The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-02
FoRTEEIGRTR CONGRESS.


kSEfNBTON. Nav I. 1854.
I The Senate was PRESIDED over TO day by
senator Allison. who had bern designated
ior The purpose by the President Of ths
Senate under the rule.
The Chair laid before the Senate 4 CON.
mUnicstion from the SECRETARY Of Wa
transmitting a report from Maior-General
Hancock respecting the pay due The eulisi-
ed men az The headquarters Of the Division
d the Atlantic.
Several bllls were reported tavorably
from committees and placed on the ez'en-
6r
The senate then proceeded 70 the con-
sideT2tio1 81 bills on the calendar under
the fve-minUie rule.
+ The trst 0iM 10 engage attention was fhSf
introduced bv Nr. ingalls, and reported
favora5'! from the Committee on Military
AGalrs. - release members 81 The original
Fiiz-John-PoTier court martial from obi
cation q secrtsy 80 f4r g. relates 10 the
votes o. TIE Members.
NJ. Garland moved ;he indefinite post
4 ponenert = the bin. which motion was
agreed 70 without OPPOSITION.
The shipping bill, Was then taken uu.
Mr.. FTye conaneed hls remarks in op-
position n the We. amendment. saving
that ID admission to tie American regis
try 0f ships bought abroad would result
n taking from American .biUs the coast
wise trade - the United states. All the
Old hQ.k- Ia E1giand would come here and
take ch4re of our cocstinE trade. The
senator from Missouri Mr.. Vest. Nr.
Frye esd. ha1 not dared 20 propose Z
iree-ship amendment pure and simple, but
had surar-co1fed 3; With an amendment
providing Tor free materials. Who. Re IL
quired. had asked Cor fire. materials No
sbip-luiIder had done 81.
Mr.. Morgan inquired whether Nr. Frye
intended q have the hil already passed in
the House taken up aud acted on instead
- tie senate bin.
Mr.. FRYE reple6. - That depends"
NJ. Moran .aid De supposed We were
engaged in some work % actual practical
legislation. and TO, 10 debating society
discussing the mere question % free ships.
A there were a couple u hundred special
riders OF the calendar - the House 70
precede TIE senate biz. il II be PASSED
i was kelly h2t TIE In. would De
reached during this session.
Mr.. FRYE thought tost according % che
view II the senator from Alabama the
senate mlEhc q well adjourn altogether.
Mr. Yes, followed Mr.. FRYE IN oppcsl-
zion % the l.l. and stu held re floor
when The Senate at ) O'Clock adjourned.
House OF Re5reseutauves.
The morning hour having been lis
pen>ed With. NJ. Morrison moved that the
House - into COMMITTEE q the Whole %
the t2rif oill, and pending that = we'd thai
al general dictate On the tii Re closed q
O'Clock on Tuesday BexJ.
Mr.. Randall said be- had no objection -
the closing ~ Tie debate. but hoped be
would be accorded AZ h0lr on Tuesday.
Mr. Mex nlev. Il Ohio. gave notice that
Il The conclusion 4 The general ceo1te
motion would be- made T. strike out the
eu@c.iuc claUse.
NJ. Eaton hoped TIA; NJ. Morrison
would not pres ;1e motion. He wished
o. be heard 90 TIE bill.
Mr. F.udl8y. 4 Maryland. hoped thai
dictate w,> not -1inEt0 te ch0kei 0G.
The-e Is 20 occasion fer a KIN about
choking oE. reu.l.d NJ. Morrison.
Then. >aid NJ. FirGl-y. wiz modify
nv -xpr ssi1r. ! VII say / hope det1ie
VIII not le brought o. e sudden close until
tbo>- q AJ have convictions on th- subject
vii have = chance - - heard. ! f0r che
an against tie iii. and would Ike 70 &
press M opinion
In reply % = question IS Mr.. DueSier.
the SPEAKER stated rba; Up 70 the present.
tine 'orty-tLree gentlemen had addressed
the committee.
l. WIS agreed hat rlvlie business should
be suspended tomorrow and that tie CAY
should Dee devoted % arm debate.
Mr. Morrison. limitation notion was
agreed % without division. and then the
House. AZ Il:3o. Went iu;0 Committee -
the " hole ~ indicated.
NJ. Dor,le,ue-. q New York. sid that
there were TWO Ways 70 lower the revenue,
the ere 70 reduce il. TIE other 60 spend T.:
The one 90 lower t2xati lD. the other % IL
crease appropriations The Democratic
party SAID % i1usfiu- friends and pen
Zoe that ;be taxes WELD too mucu. and that
the paramount duty ~ Congress Is 10
leave the money which the sac did not
need ID tbe U0cae;S g The people. He Gc-
Tended The Morrison aill from adverse
criticism. declaring !. - De- not only good
bill. hut The i,->t which The times permitted.
The work @! the Ways and Means Commit
Tee had been wei done, and Tie oil. Z lad
reported merited the supper; % Tie reYr-
nue-ref0rm eirmen. = The House.
When Mr.. D0r,beiner concluded. Mr..
Kelley. = Peunsy ,vania. aid Tia, Le bad
beea told that the gentleman. il referring
20 some remarks 4 b.. had quoted him q
saving thai %. hlrve-ts az too abundant:
artisans too industrious" he had made
no such statement. and The gentleman
could not have read Bis speech. bit must
have teen egreE.oU>iy deceived ty some
body.
Mr. Dor.heiner replied that be bad care
fully examined the geU.iem2n's speech,
and be now formally repeated the state
meni be had made.
.. regret the Eentlcuan's course, - said
Mr. Kelley. "i5r Il lessons ny estimate Of
hiS character
Mr.. Brumm. % Pennsylvania, took the
floor IL advocacy Of the protective system
and IL reply 70 The arguments q rs oppo-
nents. He Characterized horizontal re-
duction As horizontal h1mbug. the Demo
cratic party s. 4 grea; big nOthinE-an IN
conrrebenSihle tatOoeG, What is l. and
q - trade a. murder most foul.
The debate was continued By Mr.. Clay,
q kentucky. and Mr.. Eaton, q Connect
cut. The latter declared himself 1 tariff
reforuer. and BIZ was 4 tarln-reform
sn...rh. b11f in IL course be made strong
anx,eal for the preseTvstlon q the rl-hts OF
states. and closed with the words, q" Let q
stand together BY tbls grea; principie-t ne
ri,bts az states A. the upa0ldfTs % fede-
raj power; the proper discrimination made
bv Federal authorities Win respect 10 >tA'e
mower and their own--ard We must stand
4 thou,and years. Aye. shall hope that
We will stand A. one people and one Gov
erumest until God shall cal. darkness Tor
creations fall
Mr.. Eaton va. listened 10 VITA great al
tention. and bis speech was esT'cc aiiy en-
loved by The Republicans. no heqlent.
interrupted him with applause ana iauSn-
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