The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-11

iANS IN NAShlNOIbN-R OANOhls NV Eh I'M
PROvEMENT-T0BACC0 AND wHIsKEY AND
EcONoNY-AID FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
MR.. BECK's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DIS
TRICT-PERsoNALs
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 10.-The Ways
and Means Committee held session to-
day, and agreed upon subcommittee to
which all bills relating to tariff commits
sion shall be referred. BY the way, the
tariff-reiormers want a commission not APP
pointed by the President, but selected by
the two houses. Blythe latter arrangement
they hope TO get one fairly constituted.
Mr.. Randall gave notice that he will at the
next meeting OF the committee call up his
funding bill. This provides for refunding
1900, 100000 Of the 81 per cents in 3 per
cent. 600 bonds. The Senate Finance Com
mittee at meeting to-day agreed upon abill
fixing the term OF collectors OF the revenue
at four years. 1t provides that all hereaf-
ter appointed shall be appointed for four
years; that the terms o' all who shall have
served four years on the 30th OF June, 1882,
shall then expire, and such MS have at that
date served less than four years shall con-
tinue in office until the full term specified
shall be completed. In n word, it fixes the
term In all cases at four years, and requires
a disappointment at the end Of that time.
The bill contains the usual provision that
collectors shall remain in Office until their
successors qualify.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
DR.. Morris and Colonel w. p. Burwell
were at the Capitol to-day. General Dab
ney Maury is in the city. | had not until
to-day any idea Of the opposition OF the
Greenback members Of the House to Door
keeper Brownlow. He seems to have Of
Tended them generally, and, as Republican
to-day remarked, has forgotten the fate OF
Messrs. Polk and Fitzhugh. A delegation
from Mecklenburg is here, and wants Mr..
Jorgensen to urge an appropriation for the
Improvement Of the Roanoke river. He
will do it. A revenue-reformer arguing
with n Virginia high-tarif man at the Cap
itol to-day said: "Don't you know that
iron cannot be manufactured in PennsyI-
vania for less than S17 a ton, while it can
be made in Virginia at from 81 to Sl2S
Now, don't you see" he added, "that an
enormously high tariff helps Pennsylvania
and keeps capital from coming to Vir-
ginia?" Mr.. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, has
not yet arrived. Captain Gorden, OF Fau-
quier, was at the Capitol to-day.
TOBACCO AND wHIsKEY.
A southern member Of Congress re-
marked this afternoon that he did not think
the duty on tobacco and whiskey would be
reduced at this session Of Congress. "For
my own part" he added, 81 am opposed
to tampering with the tobacco tax until it
can be abolished, because the agitation I'M
settles business. II we want to keep the
tax on tobacco and whiskey," said he, "for
all time, we have only to go for heavy eX-
penditures by Congress. On the other
hand, economy in expenditures will result
in the wiping out Of the tobacco tax eventu-
ally"
THE EDUCATIONAL QUESTION IN CONGRESS-.
The action OF members OF both houses
in introducing bills in aid OF public schools,
as / have heretofore stated, indicates that
they feel that this educational movement is
popular and is destined TO win. To-day
General Logan's bill appropriating the
whiskey tax, amounting to 10000, 900 per
annum, to public-school purposes in the
States, Territories, and the District OF Co.
lumbia, went to the Committee on Educa-
ton, Of which Senator Blair, OF New
Hampshire, is chairman. 1t provides
that the money thus appropriated
shall be expended pro rata according to
illiteracy in the several States and Terrific
ries, as shown by the census Of 1880. 1t
further provides "that any State or Terri
tory before receiving the benefits OF this
act shall be required by local enactment TO
make obligatory upon all children between
the ages Of seven and twelve years school
attendance for at least six months in the
YEAR, OF course, there are many men,
bers OF Congress opposed to appropriations
by the General Government for educational
purposes, and l heard one to-day declare
that one of the bills was Trojan horse.
II looks. however, as IL majority, without
regard to party, will certainly vote for
some one Of the bills with notifications.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Bayard to-day reported to the Senate
from the Finance Committee the Morrill,
tariff commission bill, and spoke in adyo-
eacy OF a commission as the only practical
means OF reforming the present tariff sys-
TEN. Mr.. Beck followed in lengthy reve-
nue-tariff speech, in which he opposed the
commission bill and advocated vigorous re-
form in the system. While this discus
sion was going on heard well-known
visitor TO the Capitol say New England
cot 10 per cent. additional duty ON
cotton goods because Of the o per cent.
internal-reyenue tax on cotton, and AFTER
wards got this tax abolished because
II reduced consumption, but she took
good care to have the 10 per cent. duty re-
main. Now, tobacco pays 200 per cent. in
stead OF 5 per cent, and this vast tax OF
course c,rtails consumption, and to iiat
extent hurts the producer and manufac-
turer. Yet New England opposes the
abolition Of this unjust tax on an American
staple product. Mr.. Beck spoke until after
4 o'clock, and among his listeners were
Messrs. Tucker, Reagan, and Blount, and
other prominent members OF the House.
Mr.. Morrill, followed in reply.
MATTERS IN THE NORFOLK DISTRICT.