The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-11
Washington.


DUCED TO EIGHT CENTS; CIGARS, THREE
DOLLARS A THOUSAND; CIGARETTES, SIXTY
cENrS-THE FREE-LEAF PROPOSITION VOTED
DOWN THE HUNDRED-DOLLAR PR0vIs0,
WITH RESTRICTIONS, AGREED T0-coTT0N-
TIES GET NO REDUCTION IN THE HOUSE
CONGRESSIONAL S--PERsoNALS-GOV-
ERNoR vANCES EEPOBT-BRIEP ITEMS.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February lo.-lt was field
day for tobacco in the Senate, for as soon
rs the tariff and inteInaLrevenue blu came
up vote was taken on Mr.. Beck's amend
ment, without debate, and it was carried.
1t reduces the tax on manufactured to-
bacco and snuff TO eight cents n pound.
The vote stood ayes 80, noes q. OF the
ayes, Messrs. Aldrich, Congcr, Kellogg,
Miller OF New York, Mitchell, Plat,
Sawyer, and Van Wyck are Republicans;
and OF the noes, Messrs. Cottrell, Coke,
Garland. and MaXcy are Democrats. To-
bacco is grown in the States represented by
Messrs. Kellogg, Mitchell, and Plat. Sub
seQuontly the tax on cigars was reduced to
SO, the tax on cigarettes to GO cents thou-
sand, land on cigarettes weighing three
pounds to the thousand, SO. The vote on
these reductions was really about the same
as on the reduction Of the tax Oh manufac-
tured tobacco.
FREE LEAF DEFEATED.
Mr.. Vests amendment was then taken
up. II provided that no farmer or his legal
representative shall be required to pay n
special tax rs Il dealer in leaf tobacco, or
as retail dealer IN leaf tobacco, For selling
to consumers or others tobacco produced
by said farmer-planter on his legal repre-
scnlatiyos, or received by them as rents
from tenants who have produced the same
on the lands OF said farmer, &c. It further
provided that nothing in this amendment
should be construed TO authorize any far
mcr, &c, TO sell without special tax tobac-
co by peddling, or TO employ others 70 ped
die it FOR him. Messrs. Beck and Bayard and
q number OF Republicans opposed it, and
it was lost-ayeS, IS; noes, q. The argl-
ment against it was that il would lead to
fraud. Some who voted for it did it,
hear, reluctantly.
THE ONE-HCNDRED-DOLLAEsC CLAUSE.
The prOyiso that planters may sell 500
worth Of Their tobacco to consumers at the
place where the tobacco * grown was car
ried. 1t received the entire Democratic
vote. The tobacco-men say that the re-
strictiOn which confines sales under tins
clause to the tobacco region lessons very
much the damage to manufacturers.
THE REBATE PROVISIONS OF TIE BILL.
The bill provides that on all original
and unbroken factory packages Of smo-
king and manuiactured-tobacco and snuff,
cigars, cheroots, and cigarettes, held by
manufacturers or dealers ut the time OF
such reduction shall 90 into effect, upon
which the tax has been paid, there shall
be allowed a drawback or rebate OF the
full amount OF reduction, provided the
same shall not apply in any case where
the claim has not been ascertained or pre-
scented within thirty days following the
date Of reduction; and such rebate TO
manufacturers may be paid in stamps at
the reduced rate.
SENATOR vANCE's REPORT.
IT will be remembered that on motion Of
Senator Vance a committee was appointed
last session TO investigate alleged irregu-
larities in the Sixth Nortl Carolina collec-
ton district The majority OF its members
were Republicans, but they agreed that
Senator Vance might make 4 report re-
commencing the reduction OF the tax on
tobacco to s cents and on whiskey to 80
cents gallon. They also agreed that he
might report in favor Of having hereafter no
storekeepcrs or gausers at distilleries
which do not make over thirty gallons OF
spirits day. The tax from these is TO be
collected from the owners on statements
sworn 10 by them. The salaries OF collcc-
tors are to be g., 900 per annum, with per
cent. on the amount collected from the
small distillelies. Out OF the salary named
and fees a collector will pay his clerks, de
puties, &c. Senator Vance offered the re-
commentators contained in this. with the
exception OF the tobacco reduction, which
had been acted on, as amendments to the
tariT and internal-reyenue bill.
NO REDUCTION or COTTON-TIEs.
The House was engaged to-day on cotton
ties, and refused, by vote Of % ayes to
1Ol noes, to reduce the tax on cotton-ties
from 81 per cent. as reported by the Ways
and Means Committee, to 50 per cent, the
present duty on them. The representatives
Of the cotton States IN both houses regret
ted exceedingly this action, as they had
hoped to secure Il reduction.
CONGRESSIONAL ITEMS.
Mr.. Tucker has presented q petition
from Virginia and North Carolina tobacco
manufacturers in favor of an abolition Of
the licorice duty. Mr.. Wise has presented
n similar petition from Richmond tobacco
manufacturers. Senator PlumHs creden-
tals were presented to the Senate to-day.
Twenty-nine bills donating condemned
cannons for monumental purposes passed
the House last night.
THE ARLINGTON ESTATE.
1t IS understood that the Senate Judi
ciary Committee will on Monday report in
favor OF paying General Lee $4,000 for
the Arlington estate. This item will be in
cludcd in the general deficiency bill. The
amount is said to be satisfactory to General
Lee.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Colonel Tom 0chiltree, when United
States marshal for Texas, was $40, 600 short.
lie clairns hnNnver TINT IL Was OWN Q,