Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
TEE WORK or coxx1rrsEs.

Auo "uNiSiatl toinnittec Is tue HIST 10
bring any legislative business before the
House for action. One OF its bills pro-
poses to remove the political disabili-
ties Of General T. l.. Rosser, Of yir-
GINA ; another which was lately intro
duced by Judge Bennett, Of North
Carolina, provides for holding terms Of
the United States Courts at Whining
ton, N. c. Judge Bennett had the
energy to push his bill and get il
through the committee and the House,
although he had been q member
OF the committee less than a week.
Last Congress he was conspicuous
member Of the Elections Committee,
on which he is now succeeded by Mr..
John 5. Henderson, Of Salisbury, in
the same State, who is the youngest
member Of the North Carolina delega.
ton, being just forty years old. Gene
raj W. r. Cox and Colonel Wharton j.
Green, Of that State, like General Lo-
gan, do not give any clue TO their ages
in their autobiographies in the Con-
.gressional Directory.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Both branches Of Congress were en-
tertained to-day by long speeches on the
silver question, and many more are in
reserve to be launched at the first OPP
portunity. Chairman Bland, of the
Coinage Committee, cut off the dis
cussion in the House to-day, promising
that his committee would bring up the
subject as soon as practicable.
INTERNAL-REvENUE MATTERS.
Colonel Cabell has introduced bill
to repeal the law imposing internal-reve-
rue taxes upon the manufacture or sale
of tobacco in any form, the repeal to
take effect on the LIST Of July Of the cur
rent year.
lie has already put in bill to abolish
the tax on liquors distilled from apples,
peaches, and other fruits, and another
which covers the same ground as both
OF the aforementioned bills.
As all the Virginians in Congress,
with perhaps one exception, are in ia
yor Of the repeal of these internal-reve-
nue. taxes, it appears from this stand
point that the Legislatures requests
and instructions in that respect can
only be intended to encourage them by
the knowledge that the delegation has
such respectable backing. If, however,
the Morrison ideas in relation to the
tariff have such firm hold upon this
Congress as he and his friends claim,
the hope Of abolishing internal-revenue
taxes is forlorn indeed.
MEXICAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
A member of Ways and Means
says the first subject to which that
committee will direct its attention will
probably be the portion of the Presi-
dents message that relates to the reci-
procity treaty with Mexico. Nothing
has occurred in committee to justify an
opinion as to what recommendations
will be made.
RANDALL'S UB-COMMITTEES.
The manner in which Mr.. Randall
has divided his committee into sub
committees indicates that he intends to
preserve the record of that committee
for economy in the appropriation of the
public funds, whatever may be done
by the committees that have charge ofthe
appropriation bills that were wrested
from his immediate control. Hewill him
selftake charge ofthe sundry civil bill at
the head of subcommittee Of four
members. Mr.. Holman will make up
the great salary bill, known as the
legislative, executive, and judicial bill,
and will be assisted by Townshend,
Cabell. Cannon, and Butterworth.
Mr.. Burnes, of Missouri, will be chair
man Of the committee on the
general deficiency bill, and Mr.. Wilson,
Of West Virginia, chairman of the
committee on the District Of Columbia
bill. The committee on the fortified.
ton bill is Messrs. Forney Of Alabama,
Randall, Holman, Butterworth, and
Ryan and that on the general pensions
bill is Messrs. Townshend Of Illinois,
Cabell, Wilson, Long,, and Henderson.
sLEIGHING CARNIVAL.
Pennsylvania avenue was the scene
of great sleighing carnival this after
noon. The snow was well packed, and
ali the conditions excellent. Hundreds
of sleighs Of every description, from the
grand turnouts Of the foreign Ministers
to the Yankee jumper and heavy home
made sled, dashed along the broad ave-
nue., going down the right and returning
on the left from the Treasury to
the Capitol. Many Of the extemporized
sleighs were filled with masked per-
sons in grotesque costumes. The side
walks for a mile on both sides were
crowded, and police were stationed at
the crossings to escort pedestrians
across, while mounted police, black and
white, patrolled the street to prevent
racing, but failed in many instances.
RIVERS AND HARB0RS.
The River and Harbor Committee
has decided to invite congressman to
appear and make known the wants OF
their districts in respect to river and
barber appropriations when their re-
spectiye States are reached. In making
up the bill the committee begin with
New England States and come down to
the Atlantic, and then skip to the CEN
trail and western States.
PERSONALS.
Among the latest arrivals are W.
j. +. Liddell, of Charlotte, n. c.; @.
II. Taylor and Theodore Smoot, Madi-
son county; Adam Stephenson and L.
II. Stephenson, Highland county !;
George Bryan, Richmond city; II. L.
ID. Lewis, Of Clarke county Richard
Mencure Conway, Virginia DR.. W. II.
Triplett, Woodstock.
W. w. Scott, Of Orange county, Va,
is appointed clerk Of Mr.. Barbour's
Committee on the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Roosevelt Declines.