Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-07-20
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WASHINGTON, Jnly i2.-By motion Of
Mr.. Mills Wednesday evening next will
be devoted 70 bills from the labor COM
mitIee. By motion OF Mr.. Townsend
Thursday evening next will be devoted
to bills from the committee on military
affairs. Mr.. Ford introduced a resolu-
tion, which was adopted, making an ap-
preparation for acornInittee to Investigate
contract labor and pauper immigration
10 this country. Iariir discussion In
committee of the whole was resumed
and the wool schedule resumed.
WASHINGTON, July lJ.-The confer
ence report on the postodlce appropria-
tion blil was agi cen TO. IL cancurs with
the seaste amendments except that
know as the subsidy" amendment,
VII. Nr. Bingham tPa.) proposed to
| amend ~ reducing the appropriation for
/ foreign mall serYice from 500, 900 to
| $500, 900.
wAsnIEGTcS, July 4.-Consideration
OF the subsidy amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill was resumed.
Peters (Kansas) supported the amend
nent, vigorously asserting that this coun-
try does more for labor than England.
We tfeat our laborers as an intelligent
being; one in whom trust can be imposed
and worthy OF owning home. Why
then give England, with her cheaper
labor, the privilege OF carrying our mails,
| when with subsidy, the United States is
amply able TO grant, we can secure Amer
lean ships. manned with American sail
ors. Talby opposed the amendment, as a
subsidy would have tendency to nour-
ish monopolists. Tho subsidy amend
ment was defeated. Vote, 135 to 56.
WASHINGTON. July 16.-Tariff discus-
sunied. The wool schedule was taken
up. Mr.. Taylor, OF Ohio, argued that
should wool be placed on the free list,
| sugar should be placed there also, for 1t
is equally just to the wool grower, who
is q consumer Of sugar, to grant him free
sugar as 10 Is for the sugar monopolists
TO enjoy free wool. He assured the COM
mittee that IL this tariff goes into effect
the result will be dire disaster to fine
wool raising In Pennsylvania, Ohio and
| West Virginia MFR. Adams deprecated
| placing wool on the free list. Mr. Jack
son, opposing free wool, said that manu-
| facturers did not favor the placing Of
wool on the free list in Pennsylvania,
Ohio or West Virginia. We can raise
| fine grades Of wool in this country, ex-
ceiling in this production. 1t has taken
nearlyslU0 years TO develop this industry
| from coarse, poor wool, to the present
| fine grade produced, and why strike this
7 industry down at single stroke, which
it has taken such long time to cult
vate.
Mr.. Williams read an extract from res
olutions adopted by the Wool Growers
association Of Texas, opposing the Mills
Stree wool" course, and arraigning him
as imperiling the wool industries of the
| country.
Anderson. of Iowa, favored free wool,
and though In favor OF free sugar spd
rice, he thought the bill was very fairly
drawn up.
Mr.. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, then
spoke in favor of free wool. A motion
was made by Mr. wilkins Dem, Of
Ohio, to strike out the free wool clause
| In the tariff bill. Il was voted down,
leo to l02. wilkins, Sowden and Foran,
Democrats, voting with tho Republicans
| to strike 1t out,
WAsHINaToy, July 17.-The senate bill
making an appropriation for q bridge
across the Arkansas river at Cummings
Landing, Ark, was passed.
Tariff discussion in committee OF the
whole was resumed, and the internal rev.
enue clauses were considered. Tho
amendment 10 repeal the taxes on cigars,
| tobacco and SheroOts was defeated by q
vote of ~ to 49, The evening session
! was devoted exclusively to the consider
alton of bills from the commerce COM
mittee and bridge bills.