The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-14
Washington.

urnd-The French Ministry AGAIN hesign.
Washington.
LIVELY SCENE IN THE HoUsE-wAs 1T
PERSONAL. OR A PARLIAMENTARY LIE Y-THE
srGAR QUESTION sETTLED--L0uISIANA SAT-
IsFIEp-TIIE SENATE TARIFF BILL THE
ONLY uopE-yIRGrNIA RIVERS AND HAIR
BoRs-PERsoNAL NEWS ITEMS vIRGINIANs
AT wAsUIyGToY-THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
sUIp-puTY on TRACE-CHAINs REDUCED
BRIEF ITEMS.
(From Onr Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 13.-The debate
In the House to-day OH steel rods, &C., was
very tame until Mr.. Towrishend, OF Hi
nois, said the Committee OF Ways and
Means are the tools Of the lobbyists. Mr.
Haskell. Of Kansas, one OF the committee,
pronounced the assertion deliberate lie
Mr.. Townshend ash ed II he meant what be
! said in personal or parliamentary sense,
when Mr.. Kasson got the floor ana salo
~ course the Kansas member used it in
parliamentary sense. The belligerents
looked daggers at each other, but the peace
makers were able to pour oil on the
troubled waters and prevent personal en-
counter. No pistols and coffee. The acri'
mony OF the debate OF last night on sugar
was not revived to-day, and the proceed
ings were calm and punctiliously par
ramentary. 1t was finally agreed, to the
satisfaction Of the Louisiana senators,
70 fix the duty on sugar, under and inclu'
ding IS and testing - degrees, at 4O-1OC
OF a cent a pound, with an additional 4-lOC
OF cent pound for every additional de-
gree above 70. The duty on sugar from Il
to 1G was fixed at q cents pound, on that
from 1G to 90 at cents, and above 20 al
3.Gj. 1t will be remembered that IS is the
dividing line between sugars that cannot
be used without refining and those that ear
be. There is decided reduction OH sugars
between 10 and 20, but none above 90.
WILL THERE DE TARIFF BILL?
asked Mr.. Tucker to-day il the House
could get through with its bill, and he re-
piled in the negative. He then said that
the Senate bin will come to the House soon,
and that those who want bill this session
will endeavor to pass it through the House
It is too early, however; to speculate rs to
the success Of such an effort.
VIRGINIA RIVERS, &C.
The following is a complete list Of the
appropriations contained in the river and
harbor bill for continuing the improve
ment OF Virginia rivers: AppomattoS
river. $4,000; Chickahominy river, $1,000
York river, $1,000; Rappahannock river
/ $4,000; Dan river, in Virginia and Nortl
Carolina, $1,000; New river, Virginia ant
West Virginia, from the mouth OF Wilson
in Grayson county, $1,000; James river
$50. GOO. Norfolk barbOr gets no apprc
priation. Cape Fear river, North Caro-
lima, from the ocean to Wilmington
$50, 600.
TIE BILL TO ABOLISH COMPULSORY PILoTAGE
/ gave the provisions the other day o
the bill reported to the Senate from TIN
Commerce Committee to abolish compul
sorry pilotage. The report Is that q delega
ton OF pilots from north OF the Potomac
are here opposing the bill. The Main
senators are among its strongest friends
Hon. George d. Wise has received lette
in which it is stated that vessels coaling a
Newport News have now to pay SlGj eacl
pilotage from the capes to that port.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
United States District-Attorney Wise ant
United states Marshal Hughes, who are at
tending court at Alexandria, were here las
NIGHT. Ex-senator II. G.. ii. Kean and eX
Senator J. L. Eubark were in the city to
day. News has been received at Washing
ion from Colorado that John W. Jenkin
YESTERDAY fell under the ears and had on
oi his legs amputated. He was RepuF
lean politician at Richmond in reconstruc
tion DAYS. The contest for the Unite
States district attorneyship iorthe Easter
district Of Virginia lies between Messr'
Edgar Allan, r.. T. Hubbard, and W. +
eimms. The friends OF the laSt-name
claim tonight that he has the inside tracl
General Malone is understood to favor th
onnointment OF Jesse II. Wilson as Con
missioner for the District OF Columbia. II
is q friend Of d. i. Windsor, OF AleXar
dria, and was strong Hancock man. Nj
Clements. OF Portsmouth, who ran aeain'
Governor Wells for the Petersburg nom
, nat,ou. Is in the city. Senator Hurt,
piitsyNania, who IS knsman OF Senate
: Jackson, OF Tennessee, was at the Capit
to-day. Captain John Maxwell, OF Ricl
, mond. is here rs witness IN CO
, growing out OF the torpedo operations
the war. J. Thompson Brown LEFT tn
evenino for home. Senator Vance tod,
presented a petition from Virginia al
North Carolina obacco-manuiacturers
favor Of abolishing the duty on licorie
! Mr.. Tucker got the duty Oil trace-chall
: reduced from co to So per cent. al ralore'
= The House bills for the payment OF an
vertising bill to C. w. Button, and ov
maid taxes to c. D. q j. NJ. Morrison we
. TODAY TO the Senate Finance Commute
There are twelve very rich senator's,
e whom four are Democrats.
: BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
S. There will be a strong effort made q
F ring recess to strengthen the movement
the removal of the Signal Service from
War TO the Interior Department
The President tonight received me
s. hors ~ CONGRESS and their families.
/ Government receipts to-day Bank-no'
!, for REDEMPTION, 1925, 600; customs, ISL
4 - -..--...,n 5000 eco