Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-09
House of Representatives.

THE INVESTIGATION OF TRUSTS.
Mr.. Adam IlL) offered resolution reciting the
the resolution directing the committee on manu-
factures TO investigate the subject OF trusts stat
Ing that the scope OF the investigation was so
broad as to render 1t impracticable for the COM
mlttee to make its report at the present session,
and directing the commltte to report Immediately,
with or without recommendation, all the evidence
taken by 1t relating to the so-called sugar trust
and also In separate report to report the evi-
dence taken relating to the so-called standard Oil
trust. Referred to the committee on rules.
EXCESSIVE IMMIGRATION.
Mr. Ford (Mich.) offered resolution reciting the
allegation that the present immigration into the
United states is excessive artificial and INJURIOUS
and is encouraged to satisfy private greed, and
the further allegation that the law prohibiting the
Importation Of contract labor is being evaded owing
and directing the speaker to appoint special COM
mittee OF five members to investigate the subject
matter herein referred to, with leave to sit during
the recess Referred to the committee on military
affairs.
Mr. Breckinridge (Ky.) introduced a bill to in
crease the pensions OF the survivors OF the war OF
1872.
THE BLAIR BILL.
Mr. T. F. B. Brown Va) offered a resolution re-
leasing the committee on education from the fur
ther consideration OF the Blair BILL and making
that measure continuing special order for July
IL. Referred TO the committee on rules.
THE TARIFF BILL KNoCKs OUT DISTRICT DAY.
After Mr.. Hemphill (S C.,) had made an earnest
but unsuccessful effort to call up District Of Co
lumbia business, the House went into committee
of the whole Nir. Springer in the chaip on
the tariff bill, the pending question being on the
Cannon amendment.
Mr.. Wilkinson Qa) desired to correct what he
declared to be the Measurements made by gentle
men the other side TO the effect that the sugar
industry OF Louisiana was a languishing indus
try An industry which last year had produced
hard hQ
langushing Industry. 1t had been called a corpse,
but II that were so 1t was the uveiest corpse the
MED the assertion OF the gentleman from Iowa
(Mr. HOlmes) that the gigantic sugar trust was
gotten uD for the beneft Of the 200 planters OF
Louisiana. Those 200 planters (who employed
between two and three hundred thousand pers0ns)
instead OF being In with the sugar trust were COM
petitors Of the sugar trust and instead Of helping
In substantiatiOn OF this view he quoted from tes-
timony taken before the committee on manufac-
reduced the price OF sugar, and he was further
substantiated by Mr.. Buchanan On. J.), who, as q
member OF that committee, stated that the trust
was unfriendly to the Louisiana producers
REPUBLICAN PRMcIPLEs
Mr.. Conger Qowa) sent to the clerks desk and
had read brief epitome Of the principles of tn
republican party, which, he said, had received the
Endorsement of manufacturers, farmers and wage
workers everywhere, and which would receive on
the 6th 9i SO ,T universal h an
OF the republican party but OF the nation.
CRITICIzING THE MILLS BILL
Mr.. Fuller Qowa) offered and advocated an
amendment placing all sugar and molasses on the
free list. He criticized the committee ON ways
and means for having retained on the protected
list an article the production OF which In this
country was 80 Insignificant for the purpose OF
tanning Louisiana In the democratic column; and
he denounced the bill as being fllogically and
badly constructed, and as having for its CHIEF
characteristic its extreme secttonal1sm.
Mr.. CANNoNs AMENDMENT REJECTED.
After further debate the committee OF the whole
rejected-37 to 1O8-Mr. Cannons amendment
placing ON the free list suguars not above No. 10
Dutch standard, reducing the rates on Other
grades and granting bounty to the producers ol
sugar.
Capitol Topics.
JAPANESE LABOR AND TIE TARIFF.
The Senate tarif committee gave hearings to
day to the manufacturers OF Guns and collars q
crinoltne clothes and tarietauA and 20 parties In
terested In the silk schedule. The silk men stated
that silk manufacturers are opening establish.
ments In Japan and China 70 get the oeneflt Of
the cheap labor OF those cpuntneA with which
| they say II would be Impossible for Americans e
compete on even termA