The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-30

DEMOCRATIC YECULATl0NS-THE AGRICul-
TURAL VTEE-PERsoNAL-7HIE RIvER
AND HARB0R BILL-MR. sBERMAN-BRlEF
ITEMS. b., &C.
lFrow our Regular CorrespoRdcutl
WASHINGTON, January 29.-1hc Ways and
Means Committeeman was crowded with
sugar-men representing every sugar inter-
e,t, cacii eager 10 press his own views. Mr.
Brown, cX-agcnt Of the Treasury, spoke
until adjournment. lie showed sugar which
pad duty rs No. 10 which really ought TO
have been graded at No. is. The fraud
consisted in artificial colorIng, which made
! il look as dark as No. 10. lie said the Dutch
standard in this country is construed to ap-
/ ply only to the external color, but in Hol
| land IT applies TO the intrinsic color which
is ohtainablc by crushing the sugar. If
The No. 10 sugar be exhibited could
| have been crushed By the agents OF
! the Government it would have shown
that il ought 10 pay a duty on IS sugar. In
response to questions he said his opinion is
that t. prevent fraud the Government must
not rely on external color alone. but
must resort TO the polari>cOpc, but as that
can be manipulated in the interest OF
fraud, must resort also to analysis OF SUI
CARS. The committee will hold another
meeting tomorrow, as it is anxious TO get
through with sugar this week. Mr.. Carlisle
says that as soon as this is done his SUBJ
committee will go to work on the tobacco
leXport bill. Colonel Burwel was at the
commiitce-room to-day, and voted sugar
statistics q bore.
| PRESIDENTIAL SPECULATl0NS -REPUBLlCAN
AND DEMOCRATIC.
| Your people do not talk more about re-
adjustment thal politicians here now do
labou: the presidency. asked Democratic
senator from north Of the Potomac to-day
who would be nominated by tue Democrats
and his reply was. " 1t is hard to predict.
During the extra session." said he, "Thur-
nan was the man, bat the Ohio election de-
IstrOyCd his prospects. The lSt Of December
Bayard was ahead OF all OF his presidential
cJmpetitors, and to-day, If the Convention
were to meet, Seymour, think SAID be,
"wouid be nominated by acclamalion."
A southern senator and well-known
|
present, acquiesced in what he said. \
Republican senator, who has reputation
for political sagacitv, remarked in response
20 a question OF similar nature to-day
D." that If he bad to bet $4,000 on the result
lat Chicago, he would take Conkling against
the field" said he, "COnklmg is opposed
to the proposition to divide up the vote OF
New York by electoral districts because
that will deprive il Of its charalC r as an En-
pire State, and also deprive him OF the
prestige he enjoys OF carrying its vote in
his breecheS. pocket" Cameron" he
added, "is devoted TO C0nkhug, and
will be willing to turn over the MAJ
chinery he has set in motion for
Grant 10 him." 4 southern senator, when
told Of this remarked that it was clear to
him that the contest is between Blaine and
Sherman, with the chances decidedly in
favor of Sherman, because be VIII get the
South. He conceded that Blaine is grow
ing in the pivotal States, and that he has
more personal magnetism than any Of the
Republican leaders. a West Vrginian
said to-day in my presence, "Witcher Is
still for Grant, but it looks to me rs if
nearly all the West Virginia Republicans
have >tlmpeded to Sherman"
HOW WEST VIRGINIA Is TO BE CONTROLLED.
Democratic leaders inform me that they
have positively aScertalned that the confer
encc here between Henry :. Walker Green
backcr) and John W. Mason, chairman of
&. the Republican state Committee of West
: Virginia, aud other Republican leaders, re-
', suited in an understanding whereby Walker
: is to have the ways and means TO run against
. Kenna for Congress. He is to turn over
the Greenback vote Of the STATE to
the Radicals. The scheme contemplateS
+, the election OF a straight-out Radical
State ticket. The State electoral tick
ct is to be ostensibly Greenback, but
; selected with a view to give West Virginia
to the Radical candidate for the presidency.
! Senator Blaine and Don Cameron were con-
suited, and the whole thing is to be kept
, profoundly secret until the time for action
The main apprehension among the Radl-
Gals is that Walker will be unable to deliver
the goods. There is no doubt, my inform
la1ts say, that the arrangement was agreed
upon.
BEFORE THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE OF THE
| SENATE.
John Merryman, MARYLAND, president;
Joseph Reale, New York, secretary; A.
NJ. Fuliord, Maryland; Peter Murphy,
Michigan; Henry Hubbard, California;
Henry r. Alvord, Massachusetts: Colonel
Robert Beverley, Virginia; General a. NJ.
Curtis, New York Colonel W. s. King,
Minnesota. and j. I. Henderson, Georgia,
directors, were before the Agricultural
Committee OF the Senate to-day-Senator
Johnston presiding and asked charter Of
incorporation for the American Agricutu-
ra! Association. The committee reported a
bill for the purpose. Colonel Beverley i'll
formed your correspondent that all pleuro.
pnenmonia bus been eradicated in Virginia,
and what was there was imported from
England. He now has on the Atlantic
ocean, en- route Tor Great Britain, 400 head
OF cattle and 800 heep.
PERSONA NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Tucker presided to. day in the Ways
and Means Commute e. Mr.. Cabell attended
| the Senate Committee on Public Buildings
TO day, and his Danyf lie custom-house bill
was reported. Little ia SAID now Of Judge
| Field. OF the Supreme Court, in connection