The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-12
IN THE HOUSE.
Agricultural Bui Passed The yTool
Tarin Reached

Ntsfiik8ToS. July in.~-ir tho house =
conference was ordered on the land for
ieitnrr hill, and Holmes. us Indiana. stone.
of Missouri, and Peyso4i. of Illinois. wcrn
appointed c0nferecs.
Hatch. OF Missouri, suhInIttesi report Of
disagreement on the agricultural appreprf-
alton bin. stating thai the point ~ silsar
grcement was the senate Amendments
making an appropriation of tf0a,u1 for
Sorghum sugar experiments.
Rran moved concurrence In the senate
amendment, aud after debate his motion
was agreed to-yeas fsn. nays R6 This
completes The consideration Oh the bill, and
IL stands an finally passed.
oieiaents, OF Georgia, submitted a csu5rf-
ence rvpor; on The District of Caiauhia ap-
propr.ation bill. and II was agreed III.
Tho house then went listo esHtna3ftcc Of
the whole ON the tariff bill. the peHdiux
amendment being tisat offered By Fbe!p1
Of New Jersey, fixing d u per cent "a
Saiorcm duty on flax. oii linen thread, and
all manufactures Of tiax. He did not exs
tsect anything be could say would ehan9o
The vote upon bis amendment 1herp was
no hope. After she majority OF the c41n-
mit,ee on ways and means had formulated
their bill fsl tse dark, they summoned The
majority Of the house before them aud In
posed an oath in Caucus thai no nemecr1lto
member shoAid vote In favor nf any
amendment unless II was frat passed npoil
aud approved by the Democratic eaucsiA
This provoked an angry. debate Of 70
litical nature between Phelps. Weave, VIII
son, of Minnesota, and Henderson. az fewa.
In which rheips's interview on the Chicago
nominations, fngalls's letter aud Weavef3
political record were the chief spbseefs-
Finally Pheips'~ amendment was Tt-
jeetrd.
hn amendment was adopted esauesue
the rate OF duty op bags and bas<gifSK from
~ per cent ad Ealorcm 10 x of ecnt pQY
pound Other sBendmenfs were offered
aud rejected.
The third section of the bin. that relating
10 woods and WOODEN manufactures. being
reached, Mills proposed that ths entire 6l
lines Of the section be read and considered
as one paragraph. as In the case of the au-
gar paragraph. amendment to fu In order
at any place, Mills tried 10 rsaci, an agree
Inent IN 10 the time 20 no allowed fof de-
days. but Reid objected TO AxinR any
time before the debate had been faifIY
started. The entire section was reed With
cut objection, however.
The committee rose and the house took
recess until y y. m.
THE CENSUS or 1880.
The house mes this evening for consid4rs
alton of The bill for taking the cieven0
ana subsequent ceususee. The rep0Fl -
eurnpanyIng the bill says. In rapof4fnm
this bill the committee would s3ate t6n4 n :
It's salient features it Ia the Ea1ue btu fM1
sianttaliy which provided for the takln
OF the tenth census. numbering 2 vo38g116
The committee propose TO ofalf puht5eu
tons on all subjects except the fefioutnE: &
Popglatien and social statistics Fu1ofl1H ;
thereto, manufactures, mining a1xfcoH 3
ture; mortality and viial statistics: ve1pQ
tton aud public Indebtedness. all Of vh31I7
are Indispensable 70 the taklng Of ~ 60
sus Those which are omitted, atthd1
very useful for general iniormatie1s, 49,
icsi discussion and social ze.ence are 0wI&fz