The Portland daily press., 1888-07-19
THE MILLS BILL AND ITS EFFECT.
Probable Standing of the House on
the Vote.
The Glass Industry and the Blow
Dealt 1t by the Bill.
Scott Knocked Out and Corham
Much Dissatisfied.

WASHINGTON, July 1S--There are said to
be seventy Democrats absent from the city.
They are of course all paired, but the man
ayers of the Mills tariff bill intend to take no
risks as to slips in the pairs. For that rea-
son the notice has been given that the vote
will not be taken until Saturday at 1890. In
the closing hour, after the previous question
shall have been called, Mr.. Mills will review
the debate and restate in summary the argu-
ments in favor of the bill. A Democratic
member, who has heretofore been counted
among the opponents of the bill, furnishes
the following figures: There will be about
161 votes in favor of the BILL, made up from
1853 Democrats and Republicans-Anders
of Iowa, Smith of Wisconsin,, and
Fitch of New York Lloyd Bruce
of New York. Mayor Hewitt's son-in-
law, is marked doubtful on both states.
Hence he is not counted in this estimate.
knute Nelson OF Minnesota Is counted with
the Republicans, as he appears to have been
whipped into line by his party friends The
opponents of the bill count upon 155 votes,
149 Republicans and six Democrats, viz:
Randall and Sowden Of Pennsylvania, Mer-
rlman and Greenman of New York and
Wilkins ana Foran of Ohio. According to
this calculation the free traders are certain
of six and of possibly seven majority on the
final passage of the bill Mills has claimed
eight to twelve, but he allowed only three
Democrats against it.
The Republicans will probably not move
substitute in the House for the Mills bill,
but will leave to the Republicans Of the
Senate the responsibility of framing a sub
stitute. The Republicans of the Senate will
be ready for the issue.
Scott of Pennsylvania is said to have de-
termined not run again for Congress. 1t is
known that he could not be elected.
Germans friends say that he makes no Sc
cret of the fact that he takes no responsible
ty for the present campaign, and he prefers
to let the free-traders have their own way in
the canvass as they did in the convention.
The story is that the Senator is satisfied with
having knocked Scott out for the chairman
ship of the full committee and keeping Bar
premacy of German in the national commit
tee until the 1892 convention, when he and
his prOtectionSt friends in the Democracy
propose to make fight for control.
Disastrous Effect of the Mills Bill.
New YORK, July 1s.-About fifty repre-
sentatiyes of the window glass manufactur-
ers of the country met today and re elected
the old officers. They discussed the relation
eral impression was that its passage would
work mischief. The product for the past
year has been 3,755.000 boxes, falling off
OF $4,000 boxes; and che imports show an
luCttdS6 Ol DOA6S.
After the meeting prosidenJ Bodine told
a rennrter Jnat the passage of the Mills bin
would shut off every blast in the country.
He said "at the present tariff as fixed about
four years ago, manufacturers are forced to
ask reduction of wages Starting new
plants has, however, kept the wages
where they were last year, and the West
having signed the scale the East will prob
able follow suit AT present, it is almost
impossible, even in an unusually active
nr 10 ofo mar 10 alyn fprr
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions have been
granted:
ORIGINAL.
James Gould, National Soldiers Home,
Myrick III. Nash, Rockland.
Ezra Wingate East Corinth.
VIM. r. Maker, Cutler.
INCREASE
Charles B. Beam, Blaine;
James Peters, Eastport
Nathaniel Sholes, Belfast.