The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-18
W Washington.


TAX ILLNESS or A son OF HON. JOnN l..
! NAssRy-THE WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY
SHIP -PERs0NALs--nEIEF NEWS ITEMS.
From cur Regular Correspondent
/ WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE general
/ opinion on the House and Senate sides is
f that Congress win reach a final adjourn
ment about the 1st Of August. Among
( those who expressed this belief to-day were
I Representatives Kelly Of Pennsylvania
and Barbour Of Virginia. This, however,
is mere conjecture. Toy no one seems 20
know certainly what win be done with the
intcrnal-reycuuc bill. and on the action Of
/ Congress in regard 10 il depends the length
I o. the present session. ] took c0nsidera-
/ bile pains to-day 10 ascertain the opinion Of
Republican correspondents and Others A.
10 whether thu bill win pass. and il SO, in
what shape The weight Of opinion,
found, was to the effect that while it might
Get through the senate with the Re
publican caucus amendments, il would
ID AN probability fail in TIE HoUso. and
70 over until December. A prominent New
( England Republican Of great sagacity and
fine opportunities for Information content
ed himself with predicting that II would
MOI 20 on the statulc-book Most Of the
others agreed that il would pas. the senate
b, fail IN the House, as already stated.
Mr.. Kelly, % Pennsylvania, Wa report
cd a, saving that the match manu-
facturcrs VINO want 10 maintain their
( profitable monopoly are fighting II.
and 50 are the manufacturers OF stamps
uscC oil checks. sc. Il L. also stated that
. tomorrow when the bin come, ny in the
senate that NJ. Allison, chairman o. the
/ Senate Appropriations Committee. win an
+ taeonizc if with the naval appropriations
+ bill. ] cannot see. however, how the Re-
/ pu5lican,. after having proposed q scheme
/ for the reduction OF taxation. CAL possibly
allow Congress 10 adjourn without doinc
something in that direction. ], would
seem. in iact. that II would be- fatal to them
I in the coming campaign.
THE LEGISLATIVE AND DEFICIENCY ArrEo-
PIaATION BILLS.
The legislative. iudicial, and executive
appropriation bin II. L. G244) j. now in
conference, and it l. hoped IN agreement
in regard to i viii bc reached ly the enc
OF The week. This provides compensation
for all the officers Of the Government. The
general Deficiency bill is also in conference,
and nearly all the points Of difference be-
tween the two houses have been settled cS-
capt the senate amendment giving senator's
mileage Cor the extra session. amounting 10
about $50. 900 Il j. believed that the ditii-
culties in regard 20 the section which pro-
vides for paying the physicians Of the late
President nave been gotten over. and that
this delicate matter VIII Ice gotten ont OF
Congress.
PRESIDENTIAL sIECULATI0Ns.
In the absence OF news, Republican poll
tcian, have commenced t. speculate A. TO
who will be nominated by their next NJ
iona. Convention. Secretary Il. Chand-
ler j, credited tonight with saving that
secretary Robert Lincoln j. the most avail
able man. \ southerner remarked. Icy way
OF comment. that ii Fred. Grant were pm
on the ticket with him they could carry The
NEGROES Of the South by storm.
TIM RIVER AND HAIHoE BILL
went into conference this afternoon. and
the committee o. the two houses went 10
wor. at once over the sections in coniro-
versv. senator Ransom is one oi tic senate
couIeree>.
TIE HUEEEII ASSESSMENTS.
II spite OF an that ha, been said and
written in condemnation Of Mr.. Hub5ell'.
circular assessing the officers and employee
Of the Government 10 aid il carrying on
tie coming congressional canvass Tia" Office
holder, continue 20 deem j, safest 10 con-
tribute. One member OF Congress l. IT.
Derted 10 have subscribed $1,000, and Tie
contribution from George " iliiam Curtis,
the civil-,eTvicc rc1omeI, Is said 10 pe
most liberal. \ good deal OF thi, money
viii ind it, Way INTO doubtful southern
districts.
TlE REDUCTION OF THE TOBACCO TAX-wnIS-
KEY.
The tobaccc-mon are here in force, and
impre,sing congressman with sound views
on the subject. =. IL. Mayo. Of your city.
Ina, zone home, but John X. ChilGrey r.
mains. and is doing capital work. lie was
n the Capitol to-day, and conferred with
senator Johnston. Hon. George u. Nlse
and other. II action j. taken at this se--
sion ii look. to ne ~ If the tex VIII be re-
duced 10 eight cents, with rebate, TO take
eject January !, 1852. Mr.. Beck, m speak
in,, on the internal-revcnue bin just before
adjournment. said that although he had III
troduceG an amendment reducing the to-
l,,cco tax TO ten cents he was willing 10
vofe for eight cents or twelve cents. de
favored The reduction Of the whiskey tax
from ninety cents gallon to fifty cents or
sixty cent?.
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL RECORDS.
There are in the Congressional Library
the manuscript records OF the Virginia
Historical society OF London, which were
purchased by the Government. Win the
! books &c, Of Mr.. jefferson. An eboIt was
made 10 have chem published. but il failed
II receive the approval Of Congress. The
( Virginia Historical Society nov asks ina
the Librarian, Mr.. sroiIord, shall be n
structed 10 furnish them true copy Oh
these valuable and interesting papers, so
that il may have them properly edited ana
published. TO accomplish this the Hon.
George d. Wise will Ut once introduce
Joint resolution.
/ PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Hon. John Z. Massey and wife have gone