Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-09
flFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
Worsted Bill Passes the Senate-Tarif De-


Worsted Bill Passes the Senate-rarif De-
bate in the House.
WASHINGTON. May A-On motion OF Mr. Nor
rill House bin providing for the classification Of
vors,od cloths ~ wooncns was taken up for con-
sderatiou.
Tho bin was passed without amendment-yeas,
g. 4; nays, 20
that ON the passage OF tho bill MIR. Payne voted
with the Republicans. The bin now goes 20 tho
President tor his : gnature.
The pension appropriation bill tapproprlatlng
fot TIC noxt nacaI year SgI, 09)f6D Wa then taken
up. Amendments offered by Messsr. sherman
and Washburn 10 increase The number OF PEN
SION agents from eighteen 20 twenty and 70
twenty-one gave rise 10 q long discussion. ~
Tue vote disclosed the absence OF Aquorum ionly
lh,riy-four memb ers being presently, tue Senate
At A. Nj. adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
After the reading o. Tho Journal the House
went into Committoe Of the Whole MR. Payson
IN The chAiD on Tie tariff bill.
SIR. u0ckory, Of Missouri, said that the exercise
70 the function OF government involved Oh e&-
pendlturo OF money. Any system Of taxation
which might be devised 60 provide for the neces-
sary revenue should illustrate the principles OF
perfect equality. The burden Of taxation hai
always boon willingly assumed by the people
when restricted 20 legitimate public purposes,
hat history made no record OF that Willingness
when taxation was intended 10 suOserye private
Interests
BURROWS or MICHIGAN.
Nr Burrows, OF Michigan, opened his speech
Win the declaration that ut Is a theory and
not q condition which conlrouts us There could
be no condition o. the Treasury that legislation
could not remove. u 40 Was overlooking with
surplus IL Was necessary only 10 diminish the
supply. II IL was depleted az increased revenue
could De furnished. The condition OF he grea-
Jury to-day vas an OVERLOOKING one. What was
the remedy: The Republicans would reduce
tho surplus by one theory, the Democrats by
another ana IL was this conlct Of theories which
lad prevented remedy being applied.
N'mLlIN or TENNESSEE.
Mr.. McHiiiu. Of Tennessee. said that tho gen.
Nemap from Michigan (Mr. burroNsi III ae-
clGrlng mat e was "AtneOry and not condition
which cOufrOnts us" seemed anxious 10 put him.
sef IN antagOnism with one OF the greatest men
OF the country. In tho state OF Michigan there
were 900 mOrtgaged farms, while there were
only $500 which were not inOgigaged. Was tnat
ec0ndiuOn or a theory mat confronted The gen.
uemAn al homer Applause. The average rate Of
inieFest paid by bis poor, Overtaxed constituents
Vas72I0 per cent What remedy did this o'ii
propose for these overiexcd po0ple3 In ONO
the number OF mortgages was sl0n, ana the
mortgage indebtedue.s was Sy31,O0C,0Ol What
had The Chairman Of TIE Ways ana Means dope
70 relieve one particle Of This excessive indcb~
edness? The gentleman on the other side spoke
Of the victory achieved by tho kopublicaus in
isSS This was a victory. whea 100000 popular
majority was for the Democratic candidate.
Mr.. FLOWER.
Mr. Flower, OF New York. spoke briefly. After
general criticism Of the bill he said the man
ner IN which this bill dealt with the item u fruit
was fair illustration Of it, uniarness injustice.
aud insincerity In Its dealings with larger COM
Inoditiss IA the various schedules. The prcoa-
bic onec. OF the fruit provision would DO 70 stop
impOrtations and deprive the people u cheap
oranges; 10 throw cut 0f occupation many thou
sands OF the poor, who derive their subsistence
during portion Of the year from the tra1ic Ia
this fruit; disasirousy 70 acct the largo amount
81 capital inyosted IN the foreign fruit trade, ana
20 destroy the business OF b0x-meking in Maine
and other States where boxes for these Imports
are nov made.
EVENING EPSILON.
Al the evening session speeches were delivered
by hessrz siInonds Of Connecticut, Cooper OF
Indiana kinsey of Missouri, PieFee OF Tennes-
zoe. btockbricge u Maryland, Enloe OF Tonnes
see, stewart OF Texas. and Brookshirs aud
shiyely OF Indiana
The House then adjourned.