Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-12
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
TARIFF IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. COlquitt ON the Presidents Message.
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The senate.
TARIEE PETITIONS

The senate.
TARIFF PETITIONS.
Mr.. Dawes presented memorial of the New
England Association orWool Manufacturers, the
National Association Of Wool Growers, and the
Philadelphia Wool Merchants Association, asking
for such legislation as will protect the WOOL woolen
and connected industries. lie said that the
mcmorialists represented that they had united in
presenting TO Congress the causes which they have
in the House, and which would, in their opinion,
work disaster not only to those three great and
leading industries. but to very many other inter-
uependent ones; that they hoped that the proposed
legislation would not pass the House, but that II II
did II would be so amended and altered In the
Snose Sdustes @ Peodofe 1ne greatest prosR.y @ 70
finance
Petitions were also presented and referred
salt; for q Government supervision Of Interstate
telegraph lines; to prohibit underbillng In trade;
10 extend TO letter-carriers the benefit OF the
plate.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Among the bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the following:
Authorizing the appointment and retirement Of
Arthur PleasantOn as major OF cavalry.
TO provide for fOrtincatiOns and other Sea-cOaSt
defenSeS.
House bill relating to the record of wills in the
District OF Columbia
House bill to Incorporate a reform school for girls
In the District OF Columbia.
NEW BILLS.
Among the bills introduced and referred were
the following:
BY Mr.. Evarts (by request)-To provide for the
road CO. u the United States growing out or the
issue OF bonds
BY Mr.. Sherman--Making appropriations to ena-
Die the Executive Departments to participate in
the Ohio centennial celebration, In September and
october, 1883.
MR.. CoLQUITT ON THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
On motion OF MIR. COlQuitt, the motion to refer
the Presidents message was taken up, and he pro-
ceeded to address the Senate. The message (he
said) contained two self-evident truisms: First.
that taxation should be limited in amount to the
sum necessary for the economical administration
OF the Government, and, second, the reduction or
removal or taxes from the necessities OF life
rather than from luxuries and superfiuitIes.
These two principles commended themselves TO
the common sense OF mankind. 1t was wonderful
tnat any party or any person Of any party should
dispute them. 1t was not possible to contrOvert
them without translatng them into less intelligi-
bic forms and darken counsel 10y words. The mes
sage had made profound impression at home and
abroad and had received hearty and profound
endorsement OF wise and JudiciOuS men every
where 1t appealed at once to the head and to the
heart OF the country. Mr.. Cleveland had unified
and classified the issues BEFORE the country, and
had condensed all into two plain issues-he might
say, into one, that Of tax reform, and to that
matter OF tax reform had the President
confined his entire message. lie proposed to dis
cuss In his remarks to-day, first, the surplus, ITS
tax OF all in its present form; third the internal
revenue taxation, the least Objectionable OF all,
and fourth, the duty OF tbs democratic party to-
wards the administration OF the country.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Law'ler Ql) presented resolutions adopted
by the directors Of the chicago Board OF Trade,
protesting against the passage Of the joint resolu
tion providing for the participation Of the United
States in the Paris International exposition, on
the ground that the decree OF the French govern
lnent against the importation Of American salted
hog products sS an unfrlendly and unwarranted
Mr.. O'Nenl Pa.) presented a petition OF citizens
OF Philadelphia, asking that letter postage be re-
duced to one cent. Referred.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILL PASSED.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart (Ga.) the House pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF bill appropriating
s12O, 600 for the enlargement Of the public build
Ing at Atlanta, Ca, and Mr.. Bland (No) again en-
tered his protest against the logrolling manner in
which such measures were passed by the house,
and against the emptying OF the Treasury and the
waste OF the public money. The bill was passed.
A TILT BETWEEN MR.. BLAND AND MIR. CANNON.
MIR. Rockwell (Mass-) asked unanimous consent
to have considered bill apprOpriating S75, 600 for
The erection OF are-proof workshop at the Ma
ttOnal ArmOry.
Mr. Bland showed some disposition to object TO
the BILL but refrained from doing 50, the ground
That ne thought II was only fair that gentleman
On the democratic side having been recognized
similar recognition should be accorded to gentle
man on the republican side.
Mr.. Cannon Qll) said that as the gentleman
10 so, he was not sincere when he lectured the
House.
Mr. Bland replied that the remark was wholly
yratuitous, and not In the line OF conduct which
the gentleman usually followed. He (Bland) was
Is sincere as the gentleman, and when the gentle
man stated 10 the contrary he stated what was
not true.
Mr.. cannon replied that the lack OF sincerity was
shown by the failure OF the gentleman TO interpose
IN objection to the consideration or the bill
A demand for the regular order operated as an
objection and the bill WAS not considered. .
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
Under the call OF states the following bills and
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. oates (Ala.)-TO prevent cruelty to do
nestle animals Also, to restrict the rights Of
Aliens in regard to naturalization and the owner
hip OF land.
BY MIR Biggs tCal.) by request-To provide for
railroad Company to the United states. Tine fTne
bin.l
BY Mr.. Baker WL)-Resolution directing the
,ediency OF prohibiting tho sale OF compounds as
)ure lard.
By Mr.. Dingley Me.)-Providing that the pay
nented liquors shall not be held to authorize their
,ale contrary to state law.
BY Mr.. Long (Mass.>-Fixing the compensation
If the commissioner or labor a. $1,000
BY Mr. Macdonald (Minn.)-For The forfeiture OF
he Hastings and Dakota Railroad land grants in
BY Mr.. T. j. Cambcll (N. Y.)-Petition OF mer
chants and steamship men of New York asking
or the removal OF the OF rocks In the East
River, at the foot OF BrOOme street, New York
BY Mr.. Hooker (Miss)-Fo the removal OF oh.
'tructions from the nayigable waters OF the
United states.
MR.. RANDALL's TARIFF BILL
BY Mr. Randall Pa-)-Relating to tarfr and In
prnal tayatfOn