The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-28

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Washington.
NR. WISE AND THE ExPORT-T0BAcc0 BILL
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE INTERNAL
REVENUE BIIL.-PUNIsHhESy OF GAMING
Personal NEWS ITEMs-BRIEFs, &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The amendment
offered by Mr.. Wise TO the iEtcrnal-revenue
bill abolishing the export duty on tobacco
was ruled out on point OF order Mr..
Wise, in urging its adoption, stated that
under the Constitution no tax can be laid
on exports from any State; yet under the
Revised Statutes there is an export tax on
tobacco. OF the $1,000 derived from 1t
nearly all, he said, is paid by Richmond
and Petersburg. The bill reported from
the Ways and Means Committee abolishlng
this tax will pass as soon as II can be got
ten before the House. The Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue favors its passage.
THE BILL TO SUPPRESS GAMING
in the District OF Columbia which passed
the House yesterday went TO the Senate
to-day. and was referred to the Committee
on the District. 1t Furnishes with heavy
fine and long imprisonment persons who
deal or play faro, &C., or who decoy people
70 gaming-houses. 1t also Furnishes per-
sons who allow their houses to be used az
gaming establishments as well as those
who keep them. Three-card monte, &C.,
are mentioned in the bill. Persons con-
yicted under it are to he confined In the
jail OF the District.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Neerly every Republican in the House
has signed a paper asking the Secretary OF
War to give Mrs. General Pickett posi-
ton. II was circulated by Mr.. Dezendorf.
Hon. Robert A. Coghill is here, and he says
the white voters Of Amherst are nearly all
for Mr.. Massey. Hon. George ID. Wise has
withheld his speech on the abolition OF the
tax on cigarettes, &C., for revision. lie
has ordered a large edition OF 1t for his
constituents. EX-Secretary Coil, OF West
VIRGINIA. has resigned the United states
District attorncyship OF that state in order
to attend to pressing personal business.
A West Nirginian told me tonight thai the
Weston and Buchanan railroad, ofwhlch ex-
Auditor Jonathan VI. Bennett is president,
will be nut under contract in few days.
The Census Bulletin issued to-day shows
that Virginia has 1874, jO5 males twenty-one
wears old and over. OF these 1927 are
native whites, 7,971 foregn-born whites,
and 12S.257 cOlored. White majority,
1891. Mr.. Dezendorf was at the White
House to-day. General Gabriel Wharton
was at the Capitol to-day. Mrs. Scoyllle'
Guitcau's sister, has arrived.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the re-
lief Of seamen entitled TO the same from
the Marine Hospital service for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1888. At Fredericks-
burg assistance will be furnished by an
assistant surgeon. At Norfolk medical at
tendance will be furnished 10y medical
officer Of the Marine Hospital service; ST.
Vincent's Hospital to furnish board,
nursing, and medicines at 81 per
day; ;. c. Salisbury to provide
for the burial OF deceased seamen at
as. 80 each. At Richmond medical at
tendance to be furnished by an acting as
sistant surgeon, out-patients to be treated
at the Marine Hospital, No. 20 north Ninth
street; Rctrcat-ior-the-Siek Hospital to fur
nish board, nursing, and medicines at 90c.
per day. TappahannOck, DR.. William
Fisher TO furnish medical attendance, med
icines, board, and nursing at 81 per day.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The House held a long session and did a
biz days work. The internal-reyenue bill,
which was passed, contains the amend
mcnts reducing the tax on cigarettes and
the tax on cigars to 81 thousand. The
two reductions are estimated at Sj,OOO,OOO
The Senate amendments to the national
bank bill were not all concurrcd in, and il
will 20 to a conference committee.
Negotiations are going on tonight to Sc
cure the admission of representatives, Of
the leading journals to the hanging OF Gut
teau.
Governor Vance's committee, which L
investigating the Sixth North Carolina col
! lection district, held = session to-day, ant
! examined two more witnesses.
There are persons here from the. Ia
west who came TO see Guiteau hung, bu
they will be disappointed in gaining al
mission.
Government receipts to- day: Customs
s673,6O9; internal revenue. s27l, QSG; bank
notes for redemption, s224,00O.
The Cabinet-meeting to-day was fu
one, but no business Of importance wa
transacted. Guiteau was not mentioned
w. W. Corcoran left for Deer Park tC
dav, where he will be the guest OF Senate
Henry Davis.
The colored Press Association assemble
here to-day.
A colored crank from North CAROLYN
named William Dedman was sent to I'll
insane asylum to-day. He says he is
senator, but has been cheated out OF b
seat.
Forry-sevenfh COngress-kfrstS Session
WASHINGTON, June ~, 1882.
SENATE.
The Senate in the morning hour took u
the legislative. executive, and judicial al
preparation bill. The bill having prec
dence under the rules, no attempt WI
made TO resume the discussion upon polit