The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-11

TFrcm our Regular Correspondent
! WASHINGTON, February l0.-There was
meeting to-day Of the subcommittee OF
WAYS and Means having In charge the To-
/ bacco-tax, and il heard Representatives
Cabell and Tucker of Virginia. Buckner
and Hatch Of Missouri, and Dibbrell and
| McMillen OF Tennessee-all OF whom IA
vored reduction OF the tobaccO-iaX.
I There was North Carolina tobacco-manu-
/ facturer present, who also gave his views.
some Of the friends Of reduction favor
eight cents. and Others ten and twelve
cents per pound, as the point to which the
/ tax ought 10 be reduced. The committee
/ took no action, but the fact that Dir. Kelley
and other protectye-iarif men on The
committee have expressed an opinion
| in favor OF reduction indicates that
with an earnest and united effort on The
part Of tobacco-lncn the tax can be brought
/ down much lower than IL il. n thoughtful
member from the tobacco region remarked
/ 10 me to-day that he would ike to know
right away what the tobacco-growers ana
manufacturers want, because experience
shows that protracted agitation unsottles
values and Injuries business. For himself,
without knowing what they wish, he
I thought that the entire tax on chewing
and smoking-tObacco ought TO be taken
of. aud the tax on cigars reduced to
81 q thousand and on cigarettes to 60
cents thousand. Now the annual
tax on chewing and smoking tobacco
amounts TO S25, 100000, while the entire
tobacco tax is $4,000, 600; and as 1t is pro-
posed % reduce the tax on whiskey to fifty
cents and TO abolish internal-reyenue taxes
on other subjects amounting 10 Slj,000,-
600. he did not think that the Government
could well give up the entire tax on cigars
and cigarettes. His argument was based
on the following data: II takes sl3J,OOO,-
600 To run the Government annually, and
500, 000. 900 more for interest and 100000
900 for pensions, making an aggregate OF
$3.50, 00O, 900. Now, our income is A. follows:
Custom duties, s2OO,OOO,0O0; internal rev.
cnuc, Sl35. 200. 900 making 1885,, 900.
He therefore concludes that il will not do
now 10 abolish the entire intemal-revenue
tax Of 100000, and that reduced
tax on cigars and cigarettes would not be 80
Objectionable rs continuance OF the tax
on chewing and smoking tobacco. The
North Carolina manufacturer contendcd
to-day before the subcommittee that the
reduction Of the tax TO sixteen cents had
not benefited the tobacco interest,
bat Messrs. Cabell and Tucker strongly
controycrted this idea. Your correspond
eni thinks that the representative tobacco
people Of Virginia should quietly consult
As TO what they want done, and without de-
lay inform their Representatives. Hon.
George ID. Wise takes great interest in this
question, and lac will soon see many OF his
tobacco constituents in person in regard TO
IL. The Representatives from all the tobacco
states seem TO be alive 10 it, importance.
IEOvARGARINE IN CONGRESS.
\ New York delegation went before the
b-Commiticc to-day Of Ways and Means
and urged that IN internal-rcyenuc tax be
imposed upon bogus butter with classic
name. They acknowledged that they did
not want TO raise any revenue from the tax,
but meant that il should stop the manulac-
fure OF the article, and in that way help the
great dairy interest. A southern member
Of the House. who was not a member Of
the subcommittee here, remarked: "Why
doe not the State Of New York do this 2"
The New Yorker replied "A bill was
passed by the Legislature, but Governor
Cornell vetoed il because there was patent
for it.v ""Thcn," replied the member, %
suppose you all are prepared to suffer from
any deviltry that may happen TO be pa
tentedy"
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Lockwood, the well-known Rich
mond banker, was at the Capitol to-day,
and will 90 before the House Banking
Committee at an early day, not yet fixed.
Mcssrs. Kelley, Randall, Carlisle, iubbell,
and McKenley are the House sub-commit-
tee on the Sherman per cent. refunding
/ bill which passed the Senate the other day.
Mr. j. ID. Price, formerly Of Ford's Hotel,
Richmond, and now one Of the Capitol po-
lice. has been detailed for duty in the office
OF the Sergeant-at-Arms OF the House.
Senators MaXey aud Beck spoke on the ln-
gals pension resolution to-day, and Senator
FRYE, Of Maine, made protective tariff
speech OF considerable length. At times
he was very animated. lie is q very fine
speaker. About one hundred and fifty
Dakota people called on the President to-
dav. The members Of the Senate Commit
tee OH Territories to-day discussed Alaska,
aud will at the next meeting further con-
slider the proposition 10 give II territorial
government. Colonel NJ. ID. Ball was pre-
sent. The President sent to the Senate to-
day the names of eight postmasters for the
North and West. Mr.. Robert Saunders, oil
Campbell, was ut the Capitol to-day. The
Attorney General will return tomorrow.
General Sherman Is In Philadelphia. Mr..
Mccullough, OF the 81. Louis Globe
Democrat, Is in the city. Hon. Alex.
ander Stephens was not at the White
House to-day. The Arapahoe chiefs
called on Secretary Kirkwood to-day
g. w. l.. Kidwell, Treasury clerk, diet
suddenly to-day Of heart-disease. Guitear
was very composed to-day, and said be had
no fear OF death. Mr.. Edmunds viii cal
up the polygamy bill in The Senate Tues
day. Senator Lamar was knocked dowr
by passing carriage at the corner OF Penn
sylvania avenue and Seventh street yester