Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-29
THE TOBACCO TAX.
PROPOSED INCREASE TO DE
STRICKEN OUT.
TARIFF BILL PROGRAMME.
Measure to Go to Conference Not
Later Than July 12th-DanieIs
Great Cuban speech-Other wash
fngton Notes.


the proposed Increase in the internal
revenue tax on tobacco Of cents per
pound will be stricken out Of the tarin
bll. and also the increase on beer, and
these fruitful sources Of senatorial ora
tory thus eliminated. The tariff bill
could be passed by the end of the pre-
sent week, II it was possible to limit
the time for making speeches solely in
tended for home consumption. 1t is the
opinion of leading Democrats that the
tariff bill will be ready TO go TO con-
ference about the 9th or 9TH Of July
and not later than the 18th. When that
stage is reached the Senate will pro-
baby take up the general deficiency bill,
in which Virginia has several items Of
interest.
DANIELS SPEECH.
Senator Daniels great speech Sunday
on the cause of Cuba, and his eloquent
appeal for the freedom Of the island,
is the topic of local discussion to-day.
and there is unanimous and enthusiastic
praise of the Senator. The meeting was
held in the Columbia Theatre under the
auspices of the National Womans Gu
ban League, of which Mrs. Clara Belle
Brown is president, and the building was
packed TO its utmost capacity.
DR.. Wynne and Colonel Hinton, both
Of whom have had extensive and inter-
osting Cuban experiences, were the other
speakers, but the feature of the meet
ing was the speech Of the eloquent Viz
ginia Senator
THE ATTORNEY-GENE
The. fight among the dozen or more
| aspirants for the Virginia attorney-gene-
ralshp grows more and more interest
ing. Congressman Epes IS talking up the
cause OF T. r. Lassiter Hay favors
STayer or Alexander, Swanson sticks
10 Montague, Rixey TO Taylor Scott,
and Jones 10 Lloyd Smith. The con-
gressmen are invariably non-committal
on the subject OF the gubernatorial nom
ination. bat they freely espouse their
home favorite for Attorney General.
Ex-Congressman T.. Z. Meredith, Of
the Eighth District, and Hon. Joe VIII
lard, who represents Fairfax in the
House Of Delegates are active and en-
thusastic supporters of Dir Scott. The
/ politicians Of this section Of Virginia
| openly claim that the latter Will over
come all opposition and be triumphantly
renominated. The candidacy OF Mr..
eaton, of Alexandra. for Lieutenant
! Governor. they claim. will not interfere
with that Of Scott for Attorney-General.
DEPUTY COLLECTORSHIPS
Colonel James d. Brady, whose APP
| pointment as Collector Of Internal Reve-
nue. for the Richmond District Is prac-
| tically agreed upon. is already besieged
| with applications for deputy collector
ships as is also Mr.. Park Agnew, in the
Lynchburg District. These applications
are sent in in anticipation of the modi-
fcation of the civil service rules so as
10 allow collectors to appoint the depu-
ties. At present. as stated in this cor
respondence there Is no likelihood u
! any change in this direction. though IL
is said that Mr.. Agnew is making his Sc
lections for the places that he expects
may be at his disposal Colonel Brady
| will not be so hasty. He, himself, viii
not be appointed until the expiration Of
Mr.. Ryan's term of office.
MISTAKE AS TO MCAULL.
Hon. Patrick Henry McCaull, who is
an applicant for the consul-generalship
at Habana. or some other substantial
position under the government, at home
or abroad. has been mistakenly published
as q Reed man, when the contrary is
The fact. Mr.. McCaull is an old and
intimate friend Of the Presidents, and
is one OF the original Mckinley men,.
This will help him in his efforts to get
at the pie-counter. though hardly TO the
extent Of securing the tropical Habana
slice.
PERSONAL.
T. f. Haughton and wife. Asheville,
| = ItrnXVuiplr
Pocahontas, Va, are at the Metropolitan.
Miss Boe. Richmond, Va.-Willard's.
w. w. Morton Richmond-The Raleigh.
r Mccoy. G.. +. Mayors II. Fish Miss
Fish. w. j. Kerby. T. r. Lake, J. c.
Smyth. Virginia. J. b. Stoddard, North
Carolina-Howard House.
s II. Rrockendale and wife. Virginia;
s. 4. Dunn, V. c. Reed, Richmond
St. James.
r. f. Johnston. Richmond; r. W
Glenn. South Boston. Va; ]. X. Rudd
Richmond; c. J. Patterson, North Caro-
lima: c. p. Janney Leesburg. Va. II. T.
Hildreth. Salem, Va.-National.
]. s. Bunk and wife. Durham. y. c.
Metropolitan.
Miss Mildred p. Waller, Whitewater
va. and Miss Lucy Herndon, Virginia,
are at the Metropolitan.
pr I. Ashton formerly of Fredericks-
burg. but who has built up big practice
In Texas. Is here. on his way to Europe.
stopping at the Metropolitan Mrs. Ash
ton accompanies the Doctor on the trip.
The following postmasters were COM
missioned to-day: Andrew j. Williamson.
! Guiney's. Va, a money order office: VII
liam =. Ramey. Dungannon, Va: Winter
/ : Green. Forestville. Va; William w.
/ Peters. Mount Clifton, Va. James T..
! Chilcutt Browns Summit, y. c.; Martha
/ NJ Riddle. Dillingham;. n. c.; Katie Tay-
/ lor. Dysartvile n. c.. Rufus c. Filton.
| Emry. y. c.; Alice z. Pyatt, Rocky Pass.
! \. c.: Bette Hendrix, Rondee, n. C.-not
| money-order offices.
THE runs of the r. p. clerks assigned
| to the Columbia Is. CO and Jacksonville
| Gla) r. j. o., have been rearranged and
| extended as follows: Clerks assigned TO
trains 35 and 3S Will extend run from
! Columbia, s. c.. to Charlotte, y. C.. l09
miles; clerks assigned TO trains 50 and 81
viii extend run from Columbia. S. c..
% charlotte. n. c., and from Savannah.
| Ga. 10 Jacksonville. Fla, Increase in
| distance PAS miles. This will make double
! daily service over the lines OF the South
| orn railway and Florida Central and
| peninsular railroad between Charlotte.
| y e and Jacksonville Fla, 390.59 miles
| fuu Il. =. O. service to be performed on
trains 35 and 3S and apartment car SER
vice ON trains SO and 81. BY this change
! mat norton Of the Charlotte, ~ c.. and
Augusta. Ga. r. =. O., between Charlotte
and Columbia. 100 miles. will be taken
nm and discontinued. To take effect July
| 1897. The line to be known as the Char
| Iotte and Jacksonville II. =. 0.
charlotte On. c. and August (Ga.)-R.
p. clerks will curtail run so as to begin
at Columbia. S. c.. leaving service be-
tween Charlotte and Columbia to be per-
s..a.a hu the Charlotte and Jackson