The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-19
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x,,r ,vprxrAS CLAIMS MATTER; DHSTALS
ypou y6REssMEN-PRoPosED INTERNAL.
prvrSry CONGREGATIONAL PERSONALS.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The Senate was
not in session, and slim House was en-
Gagged on the Chinese question to-day. The
House Foreign Affairs Committee was the
point OF interest at the Capitol because
shipperd, .thc Peruvian claims man, was
expected TO be present and disclose the Sc
crcts OF the organization OF which he is the
head. II will be remembered that In his
letter published some time ago he gave the
names Of some twenty congressman and
other prominent men alleged to be inter-
estcd i'm his scheme. lie did not, however,
put in an appearance to-day, but wrote the
committee a letter from New York stating
that he has the maIarial fever. One OF the
disappointed correspondents remarked, on
hearing this lame pretext, that II they ever
get Kim TO unbosom fully he will furnish Il
book as interesting as the Credit-Mobelier
document. The gentlemen whose names
he mentioned in his letter have generally
denied any participation whatever in his
Peruvian operations.
TIE INTERNAL REVENUE TAX.
The Ways and Means Committee on
Tuesday will consider internal revenue
matters, and it j. certain that bill will be
reported abolishing the tax on bank checks,
bank deposits, proprietary medicines, and
matches. The match business Is, by the
way, as near monopoly as possible, as
large match manufacturers club together
and get enough revenue stamps at once TO
secure discount Of 10 per cent. The
small manufacturers cannot do this,
and are at disadvantage. When
the internal revenue bill comes. up
i'm the House the Democrats will offer an
amendment, ii is reported, reducing the
tax on tobacco, whiskey, cigars, and beer,
but it will beyond peradvcnture be voted
down. They will, however, secure a re-
corded vote on the question. The action
OF the Republican caucus must have been
as distasteful to MesSrs. Fulkerson and
Paul as il was to Mr.. Spear, OF Georgia,
and those OF his shade Of politics.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Hon. George ID. Wise informs me that
the chairman OF The House Committee on
Claims, Of which he is member, says the
bill to compensate Maryland and Virgins
for advances to the Federal Government &c
aid in the building Of the Capitol, &C., will
soon be reported The Virginia claim
passed the Senate in 1854, after
being advocated by Senators Seward
Wade, Fish, Hunter, Mason, and others
Judge NJ. Il. Wood, a brother OF Senator
Wood, was at the Capitol to-day. He i
en- route to Philadelphia on railroad bust
ness. Arkansas congressman are highl,
pleased with the result OF the meeting o
their Democratic State Committee. The
greatest harmony prevailed, and the party
is now perfectly united. a leading north
western distiller tonight said, "Thc Re
publican party in Congress has changed
front on the whiskey tax in obedience TO ;
fanatical clamor.v The Texas veterans
ask Congress to cede to their stat'
Greer county, so that they may real
iZe the benefit OF the land certificate
granted them by the Texas Legislature
james Barron Hope repeated his Ccnien
NAL poem, at Lincoln Hall, tonight. III
was in excellent voice, and his fine al
dience displayed their appreciation of IL
splendid passages by enthusiastic applause
The students at every college IN Virgins
ought TO hear it. Mr.. Moore Q,epualican)
Of Tennessee, spoke against the Chimes
bill to-day.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Commissioner Fink to-day addressed th
House Commerce Committee in opposition
70 the Interstate commerce bill OF Judg
REAGAN. lie favored giving the power O
penalties to the present commissioners.
Congress, however, shall determine on th
establishment OF new commission, he wa
in favor OF the Adams plan.
Mr.. Berry, OF California Democrat), /
his speech to-day, spoke OF the CHIMES
laborers as slaves who live on rice an
garbage. and with whom white hborel
can never compete.
The prospects OF Major II. F. Wake
for public printer seem much better Il
night than at any time since he was fir
named for the position. The informatlo
/ receive from headquarters, through II
publicans, Is encouraging. There is
telling, however, what day may brir
forth.
, The House will probably reach vote
; the Chinese question Tuesday.
The House Coinage Committee agree
on the bill to-day for the establishment OF
branch mint at st. Louis.
\ Senator Hill, OF Georgia, was reported
: be in comfortable condition to-day.
: Is in no immediate danger. Mr.. Allen,
Missouri, was no worse to-day.
y There are now fifteen cases In the Wa
: ington smallpox hospital.
Associated Press Reports TO the Dispaich'I
: THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI
= RIVER.
IS WASHINGTON. March ls.-The llou
Committee on the Improvement OF I
% Mississippi River agreed to-day to reco
n mend an appropriation oil S'oo,VoV III
"A dition to the sum already appropriated
!, that the he gross amount be devoted to
$ imnroyemcnt OF the river from st. Paul
ID il mouth, instead OF from the junction
the Ohio with the Mississippi, as proyid
in the G1'G first S appropriation. This action
l. the committed is in accord with the reco
tx mendations Of the Mississippi-River Go
mission and the United States engineers.