Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-02
CAPITOL GLEANINGs.
Ellis to Amend the Mckinley Tariff Act In
troduced in the House.

the rates of tariff duties occasioned by the
enactment Of the Mckinley bill, and to place
upon the free list wool, lumber, salt and vari-
Gus other articles of raw material and prime
necessity and to provide for all deficits in the
treasury by graduated tax upon incomes in
excess of $4,000. The committee is also in
structed 20 report a bill 70 provide for raising
all additional revenue that may become neces-
sary for the requirements of the treasury, by
reason OF reduction in the rate of tariff duties
a. herein contemplated. or to meet any other
deficiency in the treasury arising from any
cause whatever, by a graduated tax upon all
incomes of ali persons, corporations. trusts
and associations in excess of the sum of IS, 900.
4 preamble to the bill SAYS that the people of
the country have at the recent election most
cmphatically repudiatcd the policy and princi-
pics OF taxation and protection embraced i'll
the Enactment known az the Mckinley bill law,
and haze by All overwhelming ma jOrity at such
election Enthusiastically demanded lever taxes
and cheaper necessities of life.
HOW THE SELL WAS BROKEN.
II don't feel quite at home yet" said Sena-
tor who was complaining to a STAR reporter
yesterday that something was lacking. Just
then IIr. Pruden appeared in the main door
Wy bearing in one hand his hat. in the other
the Presidents message. Capt. Bassett moved
rapidly but sedately toward the Presidents
confidential messenger and then i'll that ster,o-
typed and never to-bc-forgottcn manner of his
announced: "A message from the President Of
the United S.atcs."
Now Tn all tight" said the Senator 1.-THE
spell Is broken The simultaneous appearance
OF ;hose two men conyinces me that Congress
IL in session."
GEoSvENoR RESOLUTION.
Representative Grosvenor has introduced a
joint resolution authorizing the printing Of
LOCO. 900 copies of the customs law Of 1888 and
the Mckinley law and administrative law of the
last session. The document is to be printed so
as to show the comparative rates of duty on all
dutiable articles and the articles transferred in
the Mckinley law to the free list.
A NAVAL MILITIA.
Representative Whitthorne of Tennessee yes
terday introduced resolution in the House pro-
viding that when the Senate bill for the placing
of the American merchant marine engaged in
foreign trade upon an equality with other ma
tlons reached is on the calendar for consider;l-
ton that il shall be in order to offer as sub
stitute sections of the House bill providing for
the enrolment OF a naval militia.
TOBACCO DRAWBACK.
Representative Waddell of Virginia vester-
day introduced in the House bill to provide
for drawback of cents per pound on all
original and unbroken factory packages of
smoking and manufactured tobacco and snuff
held by manufacturers and dealers at the time
OF the reduction of the tax from to 6 cents
took effect. to wit, October last.
NINE MILLION FOR THE LEvEEs.
Representative Coleman Ua.) yesterday in
troduced a bill in the House appropriating
S9.OO0.0O0 to repair and build the levees on
the Mississippi river from the head of the
passes to Cairo.
THE PENSION BILL REPORTED.
In the House yesterday afternoon Mr. Nor
row Cali, from the committee appropria-
Al
and it was referred to the committee of the
whole.
THE REAPPoRTIoNMENT QUESTION.
About thirty of the republican Representa-
tives got together in the room of the commit
tee on appropriations yesterday afternoon
after the adjournment of the House and in
formally discussed the reapportionment ques-
ton. Nearly all Of the leading republicans
were present, including the Speaker. Mai.
Mckinley. Mr.. Cannon. Chairman Dunnell and
Messrs- Boutelle. NcKenna, Adams and Frank
OF the census committee. The latest political
almanacs were sent for, and the changes in
population shown by the census and the politi-
cal effect of these changes were carefully can
vassed. There was no intention to press any
proposition to a vote. and the only conclusions
reached were that for the presen: there was
no reason to hold party caucus. and that the
census committee should be left free to deal
with the matter. The probabilities of the re-
publlcanS having quorum of their own men,
beers entered largely into the discussion and
while members expressed doubt, the majority
were sanguine that the party could secure a
full attendance of members if necessary Sew
eral Of those present. when asked If il had been
decided that an apPortiOnment bill should be
passed. SAID that no decision was reached. but
each one personally insisted that a bill would
unquestiOnably be passed.
FREE COINAGE BILLS.
Several propositions for the free coinage Of
silver were submitted TO the House Yesterday.
Messrs. Bland, Bartine, Pickler. Townsend of
Colorado. Clements and Wheeler all intro
duced free coinage bills. The silver men say
that they expect to get bill passed during
this session 1t may be that the President
will veto 1t. they say, but they propose 10 give
him chance to declare himself. If they do
not accomplish what they want this session
they say they viii do it in the next Congress,
veto or 10 veto.
ARID LANDS.
Congressman Vandever of California chair
man of the select committee on irrigation of the
arid lands, introduced a bill yesterday di-
recting the Secretary OF the Interior to
cause the arid lands of the United States
TO be surveyed and worked out into irrigation
districts. The land III these districts is to be
ceded TO the states and territories in which
situated, subject to certain conditions designed
TO keep the irrigation works and the water in
the control Of the people OF the districts and of
actual settlers.
POPULATION OF THE COUNTRY
The Secretary Of the Interior has transmitted
to Congress n copy OF a repor, Of the super
intendent Of the census, giving complete re-
turns Of the population eff each state and terri
tory as determined by the last