The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-10
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GENERAL. WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, u. c., January 9.--The
Banking and Currency Committee met and
organized this morning. The general
question OF legislation to prevent contrac-
tion Of the national-bank currency was
briefly discussed. Messrs. Potter, Hunt,
and Ementrout. Democratic members OF
the committee. expressed themselves rs de-
cidcdIy in favor Of such legislation, aud as
friends Of the notwithstanding SYSTEM
Mr.. Potter gave notice that ne proposed 10
introduce bin providing for an exchange
of the existing bonds for twenty-year =
per cent. bond. and providing that the cir
culat'on issued on such bond shall not be
subject TO the per cent. tax.
At a meeting Of the House Committee on
Elections this morning II was determined
that the Chalmers Manning contest should
be considered on its primd .fdcie right on
Monday next. w. NJ. Spence, OF Georgia,
was appointed clerk of the committee.
The House Committee on Agriculture at
q meeting this morning discussed in gen.
eral way the subject OF pleuro. pneumonia
among cattle. DR.. Loring, Commissioner
Of Agriculture. expressed his views on the
subject In short speech. Mr.. Grinnell,
OF Iowa, chairman OF committee APP
pointed at n convention OF cattle men re-
Gently held in Chicago to visit Washington
i'm the interest OF legislation In reference to
diseased cattle. was present, and It was ar
ranged that subcommittee, consisting OF
Congressman Hatch, Dibrell. Williams,
Winans, Wilson, and Ochiltree should
meet the Representatives OF the cattle in
terest at the Agricultural Department
tomorrow.
Pleuro-pneumonia among cattle will be
the first subject considered in the House
Committee on Agriculture, and it is eX-
pected that bill will be reported within q
few weeks.
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, January 9.-The President
has appointed the following commissioners
TO the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen
tennia Exposition OF 1884, upon the re-
concentrations OF the Governors OF the
respective States: Charles NJ. Taylor,
Arkansas, and $. X. Cockrill, Arkansas,
alternate; j. NJ. Blanton, Virginia. and
j. b. Pace, Virginia, alternate, and Homer
Hamilton, Ohio.
RETALIATORY MEASURES AGAINST FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS.
WARRINGTON. ID. c., January "a series
of bills and resolutions bearing on the
question Of adopting some measure OF re.
taliation against foreign governments
which have Disseminated against Ameri-
can pork has been introduced in the
House, and three OF the most important
/ committees of that body have been called
upon to consider the question. Several
bills proposing the imposition OF retalia-
| tori duties on articles imported from coun.
tries whose governments have prohibited
importation OF American pork have been
referred to the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
One resolution introduced to-day, calling
attention to the fact that certain govern
ments, which in their treaties with Tho
United States declare that this country
shall be entitled to commercial privileges
OF the most favored nation, have discrimi'
mated against American products. was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
and another resolution recitiag the same
facts. with the additional one that the dis
elimination was alleged to be for sanitary
reasons. was referred to the Committee or
/ Commerce. The aforementioned resolution
was introduced by Representative Oeuster
of Wisconsin. who also secured its refer
ence 10 the Commerce Committee. His
reason for this is that he wishes
that committee 10 investigate the allega
tions Of unwholesomeness laid against
American pork, and by report disprovlng
such allegations establish foundation fol
such measures, retaliatory or otherwise, Is
will put stop to unjust discrimination
against American products.
| Mr.. Deuster said to-day that the fact thai
so many bills bearing on the question had
been introduced bv representatives, from
several States evidenced remarkable unan
unity of sentiment over wide section o.
country in favor OF taking immediate steps
to deal with the subject i'll statesmanliEt
and businesslike manner.