Morris tribune., 1888-07-18
rhe House.


WASHINGTON, July 1.-The senate
amendment to the agricultural bill max
Ing an appropriation for experiments
with sorghum was passed-126 to 80.
WASHINGTON, Jnly by motion Of
Mr.. Mills Wednesday evening next will
be devoted to bills from the labor COM
mittee.. By motion of Mr.. Townsend
Thursday evening next will be devoted
to bills from the committee on military
Affairs. MIR. Ford introduced a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, making an ap-
preparation for committee to investigate
contract labor and pauper immigration
30 this country. Tariff discussion in
committee of the whole was resumed
and the wool schedule resumed.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The confer
ence report on the postoff1ce appropria-
hon bill was agreed to. 1t concurs with
the senate amendments except that
known as the subsidy" amendment,
which Mr.. Bingham (Pa.) proposed to
amend by reducing the appropriation for
foreign mail service from $500, 600 to
e500,00O.
WASHINGTON, July decentralization
Of the subsidy amendment to the post
office appropriation bill was resumed.
Peters (Kansas) supported the amend
ment, vigorously asserting that this coun-
try does more for labor than England.
We treat our laborers as an intelligent
being; one in whom trust can be imposed
and worthy of owning q home. Why
then give England, with her cheaper
labor, the privilege of carrying our mails,
when with a subsidy, the United States is
amply able to grant, we can secure Amer
lean ships, manned with American sail
OTIS? Talby opposed the amendment, as
- ~ would have tendency to nour-
':sts. The subsidy amend
1856 to Sc.
W. Tariff discus
sion in CO whole was re-
sumed. The suuedule was taken
up. Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, argued that
should wool be placed on the free list,
sugar should be placed there also, for it
is equally just to the wool grower, who
is consumer of sugar, to grant him free
sugar as it is for the sugar monopolists
to enjoy free wool. He assured the COM
mittee that IL this tariff goes into effect
the result will be dire disaster to fine
wool raising in Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia. Mr.. Adams deprecated
placing wool on the free list. Mr.. Jack
SOut 4ACC nOO4, Sd1A 1Aab AAdn0-
facturers did not favor the placing Of
wool on the free list in Pennsylvania,
Ohio Or West Virginia. We can raise
fine grades of wool in this country, ex-
ceiling in this production. 1t has taken
nearly 100 years to develop this industry
from coarse, poor wool, to the present
fine grade produced, and why strike this
industry down at single stroke, which
1t has taken such long time to culti-
vate.
~ Mr.. Williams read an extract from res
buttons adopted by the Wool Growers
association Of Texas, opposing the Mills
"free wool" course, and arraigning him
as fmperiling the wool industries of the
country. -
Anderson, Of Iowa, favored free wool,
and though in favor of free sugar and
rice, he thought the bill was very fairly
drawn up.
Mr. Brsckinridge, Of Kentucky, then
spoke in favor of free wool. A motion
was made by Mr.. Wilkins DEM of
Ohio, to strike out the free wool clause
In the tariff bill 1t was voted down,
100 60 l02. wilkins, Sowden and Foran,
Democrats, voting with the Republicans
TO strike it out.