Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21
WASHINGTON.
TIE ELL RELATING TO PACKING CUT
ToBAcc0,
xonisen's sarrlas Resolution The Ma
ticnsl Cemetery at Dsnville-The River
ana.Harbor Bill~Personal.
49,. nnr Rnruiar corresponaont.l

WAsUINGTOS, July ZV.--tn the
Senate to-day Sir. Beck reported "a
YorAbly from the Finance Committee
House Bill No. 1888 in relation to the
packing Of cut tobacco. AS part Of
ms accompanying remarks be pre-
S,nied N letter from the Commissioners
q Internal Revenue. The subjoined
is an extract from Nr. Miller'S views as
read 81 am very ANXIOUS to have
Coreiess act upon this bill soon, - its
massage will relieve the Goyornmen,
snd the trade. The bill only relates to
tie packing Of cut iobsoco at tho OPP
ton Of The manufacturer in packages
not TO exceed in any case ten pounds.
But iLs estimated effect will be to dis
pose Of delicate aud difficult qaes-
uon--to wit, MASKING q distinction be-
tween fpe-cut che wing tobacco and
other kinds Of cot tobacco"
The Finance Committee of the Senate
gave q bearing 10 Messrs. Jordan snd
faifchild. Treasurer and Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury, on the Nor
nson surplus resolution, in opposition
TO its passage. The statements wero
interesting. The committee took = vote
in the absence Of Mr. Allison, and the
result showed al equal division on tho
subiect--hve to Eve. Tomorrow, when
Mr. Allison shall be present, decisive
vote will be bad. is understood that
be AyoTs the proposition, although he
is called "a conservative finsucier"-
ard thst is held by rigid Administra-
tonists to mean one WhO sustaius The
fiscal policy Of Mr. Cleveland.
Sir. Wheeler, Of Alabama, reported
back fayorably to-dsy from the Com
mit;ee on Military Affairs Mr.. Cabell's
bill introduced January 9Th to provide
for the grading and paving of two
streets leading TO the National cemetery
At Danyille. The Secretary Of War Is
authorized and directed, in conjunction
with the city authorities OF Danyille, to
have the improvement made, and the
SUN of 10000 is appropriated by the
bill for the purpose, to be expended
under the direction Of the Secretary Of
War.
The Iiyer-and-harbor bill IS it stands,
or even As it passed the House, will
hardly become law. Mr.. Dunn said
in a speech in TIE House to-day that he
was prepared to stay here all the sum-
mer. Il necessary, to enact it. Some
senators think that there are more than
two thirds in favor of the bill if il shall
lie vetoed.
Mr. Trigg's bill for the relief Of Henry
Brock vas reported back by him this
morning from the Committee on Ac-
counts, to which it was referred q few
DAYS since. Ii was referred, on the COM
mittee's report, to the Committee on
Appropriations. -.
In the plain lighting style Of the
Southwest, Mr.. Chairman Hatch, Of the
Agricultural Committee Of the House,
derounced this morning Senator In
gslls's statement yesterday that be
,llstch) was interested in his advocacy
Of the ole0maTgarine bill by ownership
of dairy in the State of Missouri as
completely and gratuitously false
stho mcanest falsehood ever perpe-
trated 10y the Senator from Kansas,
and that" ne added, sis saying great
deal" These personal quarrels in de-
bate have become of frequent occur
renee Of late in both houses.
Alexandria county and city will send
a solid delegation TO the District Con-
veniion instructed for Major Frank
Hume. Ii is understood that two of
the other candidates we're in cOnsulta-
ton, and not agreeing as to division
Of the delegation between them, the
above result ensued.
A letter from Hon. John 5. Barbour,
dated Queenstown, Ireland, July
9th" and post-marked on the 10Th,
has been received. The party arrived
in good health, having, without par
ticular incident, made the sea-voyage
from New York. None Of them suf-
lered from sea.sickness during the trip.
A new fourth-class post-Oi!ice has
been established az ShsckelfOrd, Onslow
county, n. c.
A commission has been forwarded to
Mr.. Charles 7. Jordan as postmaster
ct Havmarket, Va, and to Mr.. Benja-
min Ward as postmaster at Shackel-
ford, n. {.
Mr.. II. G. Hudson, Of Scottsburg,
was here yesterday.
Rev. DIR. Bullock, eY-chaplain OF the
Senate, is officiating in the House during
the absence Of the blind chaplain, DR..
Milbum.
Ex-Judge David Schenck, of North
Carolina, is in the city.
Major F.. T. ID. Myers, Of Richmond,
superintendent Of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad, and
Miss Lizzie Myers, his daughter, are in
the city to-day.
MIR. Holmes Conrad, Of Winchester,
was here yesterday.
Major Shepard, collector OF the
Sixth internsl-reyenue district OF Nir-
g,nia, was in the city yesterday. The
proposed removal Of the collectors
office from Staunton to Warrenton has
not yet been decided on by the Com
missioner.
Mr. sherman, in the Finance Com
ittee to-day, offered to compromise on
the surplus resolution at one hundred
and thirty millions, but il is not be-
leyed tonight it will be accepted.
Ii is thought the oleomargarine bill
is also hung up, because It's friends in
the House will refuse to lower the tax
to two cents.
General W. II. F. Lee, learning
that there was balance due by
him on old ante-bellum accounts to
the Government, called here and paid
it off. The amount was one hundred
and seyenty-seyen dollars and sixteen
cents.
Speaker Carlisle said tonight that
Congress would probably adjourn Au-
gust 9th.
RICHMOND CUsToM.HoUsE WORK.
Hon. George d. Wise called on the
supervising architect TO urge him 10 go
on at once with tho work on the Rich
mond custom.house. lie was out OF the
city, but Mr. Aldrick, the craftsman