Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-28
MT. Kelley Proposes That the House Drop the Mills Bill.
BUT HIS PLAN IS DEFEATED.
Tho Land Bill Passed and Considerable Progress Made on the Tarin Bill-The Senate Takes Up the River and Harbor Bill.

SOIlSAuoi ooAon VI tu0 puDIC AeaAo OnA "e0 resumed, and it was passed with the Holman amendment retaining title in the government to coal mines found on the public lands, but allowing entry men to use such coal mines until further action by congress.
 A resolution was passed permitting govern ment employees who had been in the battle of Gettysburg to attend the anniversary of that battle.
 MT. Mills then called up the tariff bill
 MT. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, said that he would make 8 proposition that he thought would be acceptable to both the house and the country. He spoke for himself only. His suggestion was that, as the issue between the two parties had been made distinct one, the Mills bill should be laid over until the next session, with the understanding that if at the November election it should be ap- proved by the people the Republicans would withdraw their opposition, and if condemned the bill should be pressed no further.
 As to the surplus, ''the condition which confronts us," he would suggest that the Democrats should allow the entire tax on to- bacco to be repealed. He thought his propo- sition should be accepted, and thus prevent members sweltering away their lives in Wash ington until the end of September.
 MT. Mills said it was true that the issue was squarely made between the parties; that it must be decided in November whether the people proposed to reduce the surplus by the reduction of taxation on the necessaries of life or by a reduction of taxes on whisky. If the gentleman from Pennsylvania had faith in his own proposition, his party should well come the time when a vote would be taken on the bill. He (Mills) proposed that an early day should be fixed upon which the bill should be put on its passage
 MT. Reed, of Maine, said that Mr. Kelley's bod an individual suggestion. It was the duty ot the Republican party to explain and expose the errors of the Mills bil The Republican party would stand by the doctrine of protec- tion. and by that sign they would conquer.
 MT. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, said the majority of the representatives intended to have a vote on the bill unless the 4th of March was reached by obstruction tactics. The Republican party had formulated it's purposes into platform. Let that platform be formulated into proposition, and let it come to vote The Democratic party had been liberal in it's allotment of time for the consideration of the measure. A conclusion ought to be reached after ten days of discussion. If this was too short let the other side suggest a proper period. Let gentlemen deal with the question as business men. MT. Reed said that it was an impossibility for a minority to present a bill which could pass. It would be absurd for his side to make a proposition that would require an abate- menu of Republican principles so as to secure Democratic votes. When the other side had been charged with suppressing discussion in committee, it was said that ample time would be given for discussion in committee of the whole. No sooner had the bill reached that stage than it was attempted to crush out the Republican minority, as it was attempted to crush out the Democratic minority who were opposed to the bill. No effort at delay had been made or desired. The discussion had been the spontaneous outrising of the i'm perilled business interests of the country. MT. Springer asked unanimous consent to pass resolution instructing the ways and sage of the bill. r
 MT. Kelley objected, and after remarks by MT. Breckenridge demands for the regular l order stopped further discussion, and the l house in committee of the whole took up the bill. Motions to strike out coal, tar, crude and other coal tar products, and dye woods and decoctions from the free list were made and lost. A committee amendment to strike out bone black, ivory, drop black and bone char was adopted MT. Mills, in opposing a motion of MT. Buchanan, of New Jersey, to | strike out "brick other than fire brick" de- l tended the bill against aspersions cast upon
 
 l denied that it was sectional and political. While admitting that the bill might not be l perfect, he criticised the Republicans for l their failure to make any effort to improve it. MT. Reed remarked that ever since the bill had been before the house the Republicans had necessarily endeavored to improve it,
 but had received no support from the gentle
 man from Texas and his friends.
 MT. Buchanan's amendment was rejected,
 and without further progress the committee rose, and at p. m. the house adjourned
 In the senate house bills were reported for
 number of bridges. House amendments tc senate bridge bills were concurred in as fol.
 lows: Muscatine, Ia. Nebraska city, Neb.
 Ocaquan, Ills; Parkville, Mo, and Clin. ton, Ia.
 The river and harbor appropriation bill
 was taken up. Among the amendments agreed to were: Increasing the item of $1OOO( for Block Island, R. l., to SIS, ,O00; inser ting item of $5,0OO for Milford, Conn.,, harbor increasing Buffalo, N. Y., harbor from $2OO, O00 to $250, ,OOO; increasing Gowanus bay, N : Y, from s2O, 900 to $60, ,OOO; inserting slO,O . for improving Arthur Kill, N Y.; increas ing Raritan bay, N. J., from so, ,O00 t,
 s35 ,OOO; increasing Philadelphia harbo
 from $25O, 1000 to $55O,O0O, providing tha
 $3OO, ,OOO should be used for the purchas
 of Smiths, Windmill and Petty's Islands
 increasing Baltimore harbor from S25O, . 900 to $3OO,OOO; increasing Savannah : from $9o,0OO to s2oO, ,OOo; increasinl ; Tampa bay, Fla, from $2O, 900 to $5O,GOO : reducing Ashtabula O., harbor from S30, ,OO to s25,oO0; increasing St Joseph, Mich. : harbor from $10,oo0 to $l2, ,OOO; increasin : Penobscot river, Me, from SIG, ,0O0 to $5O, ,OOl increasing Pawtucket river, R. l., iron ,. s25, 900 to $5O0o0; increasing Houstani . river, R. l., from slO,O to $35, 900; increas . ing Thames river, Conn, from $25OOO t . s65,000; increasing Maurice river, N. J. from sS,OOD to $10,00O; increasing Passai
 river, N. J., from 1000 to s5o, 900; increa.
 ing Great Kanawha river, w. Va, fror $500, 900 to s350, ,00O; inserting s1O0, 900 for
 moveable dam on the Ohio river, near Jh
 mouth of Beaver river; striking out provizio for the purchase of the upper lock and da1
 of the Monongahela Navigation company, (
 Pennsylvania, and increasing Cape Fsa river, Wilmington, N. C., from $200,0O0
 $245.OO0