Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
READING TIE MEssAeg-How II WAS
RECEIVED.
What was Expected Sugar Virginia and
North Carolina Members In
terviev-Personai.
Prom our Regular Correspondent


u AsnINGTox. December 6.--At . O'Clock
Nr. Reagan. a. spokesman for the commit
zee appointed 10 wait upon the President,
made somewhat incobeIent statement 10
The efirci that the committee had discharged
~ duty. Tse President had sent his coa-
gatulai'Ous 10 Congress OF It, sale return
ard would communicate his message at
onre. At three minutes past 2 The EXecu-
tive secretary announced the do .lment.
The message was beard with attention.
! irCc louTihs Of the members were pre-
feui aud tie galleries we're nearly lnll at
ine beginning q the reading. Tbe onli--
sion Of rel, renee 10 the Internal Tevenue d.
appointed some members who hIdheIrd that
Or. Kendall rad secured a recommendn-
ton in the message fof The reduction OF tue
iohacco-IaX. II was expected hy both wings
g The larry th.t ihe President would b.
nioTc spcc.ic. but il j. generally conceded
q Of The document Is decidedly 10 favor Of
tariff Reform. Msny members state that
they cannot. on toe sprr of TIE moment,
give . Gotnite opinion rs 70 The particular
merits Of The message. They wish 10 read
Il carefully tslpre pronoalciBg such judy
mcui. But first impressions OF il n COZ
lecftd are generally favorable. The silver
meu. cf course, do not relish tIc recon-.
merdatlon on that subject.
SUGAR.
Tie Louisiana members are blue over
the prospect sor sugar. The driit on both
sides ol the House Is toward free sugar. 1t
- rot certain that ANYTHING can be done at
this session 10 reduce the taIii. The feel
ing among some revenue reiormer- Is that
If the proposition for new tariff were in
different banGs n would PROBABLY succeed.
4 gentleman said 10 me 4 day or two since
eft The Speaker were cliirmln oi the
Wais and Means Committee a biz would
be- SPEEDILY formulated whlcn would get
through both houses" Mr. Morrison will
epdcayor OF an carly day to get BIZ, bin con-
sldertd. lie DO. no hope o. success.
The friends OF the Blair educational bill
hope 10 secure consideration. Mr.. O'Fer-
rail- sald lust now that il II could be taken
cut Of The hands Of The committee aud
bIough, into the Honse there would be
very little difficulty IN passing It. That j.
the trouble. The prospect for the passage
Of ;be measure is not a. good rs 1t was last
session.
INfERyRwS.
! have employed the morning in inter.
viewing Z number 81 Virginia and North
Carolina congressman On the subjects to
come On % Tbs session. Mr.. . Ferrall
thinks the people % his state are more con-
cerntd about the Blair bill and the removal
q taxes On bIsudy and tobacco than any,
thing else. IL hopes 20 see something
done for the relief OF the people on both
| these tines and also on the tariff. II, says
that be- made principal part Of his fight in
| the campaign upon that issue. Mr.. Q Fer
| rail- would not trouble thg whiskey-ilX at
| this time, but would c3nlne all efforts to
The article, named.
General Cox docs not expect th9t any
| thing will DE accomplished, and in this
/ opiriou Colonel Green appeared TO concur.
Colonel CoNies said that the people Of
! NOrih Carolina were mere concerned a1oHt
lbe question Of reducing or. II possible,
| ahclishng the lax On brandy than all other
questions. Tobacco could support The tax.
! The manufacturer, If that article. be-
| thought. did not care Tor any further leCi,.
| lation. But fruit brandy was Important.
! Something must cc done. aud done nov.
Inqoirng about TIE prospects for reiu'-
| ton Of the tariff, Colonel Cowies replied :
| Wt,l, that doesn't matter; IL it could n-
reduced. 80 much tie better. Bat our
pcoUlo m Western Nsrlh CAROLINA insist
anon the p, age OF tie iruit-brsniy bill
| That IS q .!ne qug non IN our politics" He
thought HAT some bil reducing the inter
nal revenue would pass. lie aid that labor
| questions would occupy much o. the time
Of Congress.
4 member thinks that il nothing i dolc
| omodiiy the intCTual.reyenue laws North
| Carolina and Virginia will both be lost ri
| The nest election.
= gentleman say that Nirgiuian- are get
ting tired u answering the stersotyp L
| question, " What is the matter with Viz
! ginia -
OF the members OF the House, al Of the
! North Croliua delegation was present eX-
ccpt MCssrs. Bennett, Reid, aud O'liarS.
The only Virginia member not 10 BIZ seat
was IT. Tric@. from wnom telegram
was received stating that he would be here
last ni-lt. lie is probably snow DO md.
JLu-c Bennett was detained bY Illness IN
his family lie obtained leave Of absence.
senator Vance win laye for Boston TO-
morrow evening. ana viii deliver there a
lecture on The succeeding evening.
Judge Keith. who mas been here several
day-. returned 10 WIrcItOn Yesterday.
Ex-Governor Jarvis, Minister G. Brazil.
VS., expected here tonight by his friends.
lie lrudtd I'm New lors saturday. There
has ben good deal u talk about his cX-
pected candidacy for the >euaie; but moth
.us j, yeI Known ~ bis intentions.