Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-01
rtfTIErH c0NGHEss.
IN sdLnnrD nos rirsT flsr. /


msnt 70 make tho bsll fs.lts eH,cs on
5ahnsly ~, rext. instead oi July ist.
Tie d01aia aTlliad TO tho question Of
luabcr ard Kelly spoke for tie South
efn lufdb5r inferast8, de hc aaid no cno
on tlie Dsmoi14.A sile of thc 1Iouso
eaied q db e. lie pleaded with tho
Hogse nss ID impoccrish the poor people
N Ieanssa4 aAd south Carolina, and
dec,cls Ele saiiic 81 their splendid
lanaa BY making lumber free.
WcNver, oi Iowa. protested against any
aeiion that wOald faFlan aluinber trust
npon the farmer aad rob the consumer.
ktnd, 81 Maine, said that figures would
aliOw thcfc Has u0 possibility Of decreas-
lrg Tho cost Of CanAia lumber by making
10 iff0.
Morrow, Of California, said that oven
i there were lumber "trusta," which he
did not admit, thc effect Of this legisla-
ION would be 70 transfer II across the
line into Canada, where it could not DO
reached Dy orr laws
Parker, oi New i ork offered an amend
inent proposing 10 substitute November
~, 1889. for the date given in the sec
ton; rejected, yeas, 50 nays, 1884. The
Democrats applauded the announcement
Oi bilC yut1.
b9nteIle proposed to make the date in
Adams' amendment 1890 instead OF 1889.
Rejected
Brnetinritlgo, Of Kentucky, had read
sn extract iom a speech delivered by
air. Blaine IN 1858, in which he said 1t
never had been the policy Of the Amer
icen Government 10 tax breadstuifs or
lambor, and representing the need OF the
wotkingfnAn for cheap lumber. This
Was recaiYed with applause on the Dem
ocratic side.
Mckinley, OF Ohio, asked il Blaine's
reinarks had not been directed to inter-
nal taxation and not TO imports.
Breckinridge said he did not know
which, but the speech was directed
against tax on lumber.
McKinley--It was directed against tax
on American lumber and not against for
eign lumber. Hepublican applause.
White, OF Indiana, gave notice that he
would vote against every class clause OF
tie bill that proposed to encourage inn
portations oI goods our own labor could
produce.
Stuble, Of Iowa stated that when duti-
able sections OF the bill were reached he
would move to strike them out and sub
stitute tho rates fixed by the existing
law, less fifty per cent.
Mckinley, Of Ohio, recurred to the
subject OF Blaine's speech which had
been cited earlier in the day. He had
looked up the debates, and would state
positively that Blaine's remarks had
reference to internal tax.
Breckinridge, OF Kentucky, argued that
the same principle held good in the case
~ strtxy fa .,trIrotir,,
Reed, of Maine, said the gentleman
from Kentucky had afforded the Demo-
cratic party an opportunity to do what
they had before so grudgingly done
they had given Blaine generous round
OF applause.
Kelly asked il the gentleman, Breckin-
ridge, knew Blaine had used that argu-
ment against revenue when he cited it vs.
an argument against customs taxes.
Breckinridge-The gentleman assumes
what is untrue; | did not state that
, Blaineu used those remarks about customs
4 duties.
Kelly-That was the impression cre-
ated.
Mills asked that the debate on this
section be considered as closed, but OBJ
lection was made and he moved that the
Committee rise, and this prevailed, 122
to SO (the Republicans solidly opposing
the motion), and the Committee rose,
not having passed over the first five lines
of the bill.
Mckinley, Of Ohio, and spinola, of
New York, who had report from the
Military Committee, sought to secure
consideration OF the bill to revive the
rank OF General OF the Army, to be filed
by Lieutenant.G General Sheridan, but OBJ
lection was made by Kilgore, OF Texas,
and other Democrats, and at 5 O'Clock
tho House adjourned.