The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-10
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Mr. White, of New
York, introduced q bill for the protection and
administration OF forests on public lands.
Referred.
Adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. @.-Uudcr the call of
states the following bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois-To place
salt on the free list.
by Mr.. Baker, of Misunderstanding the
committee on postofficcs and postrOads to in
luirc into the expcdiency OF reducing postage
on seeds, bulbs, etc., and of reducing to
three cents the fee for money orders for 6 or
less.
by Mr.. Lawlcr, Of MISUNDERSTANDING the
tax on olcomargarine, and 1t was referred to
the committee on agriculture.
by MIR. Cutchcon, of Michigan-Rcsolution
declaring 1t the sense of the house that in
any proposed revision of the tariff the prin-
ciplc of protection to American industry,
aud the maintenance Of o for
American workinglncn, at au American
standard, ought to he distinctly recognized
and firmly adhered to; that the duties ought
not to bc imposed for revenue only, but the
production OF those articles which the United
States has abundant raw material and labor
to produce ought to be- protected, andthat the
articles on the free list should be selected
from among such ncccssarics of life as were
not produced in adequate quantities In this
country.
BY MIR. Campbell, of New York-Fixing the
salaries Of the supreme court justices and
cabinet officers at $4,000.
BY Mr.. Wilkins, of Ohio-Forth the issue OF
fractional silver certificates.
The speaker pro ten. laid before tho house
Il letter from the public printer, in rcsponseto
the resolution calling on him for information
as to the discharges made by him. The pub.
lie printer makes u statement in regard tn
these discharges, justifying and explaining
them, and defends the administration Of his
office and cmphatically denies the charge
that the congressional work is largely In ar
rcars. He calls attention to the fact that dur
ing the forty-fivc days of the Fiftieth con
grcss the printing ordered by congress had
increased +6 per cent. over That ordered dur
ing a similar period Of the Forty-ninth CON
grcss, but states that the work has been
promptly handled with a working force of 300
less employees than on the rolls at the Begin
ming OF the Forty-ninth congress-.
Mr.. Richardson. OF Tennessee, regarded the
latter as a conclusive and satisfactory reply to
every criticism made against the the printing
Office. He praised the refolms which he said
MIR. Benedict had %inaugurated, aud as an In
stance stated that the gentleman bought prin-
teri ink at 81 cents a pound, whereas his pre-
deccssor had paid 90 cents.
Mr.. Cannon protested against an assault
being made upon a dead man by IN official
who was assiduously blowing his own horn.
Mr.. Citrheon, Of Michigan, said that he
had been impelled to draw up the resolution
by the story OF a soldier who had been dis
charged with sixty other employees from the
printing Office, in the middle Of winter, with
out cause, at a time, too, when the printing
ordered by congress was greatly in arrears.
He (Cutcheon) did not care how much more
paper the printer had used, or anything about
the price Of ink, but would like to know why
the public printer selected the middle Of JAN
uary to turn working men and women into
the street, in order that be might put q climax
to the proceedings Of the house in refusing 70
investigate the claims of the working men
contrasting q seat In the house.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa, declared his utter
disbelief in the statement Of the public printer
that therr were more union soldiers employed
today at the printing Office than ever had
been employed ut any previous period. Hen.
derson told Of a widow Of a dead comrade,
whose son has been dropped from the print
ing Office, and a daughter from the treasury
department, for no reason whatever but to
make room for men who could help the
Democratic party. These two children, the
support Of their mother, were left without
means in the dead Of winter, and he stood
here proclaiming that 1t was not In the power
Of himself or any Republican representative
to secure them q place in Washington, even
to save the widow or children Of a dead union
soldier from starvation.
After further debate . resolution by Mr.
Springer, instructing the committee on print
Ing, with the addition Of two memters-onc
from each side Of the honse-to investigate
the administration Of the printing Office d..