Telegram-herald., 1890-06-15
THE TARIFF BILL.
II IS RElDI 70 aAKE IT'S REPORT.
The hoase A-ter an narboa AppFoPr -
$50 taeleasoa ~ ths senate C.la-
a-.ttee.- @saspss age a. Bssn
bs@-sra@s 81 CQpgress

hAsalNeEeN. JDLe "a asse is
general aa-ess ss,-.. ag te4s tae senate
llaaee cel l--t.a9 sll- haRe tAe tSr
b--- re-ey ~ reporf 10 tbe Ssnxts 81
Mol-4y u IS understood thaE the bill
ta, Iot tse- materially changed. TIE
rea-cl-oa OF steel rails 81 cent
psr pound ana feN other cna2ces "a
tle nelal se4e11lo zre perteHs t-e
uosE marked of aay made There have
teea cuts "a TIE lumber oatles Vulca
Nil mos oe pleasing go tie .~u 5er
men ~ Ae-ne sna Michigan. bag
ttese E-s. lemeuesE La certain
Senator's oHn timber lsads ia
Caua1S, ana the.r Interests mlsb
slso Re g-ar1ed TIE sugar schedule
j. not likely 70 be altered, and thus far
The cigar Manufacturers have not
succeeded Ia inducing the con-
mlt;ee 70 make . change in the
tobacco schedule IAe point q
these objections is TIE rate u
= per pould on leaf tobacco which
rate is imposed OF every p-ezage. any
part Of which Is d. FOR wrappers ia
the internal revenue sections tLe pres
eat tax on manutactlrci tobacco was
reduced ly The Rouse from - cents
per pound lt is understood that the
finance com mittee has struck tbs out
leaving the tax az s cents
FUNDS FOR WATERWAYS.
WASu.NGcoN, June lA-Jhe addition.
made 10 ths river all har5or b.ll by
the Senate committee on commerce ag-
gTerat3 nearly s4oo10OQ The COM
mlttee is considering lie cxpedicucy =
the bill, appropriations for the inn
provement of Galveston harbur and
u Hay Lake channel AID 81
Marys canal IN the Michigan
lakes, fo- which separate bills
have passed tie senate. II these are
added 90 the bill, il VIII still further
swell the total by abou; 81 800 coo. The
blll Will be reported 10 the senate next
week. Il IS now believed that the
Hennepin clause will be retained in the
bill. as the fact that there is bat one
vote against j. In the committee makes
II much stronger in the Senate than was
anticip pated.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGrox, June Is-Aiter the read
ing OF the journal. tue House yesterday
went into committee Of the whole
on the suadry civil approprla-
ton bill Nr. Cannon QlD said
that the amount Of appropria-
tion carried uy the measure vas in
round numbers, SIS, o0o, coo. This was
$4,000, 0OO less than the regular and
special estimates The sundry civil
law Tor the current year provided
for an expenditure ot So. 900. 0o0.
Tho apparent excess il this bill
vas largely accounted toI> by GER
tain extraordinary items. Among these
were expenditures for the light
house service. the bureau ot engraving
and printing. the eleventh census, The
irrigation s4ryey, The library building,
artificial limbs for soldiers. homes ioI
disabled volunteer soldiers and aid 70
State houses These amounted 70 S.
700, 600 The bill was liberal effective
and economical
NJ. Cannon then gave q statement OF
the attitude of the appropriation bills,
TIE fourteen regular appropriation
bills. a. reported 20 the House. aggrc-
gated an eX?euditcre OF S306.010.ooo
showing an excess of So. 900 over tLc
appropriations for the current year
This was ucerly ali accounted Tor Ir
th-ee bills: Pension, SIS 0)3 eco: post
oficl, Si2 J3o. .ooo. ana nava. S1181olJ
TIC other 81 9Ca 00l resulted from
tic expansion Incident 20 the groa &.
,f I'm cr,.v-.-- Tho only hin MOI