The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-05-20
TeIegraphic News.

the adjournment resolution, Tucker
said he had opposed the resolution in
the committee and House, and he
meant no disrepect to hrs colleagues
when be said, that in his Judgment, In
face OF calendar of twelvehundred or
ffteenhund.ed bills, In face of bills
reported to the House, Congress would
be wanting in its true DUTY 10 the
country if it should adjourn IN twelve
days applause on the democratic slde);
there was ne time in twelve DAYS for
Congress to attend inteligently to its
duty. Why should We go home Z
He ssId, are we afraid to perform the
duties which the people sent Us here
20 perform II We are afraid 10 meet
the issue before the country by decid-
ing one way or the other, why should
we hold on 70 our seats, and why
should We not sbrogste them and
return 20 the people the trust which
we Will not perform have opposed
this resolution i'll the committee and
here, with the deep conviction, that
CougGess will be derilict in it's duty
if it adjourns without performing what
is required OF it.
Cook of Georsia-We ssked for bread
and you gave US stone applause by
the Republican side
Tucker-We have reported three tar
III bills, and the question of considera-
ton is before the Fl 1use, and as soon
as the report is acted upon we will
move that the House adjourn without
their consideration [spp!suse from the
Democratic side and that's the doctrine
from Townsend. II may be that
I have some private war clsims which
l wish to get through. say no. l
know of no war CLAIMS that sm in fa-
vor of placing on the House calendar.
The people OF the South do not desire
war claims before this House to be
paid by the government. The claims
that am speaking of are claims that
are IS just as these of the bondholders.
The question is that when the govern
ment owes man $500 we should adj
journ without paying it, and say that
we have saved the credit ofthe govern
ment because we have paid the bond
holders. Applause on the Democratic
sidel.
Stevenson of Illinois, Weaver of
Iowa, Townsend of Illinois and Dun
nell of Minnesota, opposed the reso-
luton.
Aiken of South Carolina said the
gentleman from Virginia (Tucker) had
created the impression that those who
had voted for the resolution were op-
posed to the tariff bills. He denied,
aud declared the whole of the South
Carolina delegation wanted to be
found voting in favor of these bills if
ever they came up for consideration.
Garfield spoke in favor of the reso-
luton.
O'CJnner of South Carolina said he
had voted for the resolution deter
minedly, and he bad courage to adhere
10 his vote. An unwarrsnted assault
had been made on those gentlemen on
his aide who had the courage to vote
for the resolution. They had been
charged with dereliction of duty, and
that their votes involved opposition to
tariff reform, but let him soy to those
gentlemen that South Carolina was
the first state in the Union to throw
to the breeze the snti-tsriff banner.
s nth Carslina stood to-day as in 1892,
pledged bravely and indomItably to
the overthrow of the iniquitous tariff.
The Committee on Ways and Means
had been in session for six months, and
had waited until this late day to re-
port bill, ana when they did report
bill they confessed to the country
they could not pass it, but they wanted
to make record. Applause. There
should be little more statesmanship
in this body, and craftsmanship con-
sisted in attaining practical results.
The Democratic party confessed that
they would not pass a bill for the re-
form of tariff at this session. Let 1t
so go 20 the country and bring back to
this chamber another Congress which
would at once, not at the eleventh
hour, but at the first hour, the second
hour and the third hour, keep up the
agitation until it, had accomplished its
great object. He believed it to be
the interest of his party and for thu
interest of the country that Congress
should adjourn.
Hooker OF Mississippi opposed the
resolution. He c1ntended that Con-
gress should not adjourn until it had
passed some law relative to the count
ing of the electoral vote. If it did SO
adjourn it would run the risk of uu.
settling all the business industries
which had been so imperiled when the
election of 1876 had agitated ;he
country.
Sparks of illinois closed the debate.
He proposed that Congress should ad.
journ if his vote could help it. 1t was
said that those who voted to adjourn
were not III favor of low tariff. He had
always supposed that he came as neal
beng a free trader on that subject a!
it was possible to make man who hao
reasonable sense. Laughter. He wal
for his colleagues (rownsend) sal
proposition, and for any other gentle
mans proposition to reform the tariff OF
paper, and if he was told of any arti
&c On which the tariff could be re
duced he would vote for it now, hence
forth and forever, but he wanted to ad
jouIn this concern. Laughter. 81
had tried oil he could TO pass the bill
that effected an efficient proper tafif
OF reform. Hecould not do more thai
he had done, and now he would ad
journ.
The concurrent resolution for ad
jourDment on the thIrty-first OF MAJ
vas agreed TO-. Yeas 12l, nays 30.
Goode moved, that the House pro
coed to the consideration of the reports
from the Committee on Education
and Labor. Reagan antagonized thiI
with the Interstate commerce bill, bu
Goode was victorious by vote, OF 2;
to II.
Pending a vote by yeas and nays
the House adjourned at 1895.
New YORK, May 1.-THE Time
publishes the following from 4. b.
Wsshburne, dated Portland, Maine
''My position in regard to candidac.
for president and my relations to Gen
Grants nomination. are not changed il
any respect whatever. All reports SEN
out by certain parties in Chicago
asserting or suggesting duplicit.
towards Gen. Grant, are utterly and
absolutely false, and known to be 81
by their authors. l left Chicago SOM
ten days sgo; sll combinations alleged
to have been made in Chicago by m.
friends, and those OF other candidate
have been entered into without m,
knowledge OF appreciation.
WASHINGTON, May H. SENATE -
The President pro TEN. laid before tn
Senate communication from the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury transmitting, il
compliance with 3 Senate resolution
copies of Capt. John w. Whites re
port upon Alaskan affairs, toeethe
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