Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-16
THE TOBACCO BILL
IN FAVORABLE CONDITION, But WILL
IT PAST
Malone and Satellites After Harrison's
ccmfortiog Crumbs Republicans
Discussing the eubsrnato-
rial Question.
ITrom Our Regular Correspondent

Prom Our Regular Corresponfentl
WAsafEeroN, February 15.LTbe House
Committee on Appropriations met sgain tbis
morning. aud by vote OF 10 to ordered a
favorable report 10 be made on the Cowles
tobacco bill. The four members who voted
against the proposition are 81 Democrat
Messrs. FOrney Of Alabama. Foran Of Obio.
savers OF Texas. and Rice OF Minnesota. y
change was inside in the bin which Will be
quite acceptable 10 the people OF virgins.
North Carolina, and other tobacco growing
States. IL takes from the COwles bill The
frst four sections, sud inserts the fret
two sections OF Mr.. R,DdaiPs bill re-
pealiug oil the tobacco taxes. One Of
the friends Of the C0wies bill was asked this
morning WHY The Appropriations 80 sud
denly decided 10 report the measure, and ne
said that IL was because Mr.. M'ls ana hls
associates seemed 10 be moving 20 slowly
that nothing could be done al all this session.
aud therefore Sir. Randall snd be follower,
decided 10 act al once. Members from The
tobacco growing states claim that the nill
VIII pass the House by from fogty % hity
majority.
Mr. Forney. Of Alabama, Will make MI
nority renort leaving the tax on cigars, che
roots, and cigarettes, and viii endeayor 70
have 1t voted upon 10 the House s. subst'-
tute for the majority report. The minority
report ., exactly ~ the shape that the mis-
Till was 80 far as the tobacco schedules are
concerned.
Things are getting terribly mixed, and Il
is hard TO predict at this writing whether
snvthng will be done this session with the
tobacco Till. The Virginia aud North caro-.
lima members are doing ali they cen to have
the tobacco taxes wiped out, and II 1t Is not
done il will not be their fault.
This town IL full Of Republican politicians
from Virginia at present. Malone IS here.
and some OF his most faithful adherents have
been hanging around him for seyersl DAYS
aud nights. They come and 20, and TIE
length OF stay depends entirely upon tte
amount ~ money these hungry politicians
have In their pockets. There have been
some lively conferences held within tne
past few DAYS. and more are 10 be held. The
business which brings these Republican,
together Is The parceiling out the Offices
In Virginia. Malone has taken itior granted
that even II be does not 20 into the Cabinet
ne will have the pull on the patronage. JIG
really cares as much for that privilege a. be
does for n Cabinet honor. II ne goes into
the Cabinet he could have q much finer pun.
Rut Malone j. positively not in line Tor such
an honor, II what the leading Republicans m
other states tav il true. The movement
on the part Of so many southern Republican,
20 have an Attorney General OF Their choice
in the Cabinet Is dead against Nanone. Inc
only place that be could I'll would be the
postmaster.generssh and. Napamaker'
Of Phiadelphis, IA booked for that whether
General Harrison likes il or not
According to the gossip picked MP herf
the combination are pushing cx-AttOrncy'
General Blair, Of Virginia, for SOLICITOR
General. 1Lisls the place that MIR. Goode
Of Virginia, had when Cleveland first
came iutO power. Morgan Treat, OF Nes'
Point. is being advocated for the marshal
chm i'm the Richmond district, James Fra
zier, OF Rockingham. and Blown Allen, q
Augusta. who are near relatives, are said Il
be in sort OF family pool for Captain Ham
Shepsrd's place a. collector OF internal'reVe
nue.. Congressman Games, who goes int
pr,vnte lie on the 4th ~ March unless some
hing IL done Tor him 10y Harrison, Is staie'
for collector Of Diernal-Teyenue IN the Rich
mond district. W. t. Craig, OF Staunion
| has been put down for United Stntes disiric
attorney md Jim Henry Johnson Is The maI
| the gang want for postmaster at DanNiile
/ They think that Stith Boiling ought TO Gel
| BIS old uace back a. po-tmsster al Peters
/ nnrg. Bob Mayo. of Westmoreland, ba'
| been talked OF for SOlictor>General, but II !
understood that he has agreed 10 phi ont
! the race IN favor ~ Breakfast Ball. am
something else has 10 be done for Mayo o
he viii get ieit in the calculation being mad
| by the horde.
some Of the crowd want to do somethiu
| for Jim Smith, Of Richmond; at least that !
what they were talking about last night, bu
/ "a at hat 1 i'm
have, whether postmaster or collector Q
] customs.
Ex-senator John /. Lewis is here, spend
| ing the winter with the family Ol ex-Con
gressman John Amber Smith. Mr.. Lew
| saws that be wants no Office whichever. II
probably couldn't get one if he wanted
| under the new deal.
The Virginia Republicans are talking M
the gubernatora question at pretty liyel
rate, aud although II is commonly suOpose
that ex- Mayor Lamb, Of Norfolk, IL Malone
candidate for Governor, it is now said tba
the CLIQUE are seriously considering the aC
visibility Of nominating General James \
Walker, OF Pulaski county. They DO ma
know that he would accept, hut some oil ID
cu0ue think that II he would take II be
their strongest man. General Walker wa
about 10 remove TO Alabama, but II IL sal
that he has refused to accept business ole
! there.
Malone. it is learned, tried 70 have tai
! with Riddebcrgcr the other day, but u
latter, being in a vefy eccentric" moo1
got out Of Tue way for an hour, aud after
wards, when he met Malone, extended hl
hand: but then MahOne rot huty aud Dc
chned 10 talk with the Senator. There 10 n
love lost between Malone aud Ridhfbergel
II is reported that Rlddleherger wants 10 b
appointed United states District Au0rnc
wien his term az senator expires.
In all this Darcelling ont OF the Offices tn
! Naboneites are not putting the name Q
Congressman Yost in the pot. Congressna
John Il. Brown is ostenslby backed 70
Doorketper Of the House, bat he VIII hard
get It.
Mr. Randall tined TO report The Tobacco
bill in the House this morning, but as II W.
priva,e-lill day Mtssrs. Mills, Tracey, an
Heard objected SIR. Minis declares that 10
| CoWlcs. Randall bill shall not pass The House
| This makes It certain that there VIII be bi
! fight over the measure.
General Thomas l.. ROSSer, Mrs. Rossel
and Miss Rosser, OF Charlottesville, spen
Yesterday in the city, and left this moiuin
for home.
p. II. Hines, Of Winston, y. c., is at th
| Metropolitan.
Entire Repeal of Tobacco Tax.