The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-16
Washington.

WusntuetOu.
The WORK on THE TARIFF To-pAy-,,,1u-
tN"ARE DISPOSED OF - METALS UNprr
.oNSiphRAlioN-THE FRENCH spOLl,TIoy
BILL PASSES THE SENATE UNAxruorsI v
NikoiNiANs AT wASHINGTON-TUg WASH
MUTTON FRIENDS OF THE LATE upcp
ooLp a CoLoRED CAPTAIN rog 1,,r
NANN-BRiEF ITEMS.
ltrom Our Regular Correspondent
AsilNGToN, December 15.-The Ways
ana Means Committee Of the House to-day
got through with carthenware and nassed
by The glassware schedule of the Tariff
commissions report. The only change
made was to reduce the duty on decorative
CHINA, &c, from GO per cent. dd raIorep,.
rs recommended by the Commission. ia ~
per cent. This convinces me that 7 was
right in predicting at the beginning that
the tarill bin reported will contain sub.
s,antially the recommendations OF tbe
commission, except that here and there
there Will be a reduction similar TO
that made to-day. This is the opinion.
too, OF those giving the subject fine
closest attention. The Senate Finance
Committee also worked industriou@lv on
the sherman amendment until the hour ar
rived for the meeting OF the Senate. Some
OF its members hope TO lie able to report
before Christmas, but il will take rapid
and constant work to do this. A large num-
Der Of kilograms, principally from Ken
lucky whiskey-men, were received by the
committee to-day asking for the extension
OF the time that whisky may reiaqin in
bond.
Tomorrow the Ways and Means will
continue the schedule OF metals, having to-
day adopted the commissions report ON
iron-ore, pig-iron, and scIap-iron and steel.
THE DEBATE Oh TIE FRENCH sPOLIA1Iev
CLAlMS-IT PASSES TIE SENATE.
The bill referring the French spollation
claims to the Court OF Claims. with appeal
10 the Supreme Court, was further dis
cu>sed Ia the Senate to-day, Nessrs. Uoar,
Bayard, aud others advocating il, and Mr..
Sherman opposing it. These claims have
been before Congress eighty years. and
They have passed the House six times and
Congress twice, being vetoed by Presi-
dents Polk and Pierce. They grew out OF
the fact that Napoleon seized two hun
drcd American merchant vessels on
the plea that the United States had
failed to carry out its treaty stipula-
lions with France. Subsequently France
released lis from the obligations OF the
treaty, and we assumed the claims Amcri-
can citizens had against the French Gov
eminent. Norfolk and other shipping ports
OF Virginia lost number Of vessels. The
bill. at O'Clock, passed the Senate unani-
mou-ly. Ii it can be reached In the House
there ought to be no trouble in passing it
in that body.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Delegate Il. ii. Cardwell, of Hanover;
| Howard Waite. Of stanton; and Colonel
Costen, OF AccOmac, were at the Capitol to-
dov. A delegation Of the Grand Encamp-
ment of the G.. a. Il. was at the House and
Senate to-day looking after pension mat
tiers. There was large number of persons
from Dakota around the Senate Committee
on Territories during the meeting. The
House committee agreed to-day to extend
the time four months IN which Geneva
award claimants may file their claims
An immense number of devoted friends
and admirers OF Judge Robert Ould here
heard with the deepest sorrow and regre
If his death to-day. They speak OF hin
with the tendcrest affection and recall nun
drcds Of instances in his career at Wash
incton gong to show that he was rs gen
orous and kind-hCartCd ~ he was Siltet
and learned. The House to-day passed b.
the priyate calendar, and but for THIS MI
fuckers bills for the relief OF y
y Morrison and - Martin, whicl
were agreed upon in Committee OF TN
whole. would have passed to-day. MI
p,iley want, $4,000 for contesting MI
parbour'S seat. Colonel Beverly TucNe
and Hon. Randolph Tucker will go I
pichmoud 70 attend Judge Guilds funeral
Mr.. Mackev, OF South Carolina, has intro
duced bill to place his colored colleague
lpohert Smalls. on the retired list OF u
navy with the rank and pay OF captain 10
thc mart he took in capturing the steaiu'
planter in Charleston harbcr in 1876:
cmaus was not reelected TO Congress
General Mcclellan IS here.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
senator Voorhees, is preparing an cH'D'
rate speech in opposition to the Fenu'c'0
ciyil-seryice bill.
The President will move from the 30
dier,' Home to the White House he'
, week. rn,r,
Government receipts to-day; intern
revenue. 1878, LAG; customs, Sfl3' LAG.
The President refused TO interfere III u
case Of Gilmore, who was to be n'''g'"
Deodgood to-day for murder
(By Associated Piess'i
NOMINATIONS.
washington, December l5.-Among u
q omino.ious sent 10 the Senate to-o's w,
@olonel Robert Murray. surgeon, "
Colonel and Assistant surgeon,uen
-, I = In,,.cnsr,. colonel John +. liamilou
aI'.D'non IN he Colonel and Surgeon.
rortv.seyenth CODgress-See""" w
. sion. $500,