Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-03-28
CAPITOL CULLINCS.
WASHINGTON, March 90.

WASHINGTON, Aarch %.
The republican mem bers Of W Us and
m cans committee have finally reached an
agreement upon the sugar schedule. They
have agreed 10 reductions equivalent 10 ~
per cent on many grades Of sugar aud 10
more than 90 per cent on others Tue re-
auction will average cut OF about U per
cent, and will reduce the revenue from
Sz5, 100000 TO $2e, 0OO,0OO. There is Is no
provision for the payment OF any bounty
Whatever. The cut in the sugar duty
which will be made Is more than two aud
ono half times that proposed by the Mills
bill.
MIR. Kelly OF Kansas, has introduced a
bill in the house TO provide for the election
Of members OF the house. IL declares that
no state law or constitution shall deprive
citizen once duly authorized TO vote Tor
member of the legislature OF his right to
vote except on conviction OF felony on
gress il TO Tx the congre ssiOn election
districts in each state immediately upon
the publication OF the census returns md
the determination OF the basis of represen-
taLon. Districts are TO be made upsof con-
tiguoas territory md as nearly equal in
population as possible; and in case congress
fills TO arrange the districts 10 days before
election the representatives are 10 be elect
ed from the st te at large District judges
are to appoint commissioners OF elections ut
salary of 81 300 per unnum, who shall pre-
scribe the precincts and election places,
transmit returns and preserve ballots.
They shall also appoint registrars OF voters
who shall nominate four associates 10 ho4d
the elections. The commissioner Is TO fur
nish ballots. II persons are by intimida-
ton prevented from voting they may file
statement of their intention with the com
missioner OF elections. The elections are
to be held on the Australian system.
The pension bill appropriates S97 ,427, 46i.
1t is estimated that the tariff bill will re-
iuce the revenue about $50, 00O.00O. Of this
reduction So, 100, 900 TO S27, 900 will be
secured by the cut on sugar, and from $l7,-
O0, 900 TO $4,000 900 by the internal reve-
nue. features of the bill. The free list,
which contains with few exceptions, all
the items that were in the senate bill, and a
few others that were not in the senate bill,
Ii is estimated, make a reduction or be-
tween II, 200. coo and 81 5000 The revis-
ion made throug hout the tariff schedules
are expected 10 make up the differences
between the sum named and sol. 100000.
Some of the provisions OF the agricultural
schedule of the new tariff bill are the fol
,owing: Horned cattle, which now pay 20
per cent ad volorem, will be charAed at the
rate of sl0 a head hogs now pay % per cent,
by the new law 81. so a head horses now 20
per cent, by the new bill 40 IA head sheep
now ~ per cent, by the new bill $l.5O
tie d. Bacon increased from cents to ;
seulS pOuuu, DttI, IuulIOu anu pork lIOul
! cent TO 2 cents pound. Cheese increased
from cents TO cents pound. Hops 1t
present y cents pound the bill AS 1t
Is today fixes the duty upon this product
al Is cents "A pound, tut il is probable that
the rate Will be cut TO IL cents before tho
measure is reported to the house. Hay is
increased from az to 81 a ton; o t meal Il
cent to cent pound. Poultry, now pay
ing 10 per cent, under the Mckinley bill
will pay cents "a pound If alive aud cents
If dressed. Flax seed is increased from 20
10 80 cents a bushel; dressed fax from $40
ton TO cents pound; flax not dressed
from so ton TO ~ cents pound; lax
straw rem inns at S5 IA ton; flax tow is in
creased from SO a ton to % ton; hemp
remains at 40 ton; hemp tow is increased
from $40 IA ton 10 SIS ton. Animals for
breeding purposes will still be allowed TO
come in free.
Representative Morrill, OF Kansas. has
introduced bill providing for the follow
ing pensions: TO any soldier or sailor G2
years OF age or more who served 80 days
during the war, s. month. To all who
served 80 days or more during the war,
and who suffer from disability equal TO
the % grade IS month during the con-
tinuance of the disability. TO widows,
left when " years old by soldiers wing
served so days in the army, % month.
10 widows left without means by % day
MEMS q mouth, the same at tho widow
death to descend To children under IT.
This bill il passed will place 80 0OJ ,ddi-
tional pensioners on the rolls during the
first We r and $1,000 o .ch ye thereafter.
Senator Ingalls, has introduced bill pro-
viding that any soldier who has lost an arm
and leg or both eyes III y marry at any time
and his wife 10 entitled TO Sl2 pension
month after his death; and in case she de-
serJs him, he can, after six months, get a
divorce for S5. Another bill was intro
duced providing that soldiers should have
the preference for all appointments on
public works, or in departments, and tn t
appointing officers evading the spirit of the
bill should be guilty of misdemeanor and
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