, 1880-02-13
WASHINGTON.
How the Paper Manutact-
urers Hope to Defeat
Forts Bill.
Attempts to Have Action Post.
ponctl, and the Measure
Worried Out.
Further Concerning Buokner's Bill
to Repeal Duties on I'M
ported Paper.
Animated Debate in the House
Yesterday Over the
Rules.
An Executive Proclamation Warning
Persons Against invading the
Indian Territory.
Treasury Notice Of the Purchase
Of Ono Million in Bonds
Each Week.
The House Ways and Means Commit.
| tee Decide in Favor Of 3 ~
| Per Cent Bond.
More Troops Called For TO Profcc'
Frontier Settlers Against Indians
in Colorado.
Gov. Pitktn Urges that There Is n Ne
oeasity for Such Aotion'
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee Decide in Favor Of 3 ~
Per Cent Bond.
More Troops Called For 10 Protect
Frontier Settlers Against 1ntllans
in Colorado.
Gov. Pitkin Urges that There Is n Ne
ceasity for Such Action.


WAs1ltS0roN, D. e., Fob. 1c.-Tho Wnys and
Mems Commtttco has not ms yet tAkcn my
nctIon upon the Fort bill 10 reduce tho Tux MI
knowledge by placing eoda- osh aud caustlc soda
ou tho free lst and reducing tho tArf m pnper.
The Committee hls been 80 occupied with the
question or rcfunding aud with hearing evl-
tlcuco relative to the duty on steel rails and on
sugnr TINT there tns been no opportunity to
consider the Fort bill, which has 0n1y recently
been received frnm tho Government Printing
Ollicc. As tho Committee has decided to post
por further consideration Of tho bteci and niigAr
subjects until tho argumonta harc been printed,
1t is p,Sslblc that within tho next few thys nt-
tcntion can 10 given to tho Fort bill. Thoro IL 4
tlispostion on tho part of some Of tho Commit
tcn not to rrfur tho bill relating to tho separate
articles In tho turin to subcommittee. but to
immediately gvo nttcntion to them In tho while
Committee. A suggestion hlH been nind0 ttnk
tho Fort bill aha1l be treatel In this why. II It
ia, Annl action would bc sooncr taken.
THE OPPONENTS or TILE MEASURE
wjli, Of coirsc. sock delay nj every atnge, as II
Ia to tho advantage OF thu proteutsnntsts TO Or
str,,ct tho consideration OF tariff measures. De-
1uy Is an important mid to fiual defent, for, un-
less bills affecting important Interests arc
brought before tho HOUSE carly In tho session,
tho prospects of ultimate passage aro much In
1mrcd. The Fort I'LL, however. hns vcry strong
! frtcnds an tho Committee. although 1t Is prob
ablo that tta dotaila have not bccn fully cxanl-
1fltu, Auu lpht solne N"c''u!hoA.o "4's ~ ~
Eary tn t!,ako 1t accomplish the opJccta lot
1 which It VAS introduced. Ono obstacle to
the succcss Of tho bill Ia thu
| fu.ct ttmt its friends haro not sufficient
knowledge of tho condluon OF tne papef ttuao
| nr ut tho nature OF paper manufacture to
answer promptly anu satisfactorily tue 6Pee1oua
nr,y,,rncuts which tho parer manufacturers will
,,n,o,to,l,v nr,.sert IN, nnposItdou to tho bill,
nhuoupte' P4us ,.,'tt,,, ~ a,rornrte nj
tho bill! nln resort to nako enemies for it Is ia
| include alum III tho list Ut chemicals to be
! ,,., ~, ~, froot3at A1un1 II Ia tr1,n IA ,1seJ
placcu VI. .uo -, .,'o ,,nnrfoat aturs ~
20 conslncFNpto c@n,et @ 5ss m ~ thnn nndn'nal n,
paper, ut. h,.t very m"oa "ess 'aan aoa"'''" VI
THE sEpaEWnNKgs or THE PROPOSITION
tn mt mum in the BILL will bp observed when Il
Ia rc,ncnUered That alum il an important nrtiots
Of projection in Pennsylvania. AId ts conlfortn'
lily preduetes.. OF cspurse to put dunn, a. lu uu
'st wonii @ sccru y tic @ hostility of rcnnsylvauil
tnrtH Interests to the bill, notwithstanding soda
ash IN A!ao an Important e!cment III tle mahn
fuctusc Of Y!Ass at Flttsutk. reom n aso tit
lions null Hifh tno feptescha"s'feo ~ snsSe ~
fcrent latGrOss' ,.h,,nt' ,anWste'' sro,,aI fmtarcst
probable t9nt, aMno'iRa ii hiGiu,n' +hn.o q :.
ticies oM the tfee Nat, tha t1rlm m,e9ss, nedtSt
KuneE1tlly aro 40 Glu*el5 c0h1eetea, ana r.utcG1
tontsts TO greatly ler that t9e ontltu syns.!. yt
ena@nRcte oy tcRisnl ~ nH.at. III ~ ttt ~ r. tiii =
articles, tha! INC cpt!1p1heu utIu ~ NV ~
tirnwn nEninat nc y. t., at H., t,,st ~ -. -
EoEt pail ci th., @ mm' s,a ,crssu" 'nnro thun
mhAihH itnhT h"s ~. & ,n 'e IA ~ rtn
11r ceht. IT, ~ ns as,sttav i%cSonai%1 Wcsi
nm I ,,'cnfm,rs arn iIcwinminV ia receive lettui