The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-20
WASHINGTON.
What Has Been Done in the Two
Houses.

FlOQSSSs
The motion to refer the presidents message
was taken up, and Mr.. Colquitt addressed tn
senate The message, he said, contained tw
self-eyldent truismS: First, that taxation
should be limited in amount to the sum neces
sary for the expense of the administration O
the government; and, second, the reduction O
removal of taxes should be from tn
necessaries of life rather than from luxurie
aud superhuities. These two principles com
Ynended themselves TO the common sense @
mankind. 1t was wonderful that any party
or any person of any party, could dispute them
It was not possible to controvert them withon
translating them into less ineligible forms
and darkening counsels by words. The mes
sage had made a profound impression
at home and abroad, and had received tn,
hearty and profound Endorsement of wise ant
judicious men everywhere. 1t appealed a
once to the head and to the heart of tn
country. He predicted democratic triumph il
November.
THE ADMISSION OF NORTH DARoTA
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The senate com
nittee on territories this morning instructed
Senator Platt to report favorably an enablin,
act for the admission of north Dakota 1t ais
instructed Senator Stewart to report favorabl,
on an enabling act for the admission of Wash
ington territory and north Idaho as a singh
state, providing that no part of Idaho shall b,
included without the consent of a majority O
the electors residing in that portion in ques
ton. There will be minority report adverse
~ on the last mentioned report
The house committee on public lands toda,
decided by party vote to formulate genera
bill providing for o forfeiture of all unearnet
land grants. The republican members Offered
two distinct bills, the first to declare forfeit
ure outright OF that portion of the land gran
over which the road was not built within tn,
time specified by the granting act The seconC
bill to declare forfeiture of the remainder O
the land grant or that part over which the roa(
was completed during the specified
time nM1d in Ihe R plan they they thought
bill, above the bill of the first part, at least
without ioopardizing any sale for and all Tor
fixture bills.
The secretary Of the interior has requested
the Encouragement to cause suit to be insti
tuted to secure the cancellation of patents is
sued on number of culture entries in thu
Humboldt, Alabama district. 1t is alleged the
land was procured through fraud for the pur
pose of obtaining the valuable natural timber
growing thereon and that the fraud was perpe
frated by the same parties who were instru
mental i'll obtaining patents in 151 entries il
the same section in 1878. These latter case
have since been known as the California Red
wood timber frauds.
MIR. GRADY'S REPLY.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-TSpecial AL
though Sundays CONSTITUTION did not react
here until tonight, every copy at the Metro
polltan hotel news stands was quickly sold
and the general topic of conversation around
the hotel tonight is Mr. Grady's reply t.
Senator 1ngallss indecent assault upon the
memory of brave and courageous men, an(
vituperation against the southern people The
unanimous opinion is, that it was manly
honorable. dignifed, unimpassioned and con.
Vincing reply. Major Barnes was probably
more loud in his praise of Mr.. Grady thar
any other man. He says, in it, he fully sus
tains his position, and shows the perfect con
sistency OF sentiment between his two
Speeches
Mr.. Randall's tariff bill was introduced in
the house yesterday. 1t is very long, compris
Ing 1877 pages, and as yet very few have read it
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, is the only
Southern representative who has read it in full
He is an ardent admirer of Mr.. Randall, and
said today in reply to a question:
sit is a good bill, and is much better thar
the bill prepared by the free-trade democrats
Of the ways and means committee. How the
house will consider it I am unable to say, but
1t ought to stand better chance of passing
than the Mills bill. am in favor of repeating
tariff Then if any deficiency occurs make il
up by having an INCOME tax, as is done in
England. Capital will then pay its proportion
of taxation. whereas now labor and land pay
all and capital goes free. Yes, we ought tc
Abolish the internal revenue; that is what the
south needs"
Representative Wilkinson, of louisiana
has just returned from New Orleans, where he
went to confer with the sugar producers in re
gard to the sugar schedule i'll the Mills tariff
bill. He said tonight that the feeling is one Of
bitter hostility to the measure, and that every
Louisiana representative, as well as both the
senators, will oppose it. The sugar men find
by careful analysis, that the biggest cut is OF
the grades of sugar which comprise the Louisi
ana crop. Instead of making the heaviest cut
on the high grades, for the purpose O.
wiping out the sugar trust, it appears that the
heaviest cut is in the lower grades, or sugar
that comes in a direct competition with The
oane growers of Louisiana.
MIR. HALE'S RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Hale called up the resolution offered by
him, on the 18th of December, for the appoint
ment of special committee to examine fully
into present condition of the civil service, il
in all branches of the government.
Mr.. Cockrell offered an amendment, to ex
tend the inquiry to instances of perniciout
partizan activity OF republican officials, since
the executive order of President Hayes, Of
June, 1878, particularly in the presidential
elections of 1880 and 1884.
Mr.. Hale said that personally heShad no OBJ
lection to the investigation proposed in the
amendment, but he wished it to be distinct
from his own proposition which was to make