Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-03
TIE MILLS BILL.
soME FEW CHAEeEs-THE HORIZONTAL
CUT
Bald to 30 Satisfactory TO the Leuisiana
Members "A Female
Invasion
rYrom Our REGULAR corresponaent.l


WASHINGTON. d. c.. April MIR.
Mills. though still very feeble. was able
20 come 20 the Capitol to-day and at.
tended the meeting OF the Ways and
Means Committee Some few changes
were made in the tariff bin as originally
printed, the most important of which
was the adoption Of what Is known as
the "horizontsl cut, or reduction Of the
tax on ell classes Of sugar 20 per cent,
and the law as 20 drawbacks is
lcit IS II IS II is said that this modif-
cation satisfies the Louisiana Democrats,
and that they viii now support the bill.
II SO, its adoption seems probable. A
member OF the Committee on Ways and
Means saws he has csnvAsscd the House
and that he finds only twelve Democrats
who viii vote against II, while seven Re.
publicans will vote for it.
Mr.. Mills was barely Ahlo to report
The bill 70 the House to-day and left
coon after. hut not before he had re-
ccivcd the double congratulations of
many Of the members on his recovery
and on his final success in reporting
hill that promises 10 receive the support Of
tho Democratic majority. Mr.. Mcmillan
inside the announcement that the commit
Tee hoped that the House would be ready
70 take IN the consideration Of the bill
tomorrow two weeks This gives fort
night for the passage Of appropriation
hills, after which time he gave notice
that the Committee on Ways and Means
would expect 70 have the right Of way.
As vet buto of the appropriation bills
for the Military Academy al West Point
has passed tho House.
MIR. Yost To-Day introduced n bill
granting the right Of way through the
Arlington military reservation to the
Washington, Western and Southwestern
Railway.
The delegates to the Woman's Inter
national Council, headed 10y Miss Susan
Anthony, invaded the Senate wing OF
fhe Capitol this morning and carried
everything before them. Corridors and
galleries were crowded by the fair he
siegcrs. and the rcception-room was
literally packed. The ladies had called
g. pay their respects 10 the Senate Com
mittco on Woman Suffrage. Miss An
tnouv was the mistress OF ceremonies,
and presented one after another
the lady orators whose oloqucnce was
expected 20 convert the members Of
the committee. Among others Miss An
thony called special attention to Mrs.
Merrick. of Louisiana because as she
faid. Zone Of the committee present
(Scnator Brown of Georgia. had in
formed her that he did not think there
was % woman IN the South WHO wanted
T. vote She wanted to convince him
Of his error After making their adj
dresses the ladies requested that they
should be printed officially. and the
chairman of the committee, Senator
Cockren, promised that it should be
done.
Postmaster General Dickinson says
that he thinks he can be OF more service
e. the country in his present position
than on the Supreme bench, and would
not accept the enthusiastically if it
were rendered him.
Roswell p. Flower. OF New York. is
here at the Ebbltt. lie denies that he
is candidate for the presidency, and
SAYS that if there is any opposition to
Mr. Cleveland 5 denomination he has not
heard Of it.