The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-20
Washington.

Washington.
PROCEEDINGS IN CoNGREss--AN EQUESTRIAN
STATUE or LAFAYETTE-pE1IrI"Ns AND
SOLUTI0Ns-P0sT-oFFIC APPROPRIATION
BILL--sENATOR HARRIS-TAlufF-S
CoLLoQUY.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. January 19.-In the Senate
this morning MIR. Harrison introduced a
bin TO authorize the county Of YanlIton,
Territory OF Dakota, TO fund its indebted
ness. It's presumed that this is done in
order TO remove the objections hitherto
urged bv senator Hale. who has hereto
fore opposed the admission OF Dakota as n
state upon the ground that the county Of
Yankton had failed to do justice to its
creditors. The passage OF this bill will
enable that county TO make a settlement
which will be satisfactory to its creditors,
when Senator Hale will withdraw his op-
position TO the bill for the admission of
Dakota, which would then be passed by
the unanimous vote of the Republican SEN
ators.
AN EQUESTRIAN Static or LAFAYETTE.
Senator Johnston introduced bill re-
citing the services OF the Marquis de La
fayc'te, and appropriating $4,000 for the
erection Of an equestrian statue OF him on
one OF the public reservations OF the city
Of Washington.
PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
oil al M Of m
National Board OF Trade endorsing the
Lowell bankruptcy bill. Mr.. Camden, =
petition of the West Virginia State Board
of Health, asking for the enlargement OF
the powers OF the National Board OF
Health. Mr.. Pendleton, a petition from the
Ohio State Board Of Agriculture. asking
that the duty on wool be not reduced.
Several petitions were presented from
posts OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
asking FOR an increase Of pcnsionsto Union
soldiers who lost limb during the war.
SENATOR HARRIS
has returned from Tennessee, and was in
his seat to-day. lie was congratulated by
all the Democratic and many Of the Repub-
lican senators upon his reelection. lie is
one Of the hardest workers in the Senate,
and is considered the best parliamentarian
on the Democratic side OF that body. His
influence IN the Senate is very great, and
the State Of Tennessee has made the very
best choice she could have made Tor the
position.
TARIFF.
At the expiration Of the morning hour a
motion was made by the friends OF the
post-ofice bill TO postpone the regular OIL
der (the tarif) and go on with the cOnsid-
Grafton OF that bill. This was defeated by
a lie vote of % to %. Senators Allison,
Cameron Of Wisconsin, ingalls,, and Plumb
voted AYE" with the Democrats. The
two Maryland senators and Barrow, OF
Georgia, voted ono" with the Republic
cans. Senator Johnston was paired and
Senator Malone was absent. The tariff
was then taken up and the Senate proceed
ed to discuss the clause referring to the
duty on glassware. During the debate on
this a
SPICY COLLOQUY
arose between the two sides OF the cham
Der. Senator Vance having the floor, de-
clared that he was in favor of giving the
American consumer the benefit of the in
dustry OF the workmen Of the whole
world. Senator Miller, Of New York, in
terrupted to ask him il he had not voted
last year to exclude from This country the
workmen of that large part Of the world
known as China. Mr.. Vance replied that
it was true that lie had voted TO exclude
those eastern heather from this country,
while the gentlemen on the other side had
voted to bring them here to compete with
American labor. Mr.. Miller said "You
do not mean to say | voted that way? l
voted with you on that question" Mr..
Vance replied yes, you did; but your
party voted to food this country with
these savages." This brought to his feet
MIR. Dawes, OF Massachusetts,. who said
hat it was true that he had OPP
posed the bill to exclude Chinese
labor from this country. The difference
between himself and the gentleman (Mr.
Vance, was that he favored the protection
1f all labor in this country, whether native
Dr. foreign born; he would protect the
labor Of all on American soil, while the
gentleman from North Carolina would pro-
Iect only the wor,men in other countries.
Mr.. Vance replied: The love OF the gen
.lcman is farther-reaching than mine. His
IS love surprising the love Of woman.
| propose TO protect our own people, and
my sympathies do not 90 out to the hordes
)f China" Mr.. Dawes again replied,
that he desired to bring foreign
abor to this country, and when here TO
protect it. Mr.. Williams, Of Kentucky,
here interrupted, saying: eyes, and you
protect it at the expense Of the American
people. You want to pay these workmen
in the factories $3.50 a day, while the
workman in the field does not average
,eventy-fye cents" Mr.. Dawes wanted
% know if il was not better that these
workmcn should be at our doors than in
foreign countries. Would not their pres
ance here reduce the price Of manufactures
Tor the consumer? Mr.. Williams sad:
. That's all bosh. You turn out native
vorkmen here and put Chinese in their
places" Here Mr.. Vance claimed the
loQr. declining to yield further, and say
NJ that senatorial courtesy was like chart
y-tbe more you gave, the more you were
allied upon to give.