The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-05
Washington.

| MEEIfNt pF COMMITTEES GAIN OF THE
STATES UNDER THE NEW CRNsCS-THE CEN
TENNIAL CELEBRATION At YORkTOwN-THE
EDUCATIONAL BILL PERSONALITIES PEA
BODY BOARD ANOTHER ELECTORAL RRsO-
LCTION-JANES RIVER, &C., &C.
From Om Regular Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, February 4.-The Ways
and Means Committee to-day met, and there
was full attendance. By an almost unani-
nous vote il was agreed to abolish the tax
on matches, patent medicines, and per-
| fumefy: By a vote Of TO the abolition
OF the tax on bank capital was defeated.
| by vote Of 10 o It was agreed 10 relieve
bank deposits OF The present tax. while the
tax on checks and savings banks deposits
were recommended TO be abolished by a
| vote nearly unanimous. II was also agreed
| by the committee to report in favor OF
abol,hing the ten.cent export tax on TO-.
blcco. Mr.. Carlisle will prepare and Re.
| port the bill in regard to bank deposits,
! cheeks. matches, &c, and Mr.. Tucker that
| in regard to the tobacco tax. II these bills
| become laws they will reduce the internal
revenue ten millions or more, as the tax on
matches is over S3.000,000 annually and
the tax on checks bring, in very nearly an
equal amount.
The SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS A
FUNDING BILL.
The readers OF these dispatche, will not
be surprised to learn that the Senate Finance
Committee to-day reported The House fund
ing bill With amendment. which provide
that the rate Of interest on 100000 900
) 20 bonds shall be - per cent, and that the
rate Of interest on the $500, 100000 Of 10
Treasury certificate shall not exceed 3 per
cent. The committee also agreed TO strike
out the Carlisle section intended to compel
national banks 10 AXE The new bonds. This
a>t-named action j. regarded as OF import
ance by Gnqnci"rs. Judge Buckner, chair.
man OF the House Banking and Currency
Committee, SAYS that the House will agree
TO the amendments il the Senate adopts
them. Many other Democratic congress
men, however. tonight d. fer from him.
THE GAIN OF STATES UNDER THE NEW CENSUS.
| find that TeXIs gains 9i.jj per cent;
Vermont, Que bali OF per cent; Virginia,
23.41 per cent: Oregon, 32.2l; Iowa,
SO 81; North Caroina, 1867; New York,
1851: South Carolina, lilo; PenDsylya-
MIA. 2l.60; Massachusetts, 22.3l; Ohio,
1899; Connecticut, 15.Sj; New Jersey,
24S2; Name, 80; Arkansas, Gj.7G; Flori'
da. ~ 80; California, 5A31; Minnesota,
49,. These figures are sufficient 10 show
the ratio Of increase in the different sections
Of the Union. Il will be seen that Virginia,
North Carolina. and South Carolina have
increased more than New York, Massachu-
sets. Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and that
Vermont and Maine scarcely hold their
own.
SOMETHING ABOUT BEER.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
agreed to report in favor Of allowing Weiss
beer to be bottled direct from the vat.
COAL FOR AMERICAN NAVAL VESSELS.
The House Naval Committee sagreed To
report tde resolution recommended by Pre-
sident Hayes and The Secretary Of the Ma.
Wy appropriating 100000 for the acquisi-
tion of coaing stations on the Central
American isthmuS, near Chirqui on one
side, and The bay OF Golfo on the other.
The yorktown CENTENNIAL.
The Secretary OF War writes to the York
town Committee that his Department has
authority, without any additional congress
SiOnal legislation, 20 send to the Yorktown
Centennial celebration a representative de-
tachmcnt OF the various branches Of the
United States army. 1t can also comply
with the request 10 furnish distinguished
officer Of the army TO command the same.
and quariermaster to prepare for the en-
cimpmcnt Of the volunteer military, &C..
on the grounds. | fear from all hear that
the War Department will not be able to fur
nish The tens that were expected from it
for this occasion. because IT. officials say
they have none TO spare.
HOUSE LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
1t looks As if the House. which was on pri-
vate bills to-day, will during this session
pass the Eaton tarifi.c1mmsslon bill passed
by the Senate last session, and that the inter-
State-cOmmerce bill viii be considered at
night sessions. Mr.. Keifer OF Ohio, a Re-
publican leader, announces that he Will ep.
pose the app0rtionment bill by every posi-
bic parliamentary device. The cguar9ppro-
pria,ions, including the decentralization
bill, will pass.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The educational bill, which passed the |
Senate and has been agreed upon III the |
House Committee Oh Education and Labor, !
Is attracting a good deal OF attention all |
over the country, and letters from Virginia, |
and other suites have beer |
received by congressman urging them 10
press II in the House at the earliest OppOr-
unity. Mr.. GOOde. chairman Of the COM
nittee, who is heartily interested in The
natter, will move on Monday next 10 sus.
BEND the rules IN order to fix q day for lis
consideration, and II ne fats, he will, on
he third Monday, make a similar motion.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Messrs. Edmund Pendleton, Of BCtelOur,
nd ID. S. Pierce, OF Wythe. were on the
lo0r of the Senate to-day. | asked one well
Informed why Senator'S Thurman and Here.
ord are opposing the confirmation OF Stan
ey Matthews as Judge OF the Supreme
Jourt, and the reply was that they oppose
lin because be was against the Pacific rail-
Dad funding bill while IN the Senate, which
aved the Government SlSO,OOO,OQO. Miss