Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-13
Fiftieth COngress--First Session.
THE TARIFF BILL.
WAsHINeroN.O Oct. 12.

l THE TARIFF BILL. SENATE.-Debate on the Tariff bill was resumed to-day. In the course 1 of his speech Mr. Hawley said tha, 1 the bill was perhaps the best Tariff bill ever offered in Congress. It was built upon g definite principle, the maintenance of the old doctrine of protection, that which had been, excepting at intervals, the doctrine of the country, and that was the doctrine of all the large civilized nations with one excep- tion. He was going where the jury was. The bill had been presented and its purposes and general character had been set forth. Those senators who desire to speak upon it could do so, but the people were not looking to the Senate, nor caring what it said or did in the matter. Nobody believed that the bill could be discussed, item by item, and disposed of at this session. It had inevita- ply to go over till December. In his humble judgment the best thing that Senators could do was to go home, and he for one was going. After some further debate, the Senate sd journed till Monday.
 HcUsE.-There was considerable discus sion in the House to-day on the bill to incor- porate the Nicaragua canal company, but when the bill was put to vote the point of no quorum was raised and the committee rose. For the first time in two week roll call was ordered, the motion being two adjourn. It was defeated yeas 25, nays 42. A subsequent
 
 B yeas and 31 nays the House adjourned until Monday.
 MAIL ROBBERS WANTED CASH. All the Mails In the Buffalo PsstoRee
 RiAed and Scattered About Town.
 BUFFALO, Oct 12-An extensive and bold mail robbery was perpetrated last night by which most of the arriving mails in this city from all points were plundered and papers documents and money extracted.
 When the employees of Fulton market, at Pearl and Market streets, arrived this mern- ing to open the establishment they found strewn about the street in the vicinity of the market large quantity of letters that had evidently been opened and robbed. They collected the torn letters, which half-flled 8 market basket. An examination revealed the fact that the robbery had been general in character and covered letters from Canada, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Orleans, Boston and nearly every other point east, west south and north.
 There were in the basket checks, drafts, mercantile orders and the usual miscellany which goes to make up 8 business mail. Among other things were Louisiana lottery tickets. There was check found in which us amount So1o.oo aLone renaiAeo ihCac', bank drafts, letter notifying the enclosure of draft for $1 ,464. A, the draft being miss ing, and numerous letters notifying of the enclosure of cash.
 Among the torn and soiled papers was also found New York draft for $215.3o drawn on the Smith bank of Perry in favor of Chris Klinck of Buffalo. It was so torn that the signature was indistinguishable. A check for $44 86 from the National bank of Law renee county, Par, in favor of Jacob Dolb of Buffalo, was so torn that the name of the signer was destroyed.
 The thieves had evidently disregarded everything but cash, and checks and drafts were thrown aside after being mutilated.
 The postofhce authorities are Investigating the matter, but no information can be ob- tained from them as yet.