The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-17
RICHMOND VA WEDNESDAY JANUARY II. 1894

neee.,a,,,. revenue should be derived by
a tax unon tobacco or a custom duty on
surar should fight most strenuously
aeai,s, any increase OF tax whatever on
tobacco one reason which also animates
M. .sro,rat surrendering the revenue de-
rlyea fro,n iron ore and coal. Is that it
craatos 20 that extent o deficiency of rev.
enua which may BE- sought to be raised
bv an Increase OF tax on tobacco.
'rha wilson bill has not been endorsed
by the Democratic caucus. and hence
cannot strictly be called a party measure.
If ie the views Of the individual members
Of the WAYS and Means Committee as to
farifr LEGISLATION. Every Democratic mem
ber has a right to offer amendments. and
antagonize those portions which he thinks
undemocratic and unvise. If the amend
nents should fail, | shall vote for the
hin as consider II vastly superior to
the Mckinley bill, which It substitutes.
n does not go as far as / would like
in its reductions. More revenue would be
derived il it's reductions were greater"
Xirg mia and ca oIin, No ~.
Congressman Edmunds called on the
secretary of Agriculture with Mr..
knight. Of Lynchburg. who was among
the number Of employees dismissed from
thar department some time ago, and
endeavored to have him reinstated, but
was unable TO do so, as the Secretary
declined 10 make any additions to the
departments force at present
He visited the Post-Ofice Department
with Hon Il. II. Nobln, of Halifax coun-
tv. and requested permission to move
the post-0iiice at South Boston from
its present location, to a new and more
desirable building which has been erected
Of ftrr tc inc IA
nroner facilities for handling the mails
of that city. The request was granted.
The Senate Finance Committee agreed
IN report favorably the nomination of
Nte,vin II. Carter as collector of internal
revenue for North Carolina. but passed
| bv the nomination of Mr.. Simmons. Sen
ator Vance was present at the meeting
of the committee.
There have been great number OF
amendments to the Wilson bill filed with
the Journal clerk. among which is the
! one offered by Congressman Bower, OF
North Carolina, to restore the duty OF
mica. The chairman has promised tC
recognize Mr.. Bower. who VIII speak OF
the bill tomorrow night
The House Committee on Elections helC
a meeting this morning. but no business
| of importance was transacted. The cas-
of Williams versus Settle was laid Owe
until the next meeting OF the Committee
! DIR : Galeska, Messrs. Beverly L
! Crump. and George l.. Bidgood. of Rich
mond, are here attending session OF IN
Progressive Guild of America, to tn
presidency Of which Governor OFerral
| has been elected, 10 fiji the vacancy cause
by the resignation Of Hon. Henry w
Flournoy, Of Richmond.
y,r nn 60 Capital.
United States Consul Marshall Hanger
Of Augusta, left this morning Tor Ney
York. from which port he will sail TO
his post at Bermuda, next Thursday
Mr.. w. 5. White, member OF III
| Virginia bar, and the editor Of tn
Fredericksburg Free Lance, passe'
through this city yesterday, en- route nom
from Baltimore, where he had gone o
! professional matters.
Hon. Marshall Mccormick concluded a
| argument before the APPELLATE Court OF tn
| District of Columbia to-day. and lef
for his home at Berryville, Clarke eoun
ty.
+. i. Lockwood. G.. w. Komer. Of Au
gusta; and T. Il. Hewitt, of North caro-
| lima. are at the Metropolitan.
Messrs. II. ID. Turner, Of Roanoke;
| Garent. of Richmond, and George W
Ward are among hefVirginia arrivals q
the National.
Messrs. John NJ. Higgins. Of Richmond
Thomas T.. Oliver. Of Petersburg; H.
Smith, Of Richmond. and W. Ridgel
Penniman, OF Asheville, y. c., are regis
tered at the St James.
There were no changes in fourth-clas
postmasters to-day for Virginia or Mort
Carolina. H. H. W.