Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-24
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Minor Bills in the Former and More
Tariff Talk in the Latter


WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Senate
! Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
reported favorably the bill granting 30
days annual leave of absence to letter car
riers at tree delivery offices. 1t was
placed on the calendar.
The bill amending the revised statute in re-
| latlon to timber depredations was read the
| third time and passed. 1t protects the Indian
| reservations from unlawful cutting of timber
The bill heretofore reported adversely from
the Committee on Finance to authorize the
payment OF customs duties in legal tender
notes went over. Mr.. Beck calling the yeas
and nays. upon the motion To take 1t up. there
were y yeas to 26 NAYS
The ChaTiaid before the Senate the special
order, II being the bill to establish a bureau of
animal industry, prevent the expectation of
diseased cattle. and provide for the eXtirDa-
ton OF pleuro-pneumOnia and other cOnta-
glOus diseases among domestic animals The
House bill was substituted for the Senate bill.
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Plumb, Nc
PhersOn. Coke and Williams.
MIR. Brown, representing the minority of
the Committee on Woman Suffrage, submitted
the views of that minority in opposition to the
measure recently reported by the majority of
the committee, which proposed a cOnstitu-
tlonal amendment granting the right of suf-
frage to women.
Pending debate on the pleuro pneumonia
bill the Senate went into executive session.
ana When the doors were reOpened adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, on motion of Mr..
Dowd, Of North Carolina, joint resolution
was passed authorizing the Secretary of War
to loan the city of Charlotte. n. c., 1900 flags
for the celebration of the Mecklenburg De
claration OF Independence.
Mr.. PaysOn. of Illinois. from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported bill to prevent
unlawful occupancy of public lands. 1t was
put on the House calendar.
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported back the naval appro-
priatioR bill with the Senate amendments and
ments.
Mr.. kass0n, of Iowa, thereUpon raised the
point of order that the amendments must first
be considered IN committee of the whole. The
Dill was an important one, Affecting, as 1t did,
the construction of new naval cruisers and
he did not think that the House should pro
lorna, express non concurrence in the amend
ments. The Speaker sustained the point of
order, and the bill, with the amendments, was
referred to the committee of the whole
Mr.. Randall said that he would not move
10 go INTO committee, as he had agreed not
70 interfere with the tariff bull at this time.
The action OF the Appropriation Committee
in recommending non concurrence in the
amendments was to expedite the appropria-
ton DlllS and secure an early adjournment,
Mr.. TOWnshend, OF Illinois, from the same
committee, reported back the post Office ap-
preparation bill with Senate amendments, and
moved non concurrence in those amendments.
On the point OF order raised by Mr.. Kasson. this
bill and the amendments were also referred
TO the committee OF the whole.
The greater part of the session was spent in
discussion of the contested election case from
Kansas. At its conclusion the sitting mem
Der, Mr.. Peters, was confirmed in the possess
sion OF MS seat. The House then went into
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Converse, of
Ohio in the chair on the naval apDrOnriatiOD
bill.
The debate in the committee assumed the
same political character that was presented
when the bill was upon its original passage
Mr.. DOrsheimer, of New York, was grained
five minutes of Mr.. RandalPs time. When
the gavel fell at the expiration of the five
minutes, and Mr. Randall rose to reply. Mr..
Dorsheimer interrupted him to say that the
gentleman had promised to yield to him fif-
teen minutes. Mr.. Randall denied having
made such an agreement, saying that he had
promised to yield the gentleman such time as
he could, dependent upon the time consumed
by Messrs. Reed and Calkins. Quite an angry
dispute arose between the gentlemen upon
this point, in the course of which Mr.. Randall
said that the gentleman from New York
dld not understand him as yielding fifteen
minutes. Mr. DOrsheimer repeated that he
did so understand Mr.. Randall. Upon this
issue OF veraclty each gentleman adhered to
his original statement, put his word against
the other and left the House to form its own
judgment. Mr. Hendley, of California,
cOrroborated Mr.. Randal's statement, and,
amid great deal of confusion. the com
mlttee rose pending vote on the limitation
81 OF the debate. when the House should again
go into committee of the whole. The hour of
O'Clock arrived and the House took a recess
until O'Clock, the evening session to BE- for
debate on the tariff bill
At the evening session of the House Mr.
Adams, of New York, occupied the chair.
MIR. Yaple, of Michigan. made a strong argu-
ment in favor of the Morrison bill. He saId
that the labor degrading. monopoly breed
ing protective system" should be superseded
tariff for reYenue only was. he contended
needed by the best interests of the nation.
The United States was not afraid of England's
cannon, why should it be afraid of her work
shops and factories? This nation was ma
lorlty against the whole world in pea e and
in war.
Mr.. Wood, of Indiana, discussed the tariff
question from the same point. Hemaintained
that the protective system arrayed one sec
ton against another, drove commerce from
the high seas and enriched one class of people
against all others.
Mr.. Robertson, of Kentucky, opposed pro-
lection ON three grOunds-that il was bad
public policy, that it enriched the few at the
expense OF the many, and that it was uncon-
stitutiOnal.
Mr.. Bagley, of New York, read the begin
ming of his speech and perOration, and then.
saying that the intelligent assemblaga which
surrounded him there were about a dozen
members present did not seem to approve of
his remarks, asked leave tohave them printed
for the perusal of an admiring constituency.
The House then adjourned