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secretary Of the bmithsOnian institution
Mr.. Miller, OF Oalitornis, remarked that
SOMA matters requiring Immediate ntlen'
ton In opnneclion with chr forsign atfairs
rendered short executive session doslrs.
BILE, and accordingly the ienat, went Into
executive session.
Whsn tbe doors wero reopaned Mr.. Voor-
hees moved 10 take up the bill granting y
pension 20 Mrs. NJ. Caroline NoDougsll,
widow OF Rear Admiral MoDougall, who
WA nov. he said, In her old ago and almost
entirely deprived Of sight.
Several bills passed without de.
bate, among them tho bill grAu,-
ING pension OF $50 a month 20
Mrs. Caroline McDongslI, widow Of Rear
Admiral MoDougEll.
M. Hosr gave notice that after the dis
posal Of the plauro.phoumonia aud ship.
ping bills, he would call up tho Utah bill.
The chair laid before the senate the pluro
pneumonia bill 10 that IL may como up a.
unfinished business tomorrow.
Adjourned
WAsnIssror, Aprit 22.-[prsss. l-in &c.
| oordsnco with the revolution adopted yes
terdey, the houpe met o.. II o'clock.
| Dineley asked unanimous conrent FOR the
present consideration OF the bill auihcriz-
| ing tho secretary OF the treasury to ilvoSt
the lawful money deposited In the treas
ury by national banking associations for TO-
tlrement OF their circulating notes. Con-
sent was not granted.
On motion OF Budd the resolution vaa
sdoDted setting apart the 3D. OF May for tho
| consideration OF the bill amending Che
| Chinese emigration act.
Turner, OF Georgia, gave notice that he
would on tomorrow call up tho Kansas
| contested election case Of Wood VS.. Peiers.
Celkins introduced q bill authorizing the
president to appoint nn additional circuit
iuIpa nf tha tayHuLh iulininl aisfFirt
On motion OF Morrison the order ves
made providing tho evening sessions I'LL
further notice for general debate on the
tariff bill.
Tho house then went into committee OF
the whole on the tariff bill
Mckinley said H. was gratifying that pso-
Pile could no longer bh deceived as TO the
purposes OF democratic organization, which
was TO destroy thu present aystom OF taxa.
ton aud protection, end subst tute there
for system which would recognize reye-
nue., and ii was gratifying hecsufe
patent platforms would DO 10
longer IN use 10 this country and individ-
would no lonssr avail and fsloc pre,euses
no longer vic. 20 therefore congratulated
| the people that at last under tho leader.
| ship Of the Aonost statesman rom Illinois
| (Morrisnu)t that party had an
no9ooed a. true platform 90, on
question was 20 be fought. A reyoaue tar
IF; So taught by the democratic fathers,
| m i2nt taxation on tea aud coffee aud on
every commodity which could not be pro-
doced or manufactured in the United
States, and reletse from customs duty on
every other article Of imported mercban'
| disc. Tha gentleman from Illinois Mort
| sony shook his head al the proposition; why
10 WAS nc Old ~ tho democratic parry ana
iu the forty sixth congress the loader of the
| free traders in this house (hurd) intro.
duced u joint resolution declaring that TO
the end that the present tariff shall become
one for revenue, duty on tea and coffee
shsll be restored, and that Is what reve'
nue. tariff meant.
Hammond Inquired what had become oil
| tina. resolution.
Mckinley 80 II was not passed; 4. mover
WAS taken up TO be passed."
| Hammond" Then II vas thu opinion o
| ona msu and not Of q democratic house"
| McKjnley--"That resolution was report
ed TO The house by democratic ways and
means committee, on which were gsntle-
men 40 distinguished s5 the speaker Of tho
preHeEt house and the eminent gentleman
rom Virginia (rucker); whether IT was the
voice of the house o not, u was the voice
OF that great committee which was the
organ OF the house"
Mckinley then proceeded TO. criticize the
de,ails OF the bill, which he characterized
as too uncertain for great public statute.
| Il wag difficult II not impossible OF axecu.
ton, and mathematical exparts would be
constantly required 90 determine tbs duty
on invoices. .,
Would the bill commend itself 10 you II
the clause we're stricken out?' inquired
Morrison.
~ would not support this BILL" replied
Mr.. McKinley, III IL we're asimple straight.
% psr cent. reduction of the dulies OF 1888
ard will tell why; Some OF the articleB OF
imported merchandise can better stand n
reduction of 20 per cent. than Others.
| A reduction OF 20 per cent. Will destroy
some OF the great Misunderstanding industries
| of no country. Twenty inches off the leg
OF the gentleman from Illinois wosld leave
him q stump, but twenty inches off the leg
| OF one of the small members OF the house
would not leave him stump at all.
"T6at is good stump speech, suggest.
The trouble with the democratic party
was III st IL had determined on doing some
thing, no MISTER how mischievous, which
looked to reduction OF duties on imports,
even when doing it was in opposition
so the Country gaiV''' With sentiment shs power or
Ia their hands the democrats could
determine to put the knife in. no matter
where It cut nor how much BIZ Of II unY
and IL was not to stop with one horizontal
slash; there was to be another and another,
until nothing Of life was lett and their doc.
trinsires would SEQ the exemplificstion OF
thsir net schemes in the destruction
of the great productive interests OF the
country, aud the Shaving poor would
BIS found without work. shelter or food. II
was we'll the senate yesterday passed the
bankruptcy bill; IL was fitting corollary TO
the Morrison bill; 1t WAS an appropriate
snd necessary. companion, and tao senate
had done wisely In anticipating action
herein by providing legal means for settling
with creditors. wlping, out balanceo
and rolling from the shoulders OF the
people the crushing burdens which
he Morrison bill would put on lhem The
toply persona who demanded reduc-
ton Of the tariff were members OF the free.
thew we're like the lilies Of the field, "the y
toll not, neither do they spin."'
In 1e" active industries. They cut
their coupons, and bought most of their
goods on the other side. II congress low
cred duties they could get their goods NJ,
the Interest Of England. He then, in con-
lclusion, appealed to the democrats not to
take leap in the dark by the passage Of
this bill:
Herbert made elaborate argument In
favor Of the b,u.
The committee then arose and the house
went into committee Of the whole on the
pension appropriation bill. the pending
amendment being that offered by Rose.
Grams, transferring the duties Of pension
agents to the pay department OF the army
The amendment was lost.
On motion OF Rogers of Arkansas, an
amendment was adopted providing that ne
mand or receive fee for his services In cast
~ pensiop or bounty lsnC
claims until the allowance OF the