Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-18
THE MILLS BILL.
THE PROSPECT PoR IT'S PASSAGE THIS
WEEK FAVORABLE.
What Mr.. Mills Thinks-Mr Wise's Amend
meat pefsated-The Position Of
the Republicans.
From Our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON. Is. g., July 1.-THE pros
pect for the passage OF the Mills hill tnis
week IL very favorable. Mr. Mills sand to-
day that be expected that the discussion OF
the bill would terminate by Thursday, but
that vote would not probably be taken be-
fore Saturday. In order to give absent mem
bcrs chance TO return TO Washington IN
time 10 vote on the hill He says the bin
will pass by majority Of from ten TO twenty,
which will depend on the relative alacrity OF
the Democratic and Republican memsers 10
getting here 10 vote.
Mr.. Wise's amendment 10 the bill, provi-
ding for the repeal OF the tax on cigars,
choroots, and cigarettes, was defeated to-day
In the House by vote OF 43 yeas 10 70 nays
This shows how much reliance is 10 be placed
on the assurances OF Republican politicians.
They have been preclsiming all this session
their desire to repeal the tOblccO-tax an
toto. The Mills bill provides for the re-
peal Of oil tobacco.iaxes except these
covered by Mr.. Wise's amendments,
yet when an opportunity was presented
them to ,epeal this tax on cigars, cheroots.
and cigarettes they lodged the vote, and
when the Mills bill repeating the rest OF the
tobaccostsx comes up they will vote against
il, so that the record will show that instead
OF l1NOTluK the ItDtti Oh tue lBNtttD-AiA
they have either voted against it or not voted
at all. They have been Boosting that they
had the Democrats I'm tight place on this
question, but the recent proceedings Of the
House have turned the tables on them, and
the people Of Virginia and North Carolina.
whom they had hoped 10 prejudice against
the Democrats because they did not IN the
Mills bill repeal the whole Of the tobacco
tax, will now see that these Republicans re-
fused 10 repeal any part OF Il.
Mr.. Townsheud. from the Committee on
Military Affairs, to-day reported the resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary OF the Interior
for information as To what action be had
taken with reference TO officers OF the army
and navy who served bOnorably through
the Mexican War and whose names have
been dropped from the rolls, and the resOiu-
ton was adopted.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations
reported the sundry civil bill to-day. II in
cresses the House bill S4,OO0.0O0. Among
the appropriations added by the Senate com-
miliee is one OF S2O0,0O0 for the purchase Of
land on Rock creek for a Government
geological garden. The bill also provides
for the purchase or condemnation OF the
square Just west OF the present Post-Ofiice
Department, 10 be used for the enlargement
~
Office.
An appropriation IS also made for the
publication 0fthe "RebelliOn War Records"
but the Secretary is required to certify that
they contain nothing but the contemporaries
Gus official records Of the war OF the rebellion
before they are sent 10 the Public Printer.
hr. Dibble, chairman OF the Committee on
Public Buildings IN the House, says that biz
committee will secure two days for the con-
sideraton Of bills reported by It rs soon rs
the tsriG and appropriation bills are disposed
OF.
The Senate cOrierrees have at last receded
from the subsidy amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill, and a conference re-
port was made ia both houses to-day. The
committees OF the two houses are sill dead
locked over the river aud harbor bill, the
Senate appropriations for the Hennepin canal
and other canal schemes being the objection
on the part Of the House conferrees.
Mr.. Randall continues 10 improve. and bis
physicians think he will be strong enough TO
be removed next week II he has no relapse.
John ;. Tucker Of Virginia, has been APP
pointed principal examiner ~ land claims
and contests in the Interior DEPARTMENT.