Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-19
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE TARIFF DEBATE ENDED.
The Mills Bill Reported to the House.
BILLS PASSED IN THE SENATE


The Senate.
The House bill to accept and ratify an agree
ment with the Shoshone and Bannock Indians, on
the Fort Han reservation, Idaho, was reported and
passed with an amendment
The following bills were taken from the calendar
and passed: House DILL appropriating $4,000 for
public building at Opelousas La; the House bill
the Supreme Court OF Dakota with an amend
menD; the Senate bill amendatory OF the act OF
non-malable all matter on any part OF which, ex-
terror or interior indecent, lewd, defamatory or
threatening delneatons, epithets, or language is
the House bill to punish the crime Of rape In
the District OF Columbia.
The Senate BIN to prohibit members Of terri
torial legislatures holding certain Offices.
The senate bill for the purchase OF a lot ad-
joining the Senate stables.
The Senate bill to incorporate the Brightwood
Railway Company OF the District OF Columbia
The Senate bill relieving municipalities in the
territories In certain cases authorizing village
and city corporations to issue bonds for necessary
improvements to an amount not exceeding per
cent OF the assessed valuation in addition to their
bonded inde6tedness OF 1st January, 1855.
The House bill supplementary 10 the Pacific
Mr.. Chandler modified the resolution offered by
hlin on the 18th OF June, directing inquiries into
the election OF Senator Gibson, OF Louisiana, and
on motion Of Mr.. Blackburn the credentials were
taken from the table and placed on the nle. The
resolution was laid on the table,
the Senate proceeded to the consideration OF ex-
cusve business
House Of Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. DiDble Is. c. the Senate
amendments were concurred In to the House bill
authorizing the condemnation OF land for sites for
public buildings.
Mr. ONeil (Mo) asked unanimous consent that
Tuesday, July 81, be set apart fer the considera-
tton OF bills reported from the committee on labor.
Mr.. Oates (Ala) said that he would object un-
less 1t was agreed that the bill prohibiting tie
transportation OF convict-made goods from Jne
state 10 another should not be called up.
Mr. O'Neih declined TO be rettered in this
manner; and, notwithstanding his req lest,
offered resolution, which was referred To Tie
committee on rules, assigning the 3lst July tor
the consideration or labor bills.
THE TARIFF BILL-THE ToBACCo-TAX CLAUSE.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole CMr. Springer, OF ILL.,, in the chain on the
tariff bill; the pending amendment being that
offered by Mr.. Mills Crex3 restoring the present
Mr.. LafOllette (Wis) thought that the mC.icn
made 0y MI. Mills was not actuated by any
sympathy for the domestic tobacco Industry. The
amendment was offered not because OF any con-
sderalon for the industry, or because the farmers
wanted protection, but because the amendment
was necessary to help the democratic party to
carry Connecticut
AGAINST THE ENTIRE BILL.
Mr.. Baker Qll.) made brief argument against
the bill in its entirety, declaring that the
question involved was whether the in
dustrial people of America should be
amendment was then agreed to without division.
on motion OF Mr.. spinoia IN. W the present rate
Oh duty was restored ON pipes, pipe bowls, and all
SnoherS articles not otherwise provided for.
BONNETs, HATS, AND HOODS.
The next paragraph taken up for consideration
was that imposing duty OF oper cent advalorem
on bOnnetS, hats, and hoods composed OF hair,
whae6one, or any vegetable material.
Mt. LehlDach On. J.) moved to increase the duty
m mar
and at the request OF the hatuers OF his district
The motion was lost, 72-S4.
THE PEARL-BUTToN INDUSTRY
Mr.. Lehlback then offered an amendment fixing
the rate OF duty on pearl buttons at cents per
line per gross, English measurement. Many OF
the pearl buttons he said, imported into this
country came from Austria, where they were one
OF the products OF convict laoor. II the rate Of
duty was not Increased the domestic pearl-button
Industry would be wiped out
The amendment was rejected-67-S3
Mr.. SPRINGER ON THE GREAT TARIFF DEBATE.
Mr.. Springer Qlls.) having called Mr.. Dockery
(Mo) to the chair, addressed the committee in re-
gard TO the bill He stated for the Information OF
members that Cwenty-three day and eight eve
ming sessions had been consumed In general debate
1ol speeches having been made The debate un-
der the nve-minuUe rule had consumed up to to-
day twenty-eight days, Or 12O hours The debate
would DC remembered as the most remarkable
which has ever occurred In parliamentary history
IL mad awakened lively interest not only in our
own country but throughout the civilized world
and henceforth, as long as our Government should
endure, II would be known as the great tariff de-
bate OF 1885, He then proceeded to argue In sup
port OF the Iree-wool feature OF the Dill.
THE DEBATE CLOSED AND THE BILL REPORTED.
2:30 p. m.-The debate on the tarin bill closed
with an animated political discussion, and then
the committee rose, and. amid applause ON the
democratic side, the bill was reported favorably
TO The House. Its consideration was then post
poned until Saturday at IL 80 am.
CONSIDERING VETO BILL
2:40 p.m.-The House after rising from commit
tee OF the whole took up the Presidents veto OF
the Allentown public building bill
Capitol Topics.
PATENT COURT
Representative Stewart, OF Vermont, and Com
missioner Hall, OF the Patent OfIice, to-day ad-
dressed the House committee on the judiciary In
favor OF the bill to establish court OF patent ap-
peals. The proposed court Is to consist OF chief
lale jurisdiction in patent cases coming from the
Circuit Courts OF the United states the Supreme
Court OF the District Of Columbia, and the CON-
missioner OF Patents
The discussion on the bill to admit Washington
Territory o state was still in progress when the
Senate weEJ into executive session yesterday az
ternOOn.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination OF
Henry NJ. Barlow to be collector or customs for
the district Of Delaware; also the nomination of
Oscar 4 Rea to be register OF the land Office at
Bismark, Dakota; also q number OF pOstmasters
and Army promotions.
Representative Morgan, of Mississippi has been