The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-08
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10 rive A hearing to the cotton interest on
wednesday. February 18th; TO wool
thursday. l4.h TO metals Saturday, 10th,
and to eartheuwarc aud glassware Mon
dav. 18th. Now, Il would be unfair to
ciyr hearings to representatives OF the
Srca, interests named and refuse TO hear
representatives OF the ores, sugar, fax, &c.
The opinion prevails that the bill will have
% No modified before II win commend
itself 10 a majority Of the House. A gem
ileman from Tennessee, noted for
his energy aad success in develop
inc the material resources OF that
Sfgte. and who represents o large amount
~ active business capital, said 10 me to-
day that to place ores on the free list Is to
work incalculable harm to Tennessee and
other southern iron States. q" why" said
he with much earnestness. "we have just,
~ Tennessee, begun TO feel that there was
a show OF prosperity ahead for our own
Interest. when Mr.. Morrison brings in bill
20 mace ore on the free list. Iron ore in
the ground is comparatively valueless." he
aid land becomes valuable only by reason
NJ the labor il takes to mine II"
The proposition. therefore. OF the Morrl-
ION bull is really TO put, he thought,
mining labor on the free list. III Is
evident that the iron-ore people are in
earnest and will resist the attempt to give
Mr.. Hewitt and others free ores. IL may.
therefore. he concluded that unless the
WAYS and Means changes the proposition
In regard Ia ores there will be big fight
IN the House ever it, Mr.. Morrison eX-
nects to have printed by Tuesday in oppo-
s;,s columns the rates OF duty under che
present tariff and the Morrill, tariff.
vg1T A RADICAL PRoTECTIoNIsT SAYS.
sought al interview this afternoon with
well-known and wcll-nformed New
Yorker. who believes in the extreme doc"
tiines OF protection. He told me that he
recently received price-list from shei-
6.ld and found that the difference be-
tween lis cutlery and ours only amounted
20 II uer cent. in favor OF the English.
a.ted HIM how this could be, when our
du,v ON cutlery is now 81 per cent. He
REPLIED: "Why. American mechanics can
do % per cent. more work In day than
their English rivals" Said he: Oscar
Turner's trace-chains. found, sell for
sic. pair in England. while they
bring only &c. in this country"
next asked him about clothing,
and he said while English broad
cloth is higher here that the coarse cloth
inc for laborers Is cheaper in the United
States than in England. Our tariff. he
remarked, i high on fine cotton laces, fine
wateh-screWs. and fine grades OF woollens.
These wOuld not be consequently as much
affected by the Morrison reduction as
lower-dutv goods. By the way, he stated
that these watch-screws are worth eight
times their weight in gold. The wool hat
OF ;his country brings from 81 cents 10
$40 at Bradford, England, he said.
give this brief synopsis of what he said to
show how the radical protcctionists look
al the question which is now the absorbing
one at Washington. Another projections
ist >aid the southern States will become
high-prctectionist long after Massachusetts
shall have become free-trade.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES AND SECRETARY
CHANDLER.
II is said that Secretary Chandler thinks
thar the liouse Appropriations COMMITTEE
In cutting down his naya, estimates eight
millions displayed 4 lack OF confidence II
him. Ii does look so. Mr.. Cox, OF New
York. whose attention was called to thu
subject to-day. said the committee would
would do i: when the bill came up. liz
also SAID that while he was for complefin!
the steel cruisers he didn't want anythin;
done with the monitors. HIS own con
science Is monitor enough, he said, 10
him.
LIBERAL RIVER AND HARB0R BILL.
The House River and Harbor COMMITTEE
to-day agreed TO limit the appropriation 10
Nf ,-iy nd har !,
Sl1. O00. 900 exclusive OF what may be votet
the Mississippi river. This is a liberia
start and ought 10 secure James river 600
600. and other leading Virginia improve
merits IN increase over what they wer
given In the last bill.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Sergeant-at-Arms Canady continues Il
make removals. To-day Senator Beck 80
after him in the Senate because he dis
charged John Dudley (colored), Of Ken
lucky. Dudley served in the Federal arm!
during the war. Hon. John 5. Wise intro
duced two relief bills to-day. Colonel Ro
bet Beverly went TO the train last night
and then concluded not to go 10 the New
York Convention. sThere are several Texa
committees here-one wants the Calves
ton barbor deepened. and two others wan
the right OF way for railroads through tn
Indian Territory. General Hunton viii
lay The brief OF the contestant in the Gar
rlsOn-Mayo case before the Elections Com
miiiee Monday. Mr.. Randall said to-day
IN discussing the new rules, that he neve
east vote in Congress in favor OF mo
nOpOly OF any kind. Mr.. Cox OF Nortl
Carolina has introduced bill to make Go0'
Friday national holiday. The Hous
Vt
give the pilots q hearing on the Dingl.
pilotage bin. The Metropolitan Club ha
not rejected Colonel Oehiltree, as published
in New York. Chief-Justice Waite was a
The White House to-day. John Mcclure
OF West Virginia, Is one OF the Ohio-Riye
Commission. DR.. Hudson will act as Sur
geon-General OF the Navy until one is ap
pointed. Howard Carroll, George Alfre,
Townsend, and NJ. =. Handy are in tb
city. A bill was reported to-day TO give
pension to General Kilpatrick's widow.
THE VIRGINIA sTRAIGHT0UT REPUBLICANS.
Chairman Dezendorf has Just issued
call for meeting OF the Straightout Re
publican State Central Committee TO NEE
at Richmond Thursday, February 2lst, TO
the purpose OF designating time ant
place for holding State convention OF tn
Republican party OF Virginia TO appoin
delegates TO the Chicago Convention. wliicl
meets June Sd.
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE D. WISE AND TIL
RICHMOND CUsTOM-n0usE.
Hon. George ID. Wise was before lib
House Committee on Public Buildings TO
day and advocated the bill for the enlarge
ment OF the Richmond eustom-house, an'
also before the Military Committee In be
half OF the bill TO construct road iron
Richmond 10 the Federal cemetery.