The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-13
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
Hewitfs Bili-fhe Tobacco Tax-The House
Elections Commiaec-.CommerciaI Travel.
lers-Personal Notes.

portion OF which he had prepared early IN
the session. 1t was further known tina,
there would be in ii no horizontal reduc.
ton. but that he would make an effort 70
do away with the inequalities Of the
present law. II was 10 have been ex.
pectcd, from his known sentiments, that
he would have in 1t a liberal free list, be.
cause his hobby is free raw materials for
manufacturers. II surprised no one 10
find that his free list was rs comprehensive
as the Original free list OF Mr.. Morrison.
II is always safe 10 conclude that a north
ern manufacturer in preparing exemptions
nom customs duties will give q blow TO
southern products. MIR. Hewitt provided
for a reduction OF the tax on fruit brandy
to ten cents a gallon. The entire tax on
this article is now a million and a quarter.
He will evidently be satisfied 10 accept q
proposition 10 abolish the tax on tobacco.
Hon. George u. Wise. at the request Of
Colonel Cabell, who has gone home TO at
tend the Richmond Convention, offered 4
bllt 10 abolish the tobacco tax and fruit
brandy tan. Mr.. Tucker offered a
similar bill. These bills are in
accordance with the recommendation Of
the conference OF the representatives OF
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and
other tobacco and fruit-growing States.
II The mtcrnal-reyenuo reforms mentioned
could hav been offered as independent
propositions. instead Of being coupled with
tariff measures. they would have been very
much stronger in both bodies OF Congress.
Mr.. Hewitt says his bill is the best he can
do under the circumstances. Ii will not
he considered in the Ways and Means for
som days. Some OF his friends say that
If it is TO excite angry debate between
Democrats. as the Morrison bill did. he
does not desire that the House shall take il
up. There are frierdS of the Morrison
bill who do not as yet look on it fayorably.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
]. Il. Wood, OF Richmond, is in the
CITY. Major Robert Stiles and wife were
at the Capitol to-day. Hon. George ID.
Wise learns that his oldest brother, Tully
Wise, Of san Francisco, cannot recover.
There were 4 number OF delegates who
passed through Washington to-day from
the Baptist Convention held ut Baltimore.
Colonel III. z. Jones, OF Hanover, whose
wife is q descendant OF C~hiei-Justice Mar
shall. left for home to-day. Captain NJ.
Dimmock. architect, Of Richmond, is here
on business. Senator Sabin will retire
from the chairmanShip Of the Republican
National Committee, 80 report says. He
was slaughtered by the failure of Grant &
Ward. Hon. George d. Wise left this eve
ming for Richmond. The Democratic
representatives will attend the Convention.
Ex-Representative Crops. who was beaten
by Ben. Butler for Governor. was at the
Capitol this afternoon. The Postmaster
General is in Boston.
The HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
was In session to-day in the Indiana con-
tested-electiOns case, in which a sOE OF Mr..
English. who ran on the Hancock ticket for
yice-president. is the Democratic contestant.
Your correspondent is more interested nat
urslly in the remaining Virginia case Of Mas
sey and Wise than all the rest from other
States combined. While he hopes for the
best. he is unable, after seeking all the in
formation that can he obtained, TO say that
the committee will certainly scat Mr.. Mas
sey. The Chairman OF the committee is an
able TO make a prediction, and leading
Numbers OF it are yet in the dark.
Mr. Massey is very much encouraged by
the proceedings. and his counsel thought
that the indications were during the argu-
ment that Democrats who had been regard
ed As not certain for him eyinced favorable
disposition. The prevailing opinion among
Democrats about the Capitol is that Massey
will win. The committee has voted to seat
Wallace, Democrat, from Ohio, in place OF
Mckinley. Mr.. Robinson, OF Kentucky,
voted with the Republicans. Mr.. Massey's
friends construe this rs a good sign Tor him.
THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY IN CONGRESS-.
During the debate to-day in the House
on Mr.. Barbour's bill relating TO police
regulations in the District OF Columbia,
&C., General Brown, OF Indiana, made a
speech against the Louisiana lottery, and
criticised the committee for not placing it
on Il footing with "policy." He read the
law and Constitutions of Virginia and
MARYLAND against lotteries TO show that
States adjoining the District prohibit
them. He recited :he fact that twenty
seven States by their constitutions pro-
hibited lotteries, and eight others by
statutory enactments. OF the remain
Ing three states Delaware and Vermont
will not allow them unless authorized by
the Legislature. Louisiana alone now
l~egalizes a lottery. Mr.. Belford. OF Colo
RADIO, didn't think that if he wanted to bet
a hundred dollars at faro that Congress had
ANYTHING To do with il. "Calamity"
Weller debated national banks, the tariff,
and leading subjects generally. The Com
mittee OF the Whole agreed to General
BrONns p1OpOSNlOH, "hi'u "H'f -"
House confirms the action OF the Commit
tee OF the Whole. prohibit the publication
OF lottery advertisements hereafter IN the
District. The Senate would be apt 10 eon-
firm the action OF the House.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS o TO BE TAXED.
The House by a decided majority voted
this evening to exempt commercial traVei.
Jers from all taxation in The District OF
Columbia, Mr.. Cox, of New York, ad-
yocated the proposition very strongly, ana
said that under the preseit system a man
has been known to take out q license and
then farm il out to all drummers who hap
pened 10 need il. The result was that
while he made money the District only got
one tax instead Of twenty-five or more.
Recently n baker from Alexandra was
fined here for selling his goods by sample
nry1RIL GRANT AND THE RETIRED LIST.
Hon. s. s. Cox to-day in the House IN
troduced a bill 10 place General Grant on
the retired list Of the army, with the RANK
and nav Of general. 1t caused a goOd deai
OF comment, and / heard some northern
men say, Yes. and let us put on Inc pen
sion roll so me OF the poor fellows who lost
by the reckless speculation OF Grant q
Ward"
TIE EXCURSION TO FREDERICKSBURG.
General Rosecrans said to-day that Pre-
sident Arthur had assured him that he
would 20 with the eXcursionists to the
Fredericksburg battle-fields on the 18th ~
nothing Of great importance occurred to
p%reyent. He estimates that nearly one
hundred members Of Congress will be IN
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