The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-16
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS OF
BO7H HOUSES or CONGRESS.
General Washington Notes.

he thought il would be agreed to IL
both Houses without much difficulty
II is said that one of the terms Of the
agreement provides for the Withdraw
Of the House from the agreement, pro
viding that the United States shall have
the right 10 fix the tolls TO be charged
The clause providing that 10 per cent
of the capital stock shall be paid up will
bee modified in some respects
REPEAL or THE INTERNAL REVENUE
LAWS.
Southern members Of Congress who
favor the repeal Of the internal revenue
system were active about the House to-
day in securing support for the bin in
tr0duced by Mr. Cowles. member from
the Eighth North Carolina district, yes
terday. and which, after a fight, was re-
fcrred 10 the Committee on Appr0pria.
tions. Mr. Cowles said TO a representa-
tive of the United Press to-day that he
regarded the action taken by the llOus,
Yesterday as indicative of its desir
10 have AN opportunity to vote
upon the repeal or amendment Of the in
ternal revenue laws. Why, said Mr
Cowlcs, warming mp 10 his subject, we
have been clamOring az the doors of th.
Navs and Means COmmittee-rOOm all
last session and this session, asking that
that committee report one of the numer-
Gus bills on this subject 10 the House.
Bu; no they were an pigcOn-hOled, and
the committee studiOusly refrained from
bringing them. or any one of them. be-
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be advanced and then another. Southern
members OF the committee would 20 20
their people and tell them that they were
acting with Henderson and Wise and me
for the repeal of this tax. when in the
capitol they were doing everything 10 de-
feat our efforts These men will now be
given an opportunity TO prove TO their
constituents their sincerity"
Docs your bill contain any now fea-
lures ~ Mr. Combs was asked.
Not az all. There is not dot of am
/. or the crossing of {, that is not con-
tanned i'm the tobacco and internal reyc-
nue. sections of the Mills bill That biz
was endorsed at ST. Louis, received the
vote of the Democrats in the House, and
how Democrats can now refuse 10 vote
for The Mills bin cannot see"
is North Carolina clamoring for the
repeal of the tobacco tax
Yes, without regard 10 party. There
are not five hundred men In the State
who are not in favor of H."
What prospect is there Of your bill
being reported 90 the House
j received assurance this morning
that the House would be given an 0ppor
Wnitv 10 vote on this subject al this
session If the Ways and Means ON
mittee do not regard the vote Of the
House yesterday in Tie nature of in
siruciiOns and report q bill on this sub
icct, my bill will be reported back from
the Committee on Appropriations, and il
viii pass, too, or else some people Will
have To- eat their votes
or BOTH HOUSES OF con
CREss.
The Senate to-day devoted most of rs
session 20 the discussion of the duty on
salt. At - o'clock the consideration OF
he Tariff bin was resumed, the pending
question being Mr. Vests amendment
putting salt on the free list. Mr.. Vest
luoted from a speech made by Mr.. Hale
N 1871, in favor Of a bill introduced by
himself TO put salt on the free list. Dir
Vest quoted Hon. Thomas IL. Burton on
he salt question.
Mr.. Morrill, asked if Mr Vest had
come across o passage in Mr.. Benton
book in which he said that he had almost
become a free trader, but that when he
.ame to the subject of putting a duty on
cad, he had risen and proposed a duty
If 100 per cent. upon it because Mis-
.ouri was its chief prOducer and ea4-
lied IT,
Mr.. Vest said that he remembered it,
md that it as much as anything had
brought about Mr. Benton's political
downfall.
Mr. IIiscock replied to Mr. Vest lie
vas followed by Nh Palmer, who on
POSED the amendment lie said the effect
IF protecting the home salt industry had I
,een 10 make the price of foreign salt /
.Ome down One-third in fifteen years.
Mr. Plumb said that the development /
If the salt industry in Kansas had re- I
Iuced the price of salt % per cent in /
Welye months.
Mr. Teller said that while the Demo |
ratio party opposed q duty on salt il ths' /
lothing to say as to the duty on sugar
Mr.. Butler said that while he was will |
NJ TO admit that increased emplOymel
meant increased wa-es for labor, he /
would not admit that a protective tar IL /
increased employment
In The course of the discussion the r.
ults of the election in New York came /
.p. Mr. Butler reminded Mr Hiscock /
hat although the result was against
lleveland il was in favor of Hill.
Oh, yes" said Mr.. Hiscock, whe-
yer rum was on the banner, Democracy
vas successful
Had Romanism nothing TO do with
% Mr. Butler asked, or rebellion
Mr.. Hill. said Mr. Hiscock under the
anner of rum carried the Stale, ana
harrison, under the banner OF protection,
arried il.
Did not Governor Hill endorse the
ILLS bils' Mr Butler asked.
Governor HILL Mr. Hiscock replied,
is to have no voice on the Mills bill
Ie is TO confne himself TO the question
f license-high license, low license, or
20 license"
Mr Butler: Did not The Chicago
endorse free whisky y
M Hiscock: 1T did not. ask the
enator from South Carolina if he is not
ute ready to repeal the internal reye-
ue tax on whisky, whether protection
Oes OF nOtF
Mr. Butler. IL would retain the tax
n whisky"
Mr. Hoar, in reply to Mr. Butler, sub
lifted figures TO show that the average
alue of farming lands in Massachusetts,
as S43 an acre. as against s. an acre in
outh Carolina. As 10 mortgages on
arms in Massachusetts, he said that the
xistence of such mortgages was a sign
t life and health.
After five and half hours the bill was
nd aside, the Senate went into secret
sssion, and al 5:55 adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
The House to-day had under consid-
ration the bill for the admission of Ter
tories into the Union.
Mr Springer, of Illinois, called up as