Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-18
ABOUT THE CAPITOL.
The Tariff Bill NJ Reported by the
Senate Finance Committee,

A full meeting of the Senate finance commit
tee Was held today, at which the chairman, Mr..
Morrill,, was authorized by strict party vote
to report the tariff bill with amendments. A
member Of the committee says that with the
exception Of the WOOL aud agricultural sched-
ulos the bin is almost idsntically tho same
as the bill Of the Senate finance
committee reported in 1888 No formal re.
part accompanied the bill; nor is it certain
that any will be prepared. A statement will
be reported to the Senate 40 soon as ii can be
prepared showing the effect of the provisions
Of the bill upon the receipts Of customs
as compared with the receipts
under the present Law and those
estimated under the House bill 1t is the
understanding that the debate on the bill will
not begin until about July /. in order that ample
time may be given for study of the bill. A
member of the finance committee GAYS that the
democrats intimated that il opportunity we're
given in advance to study the schedules the
debate would be materially curtailed.
The chief changes are in the earthenware.
metal agricultural and sundries sche dulles, and
the schedule of fax, hemp and jute.
TIE POSTAL TELEenArH.
DR.. Norvin Green. president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, has written letter
to the House committee on post offices and
post roads in opposition TO Postmaster General
Wanamaker's postal telegraph bill. DR.. Green
argues that the government should take the
existing telegraph properties Mt fair valuation
rather than enter into competition with its
own citizens.
EIoHT HOURS FOR fosT OFFICE CLERKS.
Representative Cummings and ex-Represent-
alive T. ]. Campbell Of New York appeared be-
fore the House committee on post offices and
post roads today and submitted arguments in
favor OF the Ketcham bill extending the eight
hour law to clerks in first and second-class post
Offices whose salaries do not exceed el, 400. The
committee agreed to report the bill fayorably.
TO SATIoNALIzE RAILRoAps.
For some time past bills with all kinds Of
eccentric objects have been introduced by
Senator ingalls,, at the request Of the Wage
Workers Political Alliance OF Washington,
DC. Today another measure made it's appear
ance. 1t wants to have Congress es-
tabiish q department of transportation-some-
thing to take absolute control of the railroads
OF tho country and which will save to the peo-
pie the $685. 900 which, it is alleged, was
the aggregate profits of the railroads during
the year 1888 Accompanying the bill was an
appeal to the Senator to keep on introducing
the bills OF the alliance because they attract
more attention when his name Is connected
with them.
ENSIGN pERNARpoU's VASES
On motion Of Mr.. Wilkinson of Louisiana the
house yesterday passed the joint resolution
authorizing Ensign J. d. Bornardou to re-
ceive two vases presented to him by tho gov
eminent of Japan.
PENSION CLERKS WANTED.
The Secretary of the Treasury has sent to
the Senate a letter OF the Secretary Of the In
terror transmitting request Of the commits.
sioner OF pensions for an additional appropria-
ton for clerical force. Tho commissioner
asks for 20 principal examiners at 81 900
year, 80 clerks at 81, 800, so clerks at Sl,60O,
10 clerks at 81 400, 100 clerks ut 81 200, As
clerks at 1000 60 copyists at 5000, / private
secretary to commissioner at 81. 800, 2 stenog-
raphers at slG00, 10 messengers at $40 and
IS assistant messengers at $40 each. He also
asks the increase OF certain salaries in his
Office. These changes, he says, are made nee
essary by the additional work in prospect re-
sulting from the enactment of the recent PEN
81 on legislation.
FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
The House committee ON the election Of Pres.
ident and Vice President and Representatives
in Congress today formally decided by a party
vote to report to the House with some amend
ments the federal election bill agreed upon in
the republican caucus on Monday night
Representative Lodge will prepare the re-
port, and expects to get it in the House
tomorrow. The minority members Of tho
committee will also prepare = report in opposi-
ton to the measure for submission to the
House.