, 1880-03-24
WASHINGTON.
The House the Scene Of An
other Personal Debate
Yesterday.
Growing Out Of the Committee Ref
erence Of q Bill introduced
by Townshend,
Which MIR. Garfield Charged
Was Purposely Mis-
represented.
The Questions Involved Those OF the
Duty on Salt, Paper, and
Other Articles.
The e1vashburn-Donnclly Cnso. to
Be Brought to 1. Vote
Next Friday.
Democratic Members Of the Commit
tee Becoming Disguised at the
Proposed Outrage.
A General Synopsis Of the Pro-
visions OF the New PEN
sion Bill.
Rum0rs Of Prospective Duel Between
Ben Hill and Senator Kellogg.
--latest Phases Of the Scandal Gases Now
Delighting the National Capital.
Democratic Members Of the Commit
tee Becoming Disguised at the
Proposed Outrage.
A General Synopsis Of the Pro.
visions OF the New PEN
sion Bill.
Rumors Of Prospective Duel Between
Ben Hill and Senator Kellogg.
--latest Phases Of the Scandal Gases Now
Delighting the National Capital.


a DlTfEft CONTROVERSY GROWING OUT or
lEFEAENCE.
Special Dlpaseh to TAs Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March .3.-Thero WINS n
contest in tho House to-day which Involved tit
soulo measure the question OF tariff revision.
The struggle lasted from !. until q o'clock, and
tcr1nl1nted Just whero 1t began. The creator
portion Of tho day wAs spont In fl!tbustcring,
md ut ono tftno thore wAs 4 very exciting scene.
Tho contest nrscs frum tho fact that the Wnys
md Means Committee Is generally understood
By tho friends Of tho tariff revision to bo de-
cIdcd'y hostile to a,ly considerable change In ex-
isting tarlH laws. Tho action Of tho Why's and
Meaus Committee, 4 foW weeks ngo, in decldng
not to consider my thrill questions, together
with tho known viowa Of tho mombcrs
OF tho Committee, hnve causod tho friends
Of tAF1G revision to como to tho conclusion that
tho Committee does not intend to make any
changes except whoro 1t shall be forced to either
By public optnion or by tho lIouso. Thoeo have
been several nttempts to refer rpvenuo bills To
other committees, mud thoro hnye boon ono or two
record votes on such references. This Is true ns
10 bills affecting tho paper {arttr and as 10 sim
1lar measures. III every Instance tho change Of
rcforcnco waa defeated, ".
MANY OF 1ltE'TR1asp8
Of tho tarlH revision being opposed to inter.
fcr1pg with tho red-tapo channels OF tho lcgia.
lntive machinery Of the l1uuso. Yesterday
Townsheud, of Illinois, introduced bill which
hcnrs Il very slmplo title, mud proposed to amend
a scction Of tho Revised Statutes. When tho
tito WINS ruad no ono suspected tho rcAi pur-
poso Of tho bill, which WIS 70 adm[t FREQ Ut duty
silt, pnpcr, printing! "Enachinory, and types, md
nlI chemicals entering Into tho composition Of
1mpor. The bill slnapIy proposed to repeal
tho section relating to it by humber.
rho Committee On tho Revision Of
tho Laws undoubtedly ia earnestly III
fnyor of tho proposition contained In Town
ehet1d's bill, but, Ut courso, hs.d tho tarlG men
known TINT 1t was tho purpose OF tho bill which
WIS Introduced by TOwnshond to change tho
tariff lnws, thoro would have boon blttor coll
test, With tho probability thaE tho reference
wontd hnyo buon mndo tn tho Ways and Means
Committee. Accordingly, this morning, whom
tho journal WAS scAd, tho opponents OF my
ctnnge fu tho tariff endenyored to SECURE u
change OF roforunco by correcting the jour-
nal.
THERE WAS NOTHING,
hoWovor In tho journal tu correct, as tho Spcnk-
cr very rightly ruled, ns us fact TINT tho bill
bud boon referred to tho Committee OIL tho Re-
yIsuh Of tho Laws. Whothor it was rightly 30
referred was q 1nattcr upon which tho Speaker
claimed 10 havo nothing to do. Gartlold then
1aoycd to amend tho journal. tho intent being 10
eenh tho blu puck to tho WMys aud Means Com
nittce: Upon this motion tho long and exciting
Thera Is i suls that biIis referred on Mondny
are not subject u reconsideration. THO sup
tuctod thetn il tholE reference: AtnonK t.loso
who took this Wow were blackburn, tarlisfe,
md Knott. Townshent ut tho bcgnn!nx, cur.
TO tabio tho motion of Gnrteld. llad TOWN.
shenl stopped thcre, tho Tariff bill wtslill prob
Ably hlye runlAillctl with tho Committee oil tho
Revision OF tho l.Aws, us tho
OPPONENTS OR THAT nEyEltKNCH
would not havo been nho to havo 1nado tho
motion 70 recolaaidcr, Townshend. huwcyer,
In TSf
moton ai'a seeking q tortfy hs p;s p;S;s't@!sI!, @
s st 9! s a ss1yf S for votss
ns tho tariff mon Ind rtlt!c.l: TowIsheta THUS
lust control of tho subject nnttur. aiid from
tiihustertug motions. THIS result WIS, tA4t iii
HS4 csyx VIZ t. s,o haa u ,eusk Ss9ex xDs M
a,aekd tho joar,iaI % q tS shaiisy !he reiennco
mttce. Tho cuutcst ls nut exactly an issue hu-
lwcun thrill and nntl.tarili, ~ ihoro enturcl
into tho motion H!est!o!l whether tho rules, ~
NJ such bill To- tho Ways atld bicM,s Con,n1it-
tee. Theru WIS ulsu tho further question whether
ally or otherwise, BY tho introduction Of Il bill
tho III OF which lid not give Information US to
lts subject matter.
THIS I.A1TEn SUGGESTION
caused tho greltcst excitement Of tho day, and
history could hurdty hayo fa|ltt! to hMto bect i
GS Gs aarsd Gsspr oass sI an4 asheis IL. IL.
sisted that Tuwlshtt,tl hah deceived thu Ii0usu,
mud, ny the contcst Hrew warm, thu gharKo was
dccclyed thu Itnuse III ar,lcr Il, gisa to tlo Com.
ulttee on tho Revision Vt thu Laws Jurisdiction
no contrul. Guriicld characterized u cortain n.
tlOllAA absurd ant tntllnatHtl that tho tloilsU had
loon grossly deceived BY I1wt,ahstd. Az this
ettug rage, Inquired whether 0argla intended