The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-08


From Our REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, January THE Ways aad
Means win meet tomorrow, and II Is given
an, that Mr.. Morrison is rapidly revising
the tariff bill he offered in the Forty-fourth
CONGRESS. hear, however, tonight that
he has about completed it. 1t involves Il
General revision Of the tariff, but II may be
noSsiblv a month before bin is reported TO
,hc House. It's thought that following the
line Of Mr.. Hewi,rs recent letter on the Ia
riff an effort wilt be made to abolish the
du;v on iron ore, or to cut II down TO NOM
ral figure. iispossiblc that the tariff IA
may bc beaten in the House, but IL will not
doto RELY on this. II any tarlf bill should be
n,>>ed il Will probably be bill in which
,be heaviest reductions will be made on
articles ana fabrics in which the South is
interested. There is already talk OF 4
combjnaiion between Republican protec-
tionisis and ultra free-traderS 10 make the
south Scapcgoat in this business. III Is
nrcticted that the scheme viii work ont
ibi> way. although the leaders now profess
tia, they have different plan OF opera
.iorS. 4 leading western Democrat says
in his Judgment there will be reported
general reduction Of ten or twenty per
cent. rs was done 10y the Democrats In
1876 aud 10y the Republicans in 1870.
ANTICIPATED REFLECTION or CURRENCY.
The chairman OF the House Committee
on Banking and Currency thinks between
January I. 1884. and January /, 1885. there
will be reduction in the circulation OF
,be national banks of about $50, 100000.
lie saws that OF the $3.50, 0O0, eco of 3 per
cents liable 10 be called in, the banks hold
ssaa. MrO. 600. The Secretary OF the Trea-
sury anticipates surplus OF SS5,O0C,O00
this fiscal year.
An INTERNAL-REvENUE BILL.
Judce Buckner to-day introduced bill
IN abolish all taxes on ardent spirits. matt
iouorS. tobacco. snuff, &C.. and to increase
tbr license Of dIst;lleTS. wholesale and re-
tail dealers in liquor, manufacturers, DC,
Of tobacco. The effect OF the hill is TO do
away with gaugcrs. st0rekeepers. and the
machinery OF the present system. and
raise hy licenses or special taxes about
fo.,y millions. One hundred and twenty
millions is the sum now raised. The indi-
cations are that the bill will not pass.
THE ToNpED-wHISKEY BILL.
asked A prominent Democratic repre-
sentative from the West to-day whether he
Thought the bill 10 extend the bonded pc
Rod of whiskey would pass, and he replied
that he did not. He said it is Il mistake 70
think that tie Nhiskey-deaers are kept out
of money while their whiskey Is in bond;
for they can and do raise funds on their
warehouse certificates. These certificates
ale row held by banks and outside specu-
laiors II a great extent. The whiskey-men
COMPLAIN. however. that the certificates do
not bear interest. Mr.. Randall is among
the opponents OF this bill.
THE MARYLAND sENATORSHIP.
A. the MARYLAND Legislature will COM
monce on the 18th TO ballot for 4 senator.
the question is exciting considerable inter-
csi here. Under the law the Western
Shore is entitled TO the senator, but it has
but twenty-five votes. while the Eastern
Shore has forty-four votes. The candi-
dare, are Senator Groome. Ex-Governor
Thomas. L. X. Wilson, Judge Robinson.
and Comptroller Heating. Groome goes IN
with six WeStern-Shore votes, Robinson
with six. and Wilson with ten. When
Groome was elected six years ago he went
into the contest with ten Western-Shore
votes. while Robinson had sixteen. The
Eastern Shore will again control the eiec-
ton.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Major Thomas Z. Wallace was at the
House TODAY. Hon. George ID. Wise in
iroduced bill for the relief OF +. ID. Pill
kinton. for tobaccO-stamps burned some
wears ago. General Malone introduced
bin for the relief OF i. l.. Ward, Of Nor
folk. eXecuu'iX OF William Ward, who
claims S2,027 for vegetables and meat fur
nsLtd the navy and hay furnished the
quarfeTmaster OF the army. \. +. Foard,
OF the Baltimore Sun. who was at Rich
mOnd during the war. was ut the Capitol
to-day. lie looks well. A surseOn-gene-
raj for the navy will be appOinte,l the last
Of this month. A leading Ohio Democrat
said 10 me tonight, "Pendleton has
a fighting chance, and when he has
this he is always dangerous to his
opponent" II would help the DEM
ocratic party greatly il Mr.. Thurman
could win. So say the wisest Democrats
here. General slocum will early this week
report the Fitz-John Porter bill from the
House Military Committee. MonsignOr
Capel, who is the guest OF Mr.. Corcoran,
i receiving good deal of social attention.
He is a. fne-looking as he is able. He
preached at ct. AlOysius church yesterday
TO an immense crowd. General Stoneman,
now Democratic Governor of California, is
spoken Of for the Vice-Presidency. Secre-
tary Teller was at the Capitol to-day.
BEIEF NEWS ITEMS.
ECar-Admiral Patiison, United States
navy, will be relieved February Sth. and
Rear-Admiral Shufeldt February 2lst.
\ delegation OF Indians from New
Mexico had an interview to-day with the
Secretary OF the Interior.
Mr. Browne, Of Indiana, introduced 4
sweeping bin to-day against mailing lottery
matter
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, SG45,S29; customs, S70l.3i6.
There were l52.49S standard dollars is
sued from the minis Of the United States
last week.
IL Is proposed to ascertain whether cir
cuiars have been issued TO Government
employees asking political contributions.
The Mississippi River Commission which
VIII meet here in February will be an able
and influential body.
fly Associated Press.I
fHE APPROPRIATIONS coMuIrTFr.
AsHINGT0N, January AT n Meeting
OF the House Committee on Annronrio-
tons this morning the resignation. on ac-
count al III health, OF X. j. Stevens. who
has been clerk OF the committee since its
organization in the Thrty-ninth Congress
was accepted, aud j. c. Courts. OF Ten,
nessee. was appointed his successor. ste
yens Is IN applicant for q consuiship In
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