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THE TARIFF BILL PASSES
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Against the amendment Mr. Bailey made
the point Of order that it was not germane
to the paragraph of the bill which had
been reached in the reading, and said the
fact was so plain that he supposed the
chair would not hear him upon it,
MIR. Shernan-I should like TO hear the
argument.
Mr. Bailey-Itts so obviously QUITO order
that no reasoning can affect the mind that
does not see il SO at once
Then followed an extended argument,
in which Mr.. Dalzell stated that this was a
committee amendment, and, therefore, not
subject To the rule citei by Mr.. Haley that
an amendment could not be offered till the
part OF the bill had been reached to which
ii applied. Mr.. Bailey replied if il was a
committee amendment his point was not
well taken. He had not known OF the APP
proval of such a d amendment by the com
mittee. He asked if Mr. Dalzeli would
state from his place on the floor that il
had been so approved.
Mr. Dalzell admitted that il had not been
approved in its present form. but its sub
stance had been approved, and it had been
left to a subcommittee TO perfect.
In a collOqUy between Mr.. Bailey and
Mr.. TayvDey to what happened in COM
mittee, MT Bailey said he had offered to
agree that the amendment should be Of
fered, provided the Democrats might be
allowed To present their amendment To
strike out the differential on sugar. He
could not get the Republicans to agree to
this.
lie also pointed out the hardship Of put
ting this burden OF taxation, not only on
the future of the American people, but
upon their past business.
Final1S> Mr.. Dinsley directed that the
amendment be withdra wn, and called d
meeting OF the Ways aud Means Committee
to pass upon it.
y discussion of the duty on Zante cur
rants followed, in which Mr.. Dingley eN-
planned the rea sons for taking these cur
rants from the free list. a member called
attention Ia the fact that the tax was an
injury to Greece, which had the sympathy
OF the American penple in the heroic stand
now made against Turkey and the powers.
Mr Sulzer got the floor and denounced
the hill as the creature ami the instrument
of trusts. He warned the Republicans they
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the duty reduced the price, the Demo
Gratis that he duty raised the price.
Mr.. Johnson of Indiana gave briefly
the reasons which iiupelIed him to vote
for the bill. 1t was, he said, thn child of
the Committee on Ways and Means ROT the
result of the deliberate thought and cen
sideration of the American House 3f Repre-
sentatives. Democratic applause,
II he believed tEat tac hill would be
Crystallized into law, as it would pass the
House, he would hesitate long hciurc Civ
ing it his vote.
But being assured that in the Senate
gentlemen thoroughly qualified for the task
would fully consider it and put it into
a shape that would he harmonious ana
just, and that it would come back TO
the House worthy of the support of every
man who believes in protection, and bring
no odiuIn upon any one voting for il, he
should east his vote in the affirmative.
Mr. White or North Carolina, the sole
colOred Representative OF the floor, made
his maiden speech Heevokedmuch laugh
ter ana applaus by asserting that Demo-
Gratis were in tavcr II free everything
except free ballots and free niGEeTs'' He
was the sole representative. he said, ON
the floor, OF nine. millions Of people, 80
per cent of whom were .laborers Under
this bill, = he contipGed, they VIII be pFs-
tected in their right7to labor.
Mr. W. a. Stone Of PENNSYLVANIA said
a report of factory inspectors showed that
there We're over 100000 more men at
work in PENNSYLVANIA today, who were
not employed last fall. tAppiause>
Mr. Clark said the Republicans were
artful dodgers. Whenever any attempt is
made to abolish trusts here they squifm
like skinned eels n D hot skillet, and resort
to every parliamentary rick ever devised
to protect them from assaults. Clearly
they defend the trusts on t lie principle that
the OK knoweth his owner and the ass his
masters crib ;, Laughter A majority in
1896, secured hy means forbidden in
morals. and dangerous to oar institutions,
hath made you Republicans mod, But
you will be brought to your senses when
the people again get a shot at you. (Ap-
plauSe.D
The debate was closed by Mr. Dingley,
chairman Of the Committee on Ways and
Means, who occupied the last ten minutes
On motion of Mr. Bailey. He spoke as fol-
lows:
MFR. Chairman, the circumstances under
which this extraordinary session has been
called are in themselves evidence that an
exipencv exists in this country such as
bas rarely existed before. For ten days
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A NEW COMMAND.
Veterans who Have Been Under
Fire Organize.

About fifty veterans of the late war
met last night at Chambers Hall, 1927
r street northwest, aud organized com
mand Of the Union Veteran Union, to be
xnown as the Nj. A Dillon Command, No.
A5, DEPARTMENT. Of the Potomac. Col. Charles
w. Sherwood, OF w. s. Hancock Command,
was detailed by the commander-in-chief TO
muster the command. The Following Of
ficers were chosen for the ensuing year:
W. W. Chambers, colonel; w. c. Butler,
lieutenant colonel; John Mangan, major;
John Z. Piggott, officer OF the day; Chris
@. BoIlinger, chaplain; Jared Mundell,
surgeon; NJ. a. Dillon, quarteTmaster;
Warner Hurley, officer OF the guard; Joseph
F Brown, adjutant: Thomas Con way, color
bearer; Charles L. White, drum major.
Gen. NJ a. Dillon, of this city, in whose
honor the new commands named, founded
the union some years ago, and it now
numbers over 100000 members through
out the country. Membership is limited to
veterans who saw service at the front, and
many OF the members of the NJ. A. Dillon
Command bear outward signs Of their
patriotism TO the flag.
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we have been endeavOring to meet this
eHigency. The exigency consists III the
fact that for more than three years. for
nearly four years, the revenues OF TINS
country have been inadequate to meet its
expenditures, ard We have been borrowing
money 10 carry Un the Government in times
of peace In consequence Of that exIgency
and the necessity Of prompt actiCu, the
Committee on Ways ana Means CT the last
House, responding TO the demand through
out the country that prompt action should
be taken, proceeded three months ago To
frame a revision Of the tariff which would
meet the eXigency, which would secure suf-
flcient reyeuUe 10 carry on the Govern ment
and, which in the adjustment Of duties 10
secure that revenue, would at the same
time encourage American Industries that
have been stricken duIing the past three
years.
In framing this measure to accomplish
these two acts the Committee on Ways
and Means have not been governed by
their own judgment entirely. They have
consulted with members OF the last House;
the have consulted with the members OF the
present House; they have consulted with
Senators, they have consulted with Citi-
zens in all parts Of the country. So that
what they have done is not in accordance
with their Judgment IIIereIy. D1u1s tins
result of an adjustment Of all these views,
the views OF members OF the last House, of
the present House. and Of citizens in all
parts of the country, the object of the com
mttce being to get what should seem
to he a fair representation of the opinions
of all concerned. In doing this the COM
mittee have not been able in every case
toacco1nplish what each individual member
of the committee, oI what each individual
member Of the House, desired They have
tried to bring about such an adjustment as,
on the whole, would seem to be the balance
Of the judgment. especially OF the Republi-
can side of the House and of the Republi-
cans Of the country, and they present this
measure, as in their judgment the best
adjustment possible in the present condi-
ton Of the country for meeting the exf-
gency which has been pressing upon US.
we were told before we reported this
5iil that II would be impossible to obtain
revenue from customs duties sufficient
10 meet the deficit. We were told so by
the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Nc
MiIlin), in an interview published in the
New York paper Now, having reported
our mea sure as the result of an adjust
lnent of the various views prevailing, es-
recally among the Republicans of the
country, we are assaulted and charged
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IlI Ed.

DRANEY-THOMAS MERRITT, sudden
Iy, at MS residence, No. 81 Quincy street
northeast, March 81, 1897, at a IN, hus-
band OF Mary Alice, and son of Salome II
Draney.
Funeral from Eastern Presbyterian
Cnurci, FRIDAY, Apri. Z. az 3 y. M
Relatives and friends respectfully invited
IL
SIBLE1-On Monday, March 29, 1857,
al ; clock p. m, CHARLOTTE SIBLEY,
aged frJ y-fISe years.
Funeral at the house, 1924 street
northeast. Thursday, April l, 1897. at z
p. IN. Friends and relatives invited TO
attend. mhoI-2t
IcCRYSTAL-At herhCfne. .3544U street
northwest, Tuesday, March 80, 1897, after
Il DrIefiliIcss, ,ANNlI Me- hi = iAL, wiuOW
of the late William McCryStai
Funeral leaves house at = a. III. Thursday
April l, 1897 from there 10 holy Trinity
Church. kequiemmassat9 8 a m. Intermeut
at Holy Rood Cemetery. Friends of family
invited 10 attend. Item
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CATARRH AND DEAFNESS
Asthma. Bronchitis and All Throat
and Lung Troubles Are Promptly
Cured by Munyon's
LIFE CHAMBE
New Proof Daily Is Given by Those
Who Make Public Their Express
sions of Gratitude for IA Complete
Cure by the Munyon Treatment.

AIR George f W. Strieby, 724 Fl st. ne.
Washington. ID. G, says: Il have used
MunyCn Remedies for rheumatism, colds.
and asthma. and find tina there is nothing
like these wonderful remedies. A lew
weeks ago was run down by wagon
and had my wrist terribly spralned. |
lost complete use OF Il and also my hand.
The usual treatment anu remedies were
tried without any benefit whatever. L
went to frof. MunyoR : Institute, and after
two Treatments with the static electric
l regained the complete use of
and haud. I consider his electric
{ Simply wonderful"
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Col. MAXWELL Saws Good.hr.

Col Maxwell, the retiring Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General, made a fare
well round Of the department yesterday.
Dnring the day he callediu several members
OF the press, and bade them good-by in
few cheerful words, informally spoken,
thanked them for the zeal with which
theF had haunted his office and the con-
eideration they had shown him.
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PoSToEFICE NoTICE-

Should lie read daily by all interested
as changes may occur al any time.
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
April 3, 1897. close promptly at this
office as follows.
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NOTICE TO GROCERs and after i pril
], 1897, we will discontinue our wagons
going from door TO door offering soap
stdu lteu sea- lye. With the lie w OF RECEIVING
patronage from each dealer. Respectfully
+. I. IoMSOS x CO, Philadelphia, Pa.
inh2G-7t
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EXTRA CARS.

Beginning April 1 extra cars VIII be run on
AND EIGHTHESTH STREETS.
Between Seventh Street and Columbia
Road throughout the entire day.
CAPITAL TRACTION COMPANY
Iuh3tl- item
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CLTkRRR, ASTHMA. DEkFaESS.

If YOU have catarrh, deafness, asthma, or
any throat or lung disease. you are invited
to place your case under personal care,
that you may receive all the benefits OF
treatment with the latest and most ap-
proved apparatus for reaching the dis
eased and Inflamed parts
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RALSTON q SIDDONs have moved their
law offices to Rooms 1S7 to I90, in-
elusive, Wasllin gUon Loan and Trust Build
ing, 9th and SITS. NV inh3I-7t
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MUNYON
POINTS
THE WAY
Every Day Adds New Names to The Long
List 0I Washing Ion People who
Have Been Restored
TO HEALTH
Munyon's Remedies, Munyon's Spe-
cial Appliances and Munyon's
FREE DOCTORS
Are Curing More People Than All
OF the Medical Profession in
the District Combined.
uar Q
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
ghe Finest in the Country, Is Work.
ing Wonders in the Cure OF
Chronic Diseases.
RENEWED VITALITY
Is Given TO the Nervous, the BralE-
weary ard the Broken Down. Pains
and Aches Are Dispelled. Female
Troubles Disappear.
WEAK BACKS
WEAK BACKS

Are Made Strong swollen and stiff
Joints Relax and Become FleS bile,
and Paralyzed Muscles and Nerves
Regain Their Powers.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

A MEETING OF the stockholders OF the
Washington safe Deposit Company Will
be held on Friday, April Is, 1897, Tor
the purpose OF elecJiDg nine directors.
Inc polls viii be open at IN. and close
at / O'Clock p. m SAM CROSS, SeCre-
tdII ana treasurer Inh2s- 26tm
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INSURANCE STATEMENTS.

h-N'nt fIA-ftE 81 a j E0ENIS.
STATEMENT of the condition OF the
CAPITAL TRUST co. for the six months
endlnS December 81. 1896, az required
iby act OF Congress approved July 20, 1892.
CAPITAL stock k-.................SIO 100000 DC
Capital STOCK paid in....... 10000 O(
assets. go. ...... ...... 16O.65 90
Liabilities - - I497 768 3s
amount due deFOsitOrs. 31.76S sc
CdrrenJ expenses ............. 32Oi so
bistilct OH iCOlunbia county of Washington.
/, James Fraser, president of the above
ndIheo company, DO sOieTuuiy swear that
tne aIoVe statement is true 70 the best
OF my knowledge and belief
NSiGheuJ JAMES FRASER,
President.
. .SubscrDed and sworn to before me this
3lsJ day OF March, 1897
tsignedt ERNEST q. THOMPSON
,r,o,.,, Notary Public.
H. K. SIMPSON.
CHAS. HALLE ENDER
a. NJ. GREEN
FELIX Z. SEIBERT.
Directors
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FREE DOCTORS
Are Curing More People Than All
of the Medical Profession in
the District Combined.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
ghe Finest ia the Country, Is Work
ing Wonders in the Cure OF
Chronic Diseases.
RENEWED VITALITY

rs Given TO the Nervous, the BralE-
weary ard the Broken Down. Pains
and Aches Are Dispelled. Female
Troubles Disappear.
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STATEMENT of the condition Of the
MASS SSACHUSETTS Mutual LIFE IN
sUBANCECOMPANY ,OfSpriBgfieId, Mass
On the 3lst day OF December, 1886:
-ASStI> ..----- :, = 80 ,SsIJ 9S
L-iitl ltlcS ....-............. Il zoo, ZJ6 81
surplus ................. 34I 663 "a
Dividends rOrsix months -. 232. .S62 81
Current expenses tincluding
cOiil-iilSslJtSl -..-......-... 3S3.551 81
H. Il PHILLIPS, JOHN A HALL
Secretary. President.
Washington Branch Office. Room A,
Wash. Loan x Trust Bldg
j. MAhIIN PROCTOR, District A gent
MkS. +. Z. NYE, Cashier Item
STATEMENT OF the condition OF the
IRA DEkS' AND TRAV ELERS' ACCT
DEN I COMPANY, OF New York, on the
3lst OF December. 1896, as required by
act oi Congress. approved July 90, 1892:
Balance on hand, Dec 81,
1920 ........-...- ,Ss1- SO %
Income, all sOuTces............ 81 7,O74 IS
lOtdI income --................ Sb9,4lo U4
Total disbursements -.-...---. 4J.S13 OIL
Balance. Dec. 81, 1896. 1916 O3
G. A. RIDER. General Manager
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
21th day OF March, 1897
(SeaLj ROGER WILLIAMS,
Notary Public.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
MONEY IN TEXAS.
Why Interest Is High and LoanabIe
Funds Contracted.

The Galveston Daily News reminds
it's Texas readers of the difference in in
terest rates in the northeastern states
and in some of the western and south
ern states and gives them few elemen-
tary lessons on the reasons for this diff
ference. Interest is never so low" il
says, lin communities given over to
suspicious fires, questionable assign
ments, fraudulent failures or TO legisa-
ton with a decided turn against the
creditor and in favor of the debtor"
Much of the market rate of interest is
insurance against risk, and of course
diminishes as the risk decreases.
"Where men are required by law TO pay
their debts and are not sheltered and
encouraged in tricky courses by unrea-
sonable exemption laws and by pub
lie prejudice against creditors as a class
the risk is naturally less serious"
Making it's application to Texas, the
News says: I'VE have a right TO leave a
fraudulent debtor resident worth $50
900, all the bank stock or bonds he can
carry and an extraordinary collection
of the tools Of his trade or profession
and to defy his creditors to crook a
finger at him. We can do this if we
prefer, but il is going to cost us some
thing" 1t asks why the "goodly ma
jority of the people of Texas, who ARE
not disposed TO live high to-day and
hide behind the exemption law, the as
signment law or some other law to-mor-
row." should be forced by the discredit
f
Ito pay two prices for every dollar they
borrow" 1t believes the rate of interest
would come down one-balf and the
loanable funds would double if the hon
est men of the state would demand the
enactment of laws under which a cred
itor could collect what is due him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
Illustrating q Sermon.

A north country clergyman once made
clear even TO the dullest of his flock the
difficulty OF treadiug the straight and
narrow path, as contrasted with descent
on the spacious highway leading in the
other direction. Before he was well
started in his discourse he ran down the
pulpit stairs and proceeded to suit the
action TO the word.
"My brethren, he cried, "the road
to heaven is like this And lying fiat
on the banister he began to pull himself
up, hand over hand, as laboriously as
boy climbs as creased pole.
At last he reached the top. and go,
on his feet again, happy in his Christian
victory. Then, having taken breath. he
exhorted his hearers TO look at the road
to the other place, doubled one leg un.
der him and slid down the rail in 9
half sitting posture with a rapidity and
grace that betrayed Juvenile familiar.
lily with the route. --Pearson's Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
FAILURE OF BIMETALLISM.
Japan's Experience with the Free
Coinage of silver.

The attempt of Japan to maintain a
mint ratio that was different from the
market ratio was failure and resulted
in denuding the circulation of gold. BIZ
metallism had failed in Japan as else
where.
The decline in the value of money had
in Japan the effect it always has had of
robbing the iaborer and enriching the
capitalist. The miserable pittance paid
10 the wretched operatives must at no
distant period lead to a social revolution
unless the rate of wages be consider
ably improved.
In 1872 a family consisting of five
members of the lower middle class could
sUbsist on 20 yen year. In 1898 the cost
of living had risen to $50 yen year.
During period of SO years the silver
yen declined very nearly one-half in its
gold value, about two-fifths in its power
10 buy merchandise and about one
fourth in its power TO buy labor.
The gold value OF the exports from
the United States and England TO Japan
was over $1S,000,0OO in 1892 and nearly
$31 100000 in 1896, while the imports
of the two from Japan were over 500,
000,000 in the first year and less than
$31 100000 in the last year.-Fred Per
ry Powers, in Sound Currency for
March l.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
FIXING" THE RATIO.
A Question Regarding the Govern
ment Control of Money.

The Bankers Magazine for March
finds the origin of our present troubles
about silver in the demand that the
ratio OF its value 10 gold shall be deter
mined by the government. 1t is, how
ever, no proper part of the duty of the
government to try to fix the ratio OF
values of the two metals.
Being" says the Bankers Maya
zine, commodities as well as money,
and being commodities before and after
they are money, and being money sim
ply and only because they are commodi-
ties, and being commodities because
they have recognized and intrinsic value
independent of any action of govern
ment, and even in the absence of gov
eminent, and being therefore severally
subject 20 all the laws of commodities,
the law of variable supply and demand
and value among others, and these vari-
atoms not being uniform for both met
ais. it is impossible that government
can ever fix the ratio of their value
"lf, however, il should be insisted
that it is the function and duty of gov
eminent to (try to- fix the ratio of their
Values, IL NOulu Stcu 10 IOllOW as a
logical consequence that since their
relative value depends absolutely on the
relative supply of the two metals it is
the primary and plain duty of govern
ment TO fix (regulate) their supply by
controlling and operating the gold and
silver mines, the sources of their pro-
duction. 1t should do both things or
neither, and it is preferable that il
should do neither. 1t is folly to expect
it 10 do the former without doing the
latter"
This is the truth of the matter in a
nutshell. Unless the government first
acquires all the mines in the world and
decides how much silver and how much
gold are to be produced yearly, it is inn
possible to maintain a ratio after il is
fixed" France fixed" it 1856 times,
but it would not stay fixed. and France
has at length abandoned the effort. The
United States has also tried the expert
nent several times without success. 1t
is time the theorists were letting the
matter alone
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
Currency Evils.

Twenty-Five trade associations met at
Young's hotel, in Boston, on March 8
and decided to petition congress to pass
bill authorizing the president 10 APP
point banking and currency commits
sion. They demand the gold standard
and the gradual retirement of the legal
tenders and favor the issue of currency
by the national banks to the par value
of their bonds and reduction of the
tax on circulation. They also recon-
mend additional banking currency,
based on assets, under national super
vision, safe, elastic and redee mabe in
gold, and the establishment Of banks
with capital of $4,000 or more in
small towns and villages. The one i'm
portant thing is that they demand ac-
ton. The future of the currency ques-
ton is very dark, but there is one con-
sideration that is encouraging, and that
is the appearance among the classes di-
rectly suffering from the free silver
agitation of an organized effort at cur
rency reform. That is something new.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
Rome's Attempts to De Modern.

The tendency in Rome has Of late been
toward the artificial, and it is "a refresh.
ment TO come upon some untouched por.
ton Of what is good as we'll as pic
turesque. The attempt to produce a
modern capital at all hazards and costs
has told upon the population as we'll as
upon the city itself. For at great centers
the first result Of modern civilization is
vice, and the next is degeneracy. IL Is
really quite useless to ignore the fact in
print, when it is perfectly apparent to
every man in his senses. Italy is no
worse than other councies, but neither
is che an exception to the general rule,
and since the most necessary institutions
of civilization are prisons and hospitals.
it is to Italy's credit that she should
have spent as much as she has upon
them in the midst Of so much utterly
senseless extravaganza in other direo
tions. Marion Crawford in Century.