Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-31
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE TARIFF BILL AGAIN.
Under Consideration in the House.
VARIOUS BILLS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate.

The Senate.
Among the bills reported from committees and
! placed on the calendar were the following:
Senate bill to submit to the Court OF Claims for
adjudication the title Of VIM. McGarrahan to the
mineral interests Of the Panoche Grande ranch in
California with minority report by Mr. Faulkner.)
Senate bills to accept and ratify agreements with
| the Shoshone, BannOck, and sheep Eaters tribes
Oh INDIANS ior the surrender OF portions OF their
House bill supplementary to the Pacific Railroad
ACT OF 1862 with amendments) lrfE
houSe P ior the payment OF the passage Of the
tne United states In 1924 adversely
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BILL
The conference report on the bill to establish q
Department OF Labor was presented and agreed to
The senate joint resolution permitting the pub
nc puiGing at Denver Col, to be located not less
40 feeC was passed
Senate bin 70 grant to the Puyallup Valley Rail-
dian IN WAY Sne In
passed.
MI: German introduced bill to incorporate the
Underground Cable and Conduit CO. Referred to
committee on District Of Columbia.
THE DRs MONIES RIVER LANDS.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF Senate bill toquiet title Of settlers on the Des
Moines River lands in Iowa. ~
House Of Representative.
THE BILL FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASSED.
Mr.. O'Neill NAo) presented the conference report
on his bill to create Department Of Labor, which
was accepted, and the bill passed in substantially
the same shape as 1t came from the Senate.
MR.. sPrNOLA HOLDS THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS RE-
sPONsIBLE.
Mr.. Spinola IN. W, rising to question of privi-
lege, had read a special dispatch to New York
newspaper criticizing him for not demanding i'm
mediate action upon the bill to place General FIRE.
mOnt's name on the retred-list when he reported
1t a few days ago. MIR. SpinOla said that the re-
pu0ilcans had imposed upon an innocent, unsO-
phlstlcated reporter, and that he should hold the
entire republican side OF the House responsible for
falSfcatiOn OF the truth. AS matter OF fact
the Dill had received the unanimous support OF the
democratic members OF the committee. while the
republicans had opposed 1t.
THE LEGISLATIVE, ETC., APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then proceeded to consider the report
Of the committee of the whole on the legislative
appropriation bill
The first amendment upon which q division was
demanded was that increasing the clerical force OF
tne Clvii-Serv1ce Commission, which was adopted
Dy vote OF 30 to 40. A yea-and-nay vote was de-
manded on the amendment to re-establish the St.
Louis assay office.
The amendment was adopted
MI. Randall tPa.) stated that there were forty
blanks In the bill-all in provisions for salaries-
which had been made by points OF order, and he
law.
Mr. Buchanan M objected and charged the
the blanks In disregarding the rule.
THE BILL REc0NMITTED.
The bill was then rec0mmitted to the appropria-
tions committee
Mr. Mills.moved to dispense with the morning
hour, presumably to take up the tariff BILL but
couiu not secure the necessary twO-third VOTE
THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
The committees were called for reports and then
on motion OF Mr.. Mills, and without a negative
voice, the House went into committee Of the whole
for the consideration OF the tariff bill.
the chairman tMr SpringeD announced that the
bill would be considered for amendments under
the five-minute rule.
Mr.. Mckinley asked unanimous consent to have
the entire bill read.
Mr.. Mills objected.
Mr.. Mckinley asked for the reading OF the re-
port OF the majority and minority. but Mr.. oates
(Ala-), objected, and the clerk read the enacting
clause or the bill.
TO POSTPONE THE TINE FOR THE FREE LIST TO GO
INTO EFFECT.
Mr.. Adams offered an amendment to make the
bill take effect January next instead of July 1.
Mr.. Adams said that the House should have regard
Tor the Immense vested interests OF the country
ana anord them an opportunity to prepare for the
changes proposed by the bill. Especially was it
necessary ior the lumber interest TO have time to
When Mr.. Adams time expired he modified his
amendment SO as 10 make 1t read January g 1889
free list.
Mr.. Brecknridge Ark.) maintained that ample
and that the greatest consideration mad been
shown the interests affected by the Dill.
Mr.. ADAMS ATTACKED THE COMMITTEE
for placing brick on the free list and pointed out
the probable effect OF Canadian competition on
Chicago Drick-makers without the change OF
date proposed by him the industry would be sert.
ously interfered with In the middle OF the season
Mr.. Adams time having again expired, Mr. Kelly
was recognized TO oner formal amendment, and
Adams
OBJECTION WAS MADE ON TIE DEMOCRATIC srpR
although Mr.. Mills endeavored to have Il with.
drawn. So Mr.. Kelly proceeded to speak for the
Southern lumber interest, he said no one on the
democratic side cared to do 1t. He pleaded with
see and south Carolina and decrease the value OF
their splendid timber lands by making lumber
free.
Mir. Weaver Qowa) protested against any action
that would fasten the lumber trust upon the
farmer and rob the consumer.
Mr.. Reed said that the gentleman from prairie
state (Weaver) had gotten himself into a state OF
mind over the trusts. The figures would snow
that there was no possibility OF decreasing the
cost OF Canada lumber by making 1t frees The
tarin would go into the pockets OF the Canadian
lumberman. The only effect of the reduction
would be TO inJure the American industFfswfsh-
out lowering prices. He asked why planed lumber
should be protected and not sawed lumber.
DENoUNCING THE LUMBER TRUST.
Mr. Weaver declared that the lumber trust was
the most unconscionable trust ever in existence:
CnaL IL aOSOlutcy NulCeQ Ine prUOuctlOn ana con.
trolled the price OF umber-a criminal proceeding
And II was for this trust that the appeal was
made by the other side.
Mr. Morrow (Cal.) said that even If there were
lumber trust-which he did not adinit-the effect
OF this legislation would be to transfer tt across
the line INTO Canada, where It could be reached
by our laws He urged In behalf OF the vast carry.
ing trade engaged IN the lumber trafc, that the
date of the operation Of the rreeist be made jan
uary next.
Mr.. Wilson (Minn) said that II the statement
was true tnat The placing OF lumber on the free
list would not reduce its price, he failed to see
how the carrying trade would be affected He
had seen more milliOnatres spring up In the lum-
Der trade than anywhere else while ware OF labor
had not advanced; the lumber tar1n was legaii1ed
robbery.
Various other amendments were offered in oroer
| to proloDg the lumber debate. Among these
amendments was one by M. Parker, OF New York
proposing TO substitute November 30 1852 for the
date given In the section. This was rejected BY
vote OF yeas, 30; nays, o. The democrats ap.
plauded the announcement Of the vote.
TllE DISTRICT IN CONGRE0a,
Railroad Bills RepOrted I'm she senate,
| etc
| In the Senate to-day Mr.. Harris submitted the
conference report on the bill to incorporate the
Rock Creek Railway OF the District, and it was
| agreed to- He also submitted the conference re-
port OF the bill to incorporate the lexington and
| Soldiers Home Railway and that was agreed In