Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-15
WASHINGTON.
VENkBLE WILL AMEND BY ABOLISH
ING ALL TOBACCO-TAxeS.
0arin in tho House and silver ln the SEN
atc-Tho River and Harbor
Jliil iu Danger.


W,euNerox. MAY 1.-THE tobacco
,leucc I'm tho Mckinley hill VIII be one OF
,.c lset reached, rs 10 IS almost al the end
rfthc bil. Whom 70 is reached Mr.. Ven
shls WILL Offer amendments proposing 20
nl.lsh the tax on tobacco IN every form.
md this. Of course. would include the tax
,rueals. chcrOots, aud cigarettes. 10 il
believed that the Republicans will allow
rrr change 10 De made IN this clause. They
,re apparently YeaFuing 60 wipe out
,.. fola.co-taX when they were in q mi
- -fy. lut now when tbov have a majority
,fr.htrDu lu The House ten majority IN
81. S.toto. and Republican President in
ST.. NHte House thew ere dodcinc the is-
OIL. Sir. Ncuablc's amendments viii have
t-Dfcct 90 showing up the inconsistencies
OIL. Republicans The Rcpu blcan mem
. from the South wili probably be forced
.. vote iHr the amendments, but there
uN rt Ore votes enough 70 affect the
...-. result The leading Republicans
.rr0 madC up their minds that only a
.~ reduction should be made i'm the TO-
1.Yf.N. because they intend that the
...... interested in tobacco shall bear
f.Aa their share Of the burdens IN
-...- fu' heavy pensions that are being
-. Oh. soldiers.
rA.rrrs At uo0orrHrADs.
Senator Vance and several members Of
o.. I.ur,s. Ut tIyos from North Carol ma
tI.. tn receive daily numerous pcti-
r.n. from farmers alliances in their State
protesting a.niust the proposition 20 place
tt ar compound lard. Alliances iu
..I whore cottOu-7ccd oil Sc not made
continue. however. to insist that TINS bill
I..s and thus 10 VII be seen that the
-H.r- arc fighting each other on this
f.r.....-r question.
yrNAmr's ELECTION CASE.
TIe Committee ON Elections nro pro
ing very slowly with the cases that
f... t,f 60 boo decided. There IS only one
r.. tH4t haa not been argued tho Ph'lan
... 70 tennessee An the others have
Boon argued weeks AGO. Mr. Ncn0lic's
tl.. F. the FIRST ono IN order, but tire Re
publican members of the committee viii
f.f Indicate inst when they propose TO
r.l.. % decision. 10 is thought bv some
Of tre Republicans that tho matter VIII
possibly Doe carried over until next session.
lg. tho Democrats Gs q rule seem 10 think
Do will bc disposed of a. soon AS the tarlt
t. f- out IF the WAY ln the House. Ihcre
i.ryo~y reason 10 believe chat Mr.. Ncnable
u. retain hs scat for II the Rcpuhlcans
cuIl have agreed among Themselves he
would have boon turned ont two months
The tariff discussion in tho House and
'h. silver hill m the Senate have Practical
A.. shut ont every other matter ~ Congress,
nrl small measures are going 10 have
poor show this session al getting through.
over 10000 bills have been introduced IN
fho House and not 200 have passed. eX-
cildng pension bills, of course.
Tho river and harbor bill IL even IN
dturcr. o. 10 IL generally conceded that II
will have % hard Toad % travel unless the
Republican leaders allow time for discus
fi.u aud amendment.
Hon. John NJ. Allen, who has been in
Mississippi for the past ten days ON legal
business. returned TO the city this morning
and J.. expected 60 throw some lumOr and
sat,r, into the tariff discussion.
lt has been discovered time and again
during the tariff debate that tho Chair has
allowed Republican members 70 speak
spit and even ten minutes az time,
Enough tho rules limit each member 10 five
minutes. and Democrats. while not paving
any attention 10 time, have becn raped
down In three minutes. In this way the
Democrats have been cut out Of great
deal Of time
ORIGINAL PACKAGES
Tho Republican Senators and Repre-
fonfafivcs from the States in which prohi-
Mton laws are in force are doing their ut
most o. have Congress pass law that VIII
Offset the recent decision 81 the supreme
Court IA regard TO " original packages. W
Senator Wilson to-day made u favorable
report iroln the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee looking To legislation that viii nulliiy
the counts decision. These Republicans
become strong States'-rehts men when
their prohibition laws arc about 10 be
smashed.
PoSrNisTEB APPOINTED.
The following fourth-class po,tmasters
wcre appointed for Virginia to-day: j. h.
Bland. Rapport, Middlescx county. rice X.
H. Island. resigned; IL. j. Buckingham,
Childress Store. Montgomery county, rice
". l.. Howard, reIgued Bette f.. Nanucss
ere O.. IL. Jacob. Jr., resigned; Med. NJ.
Warner, Malone, Giles county, rioc W. II.
Duncan resigned: J. s. Ganuaway, Speed
well. Wythe county, rice j. Ri. James re-
stoned