The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-01
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THE IMP0RTATI0N.Of -T0BACCO QUESTION
ADMINISTRATION WILLIAMS AND THE MExt
CAN vETERAss-THE YORKTOWN CENTEH.
NAL BILL PASSED Mr.. BLAINE IN THE SEN.
ATE-PERs0NAL, &C.
Iron our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Eaton TO.
day called up the House resolution request.
Ing the President to open negotiations with
certain foreign governments relative to the
importation OF tobacco into their dominions,
and the Senate passed it with the amend
ments proposed by the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations. These amendments,
which are "a decided improvement, will be
in by the House. The resolution
as amended reads as follows:
Whereas 1t Is the policy OF the United
States to permit its own citizens and the
citizens Of France, Spain, Italy, and Aus
tria to freely engage in the purchase and
into the United States any and
all OF the great staple productions OF said
countries respectively, subject only TO such
import duties as are deemed proper by this
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the President be respect.
fully requested to open such negotiations
with France, Spain, Austria, and Italy, as
he may deem advisable with a view TO re-
moving the restrictions on the importation
OF tobacco into the countries named and Sc
curing to our citizens an open market
therein for the same.
1t went to the House this afternoon. II
will be remembered that France, Austria,
Spaine, and Italy, have each a governmental
monopoly.
SENATOR WILLIAMS SPEAKS IN BEHALF OF
THE MEXICAN VETERANS.
General Cerro Gordo Williams too day de-
liyered In the Senate capital speech in
favor Of the Mexican pension bill. After
showing that the gallant soldiers who never
lost battle from the Rio Grande 10 the
City OF Mexico, and who added vast terri
tory to the United States, deserved a PEN
sion, he proceeded to give them credit for
the humanity with which they treated the
He stated that he was at q
banquet in the City of Mexico when paper
signed by hundreds OF leading Mexicans
was handed General Scott, rendering him the
for life Of that Republic. He
told how General Scott declined, and added
that it%vould haye been well for the MeX-
cans II he had accepted, for two thirds of
the American volunteers would have re-
NAMED there, and by this time Mexico, in
stead OF having 100000, would have 4
OF 2O,OOO,O0O.
THE BILL APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE YORK
TOWN MONUMENT AND CENTENNIAL PASSES
THE SENATE.
General Burnside called up to-day the
House bill making an appropriation for the
erection Of a monument at Yorktown, and
various amendments were offered and voted
down. Among these amendments was one
BY Senator Herman appropriating $4,000 for
he monument to General Herkimer, who
was killed at Saratoga. Another proposed
where q State or association shall contribute
lot less than $4,000 nor more than $4,000
or the erection Of monument to mark a
battlefield that the United
states Government shall give like amount.
Mr.. Morrill, subsequently introduced a
separate bill for this purpose. Sens-
ors Johnston and Withers urged the
senate to vote down each amendment
If the character named because they would
Iefeat the bill in the House. There was a
rood deal OF speaking, and Mr.. Cockrell, Of
Missouri, made an attack on the BILL. taking
he ground that Virginia ought to build the
monument out OF the money she received
when the surplus revenues Of the Govern
nent, in 1886, were divided among the
States. He thought $4,000 too little to fur
n:sh champagne for the congressional COM
nittee and other distinguished visitors, and
therefore was for striking out the $4,000.
The motion to strike out was lost by two
to.one vote. At twenty minutes past the
bill passed, and the Senate made no change
In it except to provide for the appointment
Of thirteen senators on the select congress
,ional committee, to supply an oversight Of
The House. Mr.. Goode, who is the au.
thor OF the bill, was in the Senate
watching the progress OF the debate. He
said to your correspondent. after it passed,
- This is a lively day for my district. The
House, by an aye-and.no vote, has Just
given me Sl25,0OO for the Norfolk navy
yard, adopted last week in committee OF the
whole, and now the Senate has passed the
bill giving sl2O, 900 for the Yorktown monu-
nent." Both the Virginia senator's bad rea-
ION to congratulate themselves on their
splendid days work for their State. The
bill, it will be remembered, gives 100000
or the monument and $4,000 20 help de-
raw the expenses OF the celebration.
SENATOR BLAINE IN THE SENATE.
This afternoon, while Mr.. Dawes was
making lengthy tariff speech on the Eaton
bill, Senator Blaine came into the chamber,
md soon went over on the Democratic side
md took seat by Mr.. Beck, with whom
ne conversed. He seemed in good spirits,
md it was evident that he felt that his stock
lad gone up. He may have then heard
hat The Grant men had declined to accept
either of those named for temporary chair
nan by his friends. IL he had 1t did not
listurb him.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Drs. Johnston, Cunningham, Coleman,
md Ross. Of Richmond, left here tonight
or New York, where they 80 to represent
he State Medical Society OF Virginia in the
yational Medical Association. / asked an
'fficer OF Congress from Missouri how bis
delegation to Cincinnati stands, and be re-
lied. "Ten for Tilden and twenty against