Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-09
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
TARIFF BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Flax Clauses Discussed.
House Of REPRESENTATIVES.

House Of Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. ODonnen (Mich.) q bill was
passed authorizing the erection Of public build
ing at jackson, Mich, with an amendment reduc-
ing the appropriation from s75 900 to $4,000, and
at the instance OF Mr.. Weaver Qowa) similar
action was taken in the case Of the bill for the
erection Of public building at Ottumwa, Iowa, at
q cost OF $4,000.
Mr.. TaulDee (Ky) moved to discharge the post.
onice committee from the further consideration OF
his resolution calling on the Postmaster General
for statement OF the disallowed claims for read
justmens a Of salaries Of Kentucky postmastera
moved to lay the resolution on the table. Agreed
TO-
apart wednesday, June Is, for the consideration OF
the Dill granting arrears OF pension. Referred 10
the committee on rules.
THE FLAX CLAUSES OF rBR TARIFF BILL
The House then went into committee OF the
whole on the tarin bill, the pending lines relating
to max.
Mr.. Brown Qnd.) argued in favor OF maintaining
the existing duties fax, asserting that the ave-
rage duty-s per cent-was among the lowest I'M
Mr.. clifford Dak.j and Mr.. Buchanan N. Jy also
no uncertain tone If the bill became law.
Mr.. Mills defended the bill and deprecated the
tempt at revision into ah abuse Of the poor
MI. LIND lMnn.), republican, who has hereto
fore supported the BILL made strong plea for the
be, he said inJurously affected by the removal Of
the existing duty on nnSeed. He told the Missouri
pended In great measure on the success OF the
Mr.. Bland cMo.) was for reduction of taxation
Mr.. Perkins (Kan.) taunted the gentleman, who
had fought and worked for silver and currency,
W.T. with shouting on the loor for, and championng Ig
ne was trying to destroy the national currency
notes.
worked upon it during his boyhood in Kentucky.
But the 1ax industry In Kentucky had almost dis
appeared, because 1t was not profitable, or rather
wheat wonld drive max out of Indiana 1t had in
Kentucky: His earliest sympathies were with
Mr. Funston (Kan.) called out-"Under free
trade Enclandn
Mr.. Mills replied that 1t was under the merciless
nep
even Ireland at the expense OF his fell0w-country
men. but in this case he could help Ireland and at
took the product OF Ireland's labor we helped her
just In proportion as we helped ourselves.
II The monopoIis were the enemies Of our people.
and not the Irishman here or In Ireland, and by
removing the obstructions to trade they would be
on the other side to believe that reteraton estab
lished the truth Of proposition withou. reference
to the facts prescribed to absolutely disprove IT,
straw on the free list vas defeated-62 to "A.
District In Congress.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate subcommittee on District appropri-
ations has reported the District bill to the whole
committee. They were In session all day to-day,
and will probably have the bill ready TO report to
the Senate on Monday.
Capitol ToPica.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
Gen. Cyrus B. Comstock U.S.A, president OF the
Mississippi River Commission, was examined BY
the Senate committee on Mississippi River i'm
provements to-day upon the Lake Boyne outlet
bill, 70 which measure he Is opposed
BILLS TO BE FAvoRABLY REPORTED.
The House committee on commerce has author.
lied favorable reports on the following bills:
Conferring on the President the right to appoint
the medical officers Of the Marine Hospital Service
and the Nelson bills, conferrtng upon state and
territorial legislatures the right 20 control the
tolls, Rates, and rares within the limits OF their
respective states territories Of all railroad COM
panies chartered by Congress.
KENTUCKY PosTMAsTRRs' CLAIMS
The House committee on post-off1ces and post
roads has ordered an adverse report the resolu-
tion offered by Mr. Taulbee, OF Kentucky, calling
on the Postmaster General Tor q list OF the dis
allowed pO5tmasters claims from the state OF Ken.
lucky growing out OF The construction OF the law
OF March 8, lSS3 readJusting salaries Of third and
fourth-class pOstmasters.
THE HOUSE YESTERDAY
passed over the salt scheduled In the tariff bill with.
out amendment. The four lines, 30, 81, So, and
80, relating to max were then read, and Mr.
Browne. Of Indiana, moved to strike them out Of
the free list. Pending debate the committee rose
On motion OF Mr.. Davidson, OF Alabama, bill was
passed authorizing the Birmingham, Selma and
Northern Railroad Company to construct q bridge
evening session the House passed thirty-three pn-
vate pension bills