The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-16
Washington.


PUBLICAN CoMMITTEE-REsIGNATIO OF
COLLECTOR BRADY-HIs sUCCEssOR-TIIB
TARIFF BILL IN CONGRESS TO-DAY-THE
RICHMOND GOLD CAsEs-PEHsONAI. NEWS
ITEMs-DRTEF ITEMS.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 15.-Thc Senate
subcommittee on Post-Onces and Post
Roads to-day agreed to report to the full
committee the House bill reducing the
postage on letters from three to two cents.
This makes the friends OF the bill believe
that it will become law.
THE EDUCATE 1NAI. BILL.
The House to-day agreed TO consider on
the Goth Of January the bill for the encour-
agemept Of public schools. 1t appropriates
ten millions annually for FIVE years, and
distributes the fund among States. Terrific
ries, and the District of Columbia, on the
basis OF fliteracy.
TIE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY.
The National Republican Committee will
meet here Wednesday, and its deliberations
promise to be interesting. 1t viii have TO
meet the question Of providing against
allowing southern boroughs from controll-
ing the convention TO name the Repubi-
can presidential candidate for 1881 that
cannot give him their electoral support.
1t will also have to decide in regard to the
southern independent element. A Demo-
crat from New York, who is q good Judge
as to political events, says it will be as
powerless for practical results as the old
Polish Diet, because it is 4 certainty that
the Democratic presidential candidate will
win.
COLLECTOR BHADY's RESIGNATION.
A well-known Virginia Republican in
forms me that Collector Brady has resign
ed his position. to take effect ut an early
day, ard that the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue compliments him for his discharge
Of the duties OF bis office. Colonel Brady
takes this step because he is to be the clerk
Of the Supreme Court Of the State Of Vir-
ginia. His first assistant, hear, will sue
coed him rs collector at Petersburg.
EIGHT CENTS AND REBATE or NOTHING.
Il
National Tobacco Association, now at the
CAPITOL, this afternoon, what the tobacco
people expected, and he replied, with en-
phasis, "a reduction to eight cents, with
rebate, or nothing" "When will the law
take effect :" l asked, and be rs promptly
replied, "May 1st." / soon after encoun-
tered leading representative in the House
from the tobacco States. and he said the
same thing, and added that il there is q
reduction there viii be q rebate.
THE TARIFF BILL IN CONGRESS TO-DAY.
The Senate to-day discussed the tariff
bill, and Senator Hale urged an amend
ment to make the duty on starch two
cents a pound. which amounts to SO per
cent. al rdl0rem, while the present duty
is only 10 per cent. A motion to put
| hemlOck ~ il now is was voted down.
The tariff proceedings in the Ways and
Means Committee seemed dilatory, and
hence the prediction was that no tariff
bill can be passed. 1t Is not safe, how
ever, to speculate on the present Con-
gress, because political necessities may
compel Republicans TO do in regard TO
the tariff what they really do not want to
do. They prefer TO keep it as it now is.
THE RICHMOND GOLD CASES.
Your representative, Captain Wise, this
afternoon got the ear Of the House COM
pletely when speaking on his motion to sus-
pend the rules and take up the Richmond
bank gold eases. 1t will be remembered
| that the Federal authorities, capturing the
gold OF the Richmond hanks IN Georgia
after the evacuation OF Richmond, turned
/ it into the United States Treasury. During
Captain Wise's speech in favor Of allowing
| the case TO 90 TO the Court of Claims be
was surrounded by nearly the entire
House. Republicans left their seats and
came on the Democratic side so as to hear
him. He failed, however, TO secure the
necessary two-thirds required to take the
bill up.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S1,21j.4j1; customs, Sl,047,GJ5.
Representative Ilendon, Of Alabama,
continues i'll at the Metropolitan Hotel with
consumption.