Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
LIVE CAPITOL TOPICS
Serate F;nan e Committee and the House
Revenue Bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, VIII Get the Matter Up
Next Week-His Personal
Opposition.


committee on finance, will call that COM
mittee together Tuesday next to consider
the revenue tariff bill He says that there
will be no disposition on the part of demo-
Gratis to delay the bill in committee.
In discussing the probabilities of commit
tee action on the revenue bill, Mr. Voorhees,
said that he was of opinion that the bill
should be disposed of as speedily as possible,
because he considered 1t a menace to the
business interests of the country, but he
declined to say whether he thought the COM
mittee would report the bill favorably in its
present shape, or amend 1t, or report it ad-
versely. He indicated very clearly his per-
lsonal opposition to the measure and to the
general policy of any effort at a change in
the tariff law at this time, saying, with
the gates once opened, there would be no
end to the demands made for increased pro-
lection There is no telling when or where
the thing would end, or to what extent the
agitation would be carried unless speedily
checked"
Senator Thurston has given notice that he
will urge the restoration of the sugar
bounty, and the pottery interests are asking
for an increase. Senator Mitchell of Oregon
stated today that he would seek to amend
the bill by having the full Mckinley duty on
wool restored.
Indian DcpredatfOns in Arizona.
zona protesting against Indian depreda-
tons in the territory was presented to
Congress today by Delegate Murphy. 1t
represents that the Papago Indians have
overrun southwestern Arizona during the
past four years, stealing stock and driv-
ing raEchers from their homes, and that
they defy the authority of the Indian
agent; that the Papago and kindred tribes
have reservations aggregating 5GO,H0 acres
of valuable land, and ask that the Indians
be kept upon their reservations by armed
forces If necessary.
Bills Introduced Today.
Among the bills introduced in the House
today were the following:
By Mr.. Hopkins of Ilinois-Proriding
that only registered vessels shall be quail
fled for the Coastng or fishing trade; that
they shall be owned by United States citi-
zens or corporations; that all the officers
including the chief engineer and assistant
engineers, shall be citizens of the United
States, and that the engineers may be
temporarily drafted into the government
service in time of war.
By Mr. Cook Of Wisconsin-Deflaing
cheese and levying tax on manufacturers
of and dealers in filled cheese.
By Mr.. Dovener of West Nirginia-To
give veterinary surgeons of the army the
rank and pay of second ieutenants of
cavalry.
a pension a vested right, to prohibit the
impairment or abridgment thereof except
for fraud and to lay the burden of proof 'of
fraud on the commissioner of pensions.
To Bny the Katahdtn.
. The House committee on naval affairs de-
cided today to reprot favorably Senator
Hales resolution, which was adopted by
the Senate yesterday, authorizing the Sec
retary of the Navy to accept the ram katah-
din notwithstanding its failure to meet the
speed requirements.
Speaker Reed has consented to have the
bill brought up in the House after the vote
on the bond bill today, and as the Secretary
of the Navy and the committee are for it.
its passage is expected.
Dividing the Appropriations COM
mittee.
Chairman Carnon of the House commit
tee on appropriations has appointed a SUBJ
committee to prepare the pension appro-
priation bill, consisting Of the following
members: w. A. Stone of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Blue of Kansas, Mr.. Northway of
Ohio, Mr.. Robertson of Louisiana and Mr.
Layton of Ohio. The subcommittee will
proceed with its work at once Mr. Courts
the clerk to the committee, has prepared a
draft of the bill, based upon the estimates
submitted to Congress, and this will form
the groundwork for the subcommittee ac-
ton.
1t is thought that the subcommittee on
the District of Columbia appropriation BILL
together with other subcommittee, will
not be appointed until after the first of the
year: