Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-08

Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment that
the money appropriated shall be used only
for non- sectarian schools.
Mr.. Morgan asked If this proposition was
designed to draw the Catholics into corner.
Mr.. Sherman said it was not.
The amendment was agreed to by 80 yeas
to Is nays.
As passed the bill appropriates seventy.
seven million dollars to be distributed for
eight years according to the Hoar amend
ment mentioned above. It differs also from
the original bill by imposing re-
strictions as to the expenditure OF
money. The States are to apply
at least an equal sum to that allotted them
20 be made by the States ON the nses to which
| the money is put to the Secretary Of the In
terror. The appropriations are not 10 be
used for sectarian purposes.
The debate on the amendments agreed
| upon in caucus took the same range as the
previous discussions. At times q little heat
was displayed. Mr.. Hawley made q strong
speech against the bill, centending that IL
meant the Inauguration of a system which
would teach the States to rely on the federal
government for aid for educational purposes.
At O'Clock Mr.. Maxey spoke to the same
effect. The other amendments we're discuss
ed with great vigor. None of any conse<
quence had been agreed to at IL O'Clock.
Before the final vote was taken several
Senators made short speeches against the
bill. Mr.. Coke said it was useless to look to
the Senate to prevent the evils which would
spring from the measure.
Mr.. Hswley also took fling at it.
Mr.. Hoar protested against such q debate
when the bill was on its passage.
President Pro Tenn. Edmunds said IL was
proceeding by unanimous consent Of the
Senate.
Is
The vote stood SO yeas. IL nays.
The bill to provide for a national system of
bankruptcy was laid before the Senate
which adjourned at 11:45.
HOUSE Under the call of States a num-
Der of bills were introduced, one of which
was by Mr.. Wood, of Indiana, calling on
the Secretary of State for information con-
corning the threatened confscation of the
American college in Italy.
The resolution of Representative Stock
slayer, chairman of the Public Buildings com
mittee, setting apart April 8 for the con-
sideration of bills from his committee, gave
rise to half an hours animated discussion,
which was participated in by Messrs. Holman,
Cox IN. -, Warner (Ohio), and Mcmillan
(Tenn.), who spoke vehemently against
the passage of the resolution. Messrs
Stockslager. Bedford, Blount GA }, and
Miliken favored the passage of the resolu-
ton, arguing that the total amount of money
expended by the thirty nine bills which it is
proposed to consider does not equal the
amount expended upon any one of the{build-
ings IN the principal cities in which buildings
have been erected. Upon a viva-voce vote
on the resolution the Alternatives were in the
majority. The yeas and nays were demand
ed. The resolution was agreed to; yeas
1872, nays IT; over two-thirds having voted
in the affirmative,
Mr.. Converse, of Ohio, moved to discharge
the Committee Of Ways and Means from its
further consideration and pass tbs bill to
restore the duty on wool as fixed by the act
of 1867. Mr.. Converse yielded first to Mr.
Mckinley, of Ohio, who advocated the pas
sage of the bill. He appealed to his Repub-
lcan friends to sustain the resolution. He
also appeared to the Democratic side because
their leaders in Ohio In the last campaign
had promised it should be the first act of q
Democratic Congress.
Mr.. Henley, of California, as representing
one of the largest wool growing States of the
Union urged that the act was one of pure un-
adulterated Justice.
Mr., Wilkins, of Ohio, urged the adoption
of the resolution as the unanimous wish of
his constituents.
Mr.. Morrison said the duty now existing
was fixed by the tariff commission and by the
protect1onlsts In Congress, who now sought
to retrace their steps. He argued that the
duty on wool could not be considered prop
erly without taking into consideration the
duty on wooden goods. He gave notice that
he would call up his tariff bill On Tuesday of
next week. He then, as this was urged as an
Ohio question. yielded the remainder of his
time to Mr.. Hurd.
Mr.. Hurd, of Ohio, opposed the increase
of the duty on wool because the direct effect
was to increase the cost and lay a further
burden on the poor for their clothing. With
the large numbers now out of work this was
an lnauSpicious moment to pass the bill If
any class of manufacturers were to be helped
let it be the manufacturers of Injuries paid
for by the rich. Do not impose further
taxes upon the suffering poor He claimed
it was the American manufacturer that made
the price Of American wool and as he prog
pered the wool grower prospersd. It was
because of the importation of for
eign wool that American wool was
SO cheap to day; The more coarse
the demand for American wool to mix with
it to produce the last results He urged free
wool and corresponding reduction on
wooden goods. He knew his legislature had
asked him to vote to increase the duty on
wool, but he would not vote to make the
clothing for the poor dearer if every Dem
ocrat in Ohio asked it. (Applause)
MIR: Converse denied that the figures sus-
tanned the rhetoric of his colleague
(Hurd) Everyone knew that American
free trade meant British protection
no uenAeo the necessity Tor foreign wool
for mixing. The question was not whether
we should have cheap wool CT cheap clothing:
or whether this industry should be destroyed
by competition with the perennial fields of
Australia where hundred square miles can
be rented for sheep grazing for 300.
The vote on the motion of Mr.. Converse
resulted: Yeas 119, nays 126. Forty.one
Democrats voted for the bill and twelve Re-
publicans against it.
MIR. Thompson, of New York, moved to
suspend the rules and pass resolution de.
clarlng it unwise and inexpsdient for the
present Congress to reduce or abolish the
present tax on spirits distilled from grain
MI. White of Kentucky, opposed the reso-
luton becausel it operated as q bar to the leg
islation repeating the bonded warehouse
acts and requiring the prompt payment of
the tax.
Mr.. Cox, of North Carolina, urged that
action on whiskey should be deferred until
the tariff bill came up and that the whole
question of revenue should be considered to-
gether.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, stood for dear
whlskey. 1t was luxury that would bear
taxation and should be taxed. This was,
however, simple business proposition to re-
move threat of danger to the distilIer
which this vote would show had no good
foundation.
Messrs- Kasson of Indiana. Young of
Tennessee, Budd of California, Springer of
Illinois and Thompson of Kentucky, advoeat-
ed the resolution, which was passed; yeas
49, nays 49,
The House then at $50 p. M adjourned.
THE WEST.