Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
THE BEEF COMBINE.
sxEAroR VEST WANTS re GET AT BOT
TOM FAcrS.
Going for the syneioAts-Thes senate and the
Tariff Bill-Dr. cnrry's
speech.
IRON our Regular Correspondent

Iron Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. G., December D. Senator
Vest introduced = resolution to-day autbo-
RING the special committee OF The senate APP
pointed 10 Investigate the meat combine 70
I'D during The session or during The recess,
fn order 20 continue The investigation OF the
questions commenced at Chicago ana 81
louis recently 10 0nd out why beef con-
finucs % be sold 90 consumers 1T cNOrbliaDi
yates. whcn the prices paid for The cattle
10 ihc hoof are 80 low that the industry o.
raising stock IL no longer profitable. IN"
Il one ot the most important questions
now confronting the public, and up 70
- present writing there doesn't seem 70 be
,5<Inv way ~ reaching tbe Chicago syndicate
having The gun on the public. The aim OF
she senate committee BE- 20 End remedy
and 20 cen be done unless the syndicate hss
more Influence wish Congress Than u gene
rally supposed. 40 was only The other cav
that erutieman remarked here tbat
fh-rr were thousands ~ beer cattle In
FagguiDr county, Va, thai coulu hot De
god Uo said that within month
moro ftau thousand Of these cattle
BAD Leru driven 20 WsrreDiOn, but the deal
srs did not vent them, owing 10 The de-
messed state of the market. 10 Washing
ION. where there - n dcmand FOR the best
bet. fhr supply comes from The West IN the
shspc a. dressed beci which is shipped
here lg fhe eynlicstcs who control thc en-
tfc Luiucss Of tho West They get their
cstie a. low rates-Usylng ln Tact Just
what they pltase-hulcher them, and
send the meat 10 a parts OF
fhc Tnltod states aud charge llch rates 10
Sac consumer. JUDGED, beef is A. high now
Us was before ihe heavy decline IN prices
q %. a.. Ift..f q at la Ina
Tho rgnramen are not only suffering ana
fhcir herds becoming smaller, bur 70 Is ruin
60 Inc rsftle-rsiseTs in States like NtTginla
and Erntucty. where The business Il con-
siderable. though Of course on smaller
ic-le th4n in fbo western states and Terri
tories.
senator Voc, said to-day that he wanted 10
go to Soc bottom ~ The question, and pro-
posed 90 6ud ont not only all about the
existing evH, bot 10 possible get a. The
remedy. ne wants the special committee
90 hove p'eeiy 0i attitude, and that Is why be
Introduced The resolution.
TuE TARIFF BILL
The Senate took upthe tariff BIN this alter
noon ild the whole dag was consumed on
Che mierualrCvcnuo sections Mr.. Vance,
20 North Carolina, offered q number o.
amendments which were M reality The por-
fou. of ibe Mills BIN relating 20 this SUBJ
SOFT ami which were stricken out by tie
Senate Finance Committee. they were
voted down without exception Toy
uc Republicans, who have clear,
unAispuled majority. and they VIII 20
rIrhi nionr with the ban hy sections and ps-s
rhc measure. The Democrats VIII make
.fsnd for their own policy, hut DO not eX.
poet t0 accomplish any changes whatever
THE Republicans are not Waniiesting
rrv d..uoniiOn 10 offer amendments.
10 shows good party discipline. Be-
lcrc the election the Kansas Senators
v,rc quietly protesting against measure
flif fsiird O. make any reductions in timber
schedules. and ST the same time proposed a
emit II about 80 rrr cent in tbe sugar duiie-,
iust phsn an infant industry was struggling
along u thor State iu The shape oi sorghum
cane. kansas also want, free hoopiron for
ra'inr hav. and many other things needed boy
f.e farmers. lusals aud Plumb, before The
election. would not have dared 10 support
any i.il thut proposes cut of 90 per cent. IN
OBJ. sugar duties and made no reduc-
Nan ou timber. hut the Republicans
lfc now nushed with yicisry and partisan
enthusiasm Oyerehado0s the pocbei-book for
Che moment. They are bold and uOcOn-
clrnct. Ihe sorghum industry is bound TO
.. d great one NOT only no the West. but
..n m virginia AMI North Carolina, n
..rYis have never favored high duties on
.unI f0r the sake ~ protection, hut as a
Int4n- 20 r4islug q large revenue. II sugar
were made free 81 would probably be a. bieh
ls ever 10 tue consumer. The Republic
.a lll ns framed not only strikes
blow M an infant industry, bur The section
roisfiu o. grades ht for Use protects the re-.
luerl and does nothing whatever Tor The
consumer.
some ~ the Democratic senators seem TO
fhiuk thai thc hiu VIII bee disposed o. within
a week or tom Jays az the iarihest. Inquiry
among the leading members OF the House rs
That the biIl will have little chance Oi getting
through lh,t body 10 the Democratic
members az the Ways and Means
Comm ttee cam have their wishes
carried out There viii doubtless he Efforts
made o. compromise, hut owing 10 The
short session and the accumulated busincss
% begins 20 ioob us II nothing much will be-
done THIS session outside az passing The
regular appropriation bulls. Tue House r.
Ipur nothing 81 present but wrongie over
questions of privilege. and The "ohlector
81, having opportunities just now that de-
hght hs heart
uB. CWW's PINS SPEECH.
Nearly every one WHO attended The ban
orst l.inieht 90 W lizards Hotel rs talking
70 thc eloquent and iorcihlc response Of Dr.
fule o. TIE tosst " spain aud America
Mauy of tle con .ressmcn who were present
obi, not hesitate 10 declare that Dr. Curry
effort WAS the best aiter-dinncr speech they
have ever heard In Washington. Tn addition
to tne great orstorcal ability displayed on
the occasion Toe address, wss one OF the
most lchairly aud entertaining TIA, they
ever lRteaed g..
The free-delyerg system VIII Doe extended
Oh the city az Roanoke Va, on January 80,
ana four csrrier- viii De allowed. Within
fre past three year. The receipts Of the post
o1i,c ~ RsauOke have increased from $1,000
o $4,000 prr annum. The free-dcliycy
,y.tcm ~ being extended I'm all directions,
ard she present Authorization can take unto
itself credit for operating 90 cilectually the
Row Law on tic subject.
Among thr latest Virginia arrivals are:
~. !. Adams. of Warreuton. and II. Il.
lrown. Il Granite, st the National Hotel;
Do. VI. Bel aud E. II. Catlett, OF Sttunton,
20 the metropolitan.