The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17
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WASHINGTON, December Ie.-Tbo yya,s
'"u Meahs Committee resumed the con-
s'ueration OF iron and steel to-day, and II
evident that majority will continue TO
auhere closely to the tariff.commission,s
report. An influential Democratic mem-
Der oil the committee expressed the oninjon
10 me to-day that this course will be DUR
sued until the tariff bill is framed. lie
SAID That owing TO an adroit change in the
classification Of articles il is most difficult
to ascertain the real changes in the tariff In
great many cases. He said there il a
marked reduction in the duty Oh chemicals.
ana rather an increase of duty on glass.
earthernware, and all kinds OF porcelain.
&c. The reduction on iron. he further
SAID, Is not real, yet upon the face Of the
report there is an apparent reduction.
There is large iron delegation here from
pennsylvania, and sugar delegation
representing several cities largely inter-
ested in the sugar trade. The Senate
committee met again to-day, and fur
Their considered the Sherman amendment.
NORTH CAIoLINA's CoTToN CLAIM.
senator Vance to-day introduced a bill
directing the payment to North Carolina
OF the net proceeds OF the sale OF cotton
belonging to that State, seized by the
agents OF the United States in 1866. That
seized by Special Agent Brown amounted
to 33l bales, valued at $50. 4G2; that bv
special Agent Draper was valued mt 5000.
while Special Agent Lothing seized 100
bales, value not given. The money which
this cotton brought was turned into the
treasury OF the United States. and it il
but fair that North Carolina should get it.
THE MEXICAN PENSION BILL.
The House Military Committee has
agreed to take up on Tuesday next the
bill granting pensions to the survivors OF
the Mexican war, the Creek war. and the
war OF 1872. Mr.. Fulkerson says the
chances are that the committee will report
the bill, but do not see how action can be
had on it at this short session OF Congress.
II proposes to pension all the survivors OF
the Mexican war, and in this differs from
some Of the bills which have been before
Congress.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Judge Rhea, OF Washington county. one
OF the best stump-Speakers in Virginia,
wa, at the Capitol to-day with Mr.. Fulker-
son. Senator Johnston to-day introduced
bill for the relief OF J. Henry Rives, col
leetor at Lynchburg. Hon. George ID.
Wise has laid before the House papers re-
Iating 10 the claim Of the late Horace l..
Kent. :. V. Moves, doorkeeper to the re-
porters' gallery is Observation-Disclosures
Mason. Governor Hamilton, Of Maryland,
was on the floor OF the Senate to-day.
Mcssrs. Bernard Green, Alexander
Payne. Charles Payne. and DR.. Cor
don. OF Fauquier, and Douglass
Tyler, OF Loudoun, were in the gal
leIy of the Senate while Senator Noor-
hees was speaking. Hon. George ID. Wise
and Colonel Hatch, member OF the House
from Missouri, will leave tonight for Rich
mond to attend the funeral OF Judge Ould
Colonel Hatch will be remembered rs the
popular assistant Confederate commission
er for the exchange of prisoners. Hon.
jay Hubbell Is going home to look after
his senatorial fight. Hon. John Randolph
Tucker will not leave for Richmond until
tomorrow.
nor NJ THE METROPOLTrAN.
There was a brilliant hop at The Metro
politan last night. and southern society
was well represented. II could not have
been other than great success. Senators
Brown and Ransom and Representative.
Herbert, Cannon, Willis, Blackburn, Rea-
can. and others were present, and in the
company were the wives add daughters Oh
a number OF prominent congressman. III
was generally conceded that the daughter
Of a Kentucky member was the belle. The
concluded at O'Clock with the
Virginia reel. and have not for years seen
such spirited dancing.
TifE CIvIL-sERyICE BILL.
During the discussion OF the civi-se1-
vice bill to-day Senator ingalls, said that
both parties were endeaVoring to cheat
each other, aud in the end both would be
cheated. Ho said he did not like such
iugglery and the Senate ought to state
frankly and plainly its meaning.
senator VOORHEES, made superb speech
and ridiculed the bill and ciyil-serSice re-
form generally. He read the questions
now to 500 clerk aud raised
. laugh all over the chamber. one OF
,bose ouestions was as follows: Ii q man
weighing seventy-two pounds, moving al
the rote OF six miles an hour, should run
AGAINST man weighing ninety-two pounds,
,,.ho, ,vould be the RESULT Mr.. VOORHEES,
announced his purpose 10 vote against IL.
Mfr. Plumb Republican), OF Kansas also
smoke NJ length against the bill. The ue'
ha,o was further continued by Senators
uovev. Jones OF Florida, sherman, ana
others. o,,,,,en
VAST MAILS 10 BE AB0iIsiiLp'
The House to-day refused by a decided
vote IN insert provision In the post-oice
appropriation bill for the continuance ,eo %
no iast-mail service after Juiy !, 1902
Nh ,s.t-mai lines are from New YORK 10
pos,on. from New York TO Chiclgo' anu
i.or, New York to Jacksonville, Fla, GA
p;chmond. The mail by TINS arr"ns.
ment was expedited really froni ha''
~ 20 FLORIDA. While 100000 was
appropriated last year Tor , TINS ser
a ',Ire only $4,000 was used. This year.
,n,.e,er the Postmaster-General again
'io".' sooo ono and the committee de-