Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-17
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE TARIFF CONTEST BEGUN.
Mr.. Mills Opens the Ball in the House
LAND FORFEITURE IN THE SENATE.
The Senate.

me ment and Improvement Of the public building at
CnarleStown, w. Va.
sas 100000, WoOnsocket, r. i. $4,000, Key
WesI, Fla, $4,000 additional and changing the
IoWs s sa5 "a expenditures to s175ooC; Burlington,
I9 grant to the Fort Smith and FL Paso Railway
w. Tie risht OF way through the Indian Territory.
FLORIDA LAND FRAUDS.
MI. Plumb, from the public lands committee,
submitted resolution directing that committee
10 investigate certain allegations made by senator
Cali as 10 frauds in the disposition OF Government
lands In Florida. The resolution was ordered
prlnted and TO lie over until Tomorrow
PUBLIC MONEY IN NATIONAL BANKS.
MI. stewart offered a resolution (Which was
agreed toy calling on the Secretary of the Treas
ury for statement of the amounts Of United
states money deposited in national banks and
Wnetner the banks are allowed to use the money
without payment OF interest; also as to whether
tnere Is any regulation OF the Treasury Depart
nent Dy which II can be determined in what banks
deposits Shall be made, and to what extent the
tary.
Mr. RIDDLEBERGER's RESOLUTION.
Inc resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Riddle
berger, suspending tho rules as to executive ses.
sions during the consideration OF the fisheries
treaty, was laid before the Senate by the presiding
MI. Edmands-In the consideration OF that reso-
luton move that the doors be closed.
Mr.. Barrls-I second the motion.
Mr.. Riddleberger-I asa the senator from yer-
mont TO withdraw his motion I simply want to
at all.
Mr.. Edmunds, however persisted in his motion.
and (the motion having been seconded, which Il
all that the rules OF the Senate require in such a
inatteT the sergeant-at-arms was directed by the
presiding ollicer 10 clear the galleries and close
the doors or the Senate.
Within ten minutes the doors were reopened and
Tue puDiic business OF the Senate proceeded with.
RAILROAD LAND GRANT FORFEITURE.
motion Mr hi
tain lands heretofore granted for the purpose OF
aiding In the construction OF railroads was taken
up for consideration
Several amendments were reported to the bill
ny Mr.. Piumo, from the committee on pubic
lands, and were agreed 10.
Alter discussion, during which the bill was
amended the bill and all the amendments were
ordered TO be printed and Went over till to-lnor-
row.
TIE DAKOTA BILL
The Senate then resumed consideration OF the
bill for the admission of the state OF South
Dakota, and the organization OF the
territory territory Of North Dakota, and was
he denied that the question was local one,
and admitted that 1t was partisan in its nature
party 20 undertake to divide the territory OF Da-
kota, 1t was the first time in the history
OF the country that the people OF a terri
their own area. The Senator from Vermont (Ed-
munds) had interjected a remark the other dag
statehood except ''barbaric politics."
House Of Representatives.
In view OF the fact that the contest over the
tarin bill was to open in the House to-day the
galleries were unusually well filled when the
House was called to order at noon
MI. Collins (Mass.), from the committee on the
Judiciary reported bill TO provide for the recov-
cry OF duties errOneously assessed Ia certain
Mr.. stewart EGa.). from the same committee, re-
Por.eu Ine rlii lOr the erection OF two United
states prisons. committee or the Whole
MI. bryce IN. ~, from the committee on COM
merce, reported the bill for the establishment OF q
iight-ship, with fog signal, at Sandy Hook, New
YORK Harbor. Committee OF the whole
Mr. Steele QDd.), from the committees on military
AFFAIRS reported bill for the location or branch
OF whole
Also adversely the bill for the voluntary retire.
inent OF certain officers OF the Army. Laid on the
Bills were reported and placed on the calendar
LOT the erection o; public buildings at ST. Adams
VI; Sioux City. Iowa; New Orleans, La: Browns
vile, Tex; Hot Springs, Ark: WaterfOwn, n. Y:
Helena, Mont; Hudson, N. Y, and Racine Wis
hI1 increasing sing the appropriation for the public
REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR.
MT. O'Neill (Mo.), from the committee on labor.
reported the bill to create boards OF arbitration
lor settling controversies between common
carriers and their employees. Committee OF whole.
MI Buchanan On. J.), from the same committee
convlc-made goods. House calendar.
ELECTION EXPENSES
MI. Osborne (Pa-), from the committee on presi-
Dental election laws, reported the bill defining
the necessary and proper expenses incident to the
nomination and election of senators and Repre-
Committee OF whole.
POSTAGE ON SEEDS PLANTS AND BULBS.
Mr.. Enloe (Tenn.), from the committee on post
offices and post-roads reported resolution request
ing the Postmaster General to inform the House
what instructions have been given with regard to
the rates OF postage on seeds, plants bulbs and
printed circulars, and whether existing laws or
treaties give any advantage TO Canadian citizens
over citizens Of the United States engaged i'm simi
lar business. Adopted
Mr.. MILLS on THE TARIFF BILL
1:10.-The House has Just gone into committee
OF the whole (Mr. Springer In the chair for the
consideration Of the tariff bill No opposition was
made TO Mr.. Mills motion to this effect
Mr.. Mills began his speech by saying that the
great increase OF duties made during the war
mad been at the time they were made stated to
De only temporary. Yet a quarter OF a century
later these duties were higher than they were
during the war, and they now averaged 47IO Der
cent on imports. The income tax had been
imposed TO meet war expenses. 1t was gone It
was tax on wealth, and $4,000, 900 annually
realized from that source was swept away
but the war tax ON clothing, on food, on imple-
menus OF LABOR, remained, and the war was Still
Oeing prosecuted against the people-a fiscal war
exhaustlng In It's demands and every effort to re.
md
defeated. 0''''eo "nu
THE DEMOCRATS HAD BEEN TAINTED
with the charge that they had failed to reduce
taxation. This charge had been made by the mi
nor1ty, which had been guilty OF preventing action
on the many bills brought into the House by the
committee on ways and means. Mr. Mills turned
his attention to the wOolen manufactures and ar
gued that the public at large was injured by
the present excessive tax and nobody Donented
High duties prohibited and limited impOrtatiOns
and expectations.
WE WERE FEEDING THE PEOPLE OF EUROPE
and when we put high duties on the goods they
sent US In exchange for food It amounted to tax.
ing our own agricultural exports reduction OF
duties would not, as asserted, check manufacture
erS and cramp labor. We always imported
more goods when prices were high. Under lower
duties we could export more goods our manufac-
tories would run steadily, and labor would be con.
stantly employed Not more than 10 per cent OF
the goods consumed In the United states would
De imported II all the custom houses were
torn down and the Government supported
Dy direct taxes Protecttonists argued that man.
factured articles were cheaper here than In any
0tner country as result OF protection. IL was
not SO; but suppOsing It was, why. then, should
they resist so strenu0usly any effort TO lower
duties II they were able to underseu EnrOpoan
manufacturers?
DID TIE MANUFACTURERS PAY HIGHER WAGES
because protection enabled them to do 1T No.
Jay Gould was able to pay his bootblack $500, but
he did not doit He paid the market prices-he
paid his nickel like q little man. Higher wages
were maoo Dy coal, steam, and machinery, and
accounted for the TACT that free-trade England
paid higher wages than protection France and
Germany and yet contracted the worlds markets.
ne had requested the present chief OF the Labor