National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-11
Democratic Senators Deliver Themselves. VO-
luminously Of Free Trade OratiOns.
Discussion Of the New Rules a Pretext
for This EIoquenee.
Delightfully."- Short and Unimportant Session Of the
Lower House.
Customs Frauds and Other Matters Re-
oeivo Congregational Attention.
TIE SENATE.

walls ana supports Tor the Sohuylklll arsenal NJ
Philadelphia; also communication from tho
secretary Of war transmitting report Of Col.
Elliott of the corps of engineers relating to the
survey OF Pawtucket river Rhode Island: aso
communication from thesecretary Of the INTERIOR
transmitting in response to senate resolution Of
Dec. q 1883, copies of all leases, contracts, &c.
touching the Yellowstone park. 1t states that the
only authority regarding hotels granted Since last
session is contained in the executed March
9, 1883, 70 q. d. Hubbard, Henry +. Douglass and
On motion Of Mr.. Vest. the Yellowstone papers
were ordered 70 lie on the the table and be
printed. He said that he should call tie matter
up when no should have had opportunity 10 ex.
anime the papers.
Petitions were presented
BY Mr.. sherman From ex.soldiers and sailors
OF the union army asking for grants of land
By Mr.. Voorhees, From posts of the Grand
the bill now pending repeating the statutory limi-
tation In regard to arrearages of pensions.
By Mr.. Hawley: From letter carriers asking for
BY Mr.. Plumb From 500 ctizons Of Kansas
ana MISSOURI praying that the body 81 land Known
may be open TO settlement.
BY Mr.. Mcpherson: From the Newark Board Of
Trads praying congress either to lgelize the trade
dollar or 70 redeem it NJ Its face value.
BY Mr.. C0nger: From posts of the Grand Army
OF the Republic in Michigan asking that further
awards of land be made to ex-sOldiers.
BY Mr.. Logan: From many ex.sOldiers asking
for the opening of the Sioux reservation; also,
sssing for the passage of the equalization of
Mr.. Miller. ofNew York, presented joint reso.
luton OF the legislature OF New York relating to
the disease OF pleuro pneumonia or lung plague
among cattle, aud requesting the representatives
and senators OF that state in congress urge the
enactment OF Jaw to carry into effect the recon-
mendation made by the cattle commission in its
report transmitted to congress IN February, 1882.
for the extinction Of the lung plague.
Bills were presented--By Mr.. Morgan: Granting
right of way over the publ lands lii Alabama and
Florida to the Alabama Diagonal Railroad COM
papy. and giving the same company the right to
purchase public lands in said stGtes also granting
right Of way over public lands in Alabama and
70 grant lands in said state in aid of the Gulf and
BY Mr. Voorhees, To equalize the bountes Of
soldiers: This bill. Mr.. Voorhees, said, is a copy
OF the bill which was passed by congress niue
the ground that 1t would take more money out Of
the treasury than the public interests would war
rant. So much is now being said about surplus
revenue and abundance of money that he would
reintroduce the same bill now aud hoped 1t would
meet the early consideration of tue military COM
The senate took up for consideration Mr. Van
Wyck's resolution, heretofore offered by him, di-
recting the secretary of the interior to suspend
action as TO issuing patents certificates for land
granted to the New Orleans and Pacific Railroad
company until congress shall, at this session, de.
teTmine the questions involved In the claims Of
Mr.. Ingalls,, without Directing to the substance
OF the resolution, made the criticism that 1t is not
competent for the senate TO direct head of de-
partment to do, or to abstain from doing, any act
imposed ON him by law, though 1t would be com
u
thought also that the wording of the resolution
seemed TO imply that the secretary OF the interior
over the land referred TO- He aid nS, supp0se
was Intended by the mover to create such i'm
Mr.. Van Wyck discaimed any such intention
aud stated that he had already prepared substi-
tute for the preamble to his resolution
The new preamble and resolution were then
agreed to, as follOws .-t
Whereas it is claimed by the New Orleans aud
laoine Railroad company that, inasmuch as the
attorney general has decided in favor of said
company as to lands demanded by them aud the
secretary OF the interior has felt constrained to
upon and accept said opinion. aud said company
also claim that congress has no further contiol or
auth GRITTY over said lands or the demands of said
company therefore,
ReSo ged. That the secretary ofthe interior be re-
quested to suspend action in issuing ceftcat or
patents for said lands 10 said corporation until
congress at this session shall determine the ques
ton involved in the claim Of said corporation.
Mr. Sawyer introduced a bill amending the re-
vised statutes relative 10 the delivery OF letters
and moneys orders TO persons engaged In fraudu-
lent lottery schemes, by striking out the WORD
apply to all lotteries.
Also, a bill prohibiting the mailing of papers,
DC. containing lottery advertisements,
Mr.. Cullom introduced bill providing for the
construction of tho Illinois and Mississippi river
canal. This is the bill recently introduced in the
house by Mr.. Murphy. 1t provides for the con-
;trnction Of canal from the Illinois river, near
Hennepin, II l.. TO the Mississippi river ut or below
ROCK Island, and appropriates Sl,OOO,OOO for the
purpose
MI DuNeb Introduced II Dill 10 PROVIDE 1Ir the
transmission of correspondence by telegraph.
@Mr; Voorhees, offered the following resolution,
which was agreed to:
"ResOtrsd, That the secretary Of the treasury is
hereby directed to inform the senate whether,
since Jan. l. 1864, duties or tonnage have been
collected in any part of the United States from
foreign ships, in contravention Of treaty proVis
ions or unauthorized by law; and II so. the
amount and date OF such exaclion. aud the name
+ OF the vessel or vessels on which such unauthor-
lied duties have been imposed"
4. Mr.. voorhees, also offered the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to:
"Resoltei That the secretary of war be, and Is
hereby, directed to inform the senate of the mum
Der OF soldiers III the late war for the union who
years, the number who served three years, ana
the amount OF bounty paid to each class respect
amount OF money which would be reGu red to
equaiize the bounlies Of those who served iu said
The senate then resumed consideration of the
new rules The pending question was on the mo-
ton OF MIR. vest TO strike out from rule % the
clause providing "a committee on internGI i'm.
proxemenh, TO consist Of nine senators, to which
shall be referred all subjects relating To the m
ptuve'nen. OF rlNors and haIbOs, aud also the Dill
known as tha river and Aurbor bil'.'
( NJ. MurAarsVn sHtO he WEs yrnuscd i9 ANY in.
crease ~ tht number OF cnumlIlces, Tho oNist
ing mes We're sufficient tor al the Wort or the
senate. Referring To work which mig be done
by the Committee on commerce. he quoted lrgla Il
New York newspaper "a statement tlat thcfc ar
l,l9G steam YesselS engaged IN conveying our
pr1ducts-mainly gralu--to foreign ports aud MOI
one 0f them float The American nag: while Of 1866
SAILING vessels engaged III ti' same business only
n two OF them float that flag. He thou hit measures
for the correction of this condition o aIai III ght
I well engage the attention OF the committee on
don merGe.
! Z Mr.Mhxey believed the committee on commerce
had ample time TO attend to the business when
came before 1t. lie insisted that the rea ON
4 Why English shipping interest, w,re prospe Gus
g. Was because England was free trade county
Mr.. Morrill, asked the senator from Texas IAIr.
N hRNvy) why 1t was that the commerce ~ Glpat
N Britain did not sutler deterioration from 1924 To
n 1886, when the English mGintalued the doctrine
+ Oi protection.
Mr.. Maxey said he was dealing simply with
lfacts and Z Q aCt was that IL was since l6i6 hat
+ tho trade of Great Britain had enormously in
Creased.
III Mr.. Morrill, inquired whether 1t was not also the
N Inct that the repeal OF the corn laws was the
<3sreatest measure Of protection that the manu-
faoturers OF Great Britain could al the time have
4{eceived
4 Mr.. Maxey replied that he did not know IT, but
he did know that the repeal OF those laws was but
1Whe beginning OF great movement, which re-
r.. nlted finally in the repeal Of all the protective
tatntes Of Great Britain Referring to the urgu.
|nent that protection Is necessary to preserve our
ldustrles from connection with the pauper la
* or OF Europe Mr.. MaNGy stated that . farmers
the United States, who ask no protective tnIil,
re, as matter of fact competing with the pauper
Dor OF Egypt, India, Austria, Poland, Bu'siH,
r. nd China, aud the timo will come when even
'H lew England Will demand the destruction of the
IA riff.
VIZ Mr.. Beck said there would never be any revival
'II. American shipping until men were allowed to
|.i| ~ ships where they pleasel The compulsory
lohge dues ana other restrictions might be re-
H owed, but such removal would have only com
~ 0rauyely slight effect, Ninety years ago there