Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-25
WASHINGTON CITY
RIcHMoNp's DELEGATION HEARD BY
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
No Increase Of the Tax on Manufactured
Tobacco-Thc Cigarette Tax-Free
Coal-Swanson.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. January a.
Special THE Richmond visitors who ar
rived here yesterday in behalf Of the to-
bacco interests, through the efforts OF
Congressman Wise, had a hearing this
morning before the subcommittee OF the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES. composed
Of Mecsrs. McMilln. Of Tennessee; Mont
gonery. OF Kentucky, and Bryan, OF Ne
brsska. Chairman Wilson also came INTO
the room and listened TO what the sisitorS
had to say on the subject OF tobacco.
The delegation from Richmond, as stated
in this correspondence yesterday, Is COM
posed OF Messrs. Il. II. Boykin. James ~
Boyd. \. II. Yarbrough. Alexander Came
ron, j. T. Parkinson. and Thomas AtKih-
son. Mr.. Boyd was the spokesman OF the
party and ne laid before the sub-commit-
tee some Interesting facts. He asked ina.
the tax on manufactured tobacco IN an
its forms should not be increased anu
showed that to Increase IL at presen,
would be hardship. He also reauested
that d change should be made In the rear
clause SO that the retail handler OF this
staple should be made to pay MS proper,
tionate share OF the tax imposed. ana
this, he claimed, would not operate against
the producer OF the staple.
Chairman Wilson and the subcommittee
assured the Richmond visitors that no
Increase would be recommended on To-
bacco except in the case OF cigarettes,
and the committee would offer an amend
ment making that tax one dollar per
thousand instead OF one and half dollars,
as was at first proposed.
OTHER TOBACCO DELEGATIONS.
There were delegations present this
morning also on behalf of the tobacco
| trade OF Lynchburg and Danville In Nir-
| ginia, and from Durham. winston, ana
| other places in North Carolina. The Dan
| Vile visitors were Messrs. John f. Rlsou'
| w. w. Brooks. and J. G. Covington. Mr..
| HAYNES. OF Winston and Colonel Julian
| s. Carr, Captain Parrish, and Mr.. Pin
| nix, OF Durham, were present.
Mr. Charles Millhiser, of Richmond, was
also present in the interest of the cheroot
manufacturers. He did not do any talking
before the members OF the committee, but
| he has been very active about the CAPT.
| tol.
| The absence Of the President from the
| city has again delayed appointments. 1t
| Is supposed that as soon as he returns
| several important nominations for Nir-
| Blfllt anu NOtlH tdlOAiiitb NAi - '~'- .'''
| but people who are interested In these
matters will do we'll to be patient. over
| 400 postmasterships OF the presidential class
| are now piled upon Mr.. Clevelands table'
| and most of them ought to have been got
ten out OF the way in December.
| THE COAL QUESTION.
The Virginia and West Virginia people
| who tried To prevent the adoption OF the
| free coal clause of the Wilson bill say
| they really never expected to accomplish
| their purpose In the House. They VIII
| rely on the Senate, where combination
| is expected to be effected between the III
terests so vitality concerned.
Representative Swanson. who had al
| ready made a most favorable impression
| by his speech on the currency question:
| made a tariff speech In the House THIS
| evening. He had his subject well in hand,
| and being a clear and forclDle talker IL
| goes without saving that the member
| from the Danvile district added fresh
| laure,s TO his reputation. He wanted IL
understood from the start he was tariff
| refonner, believed in the Democratic pro-
fessions on the subject, and thought the
burdens In the existing Mckinley tariff
| We're hard on the people. The present Dill
had not been constructed entirely TO suit
him, but IL he failed to get what he
| wantsd that would not be an excuse for
refusing TO support the measure.
He lwelL On what he coQsijered reve-
nue. tarin. and insisted that a revenue
tariff should be kept on coal and iron-ore.
| He had voted In Committee OF the Whole
| to abolish the bounty on sugar because he
| regarded II as wrong In principle, and he
had voted to put refined and raw sugars
on tie free list In the interest of the
| masses.
| TAX on CIGARETTES.
Representative Wise laid before the
Ways and Means Committee this morn
ing a letter from Mr. Miller, Commits
| sioner Of Internal Revenue, showing that
cigarettes will probably yield a larger
| revenue with the present tax OF nfty cents
than If il is increased to one dollar.
The Richmond committee returned this
| afternoon.
Mr.. Pritchard. who is pressed for the
| Chapel Hill (N. CO postmastership, finds
that the term OF the Republican incum-
bent will not expire for two years, but
steps are to be taken at once 70 have him
removed.
Virginia postmasters appointed to-day
| Mrs. y. X. Dickinson. Buckley Mil, Rus
sell county vice +. q. Buckley, resigned
T.. 2. McCready. Seven-Mile Ford. Smytf
county, vice C. $. Boothe, removed.
j. w. Coon. of Roanoke, Is at the Metro
poIitan,