The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-22

interest. The result is that they have in
structed the subcommittee to bring in
bill abolishing the tax on bank checks,
bank deposits, perfumery, matches, and
given IL discretion as 10 reducing the tax
OH cigars and special tax on dealers, manu-
facturers, &c. IT leaves the tax on dis
titled spirits. manufactured tobacco, and
malt liquors rs at present. The judgment
OF well-iniormed members Of the Ways
and Means Committee is that the sub-con-
mittee will report ia 1ag3r OF reducing
the tax on cigars to s. and the special
tax on dealers. &c. The reduction on
cigars alone would amount to S3,0C0.000,
and the entire reduction resolved on by
the full committee will approximate $780,
600, OO0. The action OF the Ways and
Means is i'm accordance with the resolutions
adopted by the Republican caucus the
other night. and il is fair to assume that
the chances are greatly in favor Of the
passage OF the bill which the Ways and
Means has instructed its internal-reyenue
Subcommittee TO prepare. \ northern
Democratic correspondent, on hearing Of
this action, said, "That elects Democratic
House this fall" 4 Republican said,
"You are right, my boy"
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
A letter from Southwestern Virginia to
IN officer ut the Capitol says State Senator
Bailey is TO he made a circuit Judge. Hon.
John W. Daniel to-day delivered fine
speech before the House Committee on
Claims in behalf Of MessrS. Winston and
others, Of Lynchburg. lie was subse-
quently in the Supreme Court library for
some time. Mr.. Fulkerson has presented
the petition Of Mrs. Ann Lyons for
pension. Members OF the House
showed to-day the effect OF filibuSterine
until | O'Clock this morning. Captain
Eads to-day addressed the House
/ Commerce Committee in advocacy OF
his plan FOR the improvement OF the Missis'
sippi, and no one could have been clearer
or more effective Than he was. b. Johnson
/ Barbour was at the Senate to-day, and
heard it remarked by a senator that hi
speech at the University, when Senator
VOORHEES, was there, in 1850, was equal, in
his Judgment, to any speech ever delivered
in the world on similar occasion. Sena
tor Morgan made long tariff speech TO
day. in which he gave IN interesting &C
count of the resources OF the South. Hon
George ID. Wise will speak on the Chi
nesc question tomorrow, and WI
do himself and constituency great credit
While one who ought to know says Sen
ator Teller. OF Colorado, will be made See
rotary Of the Interior, another OF equal re
liability says the Senator will not accep
the position. Neither could tell, however
who win succeed Secretary Hunt. Tn
friend, OF General Logan'S candidate 10
Public Printer (Mr. Rounds, oi Chicago
were claiming to-day at the Capitol tina
he was ahead. John Russell Young wi
be here tomorrow. Senator Gornan's III
tie daughter is i'll with diphtheria.
rAKoTA AND REPUTATION.
Senator Eugene Hale to-day laid befor
the senate a protest against the admlssio
OF Dakota rs State. II is signed 10y ia
holders OF lanbton county Dakota bond
residing in Maine, Pennsylvania, Ne'
York. Kansas. Sc. They claim that I'll
people Of the Territory having planned
rcpudiate their honest bonds, arc NOT entitle
f. have their Territory admitted into Il
Union a. a state. The petitioners Use plai
language in exposing the trick, Il they ca
Il. OF the Yankton people. The leadir
i, citizens and officials OF the Territory ha
T, recommended these bonds a. q perfect
safe investment. Minnesota being inc
: dentally referred to in connection with Il
. petilion. her senators defended her again
the charge of reputation. Mr. Hale 81
. he was opposed TO the admission OF ~
Territory rs state until il had pursed
self OF the faint OF reputation,
THE NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY.
The bill introduced to-day for the incc
poration oil the National Railway Compan
70 run from Washington to New York,
tracted considerable attention. Among (
incorporation, are General John b. Cord
and ex-senator Wallace, OF Penn>ylyan
~ RICHMOND PEOPLE N THE SUPREME Coti
In 1868 Bacon & Baskerville, john ste
art. Il. II. Maury, and Hon. William
III Riyes sent George Rives. OF Texas, sl3
G. GOO in Confederate money to invest III G.
a ton. TO be kept on the plantations wh'
e. purchased until the close Of The war. KIN
, never accounted for tie fund except
I'd write once that he had invested II g
Is. TRANSFORMATION OF cotton and LOST it, Wh
l. sued he pleaded the statute OF hmilatio'
s. The plaintiffs came to the supreme Coz
& to ascertain how far the statute i bar
q .uit in equity. The case was ably argu
10 To-day in the Supreme Court by W.
to Rovall for the appellants and Judge L.
en- Watson for Riycs.
ed rAs.oclatca Pros, Report, 20 the Dispaich.l
-. THE "PERUvIAN COMPANY lNNhaIOAli
nd WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Mr. shiph,
onneared before the Committee ON rorel
*. AdairS to-day and produced copies Oh I
r. of the three missing letters, Out aiter io
tx inc through several envelopes said Oh
must be some fatality ABOUT H. 4, ne co
NOT find the letter OF May 2Is'. lie sta
IL thot il was addressed TO the Preslden', al
Z as he had been informed by letter II
Il bis secretary. J. Stanley Brown, was rel
T. rcd rcd 10 tbc Department OF state: The lei
l. Of Of" Nav u. 1881. was then read. II wa
lH uon Ismes q blaine. and stated that
/. the slst he tshipherdD had transmitted
: ,he prcsident duplicate. Of enclosul
+ which. he presumed, would r, be rei a,'s
the Department OF STATE ,,v