Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-20
WASHINGTON.
a BrIL OF GREAT IMPORTANCE 70
VIRGINIA.
Interesting Statistics Concerning the Ex
pertstion Of Manufactured tobacco
Mr.. Cabells nill-Persenals.


iffom Our Regular tcIftspSaoe"~l
WASHINGTON, April l9.-The to.
bscco bill ibs, passed the House Satur-
day is o. The utmost importance to fir-
gina. as is shown By statistics furnished
by the Commissioner Of Internal Reye-
nue.. The total amount OF manufactured
fobacco exported from the United States
for the year ending June so, 1885, was
u,7S0, Sl5 pounds. OF this the Second
district Of Virginia exported S,l43, 322
pounds. or GO pei cent. Of the whole.
The three districts Of New York ex-
ported 2,69l.Sl4 pounds. Or % per
cent. the Fifth Of New Jersey. 1881
pounds. OF per cent. and the eighty
remaining districts, T92, 42s pounds, or
G per cent. There were paid in fees TO
inspectors 10 the Second Virginia dis
trict last year s9,5S9. The Commits
siontT Of internal Revenue in his report
recommends the adjustment OF the
Office Of inspector, and bill is now be-
ing considered in the Ways and Means
Committee with that end in view.
lion. George c. Cabell introduced a
bill to-day which provides that after
the Let Of July, 1886, the internal.reve-
nue tax on liquors distilled from APP
pies, peaches. or other fruits shall be
reduced TO IS cents per proof gallon,
but no liquor manufactured partly from
grain and partly from fruit shall be ex.
empi from payment Of less than the full
tax as now imposed. A violation OF
this provision shall be visited with
fine Of not less than 800 nor more than
$500 and Imprisonment not less than
one month nor more than one year, or
both fine and imprisonment at the dis
erection OF the court. The bill also pro-
yides that illicit stills seized by the
Government shall not be destroyed
where the yalde exceeds twenty-five
dollars. but they shall, after due pro-
cess Of law, be declared forfeited to the
United States.
The people Of Fredericksburg, evil
IDENTIFY encouraged al the favorable re-
port given by the Committee on Public
BUILDINGS and Grounds in the case Of
The improvement Of the Psrkersburg
post-ofice. have gone one step farther.
The Common Council Of that place has
sent series Of resolutions TO the Viz
einia delegation for a new post-office
building there, and q bill providing
therefor was introduced by Hon.
Thomas Croxton to-day.
Mr.. Schsde. Of the Washington Sen
7inel, the official organ Of the Brewers
Association, is booked for a speech
against local option at Lynchburg We'd
nesdsy evening.
Postmaster and Mrs. John A. Warner,
Of Lexington, are in the city.
Mr. II. S. 6. Tucker and his son,
John Randolph Tucker, Jr., are at the
Clarendon.
Miss Mildred Lee leaves to-day for
Rsytnswood, the home Of her brother,
W. II. T. Lee, in Fairfax county.
Tie House Committee on the Judici-
arv will take up the bill to increase the
salaries Of United States judges. The
committee rejected the measure once,
bu, voted 10 reconsider.
The Committee on Pablo Library
OF the House will soon report an ap-
pro2-iation for q statue to the old
Revolutionary hero General Dan. Nor
gan to lie erected at Winchester, Va.
Major Ed. Hunter, Of Botetourt, is
in the city.
Hon. b. II. Leonard, chairman OF
tie Democratic State Executive Com
mittee of West Virginia, was in the
city to-day.
Mr.. Leonard reports that Senator
Camden's speech last Friday on the
Interstate commerce bill has called
forth great deal Of favorable comment.
Judge John J. jackson, United States
circuit judge, Of Parkersburg, was
among the visitors at the Capitol to-day.