Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-14
AGAINST HIGHER TAX
Cigar and Cherool. Makers Looking
Afler Their Industries.
LIGHTS ON THE YORK.
Importance Of such Aids 70 Navigation
Raleigh Post-Of1,ce fight--Gencrai
Federal Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, March l3.-(Spcciai)~ -
representatives OF the cigar and che
root trades are here in force trying 10
fnducc the majority members Of the
Senate Finance Committee 10 reduce the
rroposcd tax on their goods. The cheroot
manufacturers claim they will be practl-
c,1y annihilated. and the cigar makers
insist that II they are compelled 10 pay
,h, Increased tax u will be necessary 20
raise the price Of the cheaper brands OF
cigars. and this departure. they say. Will
rake the poor mans smoke cost him
moro money, while the rich man who in
dulgcs In the imported article has nothing
Ig,c the proportionate increase In taxa
finn and so Il goes. The Democratic
,,enbcrs find a hornets nest around their
heads
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
before the House to-day. and Representa-
tly. Wise was interested in having an
amendment added appropriatlng 800 for
a.. establishment Of post-iights on YORK
river. Mr.. Sayers. Of Texas chairman Of
,.o committee took the matter In charge
and the Lighthouse Board some time ago
,,uc5 attention to the advantage Of hav-
o,c the lights IN the interest OF navi-
,.,tion on this important Virginia water
WAY.
WEST POINT POsTMAsTERsHIP.
Messrs Cottrell. Lindsay. and Bland,
u.u-known citizens OF west Point. Va.
were here today In the interest OF Mr..
Fary for postmaster at that place They
called on Mr. Wise. and were also at the
department Mt Wise has recommended
Mr. 'Howorton. but the visitors think
their friend ought TO he appointed
The nght over the Raleigh postmaster
ship Is waxing warm. and Congressman
Huun Insists that Mr. W {. Stronach
oucht to be appointed. Mr.. Busbce also
has good backing. and just now no one
seems 10 know positively who VIII get
the plum.
favorable report was made TO the
House to-day on the bin introduced by
Mr Meredith 10 pay Mrs. Julia a. Hum
phries $1,000 for property of hers used
as a hospital ct Fredericksburg. Va, du-
RINK the war by the Union army
Mr. Pendlcton King. of Guilford county
y c.. Is in the city. and II is said he
has "a fair chance OF being appointed to a
consulate, although the places are getting
scarce in this line. He is well backed
and the President wants to DO something
for HIM. as he regards lin highly, and
believes he would make a model consul.
THE SIMMONS CASE.
MIR +. NJ. simmons. Collector Of In
tcrnal Revenue for the Eastern District
Of North Carolina. Is In the city. ftis
case. which Is still tied up, will hardly
be acted on until after the Finance Conn
rnittec OF the Senate get through with the
tariff question.
The President to-day sent in baton or
nominations. but there were no iavorS
for either Virginia or North Carolina.
Virginia viii soon secure several more
good postmasterships. but the powers
that bc do not seem to be In hurry
about acting on cases that were made
UP apparently some days ago.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mr. A w. Graham, OF oxford, ~ c.,
who A. Of counsel for contestant in the
case Of williams VS. Settle has returned
70 the city.
MIR. jefferson NJ. Levy Of Albemarle,
was among Virginia visitors at the Capt.
tol to-day.
Congressman Kilgorc Of Texas. goes
Frequently to stanton. Va. where his
daughters are attending SCHOOL, anu ME
Kugore IS there at present
Postfrasters Of the fourthclass for Nir-
,tnia were appointed to-day as follows:
Reavcr-Dam Depot Hanover county J.
" Phillips. vice Ellen G. Jones, removed
Ettricks. Chesterfield county, w. j. Evans,
vice j. II. Long removed; Massanuttoh,
paqe county. Benton &. Strickler vice
! p. Il. Brubaker, dead; Paulington
Rockingham county. Z. A. v Wise vice
Madison Wise. removed; Ncsta. Patrick
county, c. -. DeHart. vice Il. ii. Spencer
resigned: Wayland. Scott county, NJ. j..
Mcconnell. vice s. w. Mcconnell re-
signed. -, W..
Virginia arrivals: C. W. Lambert War
ncr Moore, W. l.. Walters, Richmond
Thomas Goode. Mccklenburg G. w
Koincr, Tnomase c. Kinney. Stauntoh
". b. Compton, HarTisohpurs' D. q.
1,o,,.r and wife. Charlottesville; Francis
n. Kemp. Roanoke; q. w. Compton,
White Gate; l.. y. Buford, Bristol