The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-18
rorty.seyenth Congressional ses'
sion.
WASHINGTON, February
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, February II, 1888.
SENATE.
Mr.. Butler presented the resolutions OF
the General Assembly OF South Carolina IN
relation to Federal aid to common schools.
MIR. Call offered resolution specially
charging the Committee on Appropriations
TO consider the necessity for an additional
force IN the General Land Office and in the
local Office in Florida TO expedite the de-
cision OF the contested homestead cases in
Florida. The resolution was referred 10
the Committee.
The tariff bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. Sherman offered complicated amend
ment affecting the tariff on steel.
Mr.. Cali made Mr.. Sherman's amend
ment the text for an elaborate speech, III
which he discussed the fundamental prln-
ciples that should guide the legislative
power in dealing with the great questions
of labor, capital, and production. The
protection OF American labor against
foreign labor was, he said, solecism-an
idea having no foundation in truth. Amer
lean labor and foreign labor, by the ma
tural law, which no statute could change,
worked together for the benefits OF each;
but the protection OF American labor
against foreign labor has no connection
with its protection from poverty and want,
and in the adjustment OF tariff for revenue
its incidental effects should be directed to
the end OF securing subordinate TO the
purposes OF revenue employment and Just
compensation TO all persons living under
our laws.
The debate, without action, continued
until the House resolutions on the death OF
Representative Shackelford were in order.
Mr.. Morrill, gave notice that he would
ask the Senate TO sit the bill out on Mon
day.
Mr.. Ransom offered the customary reso-
lutions on the death OF Mr. Shackelford,
and after addresses by him and Mr.. Vance
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House ut 1885 went into Committee
OF the Whole on the tariff bill. The pend
ing amer dments were those offered by Mr..
Bayne OF Pennsylvania and Mr.. kasson OF
Iowa-one reducing duty on sugars be-
tween Nos. IS and 16. Dutch standard,
from 3 to y cents per pound, the other hX-
ing the rate at q.
MIR. Hammond, of Georgia, made speech
ridiculing the declaration made some days
AGO by Mr.. Chace, OF Rhode Island. that
the agricultural products OF the country
were protected to the extent OF S72,OOO,OOO
In the list OF those products printed Ill the
gentleman's speech he found pium-pud-
ding, maccaron. yenison, Chinese nut-oli,
and frogs. Ii there was farm which pro-
duced such articles he would like to buy It,.
MIR. Darrell, OF Louisiana, said that the
people whom he represented asked Tor no.
thing more than they were entitled to-the
same protection to their sugar and rice as
was accorded to every other interest. lie
paid his respects to Mr.. Bayne, who had
slopped over to the free-traders on this
sugar question; and 10 Mr.. Gambler, OF
Massachusetts, who had become the distin-
euisbed champion OF slave labor in Cuba.
Mr.. Ellis. of Louisiana, said that the gem
tleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Briggs
seemed TO think that with free coffee and
sugar he would have a free breakast-taDlc.
lie then gave IN amusing sketch OF the iree
brealfast-table, taking the gentleman from
his taxed eye-opener of mineral water on
rising 10 his taxed tOothpick, and leaving
him gazing on a taxed granite quarry after
breakfast. the only thing his eyes had rested
upon which was mtaXed having been his
coffee and sugar.
Mr.. Dunnell, OF Minnesota, threw a
bombshell into the House by declaring
that II had been determined by the Repub.
licans TO abandon the bill, and lelected
severely on his party colleagues Tor de-
luding the people.
Mr. Kasson, in reply, laid the blame OF
DELAYING the bill on the Democratic side
which statement was received with derlsiVe
EXPLANATIONS from that side.
fal w m flnf fDC
committee rise, and that motion Delng
agreed TO he moved that all debate on The
pending and succeeding schedules OF the
bin he closed In one hour.
Mr.. Carlisle raised the point OF order thai
the motion was not in order. The discus
sion on Mr.. Carlisle's point of order pro.
crossed amid a good deal OF confusion ano
excitement, Messrs. Carlisle, Hammond o.
Georgia. and Randall being promnenl
sneakers on the Democratic side, and
Messrs. Haskell and Kelley on the Repub
lican.
MIR. Hammond asserted that Mr.. Has
] kelps motion had been made in the heat o.
passion, and called attention to the fac
/ that Il would not expedite action on The
| bill: for fen thousand amendments NIGH
be offered and ten thousand votes had.
Mr.. Haskell inquired whether he meant
TO state that ten thousand amendment
would be offered, and Mr.. Hammond re
pled with much warmth that sooner than
have such an outrage as was contemplated
consummated he would stand on his fee
and offer million amendments himself.
Mr.. Randall made somewhat OF n concli
iatory speech, but protested against tn
wrong which was to be perpetrated, ant
warned the Republican side that unless
wished to push the Democrats into con
dition Of obstruction it should hesitate, o
they weuld assume that attitude.
The discussion on the point OF order oe
cupied the House till O'Clock, when tn
Speaker announced the special order, bein
eulogjes on the late Representative Shacke'
ford. The Democrats dcfantly called 10
decision on the point OF order, but To
Speaker raid no attention TO the demand
The effect OF Mr.. Haskell's motion I
adopted would DE TO cut of debate on I'll
pending section and all the remaining sex
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