The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

Oaks, Lancaster county, has been changed
to Bellwood.
A star route service between Burgess
Store and Blackwells, has been put on
from February 18th, 10 run twice week.
Star route No II ,Olj has been extended
from Big Branch TO Fugaies LII, en-
bracing Snowflake pOstoiilce.
Thomas +. Howard has been commits
stoned as fourth-class postmasterat at Chil-
dress Store, Va.
by United Prcs9
MORE TARIFF BILLS.
WAsnfSoroX, d. G., February 10
The House Committee on Ways and
Means This morning completed the Nc
MILAN bin. reducing the revenue $40
100000 II contaiu- all The free list OF
eMllls bill. omits the chemical, cotton
and iron schedules of that bill, retains
pig iron, structural iron and
fin plate schedules of the Mills
Ihll Another bill reduced the revenue
+ s40.O0O.OG0. prepared by Mr Breckcn-
ridge. OF Kentucky, was also agreed 10
This bin contains the tin plate, free
wool. wooden and wOrsted cloth
schedules of the Mills bill and the inter-
nal revenue section of the same bill
Both bills were presented TO the House
to-day
BILL SUBMITTED uY Mr.. RANDALL.
The report submitted by Mr.. Ran.
dali. accompanying the COwles bill, says
the bill rcpeals all internal taxes ON
cigars. chcroots, cigarettes, and ON
snuff. all descriptions of manuiac-
tured tobacco, special taxes ON
manufacturers of cigars, on deal
ers in leaf tobacco ON retail dealers
f i'm leaf tobacco, on dealers in manuiac-
tured tobacco and on pedlers of tobacco.
+ The Secretary of the Treasury estimates
f the surplus for 1890 al Sj3OoO000. This
F bin reduces taxes S3O00COOO, so that if
passed it viii leave but S23000Q0Q sur
plus and relieve the people from un-
/ necessary taxation Attention is
directed 10 the fact that the Fed
cral taxes bear most heavily upon
the farming interests, ana that AN
internal taxes that were imposed upon
capital have already been wiped out. The
committee conclude by saying that the
Mn holds out simple and practical
method of reducing the surplus revenue.
Mr FOney submitted a minority re-
port which covers the C0wles bill, pure
and simple. and reduces the revenue
S240O0OOO
MINORITY REPORT OS THT PANAMA ELL.
Mr. Norwood has prepared a minority
report on the Edmunds Panama Canal
resolution IL is signed by three mem
her. of the committee IL deals OK
haus ivelvwilh the subject, and takes the
ground tLati would be- impOlitic TO pass
the resolution at this time. The report,
summing up Tie matter, objects 90 The
resolution in three points lst That 10 /
would be % false application OF the Mon |
roe doctrine 2d That the resolution is /
aimed at q sister republic, and the Mon /
roe doctrine is not intended 90 apply TO % I
form of government like ours, but 90 % I
monarchy 3i. That il would commit /
the United States TO position wholly /
untenabie
MRS. CLEYELAND.s LAST PUBLIC REcEP. 1
TION
Mrs Cleveland held her last public Tee .
ccpl0n as mistress of the White House B
this afternoon Notwithstanding ihe +
heavy rain. several hundred persons .
mostly ladies, were present Mrs C.eye-
hnd was assisted by Miss Bayard Mrs .
Endicou, Mrs Whitney, Mrs Dickinson +
and Mrs C0lman, the wife of the new .
Secretary Of Agriculture.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHIS0ToN, February 49, The .
House to-day considered the PostOfice
Appropriation BILL
The conference report on the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was
submitted 10 the House and agreed TO-
Mr. McMillin. OF Tennessee, from the .
Committee on Ways and Means, reported
the bin to reduce taxation and simplify
the laws in relation to internal revenue /
Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, from
the same committee, reported the bill TO
revise taxation and for other purposes.
Mr.. SpOOner, of Rhode Island, sub
mitted the conference report on bill T
granting a pension 10 Albert j. Slocum
Mr. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky claimed .
that the House cOnfeTees on private pen
sion bills invariably gave way TO the sen
ate A debate on this point followed be
tween Messrs. Spooner McMillin and
Scott
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania from
the Committee on appropriations, re-
ported the C0Wles bill, amending the in .
ternal revenue laws, which was referred F
TO the Committee of the Whole together
with d minority substitute reported by
Mr Forney, of Alabama.
The House then went into Committee .
of the Whole ON the POstOiice ApprO- +
prati0n bin The pending amendment, /
Increasing the appropriation Tor th9 T
compensation of postOtllce clerks by /
$500 600 was defeated by a vote Of 50 .
to 81.
Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana, offered an
amendment providing that the aggregate .
salaries of postoiilce clerks as liked by .
the new classification, shall not exceed .
the sum appropriated by the bill (S6.5oo.-
OOO The amendment was adopted .
after q brief debate, in the course OF .
which Mr.. Peters, of Kansas character
lied The Civil service law as the iroth OF .
political economy, the mOrass OF pOiiti- /
cal honesty and the excelsior Of political /
hypocrisy
Mr. Bingham, Of Pennsylvania. offered
an amendment, which was rejected .
increasing by 500 900 the appropriation .
for compensation Of pO-tOiice clerks.
on motion OF Mr. Blount, the salary OF .
the Assistant Postmaster at New York /
was fixed at $500 instead OF $1,000, as
provided by the Bill.
Mr. Reed of Maine, offered an amend
ment. providing that assistant postmas-
ter. shall receive salaries not exceeding
sixtv.hye per cent of the salary of the +
posimasters The bill fixes the salary al
lfiy per cent
Mr. Holman raised the point Of order,
which was sustained. that the resolution
which allowed the Post.Ofiice Commit.
tee to report a scheme of classification of
post-ofilce clerks did not apply TO assist
ant postmasters.
ON motion OF Mr.. Reed the clause re-
lating TO the salaries Of assstant-post.
masters, was amended SO as to provide
that IL should not be so construed as 20
operate decrease Of salaries. Mr
annon illinois, followed this with an
amendment which was adopted, provid-
ing that ii should not be construed 10
.operafe An increase of salaries