Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-12
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Representatives Getting Tired Of
Evening Sessions.
Before Continuing the Tariff Debate a
Resolution Defining the Hours Of
Sessions, Adopted.
Scott, Gear, Dibble and Hausen Part-
Cipate in the Discussion Of
the Mills Bill.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Paying
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Paying
High Prices for Bonds 50 az
to Reduce the Surplus.
WASHINGTON, May II.
House.

House.
Mr.. Mills of Texas, from the committee
en- rules, reported resolution providing that
the hour for the daily meeting of the House
shall hereafter be | | O'Clock A. NJ, aud that
after the general debate on the tariff bill
shall have closed, the House shall adjourn
each day al 7. NJ. Adopted.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill, and vas addressed
by Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania. MIR. Scott
severely criticised the Randall bill He said
that the measure, from whaiev,r point it
was looked at, was amis-begotten, ill-shared
portentious, unjust,tiable monster, with no
excuse for existence and no purpose in its
life but to cbstruct the democratic party and
TO delay justice which the country demand
ed.
Mr.. Gear of Iowa, reviewed the history of
tariff legislation in support of the proposition
that while the country was prosperous when
the tariff WAS high, the reverse was true
when duties were fixed on a revenue basis.
The Mills bill, he said, would destroy Amer
can labor. most prominent democrat in
his district had told him that no Iowa repre-
sentative who voted for the Mills bill could
be reelected.
Mr.. Dibble of South Carolina, said he
trusted that when the bill was considered BY
sections 1t would not be in partisan spirit;
not for TIE sake of manufacturing campaign
documents, but in the broad spirit of states
manship, whchf brtitted represen atives of
the American people. In the constitution
there was ample room for incidental protec-
ton under the provision of a strictly revenue
tariff. Neither the President nor the ways
and means committee proposed to strike a
blow at American industries or imperil
American manufactures. The pending
measure was one upon which all might unite
AS it reduced the burden of taxation without
bringing a shock or disaster to the industries
of the country.
Mr.. Haugen of Wisconsin, opposed the
bill, and criticised the President for having
been in part responsible for the surplus
which he SO much condemned, by his failure
To approve the river and harbor bill, his veto
of the dependent pension bill, aud his neglect
to exercise the authority invested in him to
purchase bonds.
The committee then rose and he House
took recess till Z. NJ.
Notes.
The Postmaster General has appointed
John S. Bridges postmaster at Mediybemps,
Me-, and Clinton A. Adams at Post Mill Viii
lage, VT.
The total amount of bonds purchased un-
der the circular of April I7th including to-
days, is S,0SS 900. Their cost to the
government, including the premium, was
S2l ,665,5 800. The surplus is slightly in ex-
cess of what it was when the buying of the
bonds began, showing an excess of receipts
over expenditures greater than the amount
expended in the purchase of bonds. 1t is
understood that the apparent failure to re-
luce the surplus was caused by the action of
Acting Secretary Thompson today in accept
ing over 81 ,000, 600 bonls at rates higher than
previously paid, and today sl27 was paid for
four per cent bonds and Sl0S for four and
one-half per cents.
The House at the evening session passed
81 pension bills. Adjourned.