Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-04

taxation to erect monuments in Maine or Texas
Or Colorado.
Mr.. Bland (Mo.) commented on the fact that
the people Of Maine had not gone down into
their own pockets and built monument to one
OF the states patriots who had died nearly
ninety years ago.
MIR. BRHcKINRIDaE. OF KENTUCKY.
Mr.. Breckinridge (Ky.) said that there were
upon the calendar twelve bills for the erection
Of monuments throughout the country, the
appropriations contained therein aggregating
s275,OOO. 1t seemed to him that the govern
ment was going into the monument business
rather at wholesale.
Mr.. McMillin (Tenn), while expressing his
reverence for the memory Of the revolutionary
heroes, entered his protest against the general
government going into the states for the pur-
purpose OF erecting monumental.
IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
Mr. Mansur (Mo.) favored the erection Of
the monument in the city Of Washington in
stead Of at Thomaston, Me.
Mr.. Spinola (N. Y.), while opposed to ex-
travagant public expenditures, felt it his duty
to support measure which would transmit to
coming generations the memory of one of
those men who underwent hardship and suffer-
ing IN order that the republic might be cre-
ated.
AGAIN NO QUORUM.
On the demand for the previous question the
vote stood-yeas, Ill; nays, 46-no quorum,
and call of the House was ordered and 205
members responded to their names.
Capitol Talk About the Message.
DEMOCRATS SAY IT Is GOOD INTERRUPTIONS
SAY: LET HIM sCoLD."
The Presidents message has provoked but
little comment at the capitol The republicans
q ra mol thax,o 10 Iax IL
since they have got the victory. They all say
about the same thing, dismissing it with few
words. Democrats, without an exception speak
in praise Of it, and the enthusiastic tariff re-
formers are especially pleased at the manly
way in which he stands by the principles they
advocate. They speak of the message as the
best OF Mr.. Clevelands state papers. The fact
that nothing is expected to come of the mes
sage under present conditions discourages its
extended discussion.
Made Out Of Whole Cloth.
MR.. ALLISON SAYS HE HAS NOT BEEN OFFERED
THE sECRETARYsHIP OF THE TREASURY.
Senator Allison's attention was called by an
Associated Press reporter to a telegram from
Lima, Ohio, quoting Railroad Commissioner
Campbell, Of Iowa. as authority for the state
ment that Mr.. Allison had been offered the
Secretaryship Of the Treasury by President
cicct adTrlSOn. 6dlQ MI. AlllsOn:
Il know Mr.. Campbell very we'll. He is an
excellent gentleman. have not seen him since
the election, nor communicated with him by
letter, and he has not written to me. have
not been offered the Secretaryship of the
Treasury nor have / accepted it. should say
tnat that paragraph is pretty nearly made out
OF whole CLOTH"
Capitol Topics.
STIMULATED" ITALIAN IMMIGRATION.
Representative Ford, chairman Of the immi-
grafton investigating committee, had q confer
ence with Mr.. G. c. Moreno yesterday on the
subject of Italian immigration. Mr.. Moreno
was informed that the committee would be
called together at the earliest possible day to
continue its labors. 1t is stated that Signor
Crispi, the italian premier, has Just introduced
bill into the Italian parliament to suppress
the stimulated" emigration, the emigration
under contract. Mr.. Moreno says that stringent
orders have been sent to all Italian consuls in
the United States to watch for the arrival of
their fellow-countrymen and to do all in their
power to prevent the greedy padroni from con-
signing any of them to life of practical
slavery.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Chairman Blanchard, of the House commit
tee on rivers and harbors, called meeting of
the committee for this morning, but as no
quorum was secured the members present sim
ply talked over the situation 1t is the inten-
tlon Of the committee to Immediately begin
the preparation of a river and harbor bin and
work on it from day to day in order to report
it to the House before the holidays.
THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
At its meeting this morning the Senate
finance committee briefly considered the tariff
bill, which Mr.. Allison announced yesterday he
would call up to-day; and also informally had
under consultation Mr.. Sherman's bill to de-
clare unlawful trusts and combinations in re-
straint OF trade and production. which was
reported with amendments to the Senate in
September.
NEW WAR VESSELS.
Senator Reagan to-day introduced bills au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Navy to cause
two steel rams and two steel cruisers to be con-
structed. Each of these vessels is to be armed
with four l0-inch high-power rifles, throwing
shells charged with dynamite or other high ex-
piosive, and also with six pneumatic torpedo
throwers capable of throwing torpedo two
miles The cost of each vessel is not to exceed
s75O,O00.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House committee on naval affairs met
to-day and had an informal talk in regard to
the naval appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year. Mr.. Banner, the clerk, was instructed
to make a rough draft of the bill for the use of
the subcommittee, which consists of Messrs.
Herbert, McAdoo Abbot, Thomas and Harmer
1t is the purpose Of the committee to have the
bill ready for passage by the House immedi-
ately after the holidays. Joseph Belduke of
California, appeared before the committee and
urged that legislation be enacted for the pur-