The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-03
Congress.


Congress.
Congress will meet tomorrow. II VIII
mect under peculiar circumstances. More
than half the members Of the House OF Re-
personalities have been elected TO stay at
home after the end Of the present session.
No more than the usual number Of senators
will 70 out Of that body on the 4th OF
March next, vet even the senators them
selves can hardly know what the exact
complexion o: that body VIII be after the
date mentioned.
Colorado, Illinois, and Nebraska nrc IN
rather peculiar positions. There is bare
chance that something may happen in ILL
pois to cause DAVID DAVIS to be sent back
from that State, and that HILL, 81 Colora-
do, may unite with thc Democrats Of the
Colorado Legislature In some action not
vet ioresecn; and, 50 uniting, may vote
with the Democrats in the United States
senate. The lint and anti-IIIrL Repub-
lican factions OF Colorado are very bitterly
arrayed the one against the other; and
upon Mr.. HILL himself his Republican
clothes are very loosely hung.
In Nebraska, also, there is a possibility
Of trouble in the Republican party. In the
Legislature the Democrats and Anti-Mo-
nopolists have together majority over the
Republicans proper. The doubt as TO
whether these two smaller divisions will
mite or not grows out Of the fact that
good many Of them are Republicans; but
A. these anti-monopOly Republicans were
elected over the regular Republican candi-
dates. they may, like the Mahoncites in Nir-
pinia. prefer 10 ally themselves with the ol-
positc party rather than with the party OF
which they were but lately member, in
good standing.
II will be seen that the chances are de
ciGodly in favor Of a Republican Senate
with full power 70 cLeckmatc the Demo
cratic House Of Representatives. That Is
to say, the United STATE, Senate will after
the 4th Of March next probably consist OF
80 Republicans, including MALONE and
RIpDTEBERGEE, and &c Democrats.
What will a Congress hall dead md half
alive DO this winter FOR the welfare OF the
country Ii we were to guess we would
say that il will mol abolish the internal
revenue system, hut viii reduce the in
formal taxes, or, possibly, relieve all
articles oxccu; whi>kcy from taxation.
The tarif viii tc tinkcred; but only tim
kcred: not much will be done TO ini-
prove X.
The Republicans would OF course like 70
do something TO take the wind out Of The
sails Of the Democrats. We doubt, how
ever. that they will Ice able 20 do SO. At
any rate the Democrats ought 10 Use their
utmost cxertiOns TO do away with all Tie
Internal taxes. Ii the Republicans choose
10 continue those taxes the Democrats viii
not be the sufferer, when the two parties
nest come before the people for votes.
There is one object. however, which the
Democrats can. We think. undoubtedly ac-
complsh. /, is to compel the entire aholi-
ton OF all the internal taxes which shall be
touched by Congress at all. Let all the
taxes, for instance, DE taken from tobacco,
matches, checks, and whatever other arti
cles are made the subject OF legislation.
The tax upon wbiskcy will, II it Is
kept up, yield more revenue than the
Government will Sccd from internal
taxes after proper tariff bill Is passed.
Thus will the country lie relieved Of the
spies, inioImers, ana detectives who have
for years kept the Republican party in
power. But ii the Democrats allow the
internal taxes to be simply reduced and all
the articles now taxed continue tObe taxed.
OF course the country will he none the
better OF SO far as these Republican cleo
tioneering officials are concerned. We
make this suggestion because We are conf
dent that the Republicans iH Congress VIII
not consent TO remove entirely the tax
upon whisky, and equally confident that if
they were to agree TO do 80 Mr.. ARTHUR
would veto any bill that might hc passed
for that purpose.