Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-16
An Incidental Discussion Of Tariff Re.
form.

NIX RANDALL TAKES HAND IN IT.
The discussion on the urgent deficiency bill In
the House yesterday afternoon touched upon the
tariff. Messrs Burnes and Rogers had been In
dulging III q joint debate. the former attacking
the estimates OF the Department OF Justice, and
the latter defending the administration OF that
department. Mr.. Burnes called attention TO the
number or persons arrested Tor trivial violations
Of the lnternal-revenue laws, which called forth
the suggestion from Mr. Buchanan, u New Jersey,
that those laws should be repealed.
This brought Mr.. Randall 10 his feet He said
the committee on appropriations had been so fire.
quently attacked that lac had become somewhat
hardened, and he thought, indeed. that he had
acquired some or the characteristics OF the prize
lighter He was able to stand more pummel,nc
and come up more serenely than most OF his coi-
leagues The committee on judiciary, he thought,
should frame some sort OF amendment 10 the
statute law which would prevent the gross inJus-
tice which was done TO innocent and unoffepdng
citizens BY trivial prosecutions. Many q these
prosecutions, as said by the gentleman from Mis-
souri, Ont. Burnes>, came under the internal-rev-
enue laws BY all means they should be abolished.
Mr.. Burnes said that be would never cease de-
nOuncing the horrors and evils perpetrated IN the
name OF Law by the ofiicers or law under the In
ternal.revenue law. At the same time he wished
to say to the gentleman from Pennsylvania oar
RandalD and the country that he would remove
the burdens OF tariff taxation and reduce the
would undertake to lessen internal-revenue taxa
ton. tApplause1
Mrs. FLETCHER AWARDED 500 DAxAGrs.-In
the case OF Mary z. Fletcher against the wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad Co., on trial In
Circuit Court (No. q, to-day a verdict was rem
dered for plaintiff for 500 damages She sued for
$4,000 damages for injuries sustained by falling
Oh q car. which suddenly started, In December,
1856
The Courts.
CIRCUIT CorKr. No l-Judoe Hacner.
To-day, Lane & Melnote agt Baldwin; Juror
Withdrawn with leave to amend on payment OF
costs Thomas agt Dunlop ct al; judgment for
amount admitted. Hamilton & co. agt Stott;
judgment BY default Sussman agt- Frederick; do.
CIRCUIT COURT No. 2-Judoe Merrick
To-day, Fletcher agt Washington and George
town Railroad Co.; tr1al resumed
EQUITY CorRT-yudqe Or
To-day, Smith agt. Smith; further testimony Or
rson; investment OF a. 500 in purchase OF a house
authorized Corcoran Fire Insurance Co. agt.
johnson; auditors report ratified condor agt.
crsn,D sae rsss
son agt stevenson: time to take Testimony limited
POLICE CouRr-Judoe Shell
To-day, John W. B. Harrison, disorderly con-
duct: SIS or Is days John Il. Harris, profanity;
personal bonds. John Lewis, disorderiy In county:
IS or days VIM Myers cruelty 70 anima.s;
daya wesley Fletcher, larceny; IS or is days.
John P1nckney, assault; $40 or 30 days.
The Reading strike.
RALPH BEAUMONT TO ACT AS COUNSEL FOR srRlK ERs
BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
The general executive board OF the Knights OF
Labor have called Ralph Beaumont from WASH
tngton, where he has been acting as q member OF
the knights legislative committee, TO Philadel-
pnia, to act Is attorney for the miners and rail-
readers before the Congressional committee In
vestigatlng the Reading strike.
About 20 Italians We're taken to Mahonoy City,
Pa, yesterday, BY the Reading company, with the
intention OF putting them to work at the North
Mahonoy colliery to-day.
The detection from the ranks Of the strikers at
Town City and Brookside, in the Pottsville re-
gi0n, continues, notwithstanding the efforts OF
the strike leaders TO bring the backsliders back 70
their allegiance.
Shenandoah dispatch says: 1.-The news OF the
intended calling out OF the colliery engineers and
nremen has raised q storm OF Indignation here even
among the miners, who declare that the step
would be the most ruinous that could be taken,
- Il would, BY ilooding The mines, throw them
certainly idle tor monthA Many OF them say
that u the strike must depend on such o move for
possible success that It had better be thrown up
at once" It b NOT thought such an order would
b oesyed u pronulgated =.
SKxlMo BRN: PRRlKY PooR.'s AUTOGRAPH Col
iBCTIoN.@The three days sale OF historical poti-
cal end usefasy autograph collected BY the late
Maj. Ben: Perley Poore was begun In Bosom yes
terday, Among the higher pr1ces Obtained are the
FOLLOWING: Robert Burns q ballad on M Herons
electionh go: President Buchanan, el950; SIR