The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-20
Latest News from Washington.
Congressional.

Congressional.
WASHINGTON, January 19.--House. There
was discussion to-day ON allowing Ed
wards, OF Arkansas, farther time to take tes-
hmony.
- Ihe bill for funding the debt Of the city of
Washington was passed.
MI. Clarke presented bill for reimburs-
ing the State of Texas for disbursements for
frontier defences.
The Louisiana Committee will decide to-
day whether and when it will 60 to New
Orleans.
Senate.--No session.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, January 19.-An area of
rising barometer, with northwest winds and
clearing weather, will probably extend on
Saturday from Lake Superior to Florida,
and westward. Northwest winds, with snow
and clearing weather, will extend eastward
into the Ohio Valley and Michigan. The
lowest barometer will move northeast over
New York, and q srhsiding area will continue
in the South Atlantic States, moving north
east. Rain will continue on the South and
Middle Atlantic coasts during tonight, fol-
lowed by clearing weather Saturday after
noon. Rain or snow will prevail Oh Satur-
day from the New England coast westward
to Lake Huron.
Tobacco Consumption Statistics.
WASHINGTON, january 19.-An official state
ment, prepared at the Internal Revenue De-
partment for the use of the Committee Oh
Ways and Means, of the number of con-
sumers of tobacco and cigars in the United
States, shows the total number to be iii 1913 !;
the estimate being made from the last census.
In this estimate the entire female population
is stricken out, they being regarded as non
consumers, as well as children under fifteen
years of age. The calculatian includes only
tobacco and cigars On which taxes have been
paid.
From long dissertation on this consump-
ton the compiler of the statement arrives at
the conclusion that the tax on tobacco has
not diminished the consumption; also, that
the fact of taxes having been collected during
the last fiscal year on 95,000,000 pounds Of
manufactured tobacco shows that the taxes
are being very closely collected; his own
opinion being that not five per cent. of such
taxes are evaded. Also, that any reduction
in the average tax now imposed on
manufactured tobacco would for the time
being, produce corresponding reduc-
source. The average rate of tax per pound
on the total number of pounds from which
taxes were collected last year was 70 $40
cents. At "a cents per pound, with the sup
preston Of the sale of leaf tobacco to con-
sllmeIS, and at q thorough collection Of all
the tolls on manufactured tobacco, it would
yield a revenue of $25,000,000; while any
less than 81 cents would be attended with a
corresponding decrease in the revenue.
There are in the United States 926 manu-
facturers of tobacco and snuff, located as fol-
lows: North Carolina, 20; Virginia, ia;
Missouri, 8; New York, 50; Ohio, Do; and
Kentucky, Al; the remainder being distri-
buted in the other States.
OF the collections on tobacco, New York
paid SG,500,000, and Virginia 81 $50, 900.
The compiler of these statistics says "The
consumer of tobacco pays the tax, whether
he resides in Maiue or Florida, where no to-
| bacco is manufactured; or in New York or
Virginia, where large proportion of it is
manufactured"
Report Of the Agricultural Bureau.
WASHINGTON, January 19.-The forthcom-
ing January report of the Agricultural De-
partment states that the Department is
now principally receiving, for distribution
to the South in liberal portion, for ex-
perimcntal purposes, improved varieties
of field and sugar, and corn-feld and
garden peas and beans; Italian rye grass
| luccrne; mangcl wurZel and sugar beet ;
cabbage and onion seed. 1t will also receive
| during this month fresh seeds of the ramic
and jute plants, the latter Of which cannot
he grown successfully north of Tennessee.
Oats and barley, Of approved variety, have
been ordered from Scotland and Germany,
and will he distributed in ample time for
spring sowing. 4 choice variety of white
spring whcat, grown in Oregon from seed
imported from Australia, has just been dis
tributed to the northwestern States and ter.
ritories.
| General Items.
The supervising steamboat inspectors have
approved three steam-gauges-viz., Ash
crort's of Boston, Grccnwood's Of Cincin'
natl, and Davis's of New York.
There was full Cabinet meeting to-day
but only routine business was transacted.
Horace Greeley declines call for the Re
publican National Convention. He wants tt
be independent.
The Maryland United States Senator
ship.
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