The daily critic., 1890-06-14

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEES
WORK ON THE TARIFF BILL
EULOGlES ON TIE LATE Mr.. RANDALL
Investigation Of the Fish Commission.
Protection Of Hotels and Boarding
Houses Other Matters.

After some uuimportant routine bust
ness the Senate proceeded 20 consider
bills on the calendar
Among the bills passed was Sena3
bill for the better protection Of hotel inn,
lodging and boarding. house keepers Of
the District The bill is substantially
the same as the law which prevails Ia
most of the States
IN THE HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment Of +. b. Taylor of Ohio, Stewart
Of Vermont and Bland Of Missouri as
CCnferrees on the Antitrust bin.
Mr.. Bland said that as the House had
Instructed the couferrees to recede
from its amendment, he had no further
interest in the matter, and he asked to
be excused from serving on the con-
ference committee.
There was no objection and Mr. Gull
berson Of Texas was appointed to ill
the vacancy.
The House then, under special order,
proceeded 10 the consideration of the
resolutions Of respect to the memory of
The late Samuel Randall, Mr.. O'Neill
Of Pennsylvania being the first eulogist
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Senate Committee on Finance
has about completed It's work on the
tariff. Its changes amount 10 more
than 200 and effect about every schedule
In the bill. The vast majority of the
changes are In the direction Of a reduc-
ton Of the revenues.
The wool and wooden schedule has
been arranged so as 10 be In the main
satisfactory TO both the wool growers
and the wooden manufacturers, the lat
ter receiving compensating protection.
As Il Is understood Mr.. Carlisle has
agreed to this no trouble is anticipated
concerning e.
The tobacco schedule will probably
remain as Il Is.
The sugar schedule alsowill probably
remain as Il Is, except that raw sugar
admitted free will go only to 10 Of the
Dutch standard instead Of 10 In the
House bill.
JEFFERsoN's MANUSCRIPTS.
Mr.. Evarts, from the Committee on
the Library, introduced a bill to pur-
chase for 500 600 the manuscript pa
pers aud correspondence OF Thomas
Jefferson, now in the possession Of his
descendants.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMGNATGoNs.
The President to-day sent TO the Sen.
ate the following nominations:
To be Collectors Of Customs-W. f..
Pew Of Massachusetts,, for the district
Of Gloucester, Mass r. A. Bensell Of
Oregon for the district Of Vaqulna,
Greg; w. +. Furay Of Montana. 20 be
Marshal Of the United States for the
district Of Montana. Withdrawn-Ed.
win Soles, Postmaster at MckeespOrt,
Pa.
FISH COMMISSION INVESTIGATION,
The Senate Committee on Fisheries,
engaged In an Investigation Of Fish Com
missioner Mcdonald, met at 1880 this
morning and was In session until after
2p. m. Four witnesses were examined,
and one who had been notified 10 appear
failed to show up. The four were;
Frank Blaisdell a former employee of
the Fish Commission; Mr.. Worth ia
charge Of the fish station at Fort
Washingtoni DIR. Dean, editor
Of the publications of the
Fish Commission, and Mr.. Keller, an en-
ploye Of the Commission. There was
nothing Of a startling character elected,
In fact Il begins to look as though
the investigation would die Of In
anition. The committee adjourned I'M
III Tuesday morning at 1890
FAyoRING INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
In reporting 10 the House from the
Committee on Patents as a substitute for
a pending bill, the International Copy
right measure, Representative Sim
mOnds Of Connecticut presented an
elaborate report In favor Of the bill.