Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-26


rise and sunset, the 4th Of March would come
and find appropriation bills not passed.
An amendment was offered by Mr. Allison.
and agreed to, appropriating $50, 900 for build
Neb.
All the amendments reported from the COM
mittee on appropriations having been disposed
of at 80 the bill was opened to general amend
ment.
HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o'clock this morning,
there being less than twenty-five members in
attendance.
On motion of Mr.. Cogswen CAass) Senate
bill was passed for the relief of J. P. Downing,
first paying teller of the subtreasury at Boston.
On motion Of Mr.. Dockery (Mo.) Senate bill
was passed authorizing the construction Of a
railroad bridge at Little Rock, Ark.
On motion Of MIR. Hopkins of Illinois a bill
WAS passed relieving Orville B. Merrill Of the
charge of dishonorable discharge.
On motion of Mr.. Mccormick Of Pennsylva-
mia a bill was passed authorizing the Secretary
of War to revoke the order dismissing Second
Lieut.. E. NJ. Nixon.
On motion Of Mr.. Vaux of Pennsylvania a
resolution was adopted for the printing of
10000 extre copies Of the testimony taken by
the committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures.
On motion of Mr.. Springer of Illinois bill
was passed for the retirement Of Lieut.. Col. j.
Madison Cults, with the rank Of captain.
On motion Of Mr. Kennedy {Ohio) bill was
passed transferring the county of Logan from
the northern to the southern judicial district of
Ohio.
On motion Of Mr.. Quinn N.Y.) Senate bill
was passed for the relief Of the assignees of
the late John Roach.
THE SHIPPING BILL TAKEN Up.
The House then proceeded in committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Burrows CMich.) in the chair,
for general debate on the shipping bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio), who held the floor
when the bill last under consideration
concluded his remarks in favor of the measure
The time which had elapsed since he last ad-
dressed the House, he said, had controverted
the argument made by gentlemen on the other
side that the Mckinley tariff law had shut out
American products from foreign markets and
foreign products from American markets.
Time had done good deal for the republi-
can side OF the House and had accomplished the
triumphant passage of the shipping bill. Under
the operation of the Mckinley bill as part of
the letter and spirit and purpose Of that bill,
the United States had opened markets for many
bushels Of wheat and good many barrels Of
pork.
MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE MKrNLEy BILL.
After little sparring with Mr.. McMiIlin as
to the causes which led to the recent republi-
lican defeat, Mr.. Grosvenor said that the reason
that the democrats would be in q majority in
the next House was that there had been q mis-
representation and Misunderstanding of the
Mckinley bill.
Today, in the markets Of this country, the
commodities that entered into the daily life Of
the people without a single exception) were
cheaper than they were on the LIST Of Septem-
Der. 1880, and cheaper than they had ever be-
fore been in the history Of the country At the
same time the agricultural products brought
better prices than they did at the close OF the
Fiftieth Congress.
Mr.. GrosvenOr replied that he thought 80,
but was not sure of 1t.
MIR. Coleman Of Louisiana interposed to say
that he was authoritatively informed that since
the passage Of the Mckinley bill the price Of
jute bagging and ties to cotton planters had
been greatly reduced.
THE CHIAP AND NASTY CHARGE.
Mr.. vaux Pa) asked Mr.. Grosvenor whether
in the last canvass in Massachusetts and Ohio
the republican leaders had not asserted that
they did not want cheap and nasty condition
Of things.
Mr.. Grosvenor replied that he knew nothing
about what was claimed in Massachusetts,, but
in Ohio he knew that the distinguished leader.
who had cut down Q democratic majority Of
5000 to less than 800, had said that he wanted
no cheap article that was made cheap
by the degradation of the COM
mon labor Of the country. IRepublicsn
Iapplause.l The Congress should take ad-
vantage Of the Mckinley bill, and send Ameri-
can vessels, covered by the American flag, carry
ing American products, TO seek for the markets
Of the world.
n- NrILs RIDICULHs REorRocrrY.
Mr.. Mills Of Texas opposed the bill and ridi-
culed the reciprocity policy Of the present ad-
ministrstion. II the United States wanted REQ
iprocity why not negotiate with England,
France and Germany. England has pulled
down the bars and welcomed every barrel of
pork or bushel Of wheat that was sent there.
She was willing to take more cotton, moro
wheat, more pork, more agricultural
products Of the United States would take down
its bars and extinguish thu fire which Il had
ignited ON the ocean in order to prevent COM
mercs. Now the republicans wanted for
eign trade; few months ago they put up the
bars against that trade. Then they said that
they did not want TO have anything 70 do with
foreign psupsss; now they wanted 70 tzads