Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-09
SUSPENSION DAY IN THE HOUSE
The Tin Plate and Lead Ore
Bills Passed.
Also Number of Other Important
Measures.
senator Hill Has the Dedication of the
worlds Fair Buildings Changed
from October 1eth to 21st.
Washington Notes.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, July Sin the house
today the filibustering of the Republi-
cans against suspension day was not
very vigorous and was not pressed. The
tin plate bill, the lead ore bill and the
bill to limit the amount of wearing ap-
parel travellers may bring into the coun-
try free OF duty were passed under the
suspension, the Democrats having a
larger number of members present than
they had for months.
The lead ore bill provides that ores
containing silver and lead, in which the
value Of the silver is greater than the
value of the lead, according to sample
and assay at port OF entry, shall be con-
sidered silver ores and exempted from
duty.
A bill was passed amending the land
forfeiture bill of 1890.
The bill providing for local govern
ment for Utah met resistance, but it
was finally passed, as was the bill regu-
iating car couplings.
Lacking quorum on the California
debris bill, the house adjourned.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was under consideration four hours in
the senate. and but little progress was
made. The paragraph appropriating
$l,000,000 for geological survey was,
after considerable discussion, agreed to.
The resolution as to the Homestead
conflict was not reported back from the
committee on contingent expenses, but
Gallinger made a speech in defense
and laudation of the Republican policy
of protection.
Hill introduced q bill changing the
date Of the dedication of the worlds fair
building from October 18th to October
2lst, and after a statement by him and
Cullom as to the reasons for the change
the bill was passed.
In the sundry civil bill the paragraph
for the survey and resurvey of public
lands was amended by increasing the
appropriation $450,000.
The house bill reducing the duty on
tin plate was laid before the senate and
referred. Adjourned.
THE SENATE SILVER BILL.
The senate silver bill was taken up by
the house coinage committee today.
Eleven of the thirteen members of the
committee were present, six being free
silver men and the remaining five antis.
The free silver men, although in the
majority, lacked one of aquorum. When
a vote was taken on a motion to lay the
bill on the table the anti-free silver men
declined to vote. thwarting any attempt
to reach final vote at the meeting.
G. w. Stone moved that the bill be re-
ported to the house with the recon-
xnopAofioy, that ~ ba 1oid ~, fbo foblo
A vote was taken on the motion and re-
suited nothing to six, the anti-free sill
yer men declining to vote.
The committee was still in session at
$50 p, M, the time set for the adj
journed meeting OF the house, and the
meeting was vacated another call being
made for tomorrow morning at O'Clock.
AN ANTI-TRUsT REPORT.
A majority of the trust sub commit
tee OF the house Manufacturers commit
tee has made report to the full COM
mittee. The report says the sub-com-
mittee finds that trusts, combinations
and associations are in control of the
production, distribution and prices of
many of the most important articles OF
general consumption in the United
bad and absolutely without redeem
ing / features. Prices to the
consummer increase, while the
wages of the persons EN-.
ployed by the trusts are decreased.
Cundemning all past and existing legis-
lation in regard to trusts as insufficient
and impracticable, the subcommittee
recommends and requests the full COM
mittee to petition the house to take
such prompt action as will result in
placing on the free list without delay,
and permitting their importation with
out tariff tax, all articles the manu-
facture, price, sale or distribution of
which is or may come under the control
of any trust or combine whatever.
Representative Reyburn of Pennsyl-
vania, a member of the subcommittee,
dissents from the above report.
CHINESE REGULATIONS.
The secretary OF the treasury has is
sued regulations to the customs officials
for the issue of certificates of residence
to Chinese laborers and Chinese per-
Sons, other than laborers, under the
provisions of the act of May 9th, 1892.
They are full aud complete and pre-
scribe to minutest detail the require
ments exacted of officers of the law in
enforcing it's provisions.
HOMESTEAD TROUBLES.
The subcommittee of the house, ap-
pointed to investigate the troubles at
Homestead and the employment of a
Pinkerton detective force there, will
probably. proceed to the place next
week and begin its work.