Repeal of the. Distribution Law-sub-
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Repeal of the Distribution Law-Sub-


Treasury, &C.


WAsHISGrpS, Wednesday, March 18th, 1894.


In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, to-day, MI
PARMENTER, Chairman OF the COMMITTEE on Ma
val Affairs, reported bill to regulate the NUN
Der of officers in the Navy, and to regulate the
compliments of the crews OF vessels and tor other
purposes of which and the accompanying report,
$500 extra copies were ordered printed


Mr. MCCLERNAND of ILL., on leave, introduced
a bill to grant to the great Western Railway Com
pany right to way ever the public lands and Tor
other PURPOSES Referred to the Committee On
public roads.


Mr.. SAUNDERS, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported the Senate bill to authorize the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury to compromise with the sure
ties Of Samuel Swartwout, with an amendment
providing that the arrangement be not entered
into without the consent Of the principal and CO.
suretles.


Mr.. KENNEDY Of Ia, continued the debate du-
ring the morning hours on the K. Island memo
ral going the whole length of the Jacobinlca al
doctrines of Dorr and his followers, entering into
a labored justification Of the rebelllon claiming
that DORIS Constitution was the legitimate one
now in force, and that he was the rghtlul Gov
ernor Of r. l., &c.


MIR. DRoMGooLE, on leave made report from
the Committee of Ways and Means of bill,
which proved to be for the repeal Of the dlstrlbu-
ton law, Ga provision Of which, 1t is remember
ed, renders it imperative, with tariff above ~
per cent? and for immediate engrossment OF
which, without the usual and almost nvarlabe
course of reference to the Committee of the
Whole on the Union, TO the great surprise of the
House ne called.





Mr.. VNToN, presunng that bll! OF this lm-
portance not 10 be acted upon without dell
beration, moved the reference above lndlcdted.-
Messrs. PAYNE and DRoMGooLE opposed the re-
ference and assigned reasons lor It's immediate
passage. MessrS BARNARD and HARDIN iorclbly
set forth the startling character OF the proposition
to press into law without a word OF debate bill
OF this character by the brute force OF oVerwhcm-
ing party majority, and warned the dominant
party against the abandonment of even the usu-
al parliamentary forms OF proceeding IN their
haste to register the edicts OF party The previ-
Gus question moved by Mr.. Bower of Mo-, with
drawn to admit few remarks by Mr.. MCCLER-
NAND, was renewed and seconded-Yeas 10
Nays 6S; the main question ordered-f eas lO5
Mays 10 and the bill ordered engrosscd-Ye eas
ll5-Nays 63.


Mr. STEWART Of Pa. was successful in obtain
ing the floor upon the passage of the bill and made
good use of his hour in opposing this Dill and
arguing effectualy for the policy Of distribution
and against the proposed change in the Tariff
He referred to the evidently successful operation
of the present law estimating upon the basis oil
the receipts at n. Y. of over two millions OF reve-
nue. per month for the last two months and upon
the supposltion of an equal receipt to this one
City at all the others in the U. S. taken together
revenue of near S50,000,OOO per annum. And
yet when this Wing, this American larlit was so
triumphant in refuting the sangulnc predictions
OF the defeat of the interests OF the Treasury and
of all classes and trades under lt-when we were
likely to have Surplus revenue in the Treasury,
it was proposed bring forward bill to increase
the revenue as 1t was alleged, and that by re-
ducing the Tariff. lie referred to various reduc-
tions of rates upon certain articles proposed by
Dir. Mckay's tariff: exhibited by what means
the interests OF the American manufacturer, farm
er and artisan would be sacrificed in order to 90
to the support of the British tradesmen and open
ed up the absurdity of supposing even that this
bill would pass Congress or even the People be
satisfied with the repeal of the present law, &c.
Mr.. HENLY, after some animated remarks,
moved the previous question; which was second
ed, and the bil! passed, Yeas 49, Nays 81. The
was moved (without design To
carry and rejected.


Mr.. DRomGooLE also reported from the same
Committee Il bill to establish the Independent
Treasury; which, after much confusion and ex-
citement-a motion Of Mr.. BARNARD having