Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-11


WAsHISsroN, July 1.-THE House went
into committee of the whole on the tariff
bill, and Mr. Nuttings amendment restor
ing the existing duty on starch, was re-
jected.
In discussing the rice section, Mr.. Elliott,
of South Carolina, said the Republicans
having nominated Chinese President were
ready to sacrifice the coiored labor of the
South, by allowing free importation of rice
from China.
Mr. Warner. of Missouri, offered an
amendment fixing rice duty at Il cent per
pound and said rice should be free; that
rice growers made $50 per acre, while wheat
growers made $l2 aud corn growers $40.
He said the Mills bill was in the interest of
the rice and sugar raisers of the South as
against the corn and wheat farmers of the
North and South
On motion of Mr.. McMillen, of Tennessee,
the duty on rice -four and rice meal was
liked at 10 per cent.
Mr.. Boutelle, offered an amendment fix
ing the rate of duty on textrine. burnt
starch. gum substitute or British gum at 8
cents pound. The present rate of l cent,
be said, was to low, and out of proportion
to the duty on potatoes from which dex-
trine was made After some debate, the
motion was rejected by Sc tot
Mr.. Ysndeverof California, moved to in
crease the duty on raising from l Il to 2
cents per pound 1.-THE present duty.) He
urged this in behalf of the raisin industry
of California, which had increased from
100000 boxes three years ago, to 500, 600
boxas last year, and this year would proba-
bly, reach l, 500, 900 boxes.
MIR. Mekenna of California earnestly
supported the amendment and appealed to
the Democrats to allow it to 90 through
saying the Democrats of California would
have e better feeling for the party if the
amendment should be adopted.
Mr.. Biggs, of California, thought the
raisin industry would be as well protected
under the Mills bill rate as under the exist
ing law;
Mr.. FELTON,, of California, also urged the
adoption OF the amendment, but it was re-
iected.
Motions to restore existing duties on
peanuts, cotton thread, yarns, and cetton
cloth were made and rejected.
On motion of Mr.. McMillin, an amend
ment was adopted fixing the rate of duty
on fax (hackledl known as dressed line,
at SO per ton.
A motion to restore existing duties ON
fax, hemp and iute yarns was lost
Pending consideration of motion to in
crease from 25 to 40 per cent ad valorem
the duty on fax and linen thread twine
and pack thread, and manufactures of flax,
the committee rose, and at 5 p. m. the
House took a recess until s O'Clock, the
night session to be devoted to the consider
alton of the bill granting right of way to
railroad companies through the Indian
reservations.
The House at its evening session passed
the following bills: Granting the right of
way through Indian reservations to railroad
companies; through the Wind River, wy
oning, to the Wyoming Midland Railroad
Co.; through the Fond Du Lac, Mimi,
to the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad Co.
through the Indian Territory, to the
Fort Smith, Paris & Dardanelle Railroad
Co.; through the Neg Perce. Idaho, to the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company;
through the Indian Territory to the Leav-
enworth Rio Grande Railroad Company;
through the Indian Territory and the pub
lie land strip to the Montana, Ram
sas d T3Eas Railroad Company;
through the Yankton reservation,
Dakota, TO the Yankton d Missouri
River Railroads Company: through the
Puyallup Valley reservation, Washington,
TO Puyallup Valley Railroad Company;
through Fort Hall reservation, Idaho, TO
the Utah and Northern RailrcaS Company;
through the Indian Territory, 10 lii- St.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad Com
pany; through certain Indian lands in
Minnesota, to the Moorhead. Leach
Lake and Northern Railroad Company;
through the Sioux reservations Dakota, to
the Aberdeen, Bismarck .& Northwestern
Railroad Company; through the Siletz
reservation, Oregon, to the Newport a.
Kings Valley Railroad Company The
House then, at $50 p, M, adjourned.
THE SENATE.
The event in the Senate YESTERDAY was
Mr.. Hoar's speech oh the fishery question
Mr .NAa a.. II.
was agreed TO, directing the Committee on
Finance TO inquire into and report in con-
nection with any bills for raising or reduc-
ing revenue that may be referred to the
committee, such measures as it may deem
expedient, TO set aside, control restrain or
prohibit, all arrangements contracts,
agreements, trusts or combinations,
that tend to prevent free and full
composition in the production, manufac-
ture or sale OF articles of domestic growth
or production of the sale of imported arti-
cies, or that are designed or tend to fasten
monopoly, or to advance artificially the
cost TO the consumer of necessary articles of
human life, with such penalties and forfei-
tures rs will tend to preserve freedom of
trade or production; the lowering of prices
by such competition and the full benefit
designed by and hitherto conferred by the
policy OF the .yernment TO protect and en-
courage Ameiican industries by levying
duties on imported goods.
Mr.. Vest introduced bill to prevent the
evasion. of the law recently passed by the
Senate, prohibiting the use of the "Bad
Debt envelopes in the mails. He ex-
planned that the intent of that measure
wes being evaded by collection agencies
who now used transparent envelope that
showed the enclosure legibly
Mr.. Eyarts submitted an amendment to
the sundry civil bill, appropriating $32, 600
for the completion of the monument at
Washington Headquarters at Newburgh,
Ny.
Consideration of the Fishery treaty was
then resumed. Mr.. Hoar addressed the
Senate in opposition to the treaty He said
he had no apology to offer for entering
early upon this discussion. The fisheries
question was the,oidest in our foreign rela-
tions. Nearly every important maritime
power of ancient or modern times owed the
foundation of its commercial prosperity
and its naval strength to its fisheries. Our
fishermen were all we had left on the sea
as a resource for a sudden occasion. If
anything were wanting to show the i'm
portance of the occupation to national de-
Tense and to national wealth, it would be
found in British and Canadian testi-
mony, and the desire on the part
of Canada and Great Britain
to restrict the fishing grounds to
which the United States shall have access
and to possess themselves without obstrue-
ton of the calling which brings to this
country its supply of fish and fish oils had
vastly larger purpose than mere struggle
for profitable industry. important as that
may be. Mr.. Hoar thought it remarkable
that. throughout the land, there is not to
be found single fisherman who did not
deam the provisions of the treaty as
an outrage. From public meetings from
towns where men interested in fish
cries dwell, from associations of fisher
men, from utterances of the press
there came one concurrent expression Of