The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-10
Washington.

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NEWS ITEMs--BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 9.-Your repre-
sentative, Dir. Wise, last night called on
Judge Reagan, OF Texas, who is member
OF the House Commerce Committee, and
asked him TO work for an increase OF the
appropriation for the James. The Judge,
who was a resident OF Richmond during the
war, and recollects most kindly your poo
pie, at once agreed to do so. Tbs morn.
ing he moved in committee TO increase
the appropriation for your important river
from thirty 10 fifty thousand dollars. and
the committee agreed TO 1t. / was right
last night when / informed you TINT the
| friends Of James river were doing every.
thing possible to have appropriation for
it increased. The appropriations for the
RaIpahannock. the Appomaitox, and York
are considerably less than they were last
year. The dangers that beset the river and
harbor bill are that enough representatives
are not interested in it to make two
thirds vote TO take it up out OF order GER
tain. Then so many Republicans were
either defeated or made to explain because
OF their vote for the last river and harbor
bill that those who escaped are very care
full In regard to river and harbor appro-
pr.ations. Its friends, however, are earn
est and influential.
WHAT TIE HON. GEORGE O. CABELL THINKS
OF TIE SITUATION.
asked to-day Mr.. Cabel, who has been
In his seat constantly during the tariff de-
bate, whether tariff bill will be passed.
lie SAID he had been in Congress long
enough to know that there is no limit
hlrdly to Legislative possibilities, but that
IN his judgement the chances now are all
AGAINST tariff bill getting through both
houses before adjournment. "Why,"
said he, ''the friends of the House bill, be-
cause of the action OF the past two days,
are disguised with it, and evidently had
rather have the present bill than the modi-
fed committees bill" What about IRON
ore?" | asked. "Why: fifty cents" said
he, lis ample protection for Virginia." and
Virginia irOn-men here, am informed, say
50. Pennsylvania" he added, care re-
ported as declaring that they need dollar
duty. Now, don'ty you see" said he, "if
Pennsylvanians get all the protection they
demand they will coniino themselves to de-
veloping the ore OF their own State? On
the other hand. with lilty-cent dlty, they
will turn their attention to the ores OF Vir-
ginia, which can be mined and made into
iron SO. much cheaper than their own. \
man must lie blind or proiudiced," he
said, "who does not see that Virginia does
not require so high a protective duty on
ore as Pennsylvania does" Mr.. Cabell has
iron-ore in his district.
TIE TARIFF BAROMETER TODAY.
While | have yet teen unable to see how
tariff bill can be passed, yet, like Old
Probabilities. shall record from time to
time the state OF the tariff barometer.
Judge Buckner remarked to-day that there
is yet q chance OF passing bill, and Sena-
tor Garland is not without hope. There
are members, too, OF the House, who say
that the Senate blll, when it reaches the
House, will be offered as Il substitute for
the house bill. The bulk OF congressman
and pondents, however, arc OF the
opinion that no hill will pass Congress.
Mr.. Morrill, gave notice to-day in the
Senate that he proposed to complete the
Senate bill to-day, and those who dislike
Drotracted sessions after dark wore long
faces.
TIE TOBACCO TAX.
The Senate at 10 O'Clock tonight finished
the tariff bill in Committee OF the Whole,
when Mr.. Beck asked that the Internal
revenue bill, to which ii is an amendment,
be read. lie then moved TO reduce the tax
on tobacco to s cents. Mr.. MaXey, OF
Texas, said he was for reduction OF the
tariff. and hence could not vote for the
amendment. Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia,
favored an abolition OF the tobacco tax.
The Senate was very thin when the vote
WAS taken, and there were a number OF
pairs. Senators from tobacco States had
not expected that this question would be
reached tonight, or they would have been
present. The Democrats paired RETAINED
from voting, but some Republicans voted
No" in order to help make quorum.
The vote stood--ayes, 8; noes, 17-no quo
rum: so the amendment went over until
tomorrow. The Senate then adjourned.
VIRGINIA NEWS ITEMS.
The bill confirming the agreement be-
tween the Secretary OF War and Joseph
segsr and C. G. willard for the erection OF
hotel nj Fortress Monroe was reported
adversely t. the Senate to-day. and then
indefinitely postponed. Dir. MaXey, who
made the report, quoted from the act OF
the Virginia Legislature ceding Old Point
10 the Federal Government to show that
there is no authority to grant such privi-
leges. Senator Malone presented q petit
ton from Virginia and North Carolina
manufacturers OF plug-tobacco IN favor OF
an abolition or reduction OF the duty on
licorice. He also presented petition from
workmen at the Shenandoah works against
a reduction OF the duty on iron below the
rates recommended by the tariff commission.
Hon. George ID. Wise went to the Post
ONCE Department to-day and secured bnaI
Nv the establishment OF the Cuckoo post
Office in Louisa, with A.. w. Hankins ny
postmaster. lie also had +. NJ. Bowles APP
pointed postmaster at Rockville. Hanover.