Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-30
WASHINGTON, D. C.
IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
Congressman and Senators Again Devote tAsir
Time to New Laws.

The Senate took up the river and har-
Dor bill Wednesday. Among the amend
ments agreed to were the following:
Increasing the Baltimore harbor
$3.50, 900 to 5000, increasing the
Savannah harbor from 800, 900 to $780,
900; increasing Tampa Bay, Fla, from
$40, 900 to $50, Great Kanawha
River, w. Va, from 5000, 900 to $780,
900; increasing Cape Fear river, Will
mington, N. c., from 500, 900 to $145,-
900.
At 3:15 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The features in the House
were the passage of the land bill and the
renewal of the consideration of the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, then called up
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, suggested
that as the issue between the two parties
had been a distinct one, the Mills bill
should be laid over until the mex session,
with the understanding that if at the
November election it should be approved
by the people, the Republicans should
withdraw their opposition. The House
in committee of the whole then took
up the bill.
Motions to strike out coal tar, crude
and other coal tar products, dye woods
and decoctions, from the free list were
made and lost.
A committee amendment to strike out
bone black, ivory dust, black and bone
char was adopted.
A motion by Mr.. Buchanan. of New
Jersey. to strike out ''5ricks other than
fire brick" was rejected, and without
further progress the committee rose, and
at o'clock p. m., the house adjourned.
THURsDAY.-On motion Mr.. Blount, of
Georgia. was elected as speaker pro tenn.
The House went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Baker, of New York, moved to
strike from the free list vegetables in the
natural state, or in salt or brine, not
specially enumerated or provided for
Mr.. Mills charged that the Repub-
licans favored free whiskey Mr. ]. d.
Taylor, of Ohio, challenged the state
ment.
Mr.. Kelly. of Pennsylvania, favored
the repeal of the internal revenue laws.
Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, was in favor of
the repeal of the tobacco tax.
Mr.. Bakers motion was rejected, and
the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Randall joint resO-
luton was passed providing for expendi-
lures of the government for 30 days after
June 80, in case the appropriations
failed to pass by that time.
The House went into committee again,
and Mr.. Mills presented committee
amendments, which were adopted,
placing on the free list German looking
glass plates, blown and silvered, and
striking out plums and pruens.
Efforts to strike out chickory and
dandeIion root, cocoa and figs, were un-
successful.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Bynum,
from committee on ways and means, to
strike out pulp for paper makers use
was adopted,
An amendment offered by Mr.. Fargu-
har, of New York. to strike out books
and pamphlets printed in other Ian
glages than English was, after debate.
lost.
On motion of Democratic members
there were struck from the free list
hatters' fur, not on the skin, lime, lin
seed, fiaxseed, marble of all kinds, and
plaster paris, when ground or calcined.
Mr.. Harmer, of Pennsylvania, had
read protest against the passage of the
Mills bill, signed by over 800 manu-
facturers and business men of Philadel-
phIa, employing 100000 persons
The committee having risen, the
conference report on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was agreed
to, ana the House at . O'Clock adjourned.
SENATE.-The Senate spent most OF
the day in the consideration of the river
and harbor and army appropriation bills,
without action.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton of the river and harbori bill The
question being on the amendment in
serting an item of $4,000 for the Yad-
kin river. North Carolina, which was
agreed to.