The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-27
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
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From our Regular Correspondent
wAsHISGTOT, July ]d.-Representative Mills
was proud man Saturday as he stood up IN the
House TO make short speech: Just before the
final vote WAS taken on his tariff bill The gal
Ieries crowded as they had not been since
the day that he made the opening speech in what
is likely TO go down to pOsteriy in the great tar
id debate of 1888. Mr.Mlls began by stating the
present surplus in the Treasury to be Sl2a.U1OOO
which represents unnecessary taxation upon the
people. This enormous amount OF money Is
constantly lowering prices, and piling an enor.
the privileged classes. How long will 1t be be-
fore sIagnaton will occur, and bankruptcy and
ruin flock together over the land? The majority
have attempted to bring before the House bill
TO reduce this taxation and lessen the flow of
money into the Treasury. BY amendments made
ia committee of the whole. the relative rate OF
duty has been placed at Si299 on the hundred
This moderate bill has been met by storm of
denunciation, and characterized as a free trade
Mr.. Mills then took up the bill in detail, and rap
idly passed through it, pointing out its advan-
the final passage of the bill showed 162 yeas and
149 nays. When the result was announced cheer
after cheer burst spontaneously from the Dem
ocratic side of the House, while the air was
full of hats and red bandanas. Only four Dem
ocrats voted against the bill. Nessrs. sowden,
Merriman, Greenman aud Bliss. Two Repubi-
cans voted for it. With this bill the Democratic
party appeal to the country for another four
years lease of power, and the people will give it
to them.
Mrs Cleveland celebrated her cath birthday on
Saturday, by attending the Capitol to hear Mr..
Mills speech and to witness the mai vote on the
tariff bill. In the evening there was quiet fam
lily dinner at Oak View. She has received many
letters and kilograms of conRratuation.
The Senate having agreed to drop the obiec-
tionable canal amendments to the River and
Harbor bill the House passed it, and 1t is now In
the hands of the President.
1t is now generally conceded that it will be i'm
possible for Congress TO adjourn before Septem-
Der.
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller-thats the
way to write II now. The Republicans, after
all their trouble, could only get twenty votes
against Mr.. Fuller 8 confirmation, while forty
one voted in favor Of it.
The House committee on agriculture has decid-
ed to postpone until December the cOnsidera-
ton of the various bills to regulate the manufac-
ture OF compounded lard.
Senator Morgan made a good point against Sem
ator Mitchell Friday, while a bill to restrict
Chinese immigration was under discussion. Mr.
Mitchell, speaking in favor of the bill, said that
IL was intended to carry into effect the provi-
sions of the pending Chinese treaty. He then
proceeded to attack the treaty as sham, fraud
and deception. ~ cannot understand said
Mr.. Morgan, why the gentleman would vote for
a bill to carry into effect treaty which he says
is sham and fraud"
1t is stated that Representative W. l.. Scott, OF
gress. Also Representative p. II. Collins, of
Mass. The names of both gentlemen have been
mentioned as probable members of Mr.. Cleve-
lands next administration. Perhaps that ac-
counts for their retiring from the House.