Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-05-16

MAY 6, 1884.
With purpose to get vote on
the tariff question at an early. day,
the House of representatives gave
the Morrison bill precedence of all
other business. To-day the general
debate on that subject was closed,
and vote taken upon the motion to
strike out the enacting clause. 1t
was conceded by all parties that the
vote would be close one. The Sc
quel proved their views correct.
Upon the count Of the vote there
were found to be 159 favoring the
motion and 155 opposed thereto.
Representative Hewitt, of New
York, remarked in his tariff speech
that though one should arise from
the dead to convey to Congress a
message on the subject of the tariff,
he doubted whether it would change
the vote on this or any other tariff
bill.
In complimentary allusion to the
eloquent speech made by the Hon.
Mr.. Hurd, In the early part of the
week, he said that after hearing that
speech he doubted whether it. was
worth while fer him to take up the
thread of that great argument, but
he had concluded to try to gather
some stray sheaves of wheat from
the great field over which the Ohioan
had passed his devouring sickle.
Mr.. Hewitt then proceeded to make
a long speech in favor of the bill, at
the close of which he was warmly
congratulated by his party colleag-
ues. Representative Dorsheimer's
speech was another of the able con-
tributions of the week in advocacy
of free trade. So far, thirtY-four
Democrats have spoken on the bill,
and twenty-seven Republicans and
seven Democrats have spoken against
it. To-day Mr.. Randall spoke first,
Mr.. Blackburn second, Mr.. Kasson
third and Mr.. Morrison last. 1t was
an exciting day in the south end of
the Capitol.
During the week the House held
up the tariff talk long enough to
snub the District of Columbia, which
wanted half million dollars to drain
this city and some more money for
other improvements. It also dis
cussed and passed the Chinese immi-
grafton bill the debate being marked
by number of lively episodes, in
which the yellow skinned races of
the earth received unfriendly treat
ment.
The Senate is working quietly with
the shipping bills, but it manages to
interlope every question that may
come before it now with little tariff
talk.
The case of ex-senator Kellogg,
charged with receiving a bribe, of
$40, 900 for service in the star-route
frauds, collapsed suddenly last week
in the district criminal court, through
some technicality. He is to be tried
now by a Congressional committee.
KelIogg's defense is to be that the
Republicans owed him money for
subscriptions to. campaign funds.
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He claims to have. been prosecuted,
and threatens to make damaging
statements concerning the admins
tration; also, that he intends to be
revenged by diverting the Louisiana
Republican delegation to Chicago
from Arthur to Blaine. Price, the
contractor, was to have testified on
Saturday against Kellogg, before the
Springer committee, but he sent q
doctors certificate. instead, and left
the city on Friday night. If the in
quiry does not result in the -vindica-
ton of kellogg, it is thought reso-
luton will be reported calling for
his expulsion from the House.
Washington has become the IA
vorite city for conventions. An as
sociation of surgeons has just closed