The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-10

porter n wood pulp. and desired 70 protest
against placing any duty on this article
4. J.. Embree. ~ the American Wood
Paper Company. New York, advocated q
specific duty and favored the provisions Of
the Senate bin.
a. q. Webster. 81 Boston. opened the
afternoon session with an address ia favor
Of admitting free Of duty .'woOl ae-rts.
At present this article is paying a duty
Of one-Gfih Of "A cent per pound.
George II. Leonard. representing the oil
trade association 0f B0stol. argued in favor
of admitting wool degras free Of duty, and
protested strongly against any Increase in
duty on this article.
Congressman J. III. Walker. Of Massa-
chuseiis. representing the shoe and leather
manufacturer. asked the committee 10 put
wool degris On the free iist.
j.. r. Lceson. vice president Of The Boston
Merchants Association. and b. ". Breed,
ropreseutiug the shoe and Leather AssOcia-
fi0n of the United States. each addressed
the committee iu favor Of admitting free OF
duty wool degras.
Hon. Alton SPHERE. OF the Boston Cham
Der OF Commerce, presented resolution oi
that b0dy in favor Of admitting wool degra-
free.
T.. g. Birmingham. of Dexter, y. u q
manufacturer of Di-sulphate fibre. chemi-
cal manufacture OF wood pulp. addressed
the committee in favor Of increasing the
duty 0n this article. N. g.. Night ol La,I
HAMPTON. Mass. leather manufactures,
said that there bad been great decrease in
obi. trade 0u account Cl foreign competition
ana cheap labor. he asked ior an Increase
in the tarih ON these articles.
SENATE.
ON motion OF 1ir Vest. joint resolution
WIS passed aprr0rrlatng f21l,plo ior lhe
removal oi ob.frlct'0ns iu The Missouri
river between no. Joseph, Mo.' ana lDe
mouth.
Mr. Cail called mp % resolution directing
The Secretary cf the lniericr io report all
evidence in the general land olice relative
20 tho swamp lands in Florida. upon which
the commissioner based DIS charge oi lfaud
in ihe selection 0i such lands.
SIR. Call denied that there had been ef-
-oraous or fraudulent selections 0f such
lands. and quoted from 70 letter from ihe
Governor OF Florida BOZ support Of his state
meu.-
Pending ac,i0n ON tho resolution the
senate went into secret session, ahd at '"'
T.. NJ. adjourned fill Monday.
Tie Niro-pr.s laid before tine senate
"A communication lrlm the Attorney -ueh-
rr1l iu response l1 ihr senate resolution
ndopl.d Yesterday in which Doe states thii
mo- Instructions. oral or written. have been
sent hv tine Department NJ Justice tD IDS
frict-N Nff0rney Chambers. of lndianapoi-'
'u reference i0 tle arrest of VI W. buditl
and that u0 communication on lle sunJtc'
had been received from Dl-l1ri-Nii'ii 'iiie!
Chambers. The communication was oilei-
ed toLs printed. and referred Go tAe COM
mittec on Judiciary.
DEATH 0r CONGREssNAN KELLY
Congressman William ID. Kelly. Of Penn
sylyauia. died at hall-past o'clock
evening. Of intestinal catarrh. in his seven
Iy-siXih year.
sKTICU Or Ul- LITE.
.Udge Kelly was born ai lhilade.phia.
Aprn l2ih. 1874. While practclu- lass in
that city. Doe WAS selected as delegate tl
tine National Republican Convention al ,hi-
cagO in 1850. His connection with national
politics dates from that year. ana has con.
finuod ever since as Representative DOT
Congress. De was elected member oi ih'
Ihirty--eyenih Congress from the filli
PENNSYLVANIA RhHadelphial district Dbl
1861 and was reelected time ana tln,
a.an. and served since continuously
through fourteen Congresses and Ton =
wears. Judge Kelly came here last ID.
rembor when the f.ity-hr-i Congress assem-
lled 90 begin bis fifteenth term. For 81
number Of years Judge Kelly, being tn'
Oldest mCmbey in continuous serN gee Nae
leen known as ile "faiher of fhe House.
His entry into Congress Wi. ON lhe tli
I july. ls6l. when tle memorable extra sc~
sion 0i the Thirty seventh Congress, called
.s President Lincoln. mtt at ine uationa
capital. De became almost from the tm.
10 rnly into the House % prominent ln,
leading member on the Republican side
ana has all along been recognized tine lead
/ inc ur0tecti0nst bon Congress.
ONE BENEFIT OF THE TARIFF.
Assistant Secretary Iychnor has refused
0 admit tree of duty an alleged periodica
imported by tle Johns Hopkins lnNer-it.
called Che -BIefr.-e -eursyrl Logic unt
ersloichenden .lmIcis chew sprlclMi-
rn.chan" 900 thn ground ilat t is mol .
n.ri0dical boo the meaning of tle law.
CONSIDERING THE RULES.
The Republican members OF the House
Committee on Rules, Messrs. Reed. Me
/ Nmleg and Cannon. are holding q confer
nce this afternoon, considering ihe new
rules. A meeting Oi tle Committee oi
Rules wil. probably be held tomorrow, an'
+ 10 is not unlikely that ine committee n
port Will De ready i1 present to ihs lious
/ tomorrow. OBJ. ai tle latest, Monday.