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Show FKOJi THE CAPITA. i. To I'lani Siller l.tod Or e'n Hie I'rr Mil r.htii slhrr 111- crreli the l-earf, Dlf-CUSCINO THE OtnCCT TAX ACT. Htmnrncl- Mbo do Not I'aior lo Krport a Irre l.mnbfr Hill at tills .Ns.liii. Pr Trissrsib to lbs , rw t IVAKMIMIKIV MITIH. Kilter leuil eires. Illreet Taa. rrse I umber. WAiuiiruTo.v, May 3. HeprcBcnt-alive HeprcBcnt-alive Wlitlllig(Mllhlgau)baaprered aud till filbmlt lo 111 House the le-tt le-tt e.f the majority of the way and mi-ins committee recomn.cndlng the pas-age of a bill to plac on the free list sliver lead ores when Ihu silver exceed lb lend In value. The re pott faeatliallh-iMiKlnley leer liU.se-J a duty of 1$ ccutu.ound on Ihu had In silver ori, with result of Jucruisul and Inrrea-lug Irjury lo the American aruelt-ra and alt tlm Interests connected con-nected thotcwllh. The use of rllvtr Ion I ore fur smeltlug the dry silver ores mined In tlio United Wales, It au Imrierallva necesslt) , and Ihey are not only riqulred as tbo raw mslerlsl of rmeltlng, but are an cssontlil tool of Industry. The American smelter must secure this tool, anil, us the dome stlo ruiply does not meet tho demand, heavy lmi"Ttallo!i of Mexican urea are made, -,'nw, hoieuwr, new ion-dltlona ion-dltlona conrronl tho s melting lr.U reta of the country and II recteu, unlet the relief propotod la granted quickly, to transfer acresa ihu Mexican Lorder u large proportion of the faulting fault-ing Industry, to tbu great Injury of American Jabor and railnajsand oilier Hn.lrtd pursuit. Tbo results uf tliu McKlnley 'i.et bnvu licen to benefit foreign Interests and llijuro our taople. and unleif it Is quickly reme-lted the Injurious results will 1 o past cure, in couctusiou the ripottte) that, while the bill will not cure ihe uvlli tho resent lav haa created, If promptly n!otet It will modify the Injurious (Ife-i ii.on our homnlitdukliicf. Tho fueUn airelrs e-uminltlHi had sugge'stcl that this conevssli.il would p o'jal.ly U of mutual udvaiilaR in seiurlug ro-clroclly ro-clroclly with Mulco. 1IIK 1JIIIICT TAX ACT. The Beuate cammllteu un finance hauot .ctCQr.sh'eroJ the larlir bills trused by the House, lb meeting tills morning wm devoted to discui-lon discui-lon cf tbe b II anenlafury to the direct lis act. Cbulrmaii Morrill, who, with Henator Mol'bers?!!, co i-ftlluted i-ftlluted a sub-eomiultte to inquire Into the effect uf the tarilT laws on thu trade relatlotis between this country aud Cans-la, nutborlzed Iho present report tolhuHcuatc, tint It may bo printed aud recommitted. Tin: iiili: i uaint.it iiiil. Ihu Democratic mcnilcrt uf the wnjisaud mean committee listened Ihla afte moon to the- Democratio mem-beraof mem-beraof the House exfress their views on the larlir bill udmg belore the committee-. It was made evident that theio were quite a uuuiber uf Democratio Demo-cratio nicmurrs unfavorable to there-ott there-ott of a free lumter bill at this teislon nf the Congress, and at least une mem-tsir mem-tsir uppesed a reduction In the duty uu barlei . Tlio onioslllon lo tliu lumber 1 111 came from North Carolina nnd tbu Ureal J.aku Htalea In thu northwest and oiilliu ground that thodutyshould nc-t b taken oirunleia cominsatlng benents were given by a general tar 1 1! reduction I 111. Tlio committee was urged to placo refined a Jgar on the frcn list, aud make lower duties on thread and steel rails. -CTlNll OP UEmOAI. MEN. Tho fotty-alxtb annual meeting of the Assoilatlou of Medical Hupoilnten-elentsof Hupoilnten-elentsof Amellcau Inslltutlonafortbu Insane began today, Theprogratume lonliiht Included a Jaer by 11. X, Hurker, M. D, of Htocktoii, Call, fornla. JUMIHY CIVIL AITIIOI ItlATIO.N OII.1.. All amendment to the sundry civil opprotrluiloii bill today waa reorled from the Benat cornmlltee ou mill, tary aflalrs, authorizing tbe secretary of war to establish nut to exceed two military posts at points on tbe northern frontier, where tie may, In hla Judgment, Judg-ment, deem It for the publlogood. |