The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-01
MRNhIngfCn.

ING on THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR IN
FORMATION RELATIVE TO THE IaPRls0N-
MENT or AMERICAN CITIZENS BY THE
BRITISH GOVERNMENT 49, TIE POLITICAL
SITUATION N VIRGINIA AS VIEWED FROM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REDUCTION OF IN
TFRNAI. REVENUE TAXES--PERSONAL NEWS
ITENS-OPPOSITION TO THE INDIAN LAND
BILL-TIIE SHERMAN REFUNDING SCHEME
STILL UNDER DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE
VIRGINIA CONGRESSMAN At wORK-BRIEFS.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 31.-Thc bill Of
Senator Miller, Of California, to re0rganize
the courts Of the United states and provide
for additional appellate courts is attracting
some attention among the lawyers OF Con-
grcss. II is open to the objection that il re-
quircs two Of the Supreme judges TO sitto-
gether away from Washington, and in that
way will interfere with the discharge Of
business by the Supreme Court. Senator
JohnstOn's plan is much simpler. He would
keep the Supreme judges here all the time
and confne them TO the consideration Of
cases involving constitutional questions or
very large amounts. He would give the
present district judges criminal and civil
jurisdiction, so that they would sit in
cases now tried in the circuit courts.
The present circuit judges, he pro-
poses, shall have appellate jurisdiction
in all cases under a certain amount and not
involving a construction Of the ConStitu-
ton. The supreme judges, however, |
take it, would object 10 being kent at
Washington all the time, as thcy regard
their trips to distant parts of the country
on judicial business As pleasant recrea-
ton. Everybody agrees that the Supreme
Court should be relieved of some Of the
business which now crowds its docket, but
how to do il is the troublesome question.
AMERICANS N BRITISH PRISONS.
The House to-day resumed the cOnsidera-
ton OF the resolution reported from the
Committee on Foreign Relations in regard
to American citizens in British prisons,
and Mcssrs. Dunncll and Ortiz (Rcpubli-
cans) proceeded to reply TO MeS>rs. Robin
son and Cox and defend the foreign policy
Of the Administration. When the vote was
taken. however, the resolution was passed
without q dissenting voice. 1t calls on the
Secretary OF State for all the information in
his possession in regard to this matter.
POLITICS FROM \ WASHINGTON
STANDPOINT.
The President to-day withdrew the nomi-
nation Of Henry b. Nicols as postmaster of
Norfolk, but gave no reason for so doing.
The readers OF these dispatches were pre-
pared for IT, The leading Rc;idiuster lead
erS now here continue to declare that all
their troubles in the Senate OF Virginia
will be over this week. Senators Fletcher
Of Accomac and Digs OF Campbell were
among the NTginianS at the Capitol to-day.
THE REDUCTION OF NTERNAL-REvENUE TAX
ALTON.
There are all manner OF rumors in re-
gard to the reduction Of the internal-revc-
nue. taxes, and some Of them are very wild.
This morning ! encountered Colonel Bur-
well, and asked him what would be done.
said he, "Thcy say the intarnal-reyenuc
tax /. TO BE reduced $50, O0o, 900" "How?'
/ asked. "Why," he replied, "the whis-
key tax is to be reduced S27,O0O,OO0, the
special taxes S2j.0OO,O0O, and other sub
jects Sl3,000.0O0. The Vance blu he
added, "reduccS the tax on cigarettes
from S1.7j to zoe. per thousand" This, he
would increase the manufacture
of cigarettes from jO0,000,000 TO LOGO, 000,-
goo, and greatly benefit the bright tobacco
growing districts Of North Carolina and
Virginia. The idea is that the tariff pco-
pie to ensure the pcrmanency OF high
tariff viii agree to reduce the internal-rcyc-
nue. tax. II is too early. in your CORE
,pondent'S judgment, to form an opinion
Is to what will be done.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
The House will hear the eulogies on the
late VI. u. O'COnner, Of Charleston, 5. G.,
on Monday, February Sth. Colonel An
derson. Of the First Virginia regiment, oc-
cupied scat in the Senate gallery to-day.
trtOIEt W lititil Nui Us tiiu NtiiNi NbNAh-
ciyil-seryice reformers are expected TO APP
pear before the Civil Service Committee Of
the senate, of which General Hawley is
chairman. The delegates from Dakota will
have another hearing before the Senate
Committee on Territories Friday. The
full Election Committee OF the House
will consider the case Of Colonel VI. ID. Ball,
territorial delegate from Alaska, and the
chances are greatly in favor of favorable
report. The Election Committee to-day
voted to dismiss the Louisiana contested
case of Lanicr rs. King. The President
to-day sent i'm the names OF sixteen post
masters. nearly all of whom were from
northern and western States. Judge H..
W. Allen, of shenandoah, il here. Gov
ernor Randolph, Of New Jersey, arrived
on the O'Clock train this evening.
THE BUSINESS or THE HOUSE THIS WEEK.
4 leading Democratic representative to-
day said 10 me: THE House this week
will be engaged on either the post-oilice
bill, the diplomatic appro-
priation bill, or the apportionment bill, or
1t may consider all Of them, il there is not
too much debate"
THE INDIAN QUESTION IN CONGRESS.
The Secretlry OF the Interior continues
his efforts in behalf of the bill TO give land
to Indians in severalty, and says this will
be the salvation Of them. On the other
hand, the Seneca Indians OF New York,
who were before the Indian Committee to-
day, are bitterly opposed to it, as are all the
civilized tribes Of the Indian Territory.
They think that the result will be, II the
secretary's policy prevails, that designing
white mon will soon oct all the lands given