Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-26
Committee Work.

WASHINGTON, January 25.-The Ways and
Means Committee has finally begun tho
preparation of the tariff bill working upon
the lines of the Senate bill of the last Con-
gress. The lumber and wood sections OF
that bill were adopted entire with the eX-
ception of the clause relating to rattan and
chair canes which has been attacked by
number of persons before the committee
and consequently has been held up for fu-
ture action. The schedule of the Senate
bill covering books and papers was also
adopted. This action is preliminary and
ell of the schedules adopted will be subject
% revision when the bill IS completed.
The Democratic members manifested their
opposition to the proceedings by Offering
substitutes for sections adopted i'll the line
of the provisions of the Mills bill of last
Congress, but they were rejected by party
votes. =,
MIR. Sewall G. Cobb, representing the
Chamber of Commerce Of Pensacola. RIA,
made an argument on the question OF the
payment OF subsidies TO American mer-
chant vessels before the House Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries To-Day.
Mr.. Cobb called TO mind the onerous du-
ties that the merchant marine had been
subjected TO during the war by the lin-
position of heavy tonnage dues and IN
sisted it was due TO the shipping interests
of the country that legislation be enacted
that will give some return for this heaVy
outlay III taxes. A.
Mr.. Cobb spoke at length Of the dement's
that the city of Pensacola would derive
from the passage of the Farquhar bill. he
asserted that plant for the building or
ships would be erected there, and that all
necessary conditions for such an establish
ment were centred in that locality. Inc
city had good harbor, was IN close
proximity TO the sea, IN an cxceiient 10
tl. Of
industry at Birmingham, Ala. The speaker
said that if the Government Instituted
policy of paving subsidies al the END OF
len years a LARGE amount of capital would
have been invested by the American peo-
ME in ship-building. III IL was stopped NJ
the end OF that time the industry would be
in such O state that IT would return
n fair compensation for the outlay
He iuslanCed q case where ne bad an op-
portunity to enter intoa cohtIhct LOT euo
sbipment Of coal from the United States 10
a mort in Central America in competition
with a foreign subsidized line when IS
bringing coal from England and OF the
benefit he could derive from contract py
tba aud of a subsidy. Expectation OF coal
10 Central America would give employment
TO a great number of people IN the uni'eu
States aud he the source OF great pront 70
the southern States producing, coai. De-
slUpS this. the NtONti NRN'N
The amount of customs revenues that
would be collected on articles brought
back from Central American countries. Mr,
Cobbs's speech was listened to WIN sr ,,aS
at+ention by the committee ana he was
closely questioned in regard 10 the various
statements he made. =,
The Senate Committee on commerce TO-
day had under consideration the nom ma
ton of Ex-Governor warmotn " De "
District Attorney Leonard, kepresentetlve,
Coleman. Judge Morris Marks. and several
members of the Louisian Legislature top.
posed the confirmation. charging ah nod
Warmoth had while Governor increased
tbe Stste debt enormously, had been guilty
of misdemeanors and of Inisadmin'sliasl9,n
in Office. and that he had been notorriio9u.sliy
engaged in trading" politically Win NJ , ,ne
Democrats OF Louisiana 70 SIT 10 he sick
in Philadelphia. and no acton was taken
on the case.