Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-13
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL LEE coaRscTs PAYNE OF
NEW YORK ON THE sUMAC TAHITI
payne Quito Consideratc-His curi""'
Position on the Repeal oil 'h'
Tobacco-Tax.
rr-o.u nnr paenlar cnrre.pondent.

wAsHTxGroS, May i2-General Lee ma'e
personal statement IN the House to-ahy -
Ravd 10 the remarks Of Mr. Payne, OF Ne" ,o '
On Friday last, In which the latter sain 'la' os"
eral Loo had privately asked him 10 pu'
duty on sumac, and that while he tGeners', LoeI
could not vote for the bill he would secIes5 ., az
fno gentleman for extending proloeu"n ~ wv
hard-wOrked nunnac- pickers or NirR'n, c..p-,,,,
II will be remem Oered that COi0uel " 80
sald tbat II was not fair for Mr.. Payne to make
the abatement during General Lees hp'oHe''
and there the matter dropped for the, o"S. ,d IN
In his statement to-day Geneta . - re-
effect % at he had privately and PERSONAL TO-
marked % Mr.. Payne that a. me hoYs ~, ~
would undou btedly pass their tarin oii' snu ~
they were scattering around prO,eCuVu', 80 So
be glad II they would extend niue no'p ~ w. w.
Rumac industry OF Virginia, though 10 IL IL 80
propose 10 vote for the bill a. framed. no uli
not remember having said anythlns e''-'
privately blessing the connlttse.
Mr.. Payne was quite considerete IN n,s sts.e
rnent to-day. Ho said that he supposou
tnaf General lee knew that he was on
the subcommittee, and thought 10 maa9
this request OF him on account OF ~ VlIi,la
connection with tho committee. bLt J. Dvn - 81 q,
lee said it was personal remark was 1li
right ,-...to,,
In the speech Of Mr.. Payne thero Is recor1ed
sharp passage OF words In regard 70 inc IoDa QUAY
tax aud "a Mr.. Payne IL a prominent hePup' =,
can and on the Ways and Means tommiteo9, ~
Is 70 DO presumed that he speaks autnon'aHto-
IT, 10 will interest tho people OF ,n-
ginla and North Carolina 70 read INC ioi-
lowing from tho Record, IL having come Just alieI
Mir. Payne declared that h0 vas not noe IN lefVt
Of repeating the tobacco taxes, though he was N
favor Of that action In the foriy-ninth Congress
Mr. WAshingtOn: In other words, you confess
that as q majority you donOt pretend 70 40 tnat
which you proposed TO do while you were Id 'no
IninOrty7
MIR. Payne: Oh. not at all, but we we're In the
minority. aud when We can get only hall ioai
we will take tue half loaf. aud II we cpuiu nos
get the half a loaf We would take slice, II W.
can not get but a single slice. But now we nave
the responsibility and can have things our own
way. and 20 will tx them just as We MINK best
all along the line. lApplause on the hepuDHcHh
side.l ,..
Mr.. yenable: Do You mean to say II Is the
policy Of the Rcpublice. party to continue the
tax on tObaCc0T
Mr.. Payne: For the present ,.-
Mr. YensDlo: Until you get into The minority;
Mr.. Payne: Oh, no; We do not expeol 70 se'
into the minority. lLaughter.l
Mr. Venable: / hope You will sh0ruy.
Mr.. Payne: We will take 1t Of tobacco aiter
awhile
Mr.. Yenablo: When you have not got tho
power
Mr. Payne: We viii take It mp after awhile.
Mr. Washington: Do you not believe the tour
cents tax impOsed upon the Manufactured To-
bacco will produce a monopoly in the manufac-
turc Of tObaccof Il not that the reason why
your party are in favor 81 keeping that TOUR
cents pound tax on tho tooaccOF
Mr. Payne: did not suppose that even inc
gentleman from Tennessee would ask ne II we
were In favor Of monopolies Why, We ere try
ing 10 legislate for tho benefit of the laboring
men Of this country, 70 give them employ ment'
10 give them wages, 20 give Them homes 10 give
them shelter We In favor OF monopoly
Now, want
Mr.. Washington: But you did not answer my
question. NOW, does not the four cents pound
duty put on tobacco create a monopoly in the
manufacture Of tobacco. and "a you are In favor
Of protection is not that tho reason why II Is put
on theref
Mr.. Payne: No. sir: we DO not believe 1t GRO
ates a monopoly IN tobacco.
PosT-oFFICE NOMINATIONS.
At n meeting Of tho Sorats Committee ON
Post Onlccs and POst-Rosds to-day favorable re-
ports were ordered upon the nominations Of W.
H. SirOthera TO be postmaster nt W0rrent9n,
Va, and james Sullivan pOstmastor at Harrison
burg, Va. These nominations Lave boon held No
in tie committee since December Is, lss9, ana
January %. $780, respectively.
The following fourth-class postmasters were
appointed for Virginia today; III. u. Perkins,
Edgc nm, King &c Orge county, ricc j. H. baker,
removed I, G.. NisWsuder, Lorraine, Henrleo
county, rice :. $. LGnkfort, resigned