The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-18
Warrington.

yANCE'S SPEECH VIRGINIA TENSION
OCCASIONAL NOTES AND NEWS.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February lin a con
yersation with your correspondent to-da!
the Hon. John :. Barbour said that he wa
utterly opposed to paying off the nationa
debt at present, aud preferred that posteri
ty should be entrusted with the duty o.
wiping il out. lie was for abolishing al
internal-revenue taxation, and thought il
true craftsmanship at this time TO relieve
the people of all the burdens possible. Mr.
Barbour is cminently practical, and en-
ploys no surplus words in expressing hi,
views. Mr.. Tucker came up in the mean
while, and remarked that while rs M origi-
nal proposition he would have been OPP
20 ed TO an agitation OF the reduction OF
the tobacco tax, that rs representative OF
a tobacco district he could not shut hi
ewes 10 the fact that it was already
being agitated by prominent congress
men, including Democrats and Republi-
cans, from the North. giving their names.
4 financial correspondent with whom
often confer informs Inc tonight that he
finds that the opposition 10 the reduction
of internal-revenuc taxation is stronger
than he was led TO believe few days ago,
and that the amount it is proposed TO take
off is less. Mr.. Raum. the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue. in his talk last night
with the Subcommittee OF Ways and
Means, was careful not 10 commit himself
ito q reduction. though il was sought by
members OF the committee TO obtain
from him u decided opinion on this
question. He informed the committee,
however, that TO reduce the whskey-taX to
soc. would reduce the revenue S2S,0O0,000,
and TO reduce the tobacco-taX to Sc. and
/ the cigar-taX TO 81, would reduce the reyc-
nue. SS.S12,O 200 on the former and Sj,332.-
900 on the latter. He further said to reduce
other taxation ION the greater scale pro-
poseG on other subjects would make the
entire loss OF revenue S6i,036,SS0. BY the
way, in all the estimates recently made the
amount necessary for pensions next year
has been fixed al SGO,OO0,0OO but / now
! find that the Secretary estimates that it
will take Sl0O,OOO,OO0.
| THE APPORTIONNENT BILL PASSES THE HOUSE.
But for a flare up the House last night
would have gotten through with the APP
portiOnment bill. To-day It's consideration
was resumed. when Mr.. Colerick, OF In
/ L. ba ,ia,. Of
resentatiyes 3lG instead OF 32j, as already
agreed upon. This was voted down, and
| it was evident that the House would be-
yond peradyenture adhere to 32j and the
old system. A New England member
however. proposed as q substitute 500, and
that OF course would have shared the same
fate as the proposition Of the Indiana men,
Der. but il was withdrawn. Thebill finally
passed by 40 majority. With henumber fix
ed at 325, Virginia has 10, North Carolina o,
and West Virginia 4. With the number
fixed at 325 the South retains the electoral
power it had prior TO the recent census,
because with the aid Of New York, New
Jersey, and Oregon or Nevada united
southern vote will still elect President,
giving him POI Votes-that is, 1913 southern
votes: New York. Sc; New Jersey, 9; and
greater comparative representative power,
for while 1863 will be majority OF the new
House (ol 32j) the South has 12i, whereas
under the last census III was majority,
Il. Il. In1 NV
it is easier to obtain ~ votes now out Of
the northern vote Of 20i than it was fl out
Of a northern vote of 1877. Another fact 20
be considered is that the increase at the
North is in probable Democratic States,
and especially in Democratic portions Of
the same For example, while Western
New York loses Eastern New York gains.
GOVERNOR yANCE's STRENGTHENING STA
TISTICS.
Governor Nance's speech was printed TO-
day, and continues to be highly praised.
Politicians declare that il is the campaign
speech Of the session. He shows that
while northern railroads have received
139, 3il 900 acres OF public lands, only
g. $40, 900 acres have been voted to the
South. if the Southern Pacific, which got
il all, can be called a southern enterprise.
Over 70,0OO,00O acres have been voted
northern schools, while southern schools
have only gotten G,000,00O. The North, for
public buildings, &c, has received $780,
Tabs, while for similar purposes the
South has received $72 ,554,9 900; for rivers,
harbors, canals, and other internal i'm
provements, $59,G6l ,0l0 has been voted the
northern States, while only go, 259, 413 has
been expended I'm the South. The Govern
ment, with It's bonds, has aided northern
railroads to the extent OF S7S,92G, 1872, while
| il has not helped southern roads to the
amount Of dollar. This, said Governor
Vance, makes Il grand total OF S275, 1862, GOO
/ for the North as against s94,Gl4,370 for the
South.
THE ANTi-POLYGAMY BILL.
! Democrats say to-day that the Brown
amendment has considerably relieved the
anti-polygamy bill of its harshness, as II
makes at least two OF the five commission
ers Democrats. This was adoptedb by the vote
OF Mr.. Davis Of Illinois, who voted with
the Democrats. II General Malone had
beer present and voted with the Republic
cans, the amendment would have been lost,
as there would have been tie.
THE CENSUS REPORT on OYSTERS.
The Superintendent OF the Census dis
tributed to-day among members Of Con-
gress his report on the oyster interest OF
the country. 1t makes an interesting book