Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-16
NEw LEGISLATION.

Having heard what the parties di-
rectly interested had to say about the
new tariff bill, the republicans OF the
House Ways and Means Committee
will this week begin the actual con-
struction of the bill The democratic
members OF the committee had the
privilege of attending the hearings,
and some of them availed themselves
OF IL, but the construction of the bill
will only be participated in by the re-
publican members. Chairman Dingley
has pointed out the difference in this
task and the construction of the McKin
ley bill in 1890, and il should not be
lost sight Of by those who are inter-
ested in seeing the arduous task sue
cessfully performed In 1890 the
Treasury had a surplus which was
growing larger all the time, and the
tariff bill was intended Co protect
American products and manufactures,
and at the same time, to reduce the
receipts of the government.
TO PROVIDE AGAINST A DEFICIT.
Now. again referring to Chairman
Dingley's words, the nsw tariff bill
must protect American products and
manufactures, and at the same time,
add from $4,000 600 to $50, 200 600 a
wear to the Government receipts, in
order to provide for deficit made by
the insufiicIency of revenue prod uced
by the democratic tariff bill, which
Mr.. Cleveland denounced as an out
rage and refused TO sign, and which he
now declares to be good thing, not
withstanding all the trouble it has
brought TO the country
The Loud bill, depriying sample cop
les of newspapers and books of the
right to be sent through the mail at
pound rates was passed by the House,
and has now gone 10 the Senate, where
its prospect OF being acted upon is far
from bright. 1t will be fought hard
and time is getting scarce.
scANDALoUs SPEECH.
The speech OF Representative John.
son, of California, on the Pacific Rail
road Funding bill, which was to-day
disposed of by the House, in which hS
made a vicious personal attack upor
MIR. W. r. Hearst, proprietor of tn,
San Francisco Examiner and the New
York Journal, is much regretted by al
who heard it. Some of the languag,
of Mr.. johnson was SO vulgar and in
decent that it could not be printed il
newspapers which go through the mai
without a violation of law--such Ian.
guage as should never be heard in
gathering of gentlemen and which NJ
provocation can excuse. Disgusting
people never brings them to your wa.
of thinking.
AHEAD OF TIME.
1t remained for Senator Mills to in
troduce a humorous phase to the Cubal
question. His resolution, upon whicl
he made a speech to-day in his usus
style, he works harder than a black
smith when he makes a speech, afte
reciting that Cuba ought to be fire
and declaring that this Country recoe
nizes its Independence. and that tn
President must act in harmony wit
Congress, provides for the appoint
ment of u. S. Minister to Cuba an
appropriates $4,000 to pay his salar
and expenses. The idea of appointin
n minister to country which as VI
has neither government, according
the common American conception
government, nor Il capital is regarde
as about the choicest tidbit of hume
turned up at the present session
Congress although Mr.. Mills doesn
pose as a funny man.
THE END OF FOOL TRIP.
Representative and Senator-ele
Money, OF Miss is back from his 70
trip TO Cuba, but if he found out an
thing that the newspapers ave not q
ready acquainted the people of &
United States with he has not told
He suddenly adopted an Owl-h
style. He looks mysterious and dro
mysterious hints about what he mig
tell if so disposed, but it does not &c
ANYBODY