The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-22
THENATIoNAL CAPITAL
SUMMARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
The Biii 20 Abolish the Tax on Tobacco nd
Frui, Brandy Brief News Items.
From Our Regular C >rrcspondcn,.I


fruit brandy, and Il was predicted that
those who have been in close accord with
him on tariff reform would aid him 70 take
up and pass a bill'of such paramount i'm
portance 10 Virginia, North Carolina. and
some other states. When the test came.
however. Mcssrs. Morrison, Hurd, Hol.
man. Mills. Springer, Breckenridge. the
Kentucky delegation, &C.. voted dead
against him. II was antagonized Nv the
puhlic-buIldngs bill. hut this was beaten
ayes, IS; noes. 10. This encouraged
the iObacco-mCD, who overlooked the fact
that thoSefn favor Of taking up The bills for
letting railroad Migrants voted with them.
MI. Tucker moved 10 dispense with the
morning hour, but this was rejected be-
cause 1t required two-thirds vote. This
action did not by any means indicate She
strength Of the tobacco and fruit-brandv
bill. Finally Mr. Tucker made a square
issue 10y moving 10 go into Committee OF
the Whole u consider this bill. The
HOUSE defeated the propoSition-ayes, % /;
noes, 1l4--to the disgust OF the tobacco
Representatives. who thought Tat the eau
Gus cndorsat'on Of their measure ought to
carry IL Through. From the gallery George
Wise did not look as IL he was sorry for
his vote on The Morrison bill. An tho
virginia Democrats were present and
voted To take the ill up. MeSSrs Libby,
Hooper. and John :. Wise were absent.
The States which grow no tobacco are OPP
posed 10 the repeal Of the tobacco-taX. and
tempcranCe-MCn. who couple tobacco and
whiSkcy as tWin-luXureS. which they
think people ought not 10 use. are OF the
same way al thinking. Then the ultra
tariff refoTnelS think that il the internal
revenue taxes are abolished il will post
pone tariff reduction. Mr.. Randall voted
with the Virginia Democrats. An analy-
SIS " The vote 10 20 into Committee OF
thr Whole shows that 50 Republicans and
60 Democrats voted "Ayc.' and 81 Rcpub-
lican> and - Democrats voted NO
THE wISE-NASsEY CASE.
Mir. Massey j. still urelng the House
Election Committee to give him an inior-
mai hearing 80 that he may lay before il the
facts i'm his ease which have not vet been
considered. Ii this is denied a report in
this case. it i thought. will be made TO the
House about the middle OF next week.
Personal. NEWS ITEMS.
The tailor Of William Walter Phelps has
improved. and bat for a flaming bloody
a
gray one TO-DAY would have passed any
where. He persists. however, in wearing
his hair banged. Senator Vests cheap
blue summer coat occasions good deal OF
criticism-Gcneral Malone wouldn't wear
ii for hundred shares Of AppomattoX im-
proVcmcut >tOcS. Ben. Butler visited
the House at half-past ,, and the pages
tlOcked around him TO secure his auto
graph. His bearing under the ordeal
was worthy. Of Bermuda Hundred.
Colonel William NJ. Wherry, who was
at Richmond with General SchOfed,
i mentioned in connection with vacancy
in the Adjuiaut-Generars Office occaSioned
by the death Of Colonel Plat. The PTeSi-
dent will bc invited TO the North Carolina
Exposition. which opens at Raleigh Octo-
Der lSt, and senator Hawley, who was
born in North Carolina, will be invited to
deliver the address. Senator Hampton was
al the White House to-day. Mr.. John
Drew. druggist, arrested for making false
bills of account to the Navy Department,
saws he Is perfectly innocent of any such
offence.
SENATOR VAN WICK on THE RAMPAGE.
senator Van Wick to-day pitched into
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., the new pre-
sident Ct the Union Pacific, and said he
was leading the lambs Of Boston into Its
den As the bunkO steererS did his old
father into their quarters. He also went
for the Senate Judiciary Committee be-
cause he said il has agreed with the Union
Pacific not 10 report any bill affecting II
for some months. an being assured thai
the committee would consider the ThOmp-
son bill. which passed the House the Other
day, he did not press resolution he had
prepared on the subject. There is great
deal Of buster and Il considerable show OF
independence sometimes on the part OF the
Nebraska Senator. but when his services
are needed he = bitter partisan.
THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
While the general opinion is that Con-
gresS will adjourn before the Chicago Con-
YentlOn. Representative Holman says II
will continue in session after that BODY al
journs. The House Appropriations Com
mittee sat last night until II O'Clock. com
plcting the sundry civil bill, and that leaves
in their hands only the fortlfications bill
This bill is rendered the more important
i'm view of the fact that Blaine is OF war
like turn. and his followers affect to be-
ljcye he can he elected. The legislative
bill and the deficiency bill are still in The
Senate Appropriations Committee, while
tbc river and harbor bill cannot be re-
por,ed from the senate Commerce Com
mittee until Wednesday or Thursday next
Then there are number OF other appro'
priation> lills i'm conference. while ther(
are most important measures IN DOH
houses yet TO De acted on. The senate loon
up the army appropriation bill thi' ai'eI'
noon.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
number Of written speeches on The
nre>idenlial-comt bill were read IN inc
House this afternoon, and they ana INC
heat thinned out the body amazingly.
Tine friends OF Payne at the Capitol To-
day did not believe in the Press dispatch
which stated that he positively Declined 'C
run for President, and favored Cleveland
and Hoadley. IN,
The sundry civil appropriation DIN IT,
ported 10 the House this evening appro-
nriatcS 1900 less than that OF 'a>'
Year. The appropriation for public PRINT
inc i cut down $500. 600. There is no pro-
VISION in the bill for transferring Tue co"''
survey. IN ..o,o tor
There are Democrats who Will vote l0i
the amendments offered by the hepuDll'
cans in the senate TO the Mexican pen
sion bill. o..-..,,.
Government receipts to-day customs
sGle. 232: internal revenue, $52o,Ci5.
There was much less presidential talK al
the Capitol to-day.
Washington Items
fBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch
WAsyINCTON, June 21.-The Presideht
to-day nominated Edward a. hlcI"iosoii