The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-23


TBg DEFICIENCY BILL-THE KELLOGG
CASH PLRsoNAL, &C.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Ways
and Means Committee to-day voted to re-
duce the duty on bichromate OF potash
from cents TO cents per pound, and
agreed that chrome ore shall come In free.
Pending motion to reduce the tariff on
all articles to so per cent. ad ualoren,, mad,
by Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois, the committee
adjourned.
THE SUGAR QUESTION TONIGHT.
Tho sub-Comniltee on Sugar met to-
night, when Mr. Tucker submitted paper
showing great research, from which he ar
gued that the duty on sugar can be made
81 per cent. dd rdlOrem without diminishing
the revenue now derived from that article
or decreasing the amount imported. This
paper demonstrated that under the duty
indicated the tariff on loaf sugar can be re-
duced from 5 cents TO $685. on "a" sugar
between Is and 30 from 4.06 TO 3 20, and
between 10 and Is from 2.S5 to 2.43. Mr..
Tucker further showed that the tariff on all
sugars between and 13 can be made $50.
His plan will not increase materially the
duty on sugars under Z.
BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Atherton, of Ohio, offered bill to-
day reducing the salary OF the President to
sos. 900, which brother-members said indi-
Gated that nc did not expect either Sherman
or Thurman or any other Ohio man to be
elected next fall. Judge Kelley proposed
to put duty OF 10 per cent. on quinine,
which is now on the free list, and member
moved TO abolish the tobacco tax, which
will not be done.
WHAT 4 NEW ENGLAND DEMOCRAT SAYS.
A New England Democrat, who Is a mem.
Der of the National Committee, says he
stopped at Mr.. TIden's headquarters in
New York on bis way to Washington, and
that he believes, from all he could learn,
that Mr.. Tilden will not be a candidate at
Cincinnati. lie has been Tiden man, aud
when asked why he sold man" will not
run, remarked that the breech between him
and Kelly is irreconcilabe. This, he says,
will lose him New York, and without New
York he knows his case is hopeless.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Senator Luke Pryor, of Alabama, is a
cousin OF General Roger A. Pryor. Mr.. A.
G. Buell., the Journalist, has resigned his
position as prntng-clerk OF the Senate,
and has been succeeded by Mr.. E. X. Ha-
vas, Of Tennessee. Mr.. Buell. will take
charge of the Capital newspaper, and be-
ing one of the most vigorous and accom-
pished writer's In all The country will make
that journal even more attractive than it
has heretofore been. Hamilton q. FAINT was
at the Capitol to dry. Speaker Randall and
Mr.. Gibson, OF the New York Sun, dined
with Mr.. Tilden yesterday. The galleries OF
the Senate were well filed to-day while
Senator Hill was reading the report i'll the
Kellogg case. The newspaper people will
not let poor little Mrs. ChIistiancy alone
General Sam. Jones has been appointed to
q clerkship in the War Department. The
father of Senator VOORHEES, is dead
aged eighty.seyen. There was no chap
lain at the House to-day, and members
went without the usual prayer. Sena
tors Cameron and Kellogg were at the
White House to-day. And now there is
scandal about a male and female clerk oil
the Post. Office Department.
NO VETO OF THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Two Republican senators are authority fol
the statement that Mr.. Hayes will not veto
the immediate deficiency bill because OF thu
deputy marshals section. 1t will, however
be opposed in the Senate, hear, by Messrs
Conkling, Blaine, Edmunds, and Carpcn
ter, who will endeavor, If possible, tC
stiffen the back Of the President so as TO in
duce him to disapproye OF it. The obiec
tionable section, however, really originated
with General Garfield, who is the mouth
piece OF The Administration in the House
His ultra-stalwart friends have not ceased
condemning him for making the PROPOSE
ton. or the Democrats for accepting II.
THE KELLOGG CASE IN THE SENATE.
MIR. Hoar read to-day the minority report
in the Kellogg case, which was brief, anC
took the position that bis case is settled
Senator Hill, Of Georgia, tbereupon reat
the majority report from the Clerks desk
in which it was contended that MIR. kellogg
ought to be unseated. l asked Senator
Johnston, who was an attentive listener tc
it, what he thought Of it, aBd he replied
"It is a very able paper, and IL the testi
mony sustains the points made, Mr. Kellogg
ought to be turned out OF the Senate" Or
a motion 10 pint, quite spicy debate FOL
lowed, in which Senator'S Hill, Carpenter
Hoar, and others, participated. Senator
Kellogg finally got the floor, and contendet
that the testimony did not show that he haC
done anything wrong. lie spoke at con
siderable length, reviewing the evidence
against him.
During the discussion the galleries were
well filed, and number Of members OF th'
House, including Judge Harris, ex-Secre
tary Robson, aud Dir. Hurd, Of Ohio, were
on the floor OF the Senate. The motion Il
print prevailed.
THE FUNDING BILL.
There is more opposition 10 the h'oot
funding bill than had expected, but mt I'm
bers OF the Ways and Means Committee y
It will 60 through the House.
THE CHINESE MISSION.
President Angel, OF the Michigan Uni
yersity, has been rendered the Chinese mis-