The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-04
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
EFFORTS TO AMEND THE RULES OF
THE HOUSE.
THE SENATE tariff BILL IN
DER DISCUSSION
The Nicaragua Canal Biil. SC.
The Nicaragua Canal Biil. SC.


Tariff hll the pending question beng
Che amendment which was discussed yes
terday 90 change the duty on cotton
thread
Mr Vance gave statistics showing That
tho increase OF consumption of cotton in
Southern mills within the last twenty
years was twice as great as the increase
In Northern mills and that without the
ala of protection in the South
The discussion of the duty ON cotton
thread was renewed on an amendment
offered by Mr. Vest 20 make The dHty on
spool thread Of cotton 40 per cent. od
rlorem. instead OF Z cents per dozen
spools
SIR Mcpherson characterized The duty
on suool cotton AS "a tax ON labor.
Nr Purh made am extended speech ON
the tariff question He declared himself
a proteciionist in the sense Of extending
help and announcement 90 American in-
dustp by putting duties on articles ON
which there was foreign competition.
The manufacturer had no right to ask,
nor had the Congress the right to grant,
any more protection than would make
m the difference between the cost OF
foreign and the cost of American labor
Taking mp
tine QUESTION OF RACE SUPREMACY.
Al. p,.l. s.iJ that white men alone
must rule ia AN parts of The country.
. i,',e '''''' li',,o,,crts If oNice and mo- dif.
ference as to tarif laws could ever de
qrade the white people of the South TO
The recognition of negro e4uaiiy.,
AT b j. VI. the senate auJouiH'"
HOUSE.
Tho House socnf almost an day GH-
I.,,'te,,rr' over a pronosition 10 change
.I....,l..
~. p.o1 oc Maine from the Com
....,,l.. ~, l5,,ios renorted for immediate
.'i.'..,;'., , r..olntion to dispcnse
.,.;ti. ,l,..cou of states and Territories.
~, ,i,l f,st and third Mondays of each
.,norti
NJ Rced demanded the previous ques-
,io., and refused no accedc to the request
of Mr. Anderson of Kansas that two
l.,..,. lol..to ha ello,,e1 ON q call OF
.tl. zoos and nav. on lfr Reeds demand
for ,b. nro,ions question Mr. Randall
voted against tine other members of the
Committee ON Rules There being no
quorum shown ON the call of the yeas
end nays. call Of the House was ,, ordered. @
W d. l'egl i'l''.,' '',1,5 ~, tiot tbore yro,,ld
,"'.'' ,.i''',' ,.,.rro,r
'e u" ii-'',s''iil' IL iianrno1 witbout
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u - 80, c.-''......., p,,.. toi5 o.
he llouso 'O''..'''' ',O. Idf,',,;r,ol.is J
met.Ih- .its illo' i'Ii'- ."' ..',a' C,,l;sio
.r77 ,o al siig ll''il.l R5.,, Dd and NJ
hI h'h""l'' -Ni' ''i'l' ~ o,i. -. -;
cannon were i'S'N'. Ho ot 10
ness DeloIe the voilii''-1Jo "", -
resolution % %"n!Jn Ta9 NJ 'u''T4 ''nr', mrc
reported 10 Wv iiousC. i.".so..3or oe tbo
'ide' ,D'' u''i'i5 G'u,,--s ~ H. sbaIl
le'''I' 1'a'9n ~ 'L. ~ S,,,e. nv Territories on
tb. fr., and tbird MONDAYS of each
month. The Mondays are what are
known as suspension days, and the oh-
iect of jhc resolution was To- prevent the
opponcnts of the Union Pacinc fund
inc measure and The Oklahoma bill
from hlibustcring against an attempt
.to mass those measures under suspension
of tbc rules. and introducing volumi
nous bills under the call of States and
consuming the dav by the demand for
their reading I'm full The committee
was dcvided on the resolution, il being
understood That Mr. Randall was OPP
posed 10 TO-
r,,r N,c,p,orA CANAL RuI.
-. i,oi.l.,;o, will
III is unCei'ail VIM 0-,.',',-0N ~
come UP lH 'nc liD'' ,1 '''', ,o ro.,,ia,
Nl,'I"5. u" "i,l' pl.l '''' - ,.;ll insis,
oIuo'' 1N' ,,.i,, -ni' w., ae ,,o rosolntion IN
upon '"r 49,, o,d ~.
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moro" ','.i' ..l ~, ~ ho ohio IN
Guy "lc Nl''...' '''',' ,' '''C an o,nosi.
SECURE 4U'l "'. ID" P.'' 60. ,,,otriibors
uoh. No' h"io '""t io''' - ~
seem 'o "o opp's''' " '''0 ''0' 80
AMENDMENTS TO THE TARIFF BILL.
The subcommittee of the Senate Fl
nance Committee, having in charge the
tariff bin. has practically agreed upon
number of important amendments 10 De
oucIe" '' '"0 a., srt,,. ,,,,o,,3,,,o,,t.
'a@,'' ~, o'' ,Ta~o5 M an an srroement reach.
f.ro bo biU was reported
.W W n,o Sor,,e that after the election.
49,, ,,,o,,iJ be- made to
'ol ."." ~, ~ ,,.,' co,Dtrv II has
certain se.'Io,i7 vi - ,lo -, ire the smear
been piao'l',llA o5'eeu o' ~ - ,he 'l reJnc.
I"""t. -o -0'',',' ithe 5,,t,. for ,cbich
oh ol oo PEI ''i'' 1i' '''s Mn Le
'ne nil prov .u,s ~, ms ,,ii.b ore nro.
CENT 9ounu Oh .., az, .,. az The cnmmittee
1u'yu 'n ,,,l. 'l', Co"n 1oi.nto3 nronosifion to
''1s q, t.'o"r ,.'o'', 5nt, forevrerimental pur-
"'''''' il,. %. '''.'' s,,. nsed in the
poses, io. " y'"i i,,o. i,,"l'I'''' The dnty or
...i imam u.a,'"io ~ ". .ii ,rnbalig DE yeduced
5,' ',,'' 90 co,, ,', w., and one nil ner Mound 10
a.',,., 'io,., '''I nv ~ ,be most nine mills per
,....,.3 The dntv am lpmher will prob.
.... ,,.,n rrobeilv NOT he announced
f,,r,sllr Inv tbe committee until they are
nronoscd I'm the Senate. There will be