The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-25
Warrington.

Washington.
\ RExovATING THE SENATE CHAMBER-LEGTs-
LATION IN THE HOUSE on THE REVENUE
BLL-TuE TAX on BANKS, TOBACCO, AND
l. BEER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. June a. The Senate hay-
ing as usual adjourned over from Friday TO
Monday, there is nothing doing in the way
OF legislation on that side OF the Capitol
The Sergeant-at-Arm has taken advantage
OF the adjournment 70 take up the carpets,
give the Senate chamber general cleaning,
and put down mating. sol that the reverend
seigneiurs OF the Senate will find their quar-
tiers cool and comfortable on Monday.
The Committee on Appropriations OF
the Senate are in session to-day, consider
Ing the many amendments TO the generalde-
ficieucy bill as passed 10y the House. Owing
10 the number Of these, it will be some
days before the committee will be ready 10
report the bill
In the House the consideration OF the
bill 10 reduce interna-revenue taxation in
Committee Of the Whole haeoccupied the
day. The provisions embodied in the bill
for the relief Of the national banks. inclu-
ding the repeal Of the tax on bank-checks,
bills OF exchange, bank deposits, and bank
capital. were sustained, the Democrats
generally voting against them, and the Re-
publicans in their favor. The repeal OF the
tax on matches and perfumeries, &c, was
also retained in the bill.
THE TAX or TOBACCO RETAINED BY A CLOSE
vOTE-i05 TO 106.
Mr.. Randall, on behalf Of the Demo
Gratis, offered an amendment providing for
the abolition Of all taxes on tobacco, cigars,
chcroots, and cigarettes, on the lst Of July,
1883, and for a rebate OF the tax on all
stock on hand at that date. lie made q
two-minute argument in its behalf, in
which he laid down three propositions:
First, that the Government did not require
the tax, as its revenues were more than
sufficient without IL; second, that tobacco
was an article Of general production and
consumption, which gave employment to "A
large and nocos,itOus class OF our people:
and third. that for these reasons this tax
should be abolished rather than those
which effected only the banking capital
OF the country. The balance Of his time he
yielded to Mr.. Tucker-threc minutes. Mr..
Tucker said that the present tax on tobacco
was a tax on the poor Of 300 or 400 per
cent. \ farmer in his district had told him
the other day that he could not raise to-
bacco under the present tax. "When,"
said Mr.. Tucker, "you put tax Of sixteen
cents on Scent tobacco, you render il i'm
possible to raiseit with profit lie knew
that gentlemen on the other side would say
that this was i tax on luXurieS. To the /
rich man who smokes his 2j-cent cigar it /
may be, but TO the poor man, who draws COM !
fort and refreshment from his pipe while |
he cracks stone upon the turnpike, il is /
tax on the neccssarics Of life. He appealed /
TO the House while ii was reducing the tax |
on the capitalist not to refuse to tighten The /
burdens Of the poor. The vote on this |
amendment stOod-ayes, 10j; noes, LOG, /
the Democrats voting "Aye" and the Re /
pubhcanS, with the exception Of three, |
including MeSsrs. Dezendorf and Jorgen- /
sen, voting "NO." The Virginia delega- |
tion voted solid for the amendment. An /
other amendment, offered 10y the Demo
Gratis. repeating the tax on beer, was also
voted down by the Republicans. The bill
will pass the House as reported by the com
mttee with one or two unimportant
changes.
THE SITUATION N PESNSYLvANL, DARK FOR
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CANDI-
DATES-BEAyER AND BROSIUs.
The situation in Pennsylvania grows
gloomier for the Republicans daily. Ex
Attorney General Lear, who presided over
the Convention which nominated Beaver.
ana who subsequently refused to be pres
ent at the second Convention called to
nominate 4 congressman at large IN the
place OF Marshall, declined, is out in an
open letter to Don Cameron this morning,
in which he appeals to him to sacrifice him
self and save the Republican party Of
IEnlSNlNdllId. IL ittu ilbb tt cdlu budt
Don is not a seli-sacrifcer. The n0mina-
ton Of Brosius flor congressman at large
does not give any strength to the Republic
can ticket. BroSIus, who IS at the tail OF
the ticket, is temperance man--his only
reputation is as a temperance lecturer.
Beaver, who heads the ticket, is also tenn
perance man. The Germans Of Pennsyl-
yania refuse to read between the lines, and
will not vote that ticket. They live too
near Ohio, and want no Pond law. The
Democratic convention meets next week
under the best Of auspices. They are full
OF hope and harmony, and will nominate
not the oilice-soekerS, but the men whose
reputation and popularity will concentrate
the largest vote.
Forty-seventh Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON, June -, 1882.
SENATE
The senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Kcllv of Pennsylvania. chairman Of