The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-27

Congress at the opening OF the present
session. Constantly, Mr.. Villas declared,
MIR. Cleveland had insisted upon this
principle.
II was everywhere proclaimed by his
supporters TO be the first step In the en-
iranchsement Of labor from the thrildom
or unjust taxation. Could 1t be possible.
ne asked, that any one supposed he had
abandoned the principle that lay at the
base Of any scheme FOR tariff reform?
What was the proof adduced In support
OF this alleged change Of heart? Mr.
tOrmdn himself had no personal tesumO-
ny 10 offer. lie called on MIR. Vest, VINO
offered conversation-hearsay testimony
that would have been excluded in any
court OF Justice
He had no personal testimony The dis
tinguished senator from Arkansas, whose
labor in behalf Of this bill had earned SO
much respect from his colleagues, testihed
that he had personally talked with the
President about the Senate bill. Did Mr..
Jones claim that all the details u the
bill had been laid before Mr.. Cleveland!
Necessarily not-Only the general prin-
ciples upon which the amendments were
made. With regard 10 those two amend
ments upon whseh the specifications of
Mr. Germans charge had been founded,
the testimony Of Mr. Jones was clear
that the President. whenever coal and
iron were mentioned. expressed the hope
that they would be made free.
Was there any one desIrOus OF doing
open and free Justice to the President?
Who. after. reading Mr.. Jones own state
Went, would not say that Mr.. Cleveland
had never faltered In his urgent demand
for free coal and free iron ore?
THE HOUSE WILL MAKE FrGHT.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-SpeaJ1er Crisp
was at the White House to-day. and his
visit with the President caused a re-
neWal OF the comment as 10 the interest
of the administration in supporting the
tariU position Of the House. Speaker
Crisp declined TO say anything about the
conference, or even intimate whether
tariff had been talked Of
Messrs. kilgore, of Texas. and Bynum,
Of Indiana, the latter u member of the
Ways and Means Committee also saw the
President to-day. Mr.. KilgOre is endeav-
oring TO stem the tide in the House which
has set In for the last two days toward
q concession to most if not all that the
Senate asks He thinks the House win
yet win the struggle, and so told the
President.
To all his callers President Cleveland
expressed the same determination shown
in his letter to Chairman Wilson.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON. July 2s.-In the House
to-day Mr.. Hatch moved that the Commit
tee on Commerce be discharged from
further consideration OF the bill to pre-
vent adulteratiOn Of foods and drugs, and
that II be referred 20 the Committee on
Agriculture. The Agricultural Committee
claimed jurisdiction Of the bill, which
had been referred by the House 10 the
Committee on Commerce. \ vote by yeas
and nays was made necessary by Mr.
Coombs CDem., y. y. who demanded that
a quorum should act on the proposition.
The motion was adopted and the bin
went to the Agricultural Committee
Mr.. Richardson reported that the result
on the bill authorizing the metropolitan
railway Company 10 change Its motive
power was that an underground electric
ha n ia - trfr,e
agreed to-
The House went into committee OF the
whole under the special order adopted
Tuesday for the consideration OF business
reported from the Committee on Inter
state and Foreign Commerce. The first
bill read was the House bill authorizing
the superintendent of the life-saving sta
tions 10 man and equip the stations on the
Gulf coasts from August 10th to May lst
instead OF from September lst TO June lst.
as was at present provided by the law.
The passage Of the bill was strongly urged
by Superintendent Kimball. who called at
tentiOn to the recent frequent occurrence
of storms I'm the months of August and
May with destructive effect along the sea
coast With an amendment offered by
Mr. Sayers, which made the salary of a
surfman at a station kept open ten months
so a month instead of SO. paid at the
eight months stations. the bill was
passed.
The following bills were also passed:
GNltHNlHB the pllNlitst VI lIt Marine
Hospital service TO employees of the life
saving service.
To transfer the lightship on Trinity
Shoals, Gulf Of Mexico, to the South Pass
of the Mississippi river.
To authorize the building Of a wagon
and foot bridge over the ChattahoOchee
river. near Columbia, Ala.
The conference on the fortihcatiOns bill
was presented and agreed to. AS agreed
upon the bill carries a total appropriation
of $2427000. being SiO9 coo less than IL
passed the Senate, $2O2,85O more than as it
passed the House. and S2l6.9i9 more than
the bill for the year ending June 80, 1884.
At 4:50 o'clock the House adjourned.
A Denial NJ TO Camden
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 26-The
Sugar investigating Committee held a
very brief session this afternoon, for the
purpose Of hearing the testimony of Mr..
Seymour. Of the firm of Seymour a. Co.,
of New York. He was before the commit
lee some days ago, and refused 10 answer
questions. He said to-day that Camden
had not engaged in speculation through
his office. nor any other senator, as far
as he knew. ~ ~
Ex-Governor William Pitt Kellogg. Of
I I.Ouisiana has written TO the Sugar Trust
Committee from Toronto
that he has no information that would
throw light on the subjects the committee
is pursuing and he IS unwilling TO break
up his summer vacation TO come to Wash