The Portland daily press., 1888-06-04
LOTS OF WORK FOR THE SENATORS.
Ten Regular Appropriation Bills
Awaiting Consideration.
Mills Determined to Stop All Regular
Business in the House.
Democrats Vote solidIy for Free
Trade In Lumber.


mittee on appropriations has yet to consider
ten of the regular annual appropriation bills,
and under the most favorable circumstances
the work could not be done in the time yet
remaining of the present fiscal year. 1t is
expected that the consular and diplomatic
bill will be considered by the committee on
Monday, and will be reported and taken up
by the Senate for action before the end of
the week. But no other action on matters Of
interest is expected during convention week.
Senator Cullom viii address the Senate
Monday on proposed amendments to the
interstate commerce law, and other Sena-
tors may take occasion to deliver prepared
speeches on measures OF general Legislation,
but it is probable that much OF the time Will
be devoted to the consideration OF "unoD-
jected cases" on the calendar.
1t is Chairman Mills's intention to call up
the tariff bill again tomorrow and press It's
consideration in the House throughout the
week. The only appropriation bill now on
the calendar, the army appropriation Dill,
may be allowed to pass, but little other gen.
eral business Is likely to be transacted.
Lumber on the Free List.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-In the House to-
day Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee moved an
amendment reducing the appropriation for
the purchase Of seed from 100000 to $4,000.
saying that this appropriation was being
used in a political way for the purpose of
electioneering.
This statement raised a storm OF indig-
nant protests from both sides Of the House.
The amendment was rejected, and the bill
passed.
The regular order was demanded, it being
Mr.. Mills's motion to limit debate on the
pending paragraph of the tariff bill to ten
minutes. which prevailed.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole on the bill. The amendment under
consideration was to strike from the free list
timber hewn and sawed, and timber used for
spars and wharves.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, addressing
the House, said that it should be the object
of the House to fix the tariff at rate just
high enough to cover the difference in wages
Of lumbermen in this country and Canada,
and he hoped that the duty would be fixed as
in his bill, at 10 per cent. ad val0rem. Mr..
Randall said that the consumer OF lumber
would not be benefited by the bill, and
wages would be reduced to the Canadian
standard.
Mr.. Taulbee of Kentucky gave notice that
he would vote for the amendment with the
idea of offering in the proper place another
amendment imposing a ten per cent. ad va
loren duty on lumber.
A division was then had on Mr.. Struble's
amendment, and it was re1ected-yeas 66,
nays leo.
Mr. Randall then moved to strike out the
paragraph and insert climber, not further
manufactured than hewn, squared and
sided," but this amendment was rejected
without a division. and the second para
graph Of the bill, timber squared and sided"
was read.
Mr.. Cox said that the lumbermen were al
most all millionaires-men who had made the
forests of Michigan almost a calcined desola-
tion. On this point he was protectionist-
he wanted to protect the forests Of the Unit
ed States from the axe. By their plea In IA
vor of special interests the Republicans
might make 1t necessary for the Democrats
to amend the rules hereafter, so as to pass
the bill before the ldes Of August. As he
wanted to make protection speech he
would go over to the other side. Republican
cries of mol it is needed over there"]
Mr.. Cox, however, took position beside
Mr.. O'Neil of Pennsylvania, and delared that
he was in favor of the doctrine Of protection,
but not as practised here. He wanted to
protect our forests against tariff which Of
fered a premium to selfish people to cut them
down, leaving scars and waste places and
breeding places for malaria.
The committee rose to limit debate to 10
minutes, but the Republicans refused to vote,
leaving the House without a quorum.
Mr.. Mills reminded the House that 1t had
spent the day in the consideration Of para
graph that represented values in the bill to
the amount OF SO. Yesterdays debate in
volved S39S. He had seen in a newspaper
the problem stated, IF it takes one day not
to pass two lines, how long will It take to
pass the bill?' A voice from the Republican
side..As long as it took to pass the direct
tax bill."l
Finally compromise was reached on 40
minutes debate, and the House again went
into committee Of the whole.
Mr. Guenther Of Wisconsin predicted that
the Democratic party, If 1t passed this bill,
whuld 60 to the place paved with good in
tenti0ns, where every limb and knot OF
timber would be used, not to raise the rev.
enue but to raise the temperature to at
bill carried an average duty Of 80 per cent.
and the Lumber tariff averaged only 16 per
cent. and he appealed to the House not to
single out and destroy this poorly protected
industry.
Debate on the pending paragraph expiring
the amendment to strike 1t out was rejected
| by yeas 81, nays l0i.
The third paragraph in the bill, wood un-
manufactured, not specially enumerated or
provided for" was then read and taken up
| for consideration.
Mr.. Bayne of PENNSYLVANIA moved to
| strike 1t out After some debate the COM
mittee rose, leaving Mr.. Bayne's amendment
| pending, and the House adjourned.
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions were grant
| ed today:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
David L. Whiting, deceased. East Bradford;
Frank w. Ham, Rockland; Geo, M. Cotton, Fair
| field; Eben Andrews, Bowery Beach; George Il,
Nero, Auburn; Oscar ID. Lathrop, East Wilton.
INCREASE.
John L. Rogers. Fort Fairfeld Oliver Graffam.
| National Military Home.
REISSUE.
VIM. Head, Augusta.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS.
| Harriet, widow of David l.. Whiting East Brad
| ford; Emma, widow OF John Craig, Bridgewater.
| The deadlock between the Boston Com
mon Council and the Board of Aldermen
| over the appropriation bill Of S45, 600 for the
current expenses of the city government was
broken Saturday by the council which voted