Mr. House called the attention of coun
try to a speciacie presented to-day. For
the last month, day and night, the house
hart been diseasing the tariff bill and now
comes back '.he aame old proposition of
last session --the old acapegoat which has
expected to bear services of the republi
can party inis the wilderness. (Laughter.)
That party has gone before the country
with that proposition, but the people has
thrown its bank checks in its face, burned
its matches and broken its bottle of “ready
relief’ over its head. Lst the republican
party go before the country if it dared
to.
Mr. Hatch criticised the bill as reliev
ing capital, bat not taking any harden of
taxation off* the labor of the chantry.
Mr. Biackbarn Aid if this internal rev
enue bill was passed there was no chance
for the *ariff revision. The gentlemen
might as well admit the fact and play
with open hands.
Mr, Brown opposed the pending bill,
because it propcssi to make a redaction
of 921,000.000 on tbs tsx on tobacco, whils
the duty on sugar remained nndimicieh
ed.
Mr. Kassen advocated the motion.
The motion to suspend the roles was de
feated, yeas 192, nays 51; not the neces
sary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Maine SHU at It.
AuorsTA, Me., Feb. 30.—The senate
passed the constitutional prohibitory
amendment.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Tuespay, Feb. 13.
Senate —Joint Rsolntion granting Mr.
Kingston the privilege of introducing
several bills, notwithstanding the lime for
the introduction of new bills had expiied,
was adopted.
The following bills were passed :
Relating to returned highway taxes and
amendatory of lection 1215, revised stat
utes, entitled of highways and bridges.
To amend section 2449, revised statutes,
relating to terms of the county courts.
To simplify appeals to the supreme
court.
