Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-18
WASHINGTON.
THE FIGHT WILL BE ON The TO-
BAccO AMENDMENTS or
Mr.. TUCKER.
nee for Postmaster of DanviIie-
speakership Speculation.
From Our Regular corresponoen,.,

WASHINGTON. May I7.--The amendments
offered to-day 90 the internal.revonue
schedules of the Mckinley tariff hill will
tc found elsewhere IN the regular press re-
norris and tho vote on the same
1ill not be taken until MONDAY.
IN the mean time the various
teendments Will be printed IN tho Re.9,d
90 that al the members can have chance
e. consider carefully each and every one.
Tine amendments offered By Mr. Mckinley
do not make much Of concession
o. the tobacco interests. The amend
mouts Of Mr. Tucker, OF Virginia. will
wipe out the tobacco-taxes entirely.
and as substitute for those amend
uept General Henderson. Of Iowa. offered
On amendment wipiBe ont entirely the
twenty ninth and tLirticth sections Of tho
l.l. the effect Of which would be, a. he
stated on tho floor. % leave the tax on to-
le.,u Just where It now Is. In other words,
tas prominent and leading Repub-
lem Of Iowa, representing tho north
western Republican idea. does not
intend. IL lee can help It. that
aay relief shall lie given 20 the tobacco
growers and manufacturers Ibis is cs-
tcstaily southern industry, and that is
vLr tue leaders on the Republican side do
J.. want ans relief extended. They IN
t,aI that ~ long ns there are near
Us Two hundred millions year 20
.rrons shall he compelled TO bear more
tnru their share Of these burdens. And
yot tie southern Republicans IN the House
have Teen voting right along for these
TrcRlcss pension bills whom they must
}roW ihat every pension bin passed makes
% impossible 10 repeal the tobaccO-taXcs,
and that tho northern Republicans arc do
termncd That these taxes shall not be
wiped out.
TnE TrN-rLArE Duty.
Congressman Waddill - receiving a large
number az letters from tObaccO-manufac-
tr~crs protesting against the proposed in
c!casr of duty on tin-plate. The tobacco
MAMMA Jurors use tin boxes IN which to-
iacco for export is packed
The c9nuiug-'aet cries all over tho cOun-
IT, have also demanded that tn-plate
should come ~ free, ana # the Republican
leaders can put dutv on the article 1t viii
require ONE hard work. The vote Is going
o. be close.
Charges arc being preferred against John
Henry Johnston, who was the other day
nominated bv tho President 10 be post
ra-ter $50 iauylllc. Va. 70 succeed
Nr. McDearuau, the incumbent. just
who has preferred tho charges can
not De definitely learned. hut II IS
known that the parties have been 10 the
White Hon and laid certain matters be-
fore Mr.. Harrison, who IN turn has been
MAKING inquiries here in the city as to tho
basis and truth Of tho charges. so far,
however, tho opponents ri Johnston have
not been before the senate Committee on
Tost-Ofice- and Poet-R0ads, but seem TO
have cons. dored il better % 20 right 10 tho
President. with a Wow perhaps Of inducing
h'm 20 withdraw the nomination.
TIT MKT sE,KERsHIP.
The election Of Hon. John c.. Carlisle 70
Zoe senator fr,u kentucky gives very gene
ral sat faction 10 the Democratic men,
hers of Concr ~, and 10 has been fore
gone conclusion from the start that he
would be Nr. Bcck's successor. The
transfer of Mr.. Carlisle iroI the House 10
the Senate ia view II the eeacIal belief that
'he Democrats VIII control the next House
by q large majority has already caused talk
and speculation a. TO who Will be brought
forward as @ indicates for Speaker Mis-
souri, will undoubtedly present q candidate,
and whether il Will be- General Hatch or
sir. Dockery remains to be decided
ly the Democrats Of the delegation.
Nr. CrsD VIII be brought forward
from Georgia. Bynum % Indiana will I'M
dOuhtedly be In the race. and the eastern
Democrats are planning even this early 10
hrins ont Mr.. Flower The honor Will IN
an probability 90 20 the South, with MIS-
sour standing as GOOD a chance as any of
the States, rs that j. a southern state.
Mr.. skinner introduced IN the House TO-
fitN "A OH TO paw "a iilItAM titAfttt 'A lptdtl-
fort n. G.. $500 10 full for two boats taken
by tho Federal Government during the
war and for lis own services III plotting
vessels during the war.
TIT REAL TI0HT.
The Ways and Means Committee amend
ments TO the pending tariff bill IN regard
go tobacco relate only 30 the administrative
features. Tho fight. therefore, will be on
the amendments ~ Mr.. Tucker and Gene
raj Hendcr-on. which are explained above.
Tuc Senate to-day passed the bill T. os-
tlblsh on WuterQuarter shOal, Md,
FenWick sholl, Nd, Frying-Pan shoal,
a. c.. and at Martins Industry. s. c., new
hghtships with steam fog-Signals. The en-
tire cost Of each OF which sAall not exceed
$4,000
A post-oficc has been established st Oar
win. Dickinson county. Va, Floyd Stanley,
postmaster.
APPOINTMENTS.
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed for \ugIuia to-day: G. +.
Phillips. Cfaig's Mills, Washington county,
v7oe Il. Crabtree. resigned: Emily G. ker-
foot kerfoot Faugujer county rice W. T.
Kerfoot. deceased. Mrs I. Vi. Pool, Push,
Neckienburg county, Uioe ". J.. Pool, de
ceased.