Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-23
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Senator Hoar, chairman of the committee
on relations with Canada, has introduced
resolution which Is very Significant, mas
much as IL is the first action taken oy THIS
committee, Ia open session OF the senate, III
the matter OF legislation anectln9 Canaua-
The resolution instructs the finance COM
mittee, whenever IL reports tarif OIL, 10
incorporate il in a provision that whenever
any foreign country shall impose an eX-
port duty on logs in any form, or on manu-
featured or partially manufactured iuh-
Der, duty shall be collected on such logs
or lumber IN the United States equal To
the amount of the export duty so imposed,
in addition TO the duty otherwise so imposed
by law. The design OF the resolution Is ev-
identity TO give the treasury department.
the power TO counterfeit the export duty
which the dominion government, within
tho past two years, has imposed upon logs
for export 10 the United States. The
finance committee, in its report OF tarlf
bill, will undoubtedly incorporate in 1t
such provision, as one which Is likely TO
meet with little opposition in either party.
Should such a provision be adopted, Mich
igan lumbermen will not object, as they
have been loud in their complaints that the
varying rates Of export duty imposed upon
logs by the Canadian government has had
ness, especially as no notice has ever been
given of an intended change.
The p resent session OF congress gives
Yidencr Of being a good one for public
buildings in all parts OF the country.
Every year perfect avalanche OF bills
pours in, asking for money varying from
$4,000 to S2O00, 900, for postoffices and Gus
tom houses in different places, and the pub
lie building committee is one OF the hhrd-
est worked committees in the house. Only
nbout one ia twenty Ave OF these bills are
fayorably reported and but a small proper
ton Of them pass both houses. An effort is
70 be N. de to check this flood OF bills oy
the passage Of u uniform measure which
shall apply ~ all cities. Several years ago
bill was introduced in the senate provid'
ing that public buildings of u uniform arch
lecture should be erected in all cities when
tho postoffice receipts for three years past
had reached $4,000. This figure was sew
eral times changed, and at the present time
there are several bills before the committee
reducing the figure TO $1,000. Besides
these bills, others based on population
have been introduced in both
house and senate. Ii is probable that
compromise will be effected, and meas
ure adopted based on both the amount or
receipts and the population. The Ideals to
have the supervising architect design some
plain, commod,ous and substantial build
ing, which can be erected in every town,
and to which additions can be made TO
meet the demands of an increased popula-
ton, the matter 10 be entirely controlled
by the postal department. Such plan
would take the matter out OF the hands OF
the local congressman, relieve the public
buildings committee OF vast amount oil
work, and do away with much unnecessary
discussion in the house.
After mature elaboration, the senate
committee on pensions has directed its
oh tirman 10 report Il dependent pension
BILL the gist of which Is expressed in the
title "a dill granting pensions TO soldiers
and sailors who are incapacitated Tor the
performance OF labor, and providing Tor
pensions for their widows and children
and dependent parents"
The largest bill excepting appropriation
and tarin bills that has been presented TO
congress for many years was introduced in
the house "A few day $ ago. The bill Is ITO
revise, amend and consolidate the laws
relating 10 tue regulation OF national cur
rency secured by United States bouds.h 1t
codihes the national banking laws, gives TO
the national banks circulation TO the full
par value of their bonds deposited to Sc
cure circulation, and reduces the tax on
their circulation one half. A bill similar
this was introduced last session, but
every attempt 10 call it up was frustrated.
Mr.. Dorsey proposes to have this bill call
cd up at such an early day that its success
cannot be Ieopardized by any other bill
A bill has been introduced in both houses
providing for The repeal OF so much OF the
act OF July l, 1870 as authorizes the leasing
of the rights TO engage in the taking OF
seals from the islands Of st. Paul and St
George, Alaska; that the authority confer
red upon the secretary OF the treasury TO
lease this privilege be revoked; prescrib-
ing the number of seals to be taken each
year; that all skins hereafter taken sh all
be sent to San Francisco, TO be sold to the
highest bidder ana that the money from
these sales be set apart for the education OF
the natives Of Alaska.
The bills asking for the appropriations
for irrigating the arid plains of the west
meet with strong opposition in the men
from the eastern md central states, whose
ideas of legislation are bounded by the
limits Of their congressional or senatorial
districts. Their only ground for this oppo-
stion is that their constituents are not in
terested in the project, and would
not endorse their action in voting for the
appropriations. There are men in both
branches OF congress who boast of their
long records in voting against the improve
ment OF rivers and harbors, Simply because
there are no ndvigable rivers or harbors in
their districts; and others who take pride in
opposing the extension of the merchant
marine service and the building OF a navy,
simply because their constituents do not
live near enough to the sea 10 get sniff of
salt air. The great growth OF the country
and the broadening Of the mental vision of
the American people will soon drive these
old fossils out of congress- TO make room
for more progressive men.
The bill TO provide for the emigra ton of
the Negro from the south was taken up in
the senate the other day. and Mr.. Butler.
who introduced the bill, made mastery
speech upon the race problem. In very
strong terms he defended the Negro and
in equally strong terms characterized as a
disgrace, the record of the government or
the race question, and declared very en-
phatically that the Negro, Chnaman nor
Indian had not received even humane treat
ment from government whose very foun.
dations are. liberty, equality and justice
The death of Walker Blaine has cast n
gloom over Washington society He was a
welcome guest everywhere, and will be
sadly missed ia the social life of the cant
tai. To none, however, does the blow fail
with such crushing force, as upon his