The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-10

col,RT~-EXPoRT TOBACCO BoNDs--ARLiNG-
roS cAss--DR. y. ~. SMITH EEsICNs--IEX-
fxcvoS POSTMASTER -- Hn. rlIKINToN's
a am RrADJrsrEEs IN wAsHNGTOS--yig-
GINA PERSONALS.
Prom our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON. March 9.-The Senate dis
eu..ed the alcoholic liquor traffic commits
,ion bin to-day until the expiration of the
r,orning hour. when IL again Went over
,rAer the rules. The amendment Of Mr..
D.,i. Of West Virginia that not more than
three ~ the Eve commissioners shall be OF
n, samc party was agreed to; and so was
,,,, n Mr.. Bayard that not over three
.,an ne advocates Of prohibition. This
ava. oppo-ed by Senator Iioar, of Massa-
.huse,,s. and al of the sixteen votes
.,sinst il were Republicans. Mr.. Beck
,oot occasion 10 declare that he
-. ouno-ed 10 Congress legislating
+, regard 10 the morals OF the
,,eoole. and Mr.. Bayard said that Congress
had ma right TO legislaic on the liquor traf-
a. and ne hoped the information to be OBJ
,.,ned nv the Commission was not TO be
,,,dc The hasl, Of an attempt TO les;slatc IN
reo,rd % il. The subject will he resumed
to.morrow. and when the hill Is taken
from The Committee Of the Whole, where
a il now being considered, into the Senate,
IN etort will DE made TO defeat the Bayard,
II not al.o the Davis. amendment. The
democrat. are still anxious 20 send the oil
IN tbc Finance Committee. hut the Rcpub'
heanS are bent on passing il without allow
ing il 20 be referred.
ptyEs vs. FABisH--JUpsE CRUNP's ARGUMENT
In tbe supreme Count to-day Judge Ro'
lerson concluded his argument com
menced Yesterday in favor Of Parish. lie
wa. followed by Judge W. w. Crump II
q very able argument on the other side, n
which he insisted upon the strictly litcra
construction ~ the contract. The Chic
Justice having suggested a question rs t'
the effect III the emancipation proclamation
If President Lincoln upon the contract
(which was one for the sale 0i slaves, ailt
made after said proclamationl Judg'
Cump argued very iorcibly that The pro
clamailon could only be considered as the
military act 81 tbc Commander-in-ChieI
which could have no effect beyond
the military lines oi the Fedora
forces. ne maintained that upon the the
ory that the seeding states were never OH
oi the Union. there was nothing in ih'
Constitution on laws OF the United State
that authorized the emancipation Of th'
slaves. ON the contrary, slavery was eN
prcs-ly protected by both, and that, there
fore, The proclamation o. the Prcsiden
could not Doe maintained rs an act OF civi
authority, and Tint the subsequent amend
ments 10 the United States and state Con
titutions on the subject OF slavery wcr
found necessary 10 give lawful eject Z
emancipation. There was m unusuall
large attendance to-day OF members Of tn
bar. who seemed much interested IN th
speeches Of Judges Robertson and crimp
HOUSE COMMITTEE MATTEEs--ExPoET roBAc
60 HONps.
The WAYS and Means Committee agree
to-day 20 report a ill allowing rebate OF
The worm, Of stills. Thi. was recommend
ed by the Department. and supplies m un
Intentional omission In thc law. IL al,
reported bill amending The law in rcgar
TO the cancellation Of export tobacco bond
20 AS 10 make 10 apply to bonds for t0bacc
taken into Canada and Mexico by trans
port0tion other than by vessels. Mr.. kcllc
moved TO suspend the rules and pass ia
latter bill in accordance with the instrtl'
tions Of h.s committee; bat Mr.. Hatch
OF Missouri, objected, and .aid he an
those agreeing with him intend 10 perm
no tobacco bills 10 pass until the Way
and Means carries oul the implied instru
lions given by the House Oh Monday la
when a majority OF ~ members voted
suspend the rules and pass the bill ALLOW
inc The growers Of leaf tobacco 10 sell
others than licensed dealers. Gener
King, 81 Louisiana. went before the Con
mittee ON Appropriations and urged th
not less than half million OF dollars
voted The Mississippi-rivcr sufferers. III
Committee on The Mississippi River heal
General Comstock, ~ the engineers, by II
yitation, this morning explain the plans
the commission for the improvement Of q
navigation Of "the Father " Waters
THE ARLINGTON CASE.
The Arlington ease will be- taken up
the Supreme Court tomorrow or Monda
This Is an appeal from n decision OF Jud
Hughes In favor Of General Custs Ii
Judge Robertson, Leigh X. Page, Mess
Beach and smith, OF Alexandria, n
Judge Shipman, oi New York, represe
General Lee, and solicitor General Ph
lips aud Judge ..willoughby the Cover
ment.
vtnnISiA MATHIS PERSONALS.
Daniel Sheffey Lewis. s0n Of Lleutenal
Governor John +. Lewis, nominated
day for United States District Attorn
for the Western district Of Virginia,
ihirty-six years old. and has been dept
United states marshal under his faith
The Secretary Of State has informed Ill
John Amber Smith that he viii accept
resignation OF DR.. T.. II. smith, his faith
now Consul-General at Naples, TO Il
effect May the lst. This Is what DIR. SIN
proposed to the Department. and
friends are graiiiied that his wishes in
matter have been respected. lie has {
charged the duties Of the position "
fidelity. senator iIeaton. Of Loudol
and Delegate Oliver, Of pItt-ylyania, W,
at tie House to-day, and met Mes,
Cabcll and Tucker. They were afterwa