Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-12
A TOBACCO PROTEST.
NORTH cAROLINlANS AGAINST IN
CREASE or THE ClCARETTE-TAx.
" SWIVEL" Service Results in the Depart
ments AT Washington-tseneral Federal
Capital Notes OF Interest.

WASHINGTON. January u.-CSpecial)
Representative Branch has received a (
series OF resolutions passed by the To-
bacco Board Of Trade of Greenville y.
G.. requesting the Senators and Represen-
tatives from the State 10 oppose the
proposition 10 increase the tax on cigar
cites The board declares that 70 treble
this tax, as recommended by the Ways /
and Means Committee OF the House, would
work dsastrously 50 far as the interests
of the tobacco-growcrs Of both North
Carolina and Virginia are concerned. The
published reports in the newspapers nave
already had the effect OF causing buyers
TO withdraw from the markets, just al a
time when sales are usually made OF the
chief grades Of tobacco grown IN that
section OF North Carolina known as bright
cutters The proposed action is detrimen-
tai in the extreme The board further
claims that under the present tax OF hfty
cents "A thousand on cigarettes, the grahe
of tobacco referred TO bears a tax or
seventeen cents a pound. whereas on
other grades the tax is only about SIX
cents a pound.
Mr. Branch says he will file the rcsolu-
tions with the Ways and Means Com
mittce and will look carefully into the
question.
At THE DEPARTMENTS.
Representative Tyler made the usual
rounds Of the departments to-day, Dul
very little could be accomplished.
Mr. Meredith was at the Treasury De
partment to-day TO find out just VINO
were credited 10 his district in the Treas
urv. He was furnished with a list, ana
il showed that there We're twenty-e,suI
persons. amply protected by the CIVIL
service law Most OF this assortment got
I'm years ago, and comparatively rev are
Democrats. or had any right TO be- crel-
itod to Virginia when they were app"llte''
There is no way of getting them out as
long as the President permits the as
credited Lyman to remain on the commits
sion. along with Teddy" Roosevelt, VINO
can out vote the Democratic members or
/ tho commission. and who caused the prac-
teal man on IT 10 be removed 10 give
: ulacc 10 Il nice old easy-gOing kentuckE
| Mugwump. This old fellow from Ken
! tuckv never booted out Republicans IN
! his Office while holding position IN that
| state. and he will permit them 10 i've IN
! clover here.
NTr Meredith finds there are fourteen
| neCulp in the Treasury credited 10 ms
district who are not under the ciassihtd
service, but they are D-mocralS' III,
/ large majority having been appointed
/ under this and the first Cleveland adimnls-
| tration.
LIKE PULLING STUMPS.
! Cor gresham Swanson says he has en-
d,av, red To have Il number Of Republican
| rai,vsv mail clerks rcmov a who are cred
/ itcl to his district and that charges have
/ beer preferred against them. but It -
worse than pulling stumps by the Old
| fashioned methods.
| Mr.. Swanson has discovered that some
people down in the DauVillc district VINO
/ masquerade as very ardent Democrats
/ have fled letters asking for the retention
! OF some Of these men.
( Representative Jones states that ne had
! rcor luck in seeing heads Of departments
+ to-Cay. as the President had called spe-
/ cial Cabinet meeting. NJ. Jones thinks II
will be some days yet before the Rivers
/ and Harbors Committoe, of which y" -
/ a member. will take up the Virginia pro-
/ jeCts.
! Congressman Epes, who IS a member OF
| the House Coinage Committee, seems 10
/ deerair Of carly action on the silver bills
/ pepdirg before that committee. He thinks
II will soon be easier to &c; through bili
! 10 coin iron and steel than one To coin the
! segnorage now In the Treasury.
RICHMOND'S REPRESENTATIVG.
! F,Lresentative Wise called at the Trca-
/ surv to-day 10 look into the question Of
( back pay for the fireman at the Rich
! m.na Cust0m-HO
Congressman Alexander will go to the
| Treasury in a few days "a specially urge
| the removal OF the colored Collector of
| Custc ma at Wilmington, y. G. There are
! some papers on file when it is thought VIII
fetch him this time.
VIRGINIA GRANGERs.
DIT =. G. Powell. Of Dinwiddic; Mr.. \.
! Newton Of Norfolk county and seve-
,f.. Of Ia
Grfree. were at the Capitol to-day. They
have lust returned from the meeting of
the Grange at Winchester where they
hoprcd On Secretary Morton, Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture, IN lively fashion.
RETURNING MILITIA-MEN.
Major Y. Donati ana Captain Heck, of
Richmond who are connected with the
state .nilitia. and who have been on
tour Of inspection, wore at the Capitol
to-day. and through the courtesy OF
CONGRESSMAN Wise, occupied seats III the
members gallery.
The hin for the relief Of Washington
and Lee University. in Virginia. viii soon
be pressed In the Senate by Mr.. Daniel
The claim is for $1,000
OTHER PROMINENT NIRGINlANS.
Mr.. Devereux Doyle, one Of the nume-
rous candidates for the Norfolk postmas-
tcrship. and Captain Herbert, who has
been endorsed for postmaster at Ports
mouth: Colonel Andrew Wingheld. or
Hanover. and Colonel GTenville Gaines
of Warrenton. were also Virginia NlslIorS
to-day a. the Capitol.
Hon. Marshall Hanger. Of Staunton, re-
Gently appointed Consul to the Bermudas.
I arrived to-day. and will start for his post
| within q few days.
| Additional Virginia arrivals: George VI.
! Cochran and wife. Miss Susie Cochran.
/ Miss Annie Cochran. Staunton; James :.
/ Wilson. Mrs T. Gregory, Richmond; W.
II MAYNARD and wife. Norfolk; g. VI.
Rastable. Calvcrton, H. g. Yates post
master Of Warreuton; Captain J. II. u.
Figcatt. Fincastle; ID. c. Jeremy SAKE;
J. +. Eggborn, Culpeper
NORTH CAROLINIANS.
Mr.. John Hancock. Of Newberne. y. c.,
Is in the city.
other North Carolina arrivals: John W.
Jones and WIFE Durham; Samuel W.
Hunt. Milton; George H. Smathers,
Waynesville: J. jerome. Albcmarle.
NEW POSTMASTERs.
Fourth-class postmasters for Virginia
were appointed to-day IS follows:
cynthia, Lee county, c. l.. landingham'
vice W. &. Herndon, resigned; Keller
Accomac county, +. u. Young vice Mrs.
Rossc T. Walter removed; Stokesland.
pittsylvania county. 5. W. Coleman wee
/ II blackburn. removed.