Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-08
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.
Proposition to Limit Debate.
BILLS PASSED IN THE HOUSE.
Aqueduct Resolution Through Both Houses
The Sen ate.

The Senate.
COOPERATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mr.. Stewart introduced a bill for the formation
of cooperative business corporations in the Dis
| trict OF Columbia. Referred to the committee on
education and labor. He made some remarks upon
the bill, arguing that cooperation was the solu-
ton OF the existing conflict between capital and
| labor.
PETITION FROM DISTRICT woRKINGMBs.
Mr.. Spooner presented petitions OF workingmen
OF the District Of Columbia complaining OF action
adverse to their interests the part OF the Dis
| trict commissioners and asking for an investiga.
tton Referred to the committee on the District OF
Columbia.
THE AQUEDUcT INVESTIGATION RESOLUTION PASSED.
The House joint resolution for an INJURY Dy q
committee OF three senators and three Represen-
tatives into the contracts and the work On the
Washington aQueduct tunnel was taken up, eX-
planned and advocated by Mr.. Hale and passed.
The House bill to restore certain money to the
fund for the erection OF public building In
Detroit was reported and passed.
THE EXECUTION OF LOUIS DAVID RIEI.
Mr.. Blair offered q resolution (Which was laid
over till to-morrow) calling on the President for
Information to the trial for treason), convic-
tion and execution In Canada ON 10th November,
1885, OF Louis David Rel, VINO claimed TO have
been naturallzed citizen OF the United states,
and whether the proceedings In the case were
according 10 due process OF law, including the pre-
sentation OF the TACT OF Riels citizenship and
ucIeuSe OI INSANITY
NATIONAL MUSEUM EMPLOYEES
Mr. Wilson Qowa) offered a resolution (Which
was adopted) calling on the regents of the Smith
sOnan Institution for schedule OF classified serv-
| ice OF the Officers and employees OF the National
Museum.
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL
The Senate then, at 12:40 proceeded to the con-
| sideration Of the tariff bill-the reading in full
being dispensed with and the Senate substitute
being ordered to be first considered.
PROPOSITION TO LIMIT THE DEBATE
Mr. Harris asked Mr.. Allison I'm charge OF the
billy to lx a time at which general debate on the
bill should close.
Mr. Allison said it was impossible to say when
Senators would resign their right OF speaking on
the bill 1t was very important subject, taking
| in every interest and every industry o. the
| country. 1t seemed to him tat he ought not to
take any responsibility respecting It. He con
sire that the Dill should be proceeded with with as
much rapidity as possible.
! Mr. Harris remarked that there was not q Sen
| atOr who had not well defined and fixed opinions
TO the principle that would control his vote in
regard to every phase and feature OF the bill. He
thought 1t more Important to the country that the
Senate nave action upon the bill than to have an
| extended debate upon Its general principles II
| the Senator from Iowa would agree, be lMr. Har-
fixed at which general debate should Close
Mr.. Allison thought 1t rather premature to make
any suggestion as to that matter to-day.
Mr. harris-DOes the senator think that ten days
| or two weeks would be suficlent tor general de-
bate.
Mr.. Harris-Then will ask unanimous consent
| to close general debate on this bill In ten days
Ar. Allison-I would not like 70 consent TO that
at the very beginning. 1t might be found that We
wanted eleven days or twelve days
NH. ALLIsoNs STATEMENT.
Mr.. Allison then prOceeJeI with his statement
as to the bill. There were some things he said,
which ought to be made clear In the very begin
ming OF tue discussion.
There were q few salient points which ought to
be presented. One was that the Senate bill pro-
posed TO reduce the revenue between sixty -ve and
tun1ty which the senate had had TO consider the
great question OF the reduction of revenue since
The revision OF 1883.
CRITICZING TIE COURsE OF THE HOUSE.
The first opportunity came to the committee on
finance on the 21st OF July Of this year. after the
| usual time Of adjournment In a long session Of
Congress-. The House had occupied eight months
In the consideration OF the question; but, within
little over sixty days, the Senate committee on
hnance had produced the bill now up for consider
alton. The House had spent eight months not for
the purpose or strengthening the Industries Of the
country, but for Tor, the purpose of-or. ne ought TO
ing those interests That was mild phrase. 1t
Was an easy thing to tear down, but II was not
easy to build up He regarded reduction OF from
sixty to seventy millions Of revenue As being
AS GREAT REDUCTION AS COULD BE SAFELY MADE,
and therefore he trusted that no amendment would
be adopted looking to greater reduction. He Cal.
culated, from the report OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury for the first quarter OF the present fiscal
year, that there would be reduction OF eight mil
lions In the receipts from imports this year as
compared with last year. and reduction OF seven
teen millions as compared with the Secretary's es-
for the first quarter of the current scal year they
had fallen on 1ve millions as compared with the
first quarter OF last year. He made this state
ment Tor the purpose or showing that the enOrm-
GUS surplus in the Treasury was not likely to be
Increased by ANYTHING tnat was to occur during
the present fiscal year. BY the provisions Of the
THERE WOULD BE NO SURPLUS REVENUE
unless the sinking fund for this year left en-
tirey out OF consideration. The Senate bill con-
templated (and it might as Well be understood In
the beglnning that for the current fiscal year and
for the fiscal years that are TO follow Immediately
there was not likely to be surplus for
the sinking fund. There certainly would not
be surplus beyond the amount necessary to re-
deem the ~ per cent bonds falling due on october
l, 1891. According to the report OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury there was on the first OF the pres
ent month, surplus OF S96, 900 600 In the Treas
ury-no, not In the Treasury for $o7, 100000 OF 1t
were in the national banks. He did not want to
recur to the management of the Treasury as re-
spects tho accumulatng surplus from year to year,
FOR TIE LIFE OF HIN HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND
why it was that that surplus OF SOC, ,OOO, 900 was
not used to retire the ~ per cent bonds that were
presently to be paid OF by the Government.
when the Government could not have pur-
chased bonds SO as to have made g per cent In
tereSt on The money. By what process OF fnsnc.
eering was II that the Administration, instead OF
paying on these ~ per cent bonds allowed nifty.
seven million OF surplus to remain with the ma.
ttOaal banks without receiving any interest from
1t?
HOW THE BILLS DIFFER.
Passing on to the general features Of the bill he
said that the Senate bill differed from the House
bill In the fact that it proposed to deal with all
the schedules OF the tarin while the House bill did
not. The House bill did not deal with the tobacco
schedule, the silk schedule, or the wines and liquor
schedule, and had dealt but lightly with the sugar
schedule. The Senate bill had been made up on
the principle Of
PROTECTING AMERICAN LABOR
and American industry. That was its aim and
purpose. The Senate committee on finance had
sought to care for every industry in the country.
Nr Allison went on to crittcise the divergent
action OF the minority Of the committee, pointing
| particularly to the fact that Mr.. Beck had been
| left IN solitude-none Of his views having re-
members; and that Mr.. Mcpherson had con-
| tented himself with indorsing the House
bill In respect to articles placed upon the free list
but, desiring some notifications in the dutiable
list, the senators from Tennessee, North Carolina
| and Indiana (Harris, Vance, and Voorhees,, had
been able, ne said, TO agree In their views and
therefore they had made a separate and indepen-
dent report-not valuable, 1t was true but con-
tanning good deal OF valuable misinformation.
House of Representatives.
Mr Bingham PAY introduced bill with &C.
companylng petition) authorizing the Secretary OF
| the Navy TO donate certain condemned arms tc