Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-29
KELLEY AND MILLS
HAVE A PASS At EACH OTHER WITH
WORDS ONLY,
Growing Out Of the Discussion of the
Mills Bil-Amendments Made to the
: BnI-rhe Senate and the River and
Harbor Bill.

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for the relief of Major General W. w. Ave
rill-private calendar.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Tariff bill.
Mr.. Baker, of New York, moved to strike
from the free list vegetables in their natural
state or in salt or brine not specially emu
merated or provided for.
MIR. Mills said the clause did not refer to
potatoes which were specifically provided
for. The clause was in the interest of the
consumers, and he asked where the Re-
publicans would be willing to reduce taxa
ton.
A colloquy between Messrs. Mills, J. D.
Taylor OF Ohio, Brumm and Kelley of
Pennsylvania followed, in which Mr.. Mills
eontended that the Republican platform
favored free whiskey and taxes on neces-
saries, while the purpose of the Democrats
was to take the taxes from necessaries and
leave them on luxuries. The Republicans
denied thisstrenuously, Mr.. Kelly saying
that no man who had read, or heard what
he had said on the subject of internal taxa
ton since the close of the war, was justi-
fed in charging him with being
in favor of free whiskey. He had
never feared it. 1t was dire party
necessity which made the chairman OF the
charges against him personally or as a rep
resentative of his party. He asked the
Democratic party to keep its promise of
four years ago to the South who had been
deluded into their support by their lying
| promises To remove the internal revenue
taxes. Mr.. Reed thought the gentleman
| from Texas did not mean to be believed
when he said the Republican party were
for free whisky, because the gentleman
knew there would not be enough Demo-
crats left to make up an electoral ticket in
half the States of the Union if they had
confidence in his statement
Mr.. Wise Of Virginia, proclaimed him.
self Democrat, and that he was in favor
of the repeal of the tobacco tax. After
further discussion. Mr.. Bakers motion
rejected, and the committee rose. On mo-
| ton of Mr.. Randall, joint resolution was
passed, providing for the joint expenditures
| OF the government for thirty days after
June S0th, In case the appropriation
failed to pass by that time, the end of the
| fiscal year. The House went into commit
tee again, and Mr.. Cannon defended the
Chicago platform, and gave his construc-
ton of the Internal Revenue plank.
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
prunes. Efforts TO strike out chicary and
dandelion root, cocoa and figs were unsuc-
cessful- An amendment offered by Mr.
Bynum from the Committee on Ways and
Means, to strike out pulp for paper makers
use, was adopted. An amendment offered
by Mr.. Farquhar, of New York, to strike cut
| books and pamphlet printed in other Ian
guages 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, linseed, fiaxseed,
marble of all kinds, and plaster of paris
when ground or calcined. Mr.. Harmer of
Pennsylvania, had read q protest against
the passage Of the Mills bill, signed by our
800 manufacturers and business men of
Philadelphia, employing 1900 persous.
The committee having risen, the conference
report on the Diplomatic and Consular ap-
preparation bill was agreed to and the
House at s o'clock adjourned
THE SENATE.
The Senate spent most of the day in con-
sideration of the River and Harbor and
Army appropriation bills without action.
Mr.. Davis, from the Pension Committee,
reported back seven vetoed pension bills
with recommendations that they be passed
over the vetoes. Calendar.
Mr.. Allison reported the Army appro-
priation bill.
The further consideration of the fishery
treaty and Mr.. Morgan's resolution was
postponed till Monday next
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the River and Harbor appropriation
bill the question being ON the amendment
inserting an item of $4,000 for the Gadkin
river, North Carolina. which was agreed to-
At this point statement was made by
Mr.. Allison as to the status of the various
appropriation bills. The West Point In
dian and pension bills had passed both
Houses and had, he believed, been signed
by the President; the agricultural bill had
passed the Senate on the 4th of June and
be thought it was now in the hands of the
House Committee on Agriculture. The
Diplomatic and Consular and District of
Columbia bills were in conference; the Leg
islative bill had passed the Senate on
Thursday and would be reported back to
the House to-day; the postoffice bill passed
the Senate OH the l4th Of June and had
not since been heard Of; the army bill was
reported TO the Senate to-day; the
sundry civil bill had been sent
TO the Senate last Tuesday and
could not be considered before the 30th of
June; nor could the naval bill before that
date. Neither the fortification nor the
general deficiency bills had yet been re-
ported to the House. Consideration of the
river and harbor bill was renewed Among
the amendments adopted were: Adding to
the item Of $Ss6, 600 for the Ohio river, $20,-
600 for drift gap at Davis Island dam;
900 for the St. Clair fats ship canal, Michi-
gan. An amendment adding to the amount
for the Illinois river was passed over, owing
to the absence of Mr.. Cullom. The bill |
was then laid aside, one-half of the bill
having been gone over.
Senators Sherman, Allison, Manderson,
Colquitt and Berry were announced as the |
committee to attend the Centennial Ex-
position at Cincinnati.
Tho ON he s,Ia -,
and consular bill was agreed to.
The amendment appropriating $25, 900 for |
an investigation Of the upper Congo, which |
would not be agreed to on the part of the |
House conference, was insisted on by mo- |
ton of Mr.. Frye.
The joint resolution extending for thirty |
days the appropriations for the current |
fiscal year, was presented and referred, af- |
ter a discussion in which 1t was held that |
resolutions of this character were inadvisa- |
Bile.
The Senate then took up the army ap- |
preparation bill. An important amend |
ment, sppropriating s6o0O00 for cannon,
projectiles and experiments to greatest tor !
pedo lines was adopted. mother appro- |
priating $3.50 100 for the Establishment of a |
gun factory at Water Vliet arsenal, West |
Troy, N. Y, was offered and earnestly sup |
ported by Senators Hawiey and Morgan. |
But without action on the amendment the |
Senate at 5:l5 p. m. adjourned.
Three Men Killed.
KANSAS CRY, June pa scaffolding on |
the nearly completed ten-story building Of
the New York Life Insurance Co., at Ninth |
and Wall streets gave way about noon yes
terday and precipitated three bricklsyers
b, the sidewalk beneath. Gus Clifford and |
William Tremlin were instantly killed and |
Didk Thorn lived but fifteen minutes.
Would You Believe
The proprietor Of Kemp's Balsam gives
Thousands Of Bottles away yesrlyp This
mode Of advertising would prove ruinous if |
the Balsam was not q perfect cure for