The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-17
Washington.

GENERAL GRANT--A NORTH CAROLINIAN on
ToBAcC0-BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 16.-There Is a
report, which seems to me worthy Of ere
dit owing 20 the reliable channel through
which it reaches me, that President Arthur
has recently said that an extra session OF
Congress would hurt the Democrats and
benefit the Republicans. This remark, l
take it, was predicated on the belief that no
tariff bill would be passed this session.
Now, as Democrats are divided on the
tariff, and exhibit feeling, as was done in
recent controversies in the Senate between
Senators Morgan, and Davis and Voorhees,,
and Vance, German, and several other De-
mocratic senators, his EXcellency thinks
that the thrift question would prove trou-
blesome issue with the new House IN the
event OF an extra session. lie is, however,
according 10 his messages, more in accord
with Carlisle and Tucker than he is with
McKenley and Kelley on revenue matters.
There will be no extra session OF Congress,
but there may be an executive session Of
the Senate.
THE TARIFF SITUATION TODAY.
The idea prevailed generally to-day that
the Republicans had determined to set the
tariff bill out tonight, and the feeling has
been for some time that the Senate could
pass lis bill. 1t was believed, however,
that the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
Ohio senators would vote against il because
OF its metal schedule. While it has been
stated all along that the Senate bill would be
ignored by the House, yet for several days
past it has been rumored that the Senate
bill would be offered rs n substitute for the
House bill now under consideration.
asked distinguished representative to-day
in regard TO this change Of sentiment, and
he replied: "Thc ultra protcctonists Of
the House are desperate. They do not
want the House bill to pass. Their idea
now is to get the Senate bill modified so as
10 bring it, as regards metals, cottons, and
woollens, to the standard agreed upon by
the Ways and Means. They hope to ac-
cOmplish this by combination, and If they
succeed they will support the Senate bill as
a substitute for their own bill. We will
then have said he, ga tariff reform with
rates raised in favor Of protection"
MR.. TUCKER AND A REVENUE AND A Pro-
TECTIvE TARIFF.
Iu reply to the tauntS Of the Republicans
that the Democrats are for protecting
sugar, Mr.. Tucker says that sugar has not
yet reached its maximum revenue point,
while articles protected have gone beyond
the revenue point. "For instance" says
he, eve import seven times as much sugar
as we raise; hence for every dollar that
goes into the pocket OF the planter seven
dollars goes into the Treasury; but rs we
produce eight times as much pig-irOn as
we import, for every dollar that goes into
the Treasury eight dollars goes into the
pocket OF the iron-man."
WHISKY AND TOBACCO.
Mr.. Germans motion to abolish all tax
on tobacco received seven votes tonight.
and Governor Browns amendment to re-
duce the tax OH whskey to fifty cents n
gallon received one vote. His proposition
TO abolish the whlskey tax had previously
received three votes. The House sat until
0 O'Clock, but the Senate has prepared for
q very late night session.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Senators VOORHEES,, German, Brown, Me-
rPherson, Groome, Davis, and Camden are
the Democrats who are claSSed with the
protectionists. Senator's Van Wyck, Plumb,
ingalls,, Allison, and McDil are the Repub-
lcans classed with the taril-reformers
Judge jackson, Of the United States Dis
trict Court Of West Virginia, is here. His
court has recently convicted about dozen
counterieiters and mail-robbers. Messrs,
Charles l.. Todd, T. Elicit, and Lloyd j.
BealI, of Richmond, were at the Capitol to-
day. They occupied seats in the members
gallery Of the Senate. | have reason to
know that II. T. Hubbard, OF the Rich
mond bar, is making no effort whatever to
secure the United States district attorney
ship Tor Eastern Virginia. The House
Naval Committee to-day declined to report
favorably the bill to put Robert Smalls,
the South Carolina negro congressman,
on the retired list as captain
in the navy. The committee was will.
inc to give him some more prize-money
Influential PennsyIyanlans think that Gov
ernor Curtin is most available rs a Demo.
cratic presidential candidate. William
Patrick and wife, Of Staunton, are here
The Secretary OF War is disposed to-day.
hear, to have General Hazen investigated
by military court Of inquiry. s. S. Cox
says that while the percentage OF profit Oh
capital has increased the average wage:
paid to workingmen have decreased. Gen
eral Randall Gibson, OF Louisiana, in read
ing from statement made in the Forty
sixth Congress on sugar, said that Mr.
Garfield remarked that ii was the mos
philosophical and satisfactory treatment OF
the sugar question he had ever seen. II
was prepared by Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia
DIR. Cabell, of the University OF Virginia
president OF. the National Board OF Health
was at the Capitol to-day. Bierstadt, the
artist, is here. The President will return
tonight from New York. Secretary Folgel
is still i'll. Secretary Chandler is at hi
post.
THE HAMPTON SOLDIERS HOME, &c.
A prominent member of the House sale
to-day that owing TO the shortness OF tn
session that the proposed investigation o
the HAMPTON Soldiers Home will b'
: dropped. The superintendent was anX