The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-19
The House.

Mr.. Mills Wednesday evening next will
be devoted to bills from the labor COM
mittee. By motion of Mr.. Townsend
Thursday evening next will be devoted
to bills from the committee on military
affairs. Mr.. Ford introduced resolu-
ton, which was adopted, making an ap-
preparation for acommittee to investigate
contract labor and pauper immigration
to this country. Tariff discussion in
committee of the whole was resumed
and the wool schedule resumed.
WASHINGTON, July 1Y.-The confer
ence report on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill was agreed to. It concurs with
the senate amendments except that
known as the Subsidy" amendment,
which Mr.. Bingham (Pa.) proposed to
amend by reducing the appropriation for
foreign mail service from $500, 900 to
$500, 00U.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Considerati
of the subsidy amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill was resumed.
Peters (Kansas) supported the amend
lnent, vigorously asserting that this coun-
try does more for labor than England.
We treat our laborers as an intelligent
being; one in whom trust can be imposed
and worthy Of owning home. Why
then give England, with her cheaper
labor, the privilege of carrying our mails,
when with subsidy, the United States is
amply able to grant, we can secure Amer
lean ships, manned with American sail
ors? Talby opposed the amendment, as q
subsidy would have tendency to nour-
ish monopolists. The subsidy amend
ment was defeated. Vote, 1875 to Sc.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Tariff discus
sion in committee of the whole was re-
sumed. The wool schedule was taken
up. Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, argued that
should wool be placed on the free list,
sugar should be placed there also, for it
is equally just to the wool grower, who
is consumer of sugar, to grant him free
sugar as it is for the sugar monopolists
to enjoy free wool. He assured the COM
mittee that If this tariff goes into effect
the result will be dire disaster to fine
wool raising in Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia. Mr.. Adams deprecated
placing wool on the free list. Mr.. Jack
son, opposing free wool, said that manu-
facturers did not favor the placing Of
wool on the free list in Pennsylvania,
Ohio or West Virginia. We can raise
fine grades of wool in this country, ex-
ceiling in this production. 1t has taken
nearly 100 years to develop this industry
from coarse, poor wool, to the present
fine grade produced, and why strike this
industry down at single stroke, which
it has taken such long time to cult
vate.
Mr. Williams read an extract from res
olutions adopted by the Wool Growers
association of Texas, opposing the Mills
"free wool" course, and arraigning him
as imperiling the wool industries of the
country.
Anderson, of Iowa, favored free wool,
and though in favor of free sugar and
rice, he thought the bill was very fairly
drawn up. ..71
Mr.. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, then
spoke in favor of free WOOL A motion
was made by Mr.. Wilkins Oem.( }, of
Ohio, to strike out the free wool clause
in the tariff BILL. It was voted down,
100 to l02. Wilkins, Sowden and Foran,
Democrats, voting with the Republicans
to strike it out.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE senate bill
making an appropriation for bridge
across the Arkansas river at Cummings
Landing, Ark, was passed.
Tariff discussion in committee Of the
whole was resumed, and the internal rev.
enue clauses were considered. The
amendment to repeal the taxes on cigars,
tobacco and cheroots was defeated by q
vote of 4S to- 4S. The evening session
was devoted exclusively to the consider
alton of bills from the commerce COM
mittee and bridge bills.