Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-27
House Proceedings.

18TH DAY.-The deficiency bill as re-
ported in the House contains an aPproprla-
tion for the payment of all the awards that
! have been made by the Court of Claims up
to date. -. The Committee on Pensions re-
ported a bill granting pension to Muck "a
Ipec-wak-ken-Zah" or John" an Indian
who, it is said, aided many white people dur
ing the Indian outbreak in Minnesota in
1862, and was scout under General
Sibley in 1923, when he received in
iurieS which permanently disabled him.
Mr. Hatch submitted a report of disagree
ment on the Agricultural Appropriation bill,
saying that the point of disagreement was the
Senate amendment making an appropriation
of $4,000 for sorghum sugar experiments.
Mr.. Ryan moved concurrence in the Senate
amendment, and after a long debate the mo-
ton was agreed to-yeas, l26; nays, 20. This
completes the consideration Of the bill, and
it stands as finally passed. The House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Tariff
bill, the pending amendment being that Of
fered by Mr.. Phelps fixing at 40 per cent ad
valorem the duty on fax or linen thread and
all manufactures of fax. The amendment
was rejected after a lengthy speech from Mr..
Phelps. After four hours discussion Mr..
Cox's Census bill was passed at the night
session of the House.
I6OTH DAY.-The debate over the wool
paragraph of the Mills bill was the leading
| feature of the days session. Messrs. Dockery,
Morse and Lanham spoke in advocatcy of the
clause, while its passage was opposed by
Messrs. Boothman, O'DOnnell, Dingley, Pugs-
ley, Taylor and Brewer. 90. The Ford resolu-
ton to raise special committee to investi-
gate alleged evasions and violations of the
law prohibiting the importation of laborers
Snder contract was passed.
161ST DAY.-There was considerable debate
INDUCED in by Messrs. Dingley, Holman,
FELTON, and Bingham, on the foreign mail ser
vice in connection with Mr.. Bingham's
amendment reducing the Senate appropria-
ton, and increasing the mail facilities with
South American countries No action was
162D DAY.-The Bingham amendment to
the Post Office Appropriation bill
jected by a vote of 135 to 156. -. The confer
amendment appropriating SS00000 for for
eign mail service. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole (N1r. Springer,
of Illinois, in the chair on the Tariff bill,
the pending schedule being that relative to
wool Speeches were delivered by Messrs
Outhwait, La Toilette, Breckenridge and
Ford.
163D DAY.-The House, in Committee of
the Whole, resumed debate on the Tariff. The
free wool clause was discussed till one P. NJ,
and then by a vote of 12O to 1O2 the House re-
fused to take wool from the free list Sow
den Pennsylvania and Wilkins and Fora
Ohio, Democrats, voted in the affirma-
tive, and Anderson Qowal, Republican,
voted in the negative with the Democrats.
The date on which the free wool clause shall
20 into effect was fixed as October / 1888:
and the date for the taking effect of the
wooden schedule was fixed as January l.
1889. The consideration of the internal
revenue sections of the Mills bill was then
begun. Mr.. johnson, of North Carolina
offered an amendment providing for the
repeal of the tax on all distilled
spirits made from grain or fruit This
was defeated by a vote of q to 135
An amendment was adopted fixing Octo-
Der l. 1885, as the date upon which the repeal
Of taxes on manufactured chewing tobacco
smoking tobacco, and snuff shall go into eff
feet. An amendment was agreed to striking
out the clause imposing a duty of 80 per
cent. al valorem on carpets and carpetings.
and inserting a clause imposing duty of SIX
cents per square yard on hemp and jute car
petings; of 20 per cent ad valorem on floor
mating and floor mats exclusively of vege-
table substances -. Mr.. Oates introduced
bill creating the office of Assistant Attorney
General, at a salary of 5000. who is to be
charged with the duty of editing and COM
piling the United States statutes and treaties
10TH DAY.-The House in Committee of
the w mole continued the consideration of the
revenue sections of the Mills bill Numerous
amendments reducing or taking the tax off
OF cigars. tObaccoS and liquors were defeated
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee. offered an
amendment providing that the bond required
70 be gwen by the cigar manufacturers shall
be IN su h penal sum as the Collector of In
ternal Revenue may require. not less than
500, with an addition of SO for every per
son proposed to be employed by such manu-
facturer. 1t was adopted -. At the evening
session a bill was passed appropriating 800
OOO Tor the establishment of a IiphtshiD ar
Sandy Hook, y. Y. Secretary Fairchild
called the attention of Congress to the need
appropriations for the Customs deficiency.
ana the enforcement of the Alien Contract