The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-23
fORTY-EI0HTu CONGRESS = FIRST
SESSION.


WASHINGTON, March 22-lPress. 1.-The
regular order being demanded, Bedford ap,
pealed 10 the house TO allow one hour 10 be
| devoted to the consideration OF senate bills
on the speakers table, and his appeal prov
ing Intellectual he solemnly declared that
no more bills could be passed for the re.
malnder OF the session.
Under the call OF committees, the follow
ing reports were submitted:
BY Nichols, from the committee on coin.
age, weights and measures-fo establish
nn assay office NJ Dead wood, Dakota. Re
ferred 20 committee OF the whole.
by Walt, from tha committee on foreign
niiairf-For the return OF the balance Of the
Chinese indemnity fund. Referred 10 com.
mittee OF The whole.
BY Vance, from the commlttae on pa
tents-Adverseiy 20 reduce the lifetime OF u
patent TO five years.
BY Dockery, from the committee on &C.
cOunts-To provide one months extra pay
for certain employees OF the house. Re.
ferred ~ committee of the whole.
Cox, OF North Carolina, from tho commit
tee on foreign affairs, reported n resolution
calling on the president for information as
20 what action has been taken by the
U lited States or Venezuela under the pro.
visions OF the Joint resolution providing for
new mixed commission, and whather Ven.
eguela declined TO make payment OF any
awards. Adopted.
rhs house then went into committee OF
the whole, Reagan IN the chair, on the
bonded extension bill. Herbert resumed
argument against the bill.
Thompson supported the bill, which he
said presented the question whether the
government would bankrupt ono class of
its citizens when IL did not require for any
purpose the money which would fall due
for taxes. He was not IN favor Of demand.
L.. .tn IL.
surprise that his friends from The south
(Blount and Herheri) should uphold the
policy OF saying: In the name OF
these people. The question of temperance
was not Involved in the measure, but ii
lew OF the temperance cranks IN the house
would vote for the hill il would result in
keeping the whisky in bond and out OF con.
sumption.
Millikep, while denying he was q temper
apce crank, inquired whether even II the
hill passed, whisky would not be taken out
in tho course OF time, to which Thompson
replied, IL would pass Into consumption
wnen IL WAS cslled ont by some temper
Guce cranks. for he had never seen one OF
that class who, before making n speech
would not step behind the door and wet
his whistle.
Clements opposed the bill
Breckenridge favored il. He made an
exhaustive speech, IL which he went into
the history of the legislation affecting the
whisky industry. he described the hard
ships under which that interest now suf-
iered, and maintained the equity and jus
tice OF the government stepping IN and
sewing It from utter bankruptcy. His
speech received good deal OF attention
irnu party associates
YORK expressed desire 10 see the entire
revenue wiped out.
Hiscock opposed the bill.
Roy, OF New York. opposed turning the
nation into great whisky store house, de.
to become the wet nurse OF the big baby
whisky interest.
Cutcheon said the question was tri-
angular one He considered it from It's
business, revenue and moral aspect. He
mad expected some one to say tho question
was unconstitutional 1t is unconstitu-
iional, he said, to save men from being
drowned in the water and constitutional to
save men from being drowned IN whisky.
Herbert opposed the bill, and made an
onslaught upon tha achievements which
the whisky interests had performed, de-
clsring it had kept in the field not the
armies OF the Union, IS had been alleged,
but armies OF paupers. criminals and
drnnkards.
FIndlay said IL the bill passed whisky
would be- made cheap. as cheap perhaps MS
gin was once in London, when advertise
menis were displayed asserting that "a
man can get drunk here Tor a penny; dead
drunk twopence." Before the conclusion
OF Fnday's speech the committee rose.
Hancock OF the committee on appropriG-
iions reported the PENSION appropriation
bill. Referred TO the committee of the
whole.
Beach offered resolution calling on the
secretary of the interior for copies OF all
lenses made by him for use or occupation
OF any ground 10 the Yelo Sstone National
park, and alec information as to whether
the lessees have complied with the condi-
tione of the lease and as to provisions made
co prevent the waaton destruction Of iish
and game in the park. Adopted.
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