Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-31
WASHINGTON CITY.
SENATORS VANCE AND DANIEL TAKE
THE WOOL OFF DAWEs'S HIDES.
Plumb OF Kansas Makes . Terrific At
tack on the Tariff Bill-Virginis
Counties with Debts and
without Debts.
,rrom Our Regular CONSEQUENTLY

without Debfs.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, August 3o.-The tariff dis
cussion in the Senate to-day was one OF the
most interesting of the session. 1t was on
the wool question, and Senators Daniel and
Vance took prominent part in the debate.
The former put some very embarrassing
questions to the venerable Mr. Dawes, Of
Massachusetts,. 1t seems that the latter
had been saying q good deal about the ne
cessity of having heavy duties on wool and
claimed that these duties were necessary
for the welfare of the manufacturing in
dustries of the country. Now 1t happens
that the boot and shoe industry OF New
England ;s in n most healthy condition,
and the reason of IL Is that the manufactu-
rers Of these goods have the benefit OF tree
hides.
AsTUMPER TO DAVIS.
Senator Daniel asked Mr.. Dawes why he
wanted duty on wool and favored the adj
mission of hides free of duty? This was a
stumper for the old gentleman from the
BAY State, and as he could not explain his
inconsistent position he lodged the issue
by saving that he would not DO diverted
by the Senator from Virginia. Mr.. Daniel,
however, did not let him escape so easily,
but insisted on stating that the reason Mr.:
Dawes and other Republicans permitted
hides to come in free of duty was because
the tanners of the New England and the
Middle States and the boot and shoe manu-
facturers would not stand any duty on an
article that had made their business pros
per.
THEY WOULD LOSE FIVE coNGREss,fES.
Poor old Mr.. Dawes was badly used up
in the debate to-day. 1t will be remem-
bered that when the Mckinley bill was
first reported to the House it contained an
item restoring the duty on hides. and there
was such O protest from Massachusetts,
that Lodge and other Republicans from
| the State declared that the party would
lose from three to FIVE congressman II the
article was not restored to the free list.
ONE OF vAScE's STORIES.
Senator Vance made one of his charac-
| teristic speeches TO-DAY. in which be inter
spersed an amusing anecdote to show the
| inconsistencies of tho Republican managers
| of the pending bill. II was in regard TO
| the old negro who in trying TO land big
catfish was pulled off the rock by the fish
| and drowned. The local poet in writing OF
| the catastrophe worked up verse IN
which it was stated that the people of the
vicinity could not decide whether the
"nigger went fishin'" or the fish went
| n niggerin'." The very clever yarn sent o
ripple of laughter through the chamber.
PLUMB WAKES Up THE REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. Plumb made another terrific attack
| to-day upon the tariff bill, in which he
declared that Mr.. Allison and other Re
| publicans admitted that they did not like
| the bill, but as it was party measure they
4 - 49, e. H. nh Al A
| clarel that he was not that kind Of Re
| publican, and ne contended that the pend
| ing bill was not in the interest OF the
masses of the people and anything bu
satisfactory to q majority of the voters o.
| the Republican party. The Kansan fairly
| walked up the Senate to-day. he wen
several lengths ahead of anything that h'
has heretofore said on tho subject.
! ELABORATE CENSUS BULLETINS.
There is a good deal of additional in
| formation of An interesting character tina
| can be given in regard to the census bull
| letin issued this week showing the indebt
edness of the counties in the various
States and Territories. The bulletin, as /
is called, Is quite an elaborate affair. con
| sisting of not only many pages o
tables and printed matter explanator,
thereof, but also containing large maps O
charts. There is one chart showing. thu
gross debt Of the counties in the southern
States, with an accompanying legend as 1
| IL called giving approximations (oniy, how
ever of the debt of the several counties.
VIRGINIA COUNTIES WITH no DEBTS.
The following counties in Virginia hav
no debts, either bonded or floating
Frederick, Shenandoah, Rappahannock
Prince William, Fauquier, Culpeper
Orange. Madison, Greene. Spotsyly,ania,
Accomac, Northampton, Westmoreland
Essex, Gloucester, Louisa, Hanover
Goochland, Henrico, Chesterfield. Charlie
City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry
Princess Anne. Mecklenburg, Lunenburg
Nottoway, Amelia. Prince Edward
Greenesville, Augusta, Nelson, Appomat
tox. Bedford, Craig, Giles, Pulaski, Floyd
Carroll. Grayson. Wythe, Tezewell. Wash
ington. Scott. Russell. Lee. Wise, Dicken
son, Buchanan, Buckingham, Caroline.
THOSE WHICH HAVE DEBTS.
Among counties which have debts are
Ioudoun. s., 600 and under SIC, 600 Fairfax
81 900 and under $1,000; Campbell, stat
ford, and Clark each $4,000 and unde
S95. 900: Page, $4,000 and under 100000
Smyth. 81 900 and under 5000; Bland
$1,000 and under $4,000; Sussex, $500
and under $4,000.
| Inc characters HIc 80 luuiStAilCb % &c
CARDS some. of the other counties tina
Il would Zoe risky to state iron
the chart just what the Census
Office people estimate the debts o
the remaining counties in Virginia, bu
all of the following counties are indicated
as having some debts: Albemarle, Char
lotte, Southampton. Norfolk, Halifax
Pittsylvania, Patrick. Franklin, Campbell
Amherst, Cumberland. Warren, and Pow
hatan.
| VERY SMALL, INDEED.
None of the Indebtedness, however,
as high as 800. 600 for any county, which
is very good showing. Indeed, few ru
as high q. $50, 900, and they are countie
that can probably meet the debts easily.
These figures, Of course, have no bearin
whatever on the State debt, but relate ell
tirely to county affairs.
OTHER WAR CLAIMS.
In addition to the items given in regar
to the omnibus claim bill yesterday, 1t ca
be stated that the following were adde
to the measure: James e.. Field, admins
trated of Edmund Bickers, deceased,
Culpeper county, Va, Sl,153.50; Thoma
10. Wyndham. of Clarke county. Va
$4,000: Thomas ID. Meares, adminlstratc
of A. d. Young. deceased, OF New Hanove
county. N. G. S10,2lO. r,
The House has passed the Senate bill fo
the relief of the Norfolk-County Ferr