The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-26
STATESMEN AT WORK.
LATE GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.
The House Appropriates Nearly 1000, 900
TO Pay Rebates ON Tobnooo--work la
the Sennte--shermnn's Bank Cir
ouiatlon nm Rejected.

NV otNl plollullluHoi Nll HuUuIh MI Noal
opposed the adoption OF any rule for Alaska
which did not apply 10 tho other Territories
The motion was finally agreed TO- excepting
from the prohIbltory clause liquors needed
for medicinal and scientific purposes In
regard 10 the compensation Of tho Marshal
OF the Territory Mr., Van Wyck moved an
amendment providing that all foes should
be paid Into the treasury and the Marshal
should receive only salary, The greatest
outrages had been committed by men
dressed with little brief authority who
desired u make as large fees rs possible
The amendment was agreed TO-
Mr. Hale reported layOrdby tho House
resolution for tho relief OF tho Greedy oxpe.
dlu0n The Senate voted down all attempts
10 limit the expenses, aud, after agreeing 10
an amendment providing that the relief
party should DO volunteers, the Joint resOlu.
ton was agreed 10. When the Chair an
nOunccd that the next business In order was
tho consideration Of the Alaska Clyll Gov
ernment Dill, Mr.. Sherman Inquired when
his resolution relating TO tho Virginia aud
Mississippi election Outrages would be In
order. Mr.. Morgan reported adyonelyt0
tho Joint resolution NbIOgatlng tho Hawaii.
an treaty, The Senate refused TO adjourn
until Monday, After tho Executive session
an adjournment was had.
When the Senate met again Mr. Blair In.
troducod bill 10 provide for tho free oIrcu.
latlon OF newspapers aud other periodical
publications within tho State whore pub.
lIshed. Referred, Mr. Cameron, OF Wis,
c0naln, presented petition Of tho MGR.
ahautai Aaanolatlnu al Mliguuulau ,,pu.ftut,
for rotallat0ry Legislation against tho for.
meats The petitioners aver that the
arc much adultemtOd aud should DO
up his resolution on the Virginia aud Mis-.
glsslppl elections Mr. Lamar hoped tho
consideration would b0 postponed tlll Mon.
day. MI sherman had no objection, pro,
vlded II would not lose It's position, So tho
consideration Of tho resolution won't over I'll
Monday
HOUSE,
In the House Mr. Cook INTRODUCED bin
fixing all pensions for total disability At
twenty dollars por month"; without regard
10 rank Tho House went into Committee
OF the Whole on tho bill making HpprOpra.
tlonS Tor paying tho rebate on tobacco and
the expenses OF the Now Mexico Legislature
Mr White (Ky,) moved 10 roduCo tho rebate
appropriation To S75O,0OO Tho amend.
lnonl was rejected. The bill was passed by
u vote Of 270 10 l. Mr. White being tho only
opponent On motion OF Mr.. Randall tho
House concurr0d IN tho Senate amend.
nlent 10 tho bill providing for tho
relief OF tho Groely party Mr, Matson
introduced Joint resolution authorizing tho
Secretary OF the Interior 10 detail n clOrk 10
act ua assistant olork Of the Committee on
Pensions, Mr.. Boford objected 10 this
"poanuth manner OF doing buslnosa llo
thought every member should bO provided
with u clerk VI public expense. llu had
over one hundred letters day 10 answer,
and II took his entire salary 10 pay cOrlt-
biro, II ho had not had I'M independent
income no would either bo u plupor or out
Of tho House, Tho Joint resolution was
passed and tho House adjourned
On fe.nsacmbllng tho morning hour was
dispensed With and tho House went Into
Committee OF the Whole, with Mr. Springer
In tho chair ON tho FlR John Porter bill.
CURRENT rorioa
The National Board OF Trade, at IL eoa.
sion Thursday, passod resolutions urging
generous appropriations by Congress- for tho
improvement OF tho Columbia and VILLA.
motto Rivers, In Oregon, The questions Of
tho Illinois " Michigan Canal aud tho con.
tifuctlon OF tho llonncpln Canal were
discussed, After u full discussion 0i
bankruptcy legislation, resolution was
passed urging Congress " enact u
Bankruptcy law ombOdyng tho general
principles Of tho Lowell bill. Tho various
subjects relating 10 American shipping In.
forests were fcforfcd TO committee OF Ave.
which waa instructed 10 report this morn
Ing Tho report Of tho committee will fur.
nah material for io.dny'a deliberations, ana
tho llcgnn Interstate Commerce bill viii
also come up for consideration aud discus,
sion, Tho delegates 10 the convention niyO
n banquet NJ Wllnrd's llOlol NJ night
Tho House Committee ON Commerce
heard arguments from railroad men apalna
tho BILLS regulating lntcrS State commerce.
j, 7. Gruon, Vloo.lrosldont OF the pennsyl'
vanla Road, objected 10 any law restraining
tho railroad pooling business u. w, Self
efa OF tho Philadelphia, Wilmington n
baltimore Road, took tho ground that Con.
gfoss had no power ~ regulate railway
Interstate commerce IN the aorao proposed
by tho bills, IA thofo wna no such thing N
existence, Tho roads were chartered hy
tho Slatos,,and were under State controlI
their faica regulated by tho htaloa, and In
toitHtnt0 commerce waa only carried on
through agreements OF the railroads iorn.
nating NJ the State lines,
II Ia u fact TINT there will bu two Tariff
bills submitted by tho Democrats 10 tho
Ways and Means Comnlleo--ono by Mr.
Morrison, the other by Mr. Hewitt Mt,
Ilewilt's bill will consist largely OF com'
pnflson OF rates IN tabular form, with the
recommendation that tho lowest rate be
taken. II gives the figures OF the tariff ~
II stands, OF tho 1anlf Commissions bill,
tho figures Of the House bill of lasl
yenr, thosu of the Senate Tariff bill,
and OF tho tariff "a II existed bn
fore tho change From these iiyu
columns he selects tho lowest figures aud
bases his plan OF reduction thereon, Mi
Mofriaon'a bill will be-'.na already indicated
IN those dIepalchus-n short ono, providing
for a horizontal reduction Of from illeen u
twenty-five per cent on tho average, With
large additions 10 the FREQ Hat, particularly
IN raw materials. But, y said MI Monl.
eon to-day, have not written n worl 0l
H. II VIII bo as have already told you
II wont be longer ihnn that measuring hall
Tho length OF hle forentm, and can write
II IN twenty mlnutos"
Consul Henry DlthmaL Of Dreslau,
Prussia, writing TO tho State Department.
drops a hint that may be Of value 10 dIstIll.
era aud gtan.shlppcrs of The United Stales
He says that tho importation OF spirits from
othcf countries, especially Germany, 10
rapidly Increasing, and addsi "fhe fall
ufe OF tho potato crop here has obliged dis
tlllefs here 10 resort 10 corn as u substitute
and American corn was this year put
chased for this purpose being obtained most
ly In hamburg, but also IN tho United States
The present prospect y That In The forth
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