The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
The TaSen Frait Bransly--Fitx-yehn Porter,s
Case-The virsinia Contested. Election
raSrs-persenal

tohhhi'eVt VII EOlNtSn ahaifS, Wntch me-
to-day, took up the Herr Lasker matter ant
reierredit 20 a very able subcommittee con
sisting Of MessrS. Curtin and Eaton, Dem,
ocrats, and Phelps and Rice, Republicans
II Is certain that Mr.. Hiscock'S resolution
will not he reported. This Is said to hav,
been written by President White. Of Cor
nell University, formerly Minister TO Ger
many. who entertains strong prejudice,
against Bismarck. II was only offered al,
ter consultation with the Republican lead.
ers OF the House.
1.-THE system OUGHT TO BIZ ABOLISHED. -
A wcn.known Virginian, who has given
much study 10 the internal.rcvenue sys.
TEN. said To-day that he was at the Treas.
urv pcpar.ment Yesterday, and found that
the urgcn demand for the abolition OF the
tax on fyui; brandy had had It's effect upon
leading revenue officials. lie sand this be-
cause he found that Solac OF them were
willing 90 grant persons the privilege OF
Disabling brandy from fruit for their own
use without tax. This he regarded as
quite concession on their part. The
WAYS and Means, he believed. would
report IN favor OF wiping out the tax.
He Turned 10 Representative Ellis and said.
Iii you look into the history of the inter-
nal-reyCRle system, YOU will find that
during WaShngton'S Administration
S1.420.Ooo were collected, and that from
1912 10 sis SlA6i0.000 were collected.
while for nineteen years. under the exist
ing inicrnal-rCYenue system, s., CJ0, 900, 900
have been collected from the people," More
than that, an army OF over 1000 revenue
.nfNeiofS "a. MD hnN,n boon Shtr,f.orfa1 ySrfsl
power greater than was ever entrusted to
any similar public servants by any civilized
Government IN the world Represents
tive Ellis replied hat the system is an in
famous ono. and ought TO be wiped out.
4 PROPOSITION TO REFUND TO THE STATES
Diesel TAXES PAID BY THEN.
Governor Rusk, OF Wisconsin. now
here. and other northwestern governors
have taken tie lead in movement to get
Congres, - peSs Z law directing the re-
paymen; 20 ihe States the amount OF direct
taxes paid toy them TO the General Gov
eminent under the direct tax law Of Au-
gust ). 1861. The plan also looks 10 the
wiping out OF all amounts remaining I'M
paid under this act. Virginia paid S442,-
Sal, and there remains charged against
her $3.50. 400. The accounts of the
other Southern States are as follows {:
North Carolina paid SS17I,452; unpaid,
Sl9S,142. South Carolina paid S2l0, $50; ;
unpaid. Sl62,7Sl. Georgia paid SS2,427 :;
unpaid. SJ0l $3.50. Florida paid S6.495 /;
unpaid. S71.027. Mississippi paid S6y,-
5S4: unpaid. S343, 900. Louisiana paid
S3l4, 800; unpaid, S7l.SS5. Texas paid
S1S0.S4I; unpaid, Sl74,265. Tennessee
paid 1881, 81; unpaid, S2S7, 1868. Arkan-
rs paid 1854, 1879; unpaid, 2167,6S6.
Alabama pad nothing. and owes Sj29,-
$50 The estimate is that under this bill
the North would get about nineteen
millions and the South less than four mill
lions.
THE VIRGINIA CONTESTED. ELECTION CASES.
The clerk Of the House Elections Com
mittee i've days ago requested Mr.. Massey
10 file his brief. General Hunton. his cOun-
sel. remarked to-day that it would be filed
very soon. After that is done the con-
tcStee has fifteen days in which to reply.
Judge Garrison has returned from Acco-
mack. and the subcommittee is expected
TO make It's report in his case this week or
early next week. II the report in the
Paul-O'FerTall case is printed 1t will be
considered by the full committee Friday.
II had not gone TO the printer to-day.
POLICEMEN AND LETTER-CARRIERS.
In brief speech to-day in support of the
iree-delivery system Hon. John 5. Wise
said he had seen latter-carrierS worked
down like street-car horses. They ought,
he cOntended. to be treated at least with
the consideration OF policemen; for they
don't wear rs good uniforms rs policemen,
he added. and are harder worked. He
didn't believe that any party could survive
blow amed at the free-delivery system.
Mr.. Cox. OF New York, in supporting the
proposition to increase the appropriation
for the free delivery, gave beautiful pic
ture Of the industry Of carriers. md was
cut off bv the Speakers gavel as he was
saving 'as busy as the bees when the buck
wheat blows"
THE BONDED WHISKEY BILL.
Mr.. Willis, who has all along been the
most hopeful Of the friends Of the bonded
whlskey bill. said to-day he would get it
up in four or five days. He thinks its
strength mas increased very much since
the vote Of saturday. Others are not as
hopeful. however.
TO PIT FORTY MILLIONS IN CIRCULATION.
The House Banking and Currency Com
mittee will tomorrow take up and consider
the Dinelev bill directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury TO invest in United States
bonds TIE fund now IN the Treasury COM
posed Of legal tenders deposited to redeem
their Outstanding notes by national banks
Surrendering their circulation. This fund
now amounts TO upwards OF S4O,OOO,OOO.
The bill viii be probably reported favor
ably.
TI1Z-JOBN PORTER CASE.
There i, little talked about tonight ex-
cept the action Of the Senate this evening
in passing a bin relieving FitzJohn Por-
ter. The LOganiteS make no attempt 10
conceal The fact that they condemn MI.
>abip. chairman OF the National Republl-
can Committee. for voting for il, aud Rid
deberger for making a speech in Porter's
defence. The Senator most provoked at
The result j. COngeT, whose remarks In Ola
times would have been regarded as grave
breach o. senatorial decOrum. The Dill
that passed the senate was not that which
passed the House recently, but the bill
which passed the Senate last session. rms
Was substituted in the committee for the
House bin because it was thought that I'M
der decision OF the Supreme Court the
House bin would give Porter back pay.
II has. therefore. to 90 back TO the House.
LoSan's voice. for the first time since he
ha, been IN Congress, failed him to-day.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Captain X. f. Bradford has been ordered
% the command Of the Pensacola navy-yard.
Admiral Hughes will be retired on the
Dist. Colonel boswell has entered several
horses for the races 10 be run here IN May.
Representatives OF the Baltimore and Ohio
aud the Baltimore and Potomac railroads
bad hearing before Mr.. BarbOur's COM
uiffes o. - Mr. Gyvinn attorney for