Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-03
IhE lax ON ClCARS.
I Cheroots and Their Future With Respect to
ation-WashlngtOn Gossip.

WASHINGTON. D. c., January ?
fsp,ciall-Thc majority members ~ the
\Vavs and Means Committee have been
consider. bly, divided in opinion regarding
the proposition to increase the tax on
CHARS one Of the prominent mtu'priS
said this afternoon to the Dispatch cor
rcguOudent that they wanted "a HtlIe mo
tim, 10 consider that question. len
DAYS ago Il was thought reasonably Ger
tain rh, committee would recommend al
least 81 cents per Loo additional TAX IN
cigars. and some Of the members thousH'
IL ought To be 81 increase, but they are ~
r,res.nt according to the statement OF IN
member quoted. at variance ana l"17i
bly the final outcome viii be that IN t"A
viii remain as at present Shoui' ''''
rroye true IL will be decided concession
I. the cigar manufacturers, bdt II -
feared that before the internal-rrFehue
features are finally disposed OF IL VIII
l.. necessary 10 recommend an InNie"7'
of not less than 30 cents per l'-, % t'.
POSSIBLY ST. However, IL Is pei'eVeu nc
If This action Is taken cheroots' NJ when
n number of Richmond manufacturers
are - much interested, will be 50 cil'si-
cod that they will not suffer. The recent
,isft of the Richmond committee mas dp-
,,arantlv had the effect Of opening Ihe
tyes Of the committee to the necessity ol
shaping legislation so that the '' cne1 90
indi,stry may not be ULwisely dlscfli'n-
mated against
VIRGINIAS CONGRESSMEN.
Senators and Representatives are De-
o,rnin, 10 return 20 the city, ana Dy 'o-
morrow II Is thought more thah quo
rum Of each branch of Congress VIII oS
resent when the two houses are caileu
"a order Some Of the Virginia uelesH
tion Will probably be a few days lite III
returning 20 the city, as they VIII "a,''
to remain in Richmond TO WITNESS "'s
contest for the judges or the 'ou''
AnneaIs several having gone To the
cI,.itaI citv with the intention Of tarry-
ing until about the time the caucus -
held Senator Hunton vii reach the cNy
tomorrow morning from his nome al
4 Warrenton. where he has been spending
| the holidays.
Senator Daniel reached Richmond last
| evening, and Ii Is not expected ne VIII
! come TO Washington before tomorrow
THE Annoy CONSULATE.
| II is learned at the State Department
| that a large number OF Vlrginians have
l aDplied for the Annoy consulate, In Chlia'
made vacant by the dropping from the
/ list OF Colonel j. Hampton Hoge. Ii Is
| known also that others. who nave not
I signifed their intention OF openly Oe-
( coming candidates. have felt the way
! They are cautious, because they fear the
( President may not be willing to again
give the appointment 10 Virginia ana IN
/ this they are probably right though
I II the thing Is managed properly. there u
no valid reason why the State should not
have the position.
II IL understood here that Colonel Hose
Will visit Washington tomorrow or the
next day. and IL Is said he wiz ASK an
audience either with the President or the
Secretary OF State. His friends claim
that he has not had a full enough hear
ing. and, while he does not expect TO be
reinstated, they insist he VIII demand the
right to explain certain matters In con-
nection with the case.
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.
REPRESENTATIVE Settle, of North Caro-
lima. has returned to the city. His con,
test before the Elections Committee Wal