Morris tribune., 1890-04-23
THE HOUSE.


Mr.. Boutelle called up the naval appro-
priation bill, and the house, after reject
ing the amendment of the committee Of
the whole striking out the clause pro-
viding for the construction of three fast
line-of- battle ships, passed the bill.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported resolution for
the immediate consideration of the bill
to define and regulate the jurisdiction of
United States courts. The bill was
passed-yeas 131, nays 13-the speaker
counting quorum.
WASHINGTON, Apll 17.-Mr. McKin.
ley, from the committee on ways and
means, introduced the new tariff bill,
with the majority report on it, in the
house. The majority report discusses
the effect that the bill will have upon
the revenues of the government. 1t
states that the exact effect is difficult Of
ascertainment. "That there will be
substantial reduction, as we shall show"
it says, ''admits of no doubt. 1t is not
believed that the increase of duties upon
woods and wooden goods, and upon glass
ware, will have the effect of increasing
the revenues. That would, of course,
follow if the importations of the last
fiscal year were hereafter to be main
tanned, which, however, is altogether
improbable. The result will be
that importations will be decreased,
and therefore the amount of rev.
enue collected from these sources
creased duty except that imposed upon
+Io LOT oNr oh m inf off
until July 1, 1891 y and upon linen fab
RIGS, the effect will be to reduce rather
than to enlarge the revenues because i'm
portations will fall off. 1t was the aim
of the committee to fix the duties upon
that class of manufactured goods and
farm products which can be supplied at
home, so as to discourage the use of like
foreign goods and products and secure
to our own people and our own produc-
ers the home market, believing that
competition among ourselves will secure
reasonable prices to consumers in the
future as it has invariably done in the
past. We seek by the increased duties
recommended not only to maintain, but
to enlarge our own manufacturing plants
and check supplies from abroad which
can be proftably produced at home.
The general policy of the bill is to foster
and promote American production and |
Investigation of American industry"
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-After the |
journal had been read Mr.. Butterworth |
arose and said that it was seemly and
proper, and just tribute of the respect
to the memory of the distinguished man
whose funeral took place in the forenoon
that the house adjourn. A motion to
this effect was Immediately adopted.
WASHINGTON, April ly.-Mr. Enloe, of |
Tennessee, rose to question OF personal
privilege and sent to the clerks desk and |
had read an article from The New York |
Press declaring that a gigantic fraud |
had been discovered in the Southern war |
claims bill, and that Mr.. Thomas, of |
Wisconsin, chairman. of the committee |
on wal claims, had denounced the bill |
as one of the most infamous that had |
ever been foisted upon congress.
Mr.. Thomas said that he thought he
could prove the disloyalty of number |
of the claimants.
Mr.. Enloe said that the charge that he
had brought the bill before the house |
surrepitously was false.
Mr. Thomas offered q resolution to |
recommit the bill with instructions to |
the committee on war claims TO investi-
gate the loyalty of the claimants. This, |
and another proposition to have the COM |
mittee report it back within two weeks, |
was finally agreed to, and the resolution
was reported to the house and adopted.
Walt Whitman, who is considered |
abroad our greatest living literary go
MUS, but who has passed his life in pow
erty at home, has at length entered the
lecture field. His lecture on Abraham !
Lincoln is one that the young people of
this generation would like to hear, and
one that it would do them good to hear.
The old poets health is feeble, still he
could do considerable speaking, and lee