN his report admits sub
staniially that 3 per cents can now be main
tanned at par.
| SENATOR VOORHEES,, OF INDIANA, TO LECTURE
| IN RICHMOND.
/ Senator VOORHEES, positively assured Sem
ator Johnston to-day that he will deliver his
celebrated lecture on Thomas jefferson at
Richmond on wednesday night. December
odd, for the benefit Of the Yorktown fund OF
the Governors Guard, First Virginia reg-
ment. The people OF the State as well as Of
your city have long been anxious TO hear
The eloquent Indiana Senator, who is one
among the greatest OF living orators; and
now they will have an opportunity OF hear.
ing him on subject in winch every Viz
ginan feels the deepest interest. Colonel
| Purcell, Colonel Anderson, Major Stern,
Captain Parater, and the other members Of
| the Committee OF Arrangements, should
provide the amplest accommodations for
| the large crowd who will be ANXIOUS to at
tend The people OF Charlottesville, Fiede-
ricksburg, Petersburg, and other points,
should have cheap railroad rates for this oc-
casion. hear that Governor Holiday will
| be invited to introduce him.
VIRGINIA NEWS ITEMS.
| There is a great demand for the published
volume of eulogies delivered on the late Bev-
erly b. Douglas, OF Virginia, and Virginia
members OF both houses are sending num-
! her 10 their constituents. Addresses were
delivered by Me,srs. Withers, Tucker,
Goode, Walker, and Prdemore, OF Viz
g,nia: Hereford, OF West Virginia, and
others. Senator Johnston prepared speech
but was i'll at the time the eulogies were de-
liyered. Mr.. John Bell Bigger, accom-
panied by Colonel ii. l.. PeytOn, delivered
ibe electoral vote of Virginia 20 the Vice
President before Congress met to-day. The
vote Of Arkansas was delivered about the
same time. Senator Johnston to-day intro
duced a bill granting Messrs. A. j. Ford
| and II. p. Pendleton, of Richmond, per.
mission TO build hotel at Old Point. IL
was referred 10 the Committee on Military
| Affairs. of W hich Senator Randolph is chair
man.
| THE BARLEY MALT BILL REC0MMITTED.
| To-day, on motion OF Mr.. Herman, the
barley-malt bill was recommitted 10 the FL
nance Committee. The reason OF this was
that when il was reported last session Sena-
tor Beck proposed TO amend 1t 30 as to make
it tarff-reforS1 BILL Senator WHITE, OF
MARYLAND, also offered a similar amend
meut. These were very embarrassing
TO its patrons, and they hope 10y hav-
ing it recommitted 10 cUme to some
arrangements that will make the bill &C.
ceptable to both sides and avoid amend
mept when il reaches the Senate again. The
| Finance Committee held protracted ses-
sion this afternoon, and heard number OF
New Workers in regard TO the bill. Tue
brewers are willing that specific duty OF
| Is cents O busbel shall be imposed In lieu
Of the present duty Of 30 per cent. dd "a
loren. The action to-day confirms my
opinion that il could not pass the Senate IN
the form it came from the House. Messrs.
Yuengling and Robinson are here looking
after their brewing interest.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Hon. Thomas G. ManniOg, whose creden-
tials TO the seat Senator Kellogg holds were
| laid before the Senate TO-DAY. Is very tne-
/ looking man, and was at college with Sena.
Tor Ransom. He was appointed in plaee OF
| .Indge Spofford. DR.. w. f. Hoge and
! daughter, OF Bland county, were ut the Cap
itd to-day. Senator Wlthers was IN his
seat. and is looking well. Messrs. G. L.
Smith and T. p. Wallace, OF Virginia, are
here. X. NJ. Jones, OF Richmond, Is at WORK
IN the House folding-room.
NEW STATES AND MORE REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S.
remarked to Democratic leader this
evening that proposition had already been
made. In the House TO admit Dakota as
State. and he replied: (" Yes; you have only
to let the Republicans get possession OF Doth
branches Of Congress- and they will soon
make Arizona, Dakota, New Mexico,
| Idaho, Montana. Washington, and Wyom.
ing ali States; and, what IS more, they VIII
ali come In as Republican States, because
ktbejr Republican Governors and nfarshals
will be their first senators. They will not
attempt TO bring in Utah, because that would
shock the Puritans." ''Why." said he,
- Nevada. which has been State for fifteen
years. has not now as large a population as
same OF these Territories" "What Is their
vote % / asked, and he replied, "Dskota
has ia. 900; Idaho. $500 Montana, 10000
| New Mexico, 10000; Wyoming, $500
| Washington, 1900, aDd Arizona 2,5OC
,ofess.v showing he had been looking care
suliv into the matter. "And yet" said he,
nth a sigh, "tbe Democrats would not. II
they could; make four Democratic States
ont OF Texas"
rup rr prToRAy -cOuNr BIII-THE REPUBLT-