The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-23
Washington.

Washington.
TIE TARIFF HOLDS THE FoRT-wHAT THE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE Is DOING
INTERESTING DEBATE IN 1HE SENATE-MR.
| EECK'S sPEECH-TOBACCo-suGA GENE
RAJ JOSEPH Il. JOHNSTON AND THE DISTRICT
COMNIssIONERsiilP-THE KUKLUX BILL DE-
CIARED UNCONsTlTUTIoNAI-PE RS0NAL
NEWS ITEMs--DISADILITIES OF GENERAL T..
H. SMITH REHOyED-vIRGINIA MATTEES-
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
IFrom Onr Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. January 22.-rhe tariff
question holds complete possession OF the
Capitol. and while the Senate is earnestly
discussing its bill the House Ways and
Means Committee is eager ID get it, rival
! bin before the House. OF course The hitter
bill will be the work Of tho Republicans.
| The Democrats who propose to present a
minority report protest against undue
haste, and demand that they have time 70
procure data for lis preparation and for
the debate which is to follow when the
bill is taken up in Committee OF the
| Whole House. They specially claim
that they should have the paper now in
the hands OF the printer, which gives IN
parallel columns the duty on articles
under the present tariff, the duty under
the report o. tile tariff commission,
and the duty under the bill which the
WAYS and Means Committee now propose
to report to the House. This, hear, will
De ready tomorrow. Now, while the Re
publlcans claim that they desire TO reduce
the present tariff twenty-five millions,
Messrs. Carlisle and Tucker think that
even with the reduction Of sugar twelve
millions, the House bill viii not make a
reduction exceeding five millions. THIS Is
4 conjecture, because the amount cannot
be definitely ascertained until the paper
already referred to has been placed III their
hands and critically examined.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS on THEIR BILL.
Democratic members Of the committee
call attention to the fact that while the duty
on sugar, reveuue-producing article, is
reduced twelve millions, the duty on arti-
clcs now practically prohibited, and which
Weld consequently no revenue, is either
retained or increased. They say that OF
every ten pounds OF sugar consumed in the
United States one is produced here and
mine imported from abroad, and that the
Ip,oplc will have sugar. 1t is the prohDi-
tory duty. and not the revenue duty, they
le)ntend, that is q burden on the pco-
pie. When the t9rilf bill goes into
Committee Of the Whole House it will
have TO take ITS place Oh the calendar, FOR
the tobacco and other internal-reyenue bills
will be ahead Of it. The Democrats will
urge the consideration OF the tobacco bill
before the tariff bill, but it cannot pass
even if taken mp unless modified Ii any
thing Is done for tobacco it will be done
through the Senate tariff bill. So far tie
5 senate has voted for II cents, but the to-
ba,co-men hope, if action is taken, TO So
cure reduction to cents.
TIE TARIFF DEBATE IN Tue SENATE.
Fir. Beck said that tariff lii will be
made in u committee Of conference by four
Republicans. Mcssrs Carlislcand Bayard,
be said, would be put upon the Senate and
House committees, but they would have to
sit with folded arms and DO nothing. He
also said he was Glad That the chairman Of
Finance. Mr. Morrill,, had announced that
he dld not mean to limit debate, for be
wanted to Inform the country what 4 cum
nineIy-deyised scheme the bill is to tax
fifty millions OF people and enrich protec-
ton monorolists. Mr.. Bayard spoke " it'll
great ability.
| GENERAL JOSEPH Z. JOHNSTON FOR DISTRICT
COMMISSIONER.
! It's believed by great many that Gene
I raj Joseph +. Johnston viii be appointed
one Of the commissioners Of the District CT
Columbia. lie is supported for the posi-
ton, / hear, by General Grant, General
! Drum, Senator Cameron, General Beale,
and others OF great influence with the Adj
ministration. The salary Of commissioner
is $1,000 a year. Virginims here feel great
/ interest in the matter, and hope that the
rumor Of the intention OF the President to
appoint him may be true. Commissioner
Morgan, whom lie will succeed II ap-
pointed, is a Democrat, aud the under
standing heretofore has been that one OF
them should always be q Democrat. The
nomination, therefore, OF Mr.. Olmstead, 4
Republican, the other day, disappointed a
great many. Some citizens OF Washington
are urging the appointment OF Mr.. ClaS-
gett.
THE KUKLUX LAW DECLARED UNCoNs1l1U-
TIONAL.
The Supreme Court OF the United States
to-day decided that the 9th section OF the
/ kuklux bill IL unconstitutional. 1t pro-
vides that where two or more persons con-
| spire TO deprive other citizens OF their
rights and privileges they shall. on convic-
| ton, be fined and imprisoned. The Court
/ held that this law is not warranted by either
the thirteenth, fourteenth, or fifteenth
amendments. nor by the provision OF the
/ Constitution which declares that the citi-
zens OF n State shalt be entitled to all the
rights and privileges Of citizens OF the
several States. Judge Woods delivered
the opinion Of the Count, and Judge Har-
Ian alone dlssented. lie did not differ as
to the doctrine announced, but did not be-
leye the ease had come up properly. The
case was brought up from Tennessee.
Senator Johnston says this looks as ii the
Supreme Court was returning to FIRST prin-
ciples.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
The Senate to-day passed the House bill
removing the disabilities OF General Il. IL.
Smith, superintendent Of the Military In
sfitute. General Smith In his petitlun Saws