Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22
House Proceedings.

131ST DAY.-The entire session was occu-
pied in discussion of the Mills bill. Mr.,
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, introduced an
amendment to provide for the admission of
all fish free of duty, but no action was taken.
Further debate was INDUCED in by MeSsrs.
Mills, Tarsney, Dingley and Brewer.
132D DAY.-The House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the Tariff bill. Mr..
Dingley, of Maine, spoke in opposition to
Mr.. Breckinridge's amendment to admit
Canadian fish free of duty upon allowance
by that country of commercial rights to our
vessels. After a long debate Mr.. Breckin-
ridges amendment was adopted by party
vote, except in the case of Mr.. Randall, who
voted with the Republicans against it.
133D DAY.-The House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the Mills Tariff bill and
the consideration Of the salt paragraph was
continued. A vote was taken on a motion
made by Mr.. Burrows to strike out the para
graph, and was rejected. An amendment
offered by Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, to exclude
bulk salt from the free list, admitting only
dairy and table salt, met with a similar fate
This concluded the consideration of
Pennsylvania, offered an amendment
to insert rice, cleaned and uncleaned,
in the free list. Rejected The four lines,
80 81, 81 and 80, relating to flax, were read,
and Mr.. Browne of Indiana, moved to strike
them out of the free list. Pending debate the
committee rose.
18TH DAY.-The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Mills bill. The
Tour lines relating TO lax were relOnS1ueTeu.
Messrs. Reed and Parker spoke in opposition
to the clause while Mr. Bynum advocated its
adoption.
1:55TH DAY.-These bills were referred:
Providing for an Assistant Secretary of the
Navy; to repeal all laws providing for inter
nal revenue taxation; to provide for the levy
and collection of tax upon all incomes Of
persons corporations and trusts of $1,000 and
upward per annum, the proceeds of said IN
come tax to be devoted exclusively to the
payment of pensions: to increase the efficiency
of the Medical Corps of the Navy; to reduce
the postage on fourth-class mail matter, and
to provide that all articles or products not
manufactured or produced in the United
States, shall enter the ports of the United
States free of all import duty Mr.. SpinOla,
of New York, asked unanimous consent for
the immediate consideration of the joint res
olution appropriatng S25, 600 for the celebra-
ton of the twenty fifth anniversary of the
battle of Gettysburg. A bill was passed in
creasing the police force of the District of
COlum bia.
136TH DAY.-In the contested election casa
of Lynch against Vandever from the With
Congressional District of California, the resO-
luton in favor of the sitting member, Mr..
Vandever was adopted without division. -.
The report of the Committee on Elections
in the contested election case of Frank
against Glover from the IXth Congress
sional District of Missouri, affirming the
right Of Mr.. Glover, the sitting member
to the seat, was adopted without division
go. The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Tariff bill Mr. Bynum
of Indiana, moved to strike from the free list
flax, hacked, known as dressed line Agreed
to. Mr.. Kelly moved to strike from the
free list jute butts, and offered amend
ment to strike out the last word in order
that he might obtain time to have the read
ing of the report concluded. A spirited
cOlOquy over this measure took place be-
tween Messrs. Kelley, S cott and Breckin-
ridge. Mr.. Kelley's motion was defeated