Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-26
FRAMED AThAsE.
The senaie Tariff BiIl Presented TO
the RnlI Com m tee.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular CorrespOndeL u
WAsHINGToS D. c., September 25.-Aftor near
" three months OF hari labor the Senate sub
committee. who have been az Wors on the >eoato
tafi1 bill presented BE- this morning - tue iuh
Committee on Finance. y he % pr cent
reduction Of tho lax on sugar is very o.
noxiOus 10 Senators Ingalls, and PLUMB, aud
they will continue their eNo-tS u nave Is
changed before tho bill L. reported. The duty
on rice IL AkO reduced ~ per cent Manila,
sisal crEss, and lute ars pub On mo Lro
list. but hemp aud nHx are untouched.
The reduction on steel rats is put Ht Sl.52 per
ton but it is probable thai this Will DO Increased
20 g. per Ton, VIII IA vii! * tue duty a. slt per
ton. Iin-piats, lumber, ana SAT- arc lctL ui-
touched. The entire TAX on tobacco u ropeale1.
This. it is esumated, viii amount 90 reduction
~ $23OU,0O1 There is, however, consldefa0lo
Opposition among some II fhc hepuDhcah sshe-
Tors 90 he reueii % tie duty on cigars, cnereo-
aud cigarette, and tho report vi Tue comm u o
may leave this au open question ~ no 1"toi-
mined by tho senate. 7 la reduction ~ TAO
sugar tax VIII amonnt 10 i2ouO.,OVl ana me
repeal f the tax o. alcohol Ehi tako on
so,Uy0 90 more. This will make tGVO.JL
Other reductions Will mere sse " - f5'.Ob"'.
Tho free list conli.t8 Principally Ot drugs aht
Chemicals Wool remains untou 'hed. except an
Increase u poT cent on tho hner grades. ins
bin is yOiuminSus document covering ltO
pages. Tho RepuDhcan majority have agreed 70
give the Democrats minority " Tho committed
the balance VI the week tor tue consideration OF
tie til and The prcparatign VI 40 hlN9fsc IcpJti
ne flhltlliN ItIeiA - A@hAJs ahA i'ff" 80
pledge for protection and tl'ior attack
on he Mills bill lt ~ unfortunate hat senator
Beck who Is the senior Democrat On lne commit
tee aud who T. tue Domocrauc champion Ia IA II
matters Is SSH WoaE ami feeble. he liH VII,
however, be- submitted " him for such CONNER -
ss his health viii permit him 10 maSe. and the
report viii then be prepared upon MS ouggos-
lions by senators Harris and Vance.
1he certainty that tariff measure Il to be
presented puts an end 90 tie uncertainty az -
adjournment Once presented the lili viii Do
takcn up snl do steJ, ami ne end 81 the $50
siOn may be put down a5 nos boiOt9 oct"Oer
&1th. u that soon. thoro are some uily .''n'-o.
who desire 90 pariir paio ia thr 4istu sion, aId
il "a bot at al probable has they will be able 70
condcnse their arsumeuia into -pa'e mar VIII
allow al Ournment before NuVrmuer lsi. Con-
gre-s viii get Asay in umo ~ vote, BAT lot mu-h
s9oucr.
mo Postal telegraph ani Canls Company
has applied % Tho Interstate Commerce tome
mission tor an order requiring mo faduc rail-
rJad- fO a-0rd 10 proper connections ofet uolr
uues fnr tue trs 8mi--iOn Of inelr toieg-apnlc
business under tho =. ovI-iOua Of House bill No.
1919 vii d recently became law. The Postal
Company comp aims that the'e roads have given
exclusive privileges 10 tho Western Union COM
Tue Presidents cbeck for $1,000. payable TO
the or Ter OF Charles d. CanIa, WHO IS treasurer
OF the National Domoerauf Committee, has
boon presented and paid Dy Riggs & co.. OF nus
city. THIS seems TO settle tho question Of his
contribution.
X s.. Coleman % Virginia. has been promoted
from s, OC0 tosl 30 in the Bureau Of Educat n.
The war Department hss issued an order eX-
tending The leave ~ officers whose commands
are staionud in The yellov-feyrr districts 10 5ucl
time as the epidemic may -uU7idr.
Mis- Aaelie Jackson. danch er " ". u. Jack
son. OK Alexandra. who shot aud killed. Colonel
Ellsvorth for hau.i Ing fOeu the confederate nag
over his no oil in 1851. has been promoted from
$40 clerkship in tho Patent Ollce u 500 posi-
ton.
Iho following have been appointed post0as-
ters: D. ?. MOlhDa, Birch, Dickens0I county,
Va Anderson 3. FIippen. gawk. Cumberland
county. Va maize D. Robinson, Bush Pafk,
Cumberland county. Va. Mar'ha A. Carter,
srriugvilte, Tazsweit county, Va: 4. ). hincald,
BrOgns nil. Harrison county, ". Va; + D..
Fringer, GAINESVILLE, Preston county, W. Va.