The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-17

involves loss OF refcnuc. anu Snc"V'V'h
ment il strong with the Republicans OF
Congress. My judgment, from present In
dicatious. Is that the frec-leaf bill Will not
mas, this session, and that whenever one
does mass n will have to contain safeguards
apajpst frauds on the Government.
WHAT Will. re DON. FOR wnIsKEY.
The idea prevailed at the Capitol to-day
that the time during which whiskey may
remain in bond will be extended. But
that Is all that will be done for whiskey.
nRIEr NEWS ITgMs.
Mr.. Willis (Democrat), Of Kentucky,
spoke In the House to-day in favor OF the
Chinese bill. and Taylor (Republican) OF
Ohio, against It. The Senate considered the
Post Office appropriation bill.
An immense crowd attended the funeral
Of Father Boyle to-day, and IT is estimated
that there were 500 carriages In the pro-
cession. All the Catholic societies at
tended, and only portion Of the people
present were able to get in the church.
Ouartermaster-Gcneral Rufus ingalls, en-
tered on the duties OF his office to-day.
The House has agreed to vote on the
Chinese bill saturday evening. II will
pass.
Judge Bond left here this evening for
Richmond.
Associated Press Reports 10 the DispatchI
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The bill
amendatory Of the post-ofiicc appropria-
ton bill reported In the Senate to-day A'i-
thorizing the Postmaster-General to con-
tract for ocean mail service upon steam
ships OF American build and ownership
provides for the expedlture OF S2,5OO,O00
annually for the purposes named in the bill.
Two ffths OF this sum j. TO be expended for
service from Baltimore and other Southern
Atlantic and Gulf ports.
The House WAYS and Means Committee
to-day did not call upon its subcommittee
for the report agreed upon yesterday ana
mentioned in last nights dispatches, de-
claring in favor Of r general reduction III
intcrnal-revenue taxes.
Chairman Kelly, in conversation, said
the action of the Republican caucus lust
night had had the effect OF modifying the
views OF some members VINO have hitherto
advocated heavy reductions.
The acco-Manufacturers Convention
to-day discussed the following:
Resolved, That the action OF the Repub-
lican caucus, representing majority In
Congress, declaring reduction OF the tax
on manufactured tobacco unwisc and in
expedient. settles the agitation OF that sub
ject, and, in the opinion Of the National
Tobacco Association, ii cannot again be re-
yiycd for two years.
After some DEBATE ii was referred back
to q committee as q matter OF caution, lest
il should be premature. and the expression
from the Republican caucus should not
prove conclusive.
The Senate, In executive session this AZ
ternoon, unanimously ratified the declara-
ton submitted to it by President Arthur
on the Sd instant, that the United States
accedc 10 the Geneva conventions OF Ali-
gust %, 1864, and October 30, 1868, "for
the amelioTation OF the wounded OF armies
i'm the field" commonly known us the
"Red-Cross" treaties.
A. NJ. Gibson has formally withdrawn
from all connection with the star-routc
eases. the duties for which he was spe-
cialy employed having been completed.
Colonel William A. Cook, special counsel
for the Government in those eases, will
also Withdraw In few days for the stated
reason that he is not exactly satisfied with
Colonel Bliss method Of managing the
prosecution.
Register Bruce has received information
from friends in Mississippi that although
the Government is furnishing assistance as
much as possible, il does not meet the
need. The great difficulty is TO obtain
small boats to explore the interior OF the
country, where the populace are entirely
cut off by the floods. Every day word is
received OF additional deaths from expo
sure and starvation.