Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-18
TARIFF LEGISLATION.
The House Has Plenty Of Bills Be-
fore Ii for Consideration.
MEASURES OF COMPROMISE.
The Mcmillan Bil. Brcosinridge Bm and
Cowles Bin An Favorabiy Reported as
Substitutes FOR the Mills Bn
and the senate Substitute.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-The house con-
sidered The postoiiice appropriation bill
The conference report ON the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bin was submitted
to the house and agreed TO.
Mr.. McMilm, of Tennessee, from the com~
mittce on ways and means reported the bill
TO reduce taxation and simplify the laws in
falation to internal revenue.
1t contains all the free list OF the Mills bin,
omits the chemical, cotton and iron schedules
of that bill, retains pig iron, structural iron
and tin plate schedules of the Mills BILL It
will reduce the revenue ss0,00o,00O.
Mr.. Brecbnridge, Of Kentucky, from the
same committee, reported the bill 20 revise
taxation and for other purposes.
The report accompanying it says that the
committee believes that the interests of the
country demands the reduction Of the reve-
nues proposed by the original tariff bill, But
the committee recognizes that at this late
hour in the second session it may be possible
that only propositions reached by compro-
mise and concession can be passed, and there
fore it reports the accompanying bill The
report says: Every provision in II has al
ready received the approval of the house. 1t
puts tin plate and wool on the free list, and
proposes a woolen schedule by which the
rates are reduced correspondingy, and it
remedies the present unequal provisions rs to
wooen and worsted fabrics.
1t removes the tax on tobacco, and includes
the provisions Of the bill adopted by the house
(the Mills bin as TO tobacco The aggregate
reduction proposed is s41, 730, 600; on tin plate,
s., 104,433 wool, S6,390,053; woolen sched-
ules, 81, ,254, ,512; tobacco, S17,3s1, 600.
Mr. Randall (of Pennsylvania from the
committee ON appropriations, reported the
Cowles bin amending the internal revenue
laws, which was referred to the committee of
the whole, together with minority substi-
tute reported by Mr.. Forney, of Alabama.
The report accompanying the bill says
it repeals all Internal taxes ON cigars,
cheroots, cigarettes, ON snuff, all descriptions
of manufactured tobacco, special taxes on
manufacturers of cigars, on dealers in leaf
tobacco, on retail dealers in leaf tobacco,
ON dealers in manufactured tobacco and ON
peddlers of tobacco. The secretary of the
treasury estimates the surplus revenue for
1890 at So, coo, ,000 this bill reduces taxes
$50000,000, so that, if passed, it win leave
but 81, ,000,000 surplus and relieve the people
from unnecessary taxation. Attention is
directed to the fact that these internal taxes
bear most heavily upon the farming interests
and that all internal taxes that were imposed
upon capital have already been wiped out.
The committee conclude by saying that the
bill holds out a simple and practical method
OF reducing the revenue.
EXTENDING HELP TO NEW MEXICO.
The house committee ON territories author
lied favorable report ON Mr.. Joseph's bill
to enable the people of New Mexico to form
a constitution and state government and to
be admitted into the Union on an equal foot
ing with the original states, and appropriate
ing $4,000 to defray the expenses Of a con-
yention, which shall meet to form a constitu-
ton and state government.
MRS. CLEvELAND's LAST PUBLIC RECEPTION.
Mrs Cleveland held her last public recep-
ton as mistress OF the White House Not
withstanding the heavy rain, several hmm
dred persons, mostly ladies, were present.
Mrs. Cleveland was assisted by Miss Bayard,
Mrs. Endicott, Mrs Whitney, Mrs. Dickin-
inson and Mrs. Colman, the wife Of the new
secretary Of agriculture.