The Portland daily press., 1888-05-12
In the House,.

IN tftS nO0oCs
In the House, today, Mr.. Mills. of Texas,
from the committee on rules, reported res
elution providing that the hour fer the daily
meeting of the House shall hereafter be IL
O'Clock a. M, and that after the general de-
bate on the tariff bill shall have closed, the
House shall adjourn each day at 5 p. m. The
resolution was adopted.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the tariff bill, and was adj
dressed by Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Scott severely criticised the Randall bill
He said that the measure from whatever
point it was looked at was misbegotten, Ill
shaped, portentious, unjustifable monster
with no excuse for existence and no purpose
in its life but to obstruct the Democratic par
ty and to delay justice which the country de-
manded.
Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, reviewed the history OF
tariff legislation in support OF the PROPOSE
ton that the whole country was, prosperous
when the tariff was high, and that the re-
revenue basis. The Mills BILL he said, would
destroy American labor. Most Of the prom
inent Democrats in his district had told MN
that no Iowa representative VINO voted 1or
the measure could be reelected
Mr.. Dibble, of South Carolina, trusted that
when the bill was considered by sections, 1t
would be not in partisan spirit nor for the
sake of manufacturing campaign documents
but in the broad spirit OF stateSmanSnlp
which beftted the representatives o1 the
there was ample room for incidental protec-
tiOn under the provisions of strictly rev.
enue tariff. Neither the President nor the
ways and means committee proposed to
strike blow at American industries or Grip
pie American manufacturers: The pending
measure was one upon which all might
unite as it reduces the burden of taxation
without bringing shock or disaster to the
industries of the country.
Mr.. Houghton, of Wisconsin, opposed the
bill, criticizingIthe President for having been
in part responsible for the surplus which he
so much condemned, by his failure to ap-
prove the river and harbor BILL, his veto OF
the dependent pension bill and his neglect to
exercise the authority invested III MIN 10
purchase bonds
The committee then rose and the House
took recess until o'clock.
At its evening session the House passed
81 pension bills and adjourned.
And Still the Surplus Crows.
The total amount of bonds purchased un-
der the circular of April seven
teenth, including today's, is $1s,08s,oo0.
The.cost to the government including pre-
uiums, was S21 ,665, 800 The surplus is
slightly in excess of what it was when the
buying of bonds began, showing the excess
of receipts over expenditures to be greater
than the amount expended in the purchase OF
bonds. 1t is understood that the apparent
failure to reduce the surplus was caused by
the action of Acting Secretary Thompson
today in accepting over $7,000,000 of bonds at
rates higher than previously paid.
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed today:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Thos j. Policy West Bowdoin.
Alexander McKinnon, Bangor
James Brown, North Waterford.
AlascO Carey, Brownvile.
Alpha Barber Stratton.
Joel Tibbetts, HUDSON.
Nathan Cutler, Pennington.
REISSUE.
John l.. Hamln, Augusta
ORIGINAL WIDOWS, ETC.
Eunce, widow of Frederick Preble, North
Edgecomb.
Esther, widow of Orlando A. Hayford, Canton.
Notes.
A post Office was established today at
Staceyville, Penobscot county and Silas B.
Mitchell appointed postmaster.
Judge Smell of Maine, for Is years judge OF
the police court here will retire; May 16, on
the expiration OF his term to make way for
Virginia Democrat.
John S. Bridges has been appointed post
master at Meddybembs. Me.
The frieds of the international copyright
bill in both houses were greatly encouraged
by Senator Chace's unexpected success in
getting his bill through the Senate. AS it
went through so easily in the Senate, they
believe that it will 60 through the House
without difficulty.