The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-23
IFORTY-ElGHTH CONGRESS
SENATE.


Washington, 22.-It was we'll tn
Senate yesterday passed the bank
rup'cy bill 1t wa. fitting cOrollar,
to the Morrison bill. It was an 40
proprIaue and necessary companion
and the Senate had done wisely il
anticipation of the action herein
providing legal means of settling
with creditors, wiping out b ,lances
and rolling from the shoulders o
the people the crusniug burdens
which the Morrison bill would pu
on them. The only persons VIII,
demanded reduction of the tariff
were members of the Free Trad.
Club of BROOKLYN and New York
and they were like the lilies OF ths
field "they toll not, neither do they
SPIN" Their capital was not in
yes ed in active industries; they
cut their coupons and bought mos
Of their goods on the other side. [
Congress lowered duties, they could
get their goods q little cheaper. He
declared the bill was in the inter est
of England, and created 3 good deal
of amusement by displaying the ad
vertisemeDt Of an enthusiastic i'm
porter, who on Carlisle's eleva-
ton to the speakership had named
after him certain shape of crock
cry which was surmOunsed by the
head OF lion. Carlisle's shape be-
low, English above, exclaimed Nc.
K!nle "pass the bill and he will
give you all a shape Qaughter).
He then dwelt upon his main O0-
jection to the bill-that it
would reduce the price of labor;
and in conclusion appealed
to the Democratic party,
not to take leap in the dark by
passing this bill. If it was a party
necessity to enforce doctrines and
discipline a little segment of the
party, it could afford to wait, or Gle az
It's deck OF mutineers in some other
way. Let the ship be saved AMI its
subordinate members punished
without endangering the interests
confded to the care of Congress.
The free trade wing of the Demo-
cratic party might disturb the busi>
mesa OF the country while yet in
power, but it would not, under the
policy it WAS now pursuing, be long
permitted to dominate the popular
branch of Congress-hsppily the
only branch of Congress In its con-
troll. (Applause on the Republican
side J
Herbert made an elaborate argu-
ment in favor Of the bill. He called
up as an example Of the style and
argument to which protectiouists
resorted, the aci n of Mckinley
in producing the advertise.
me t OF the "Carlisle shape"
and sarcasticalIy referred to that adj
vert'sement as a reason for MAIN
tsining high duty on a cheap class
CT ockery used by the people of this
If Carlisle should be in
strumental in bringing down the
Ubiquitous tariff, he would deserve
to live in bronz1 AID marble. and
would receive vote of thanks from
the people for his efforts in their
behalf.
A resolution was passed granting
the privileges OF the floor OF the
Senate TO the commissioner OF agri-
culture and the president OF the
Smithsonian Institute.
Miller, of Californ q, remarked
that some matters requiring i'm.
mediate attention in connection
with our foreign affairs, rendered
short executive session desira ole,
and accordingly the Senate went
into executive session.
When the doors were opened,
Howe moved that, dispensing for the
isy with the special order (the
pleuro pneumonia bili) the Senate
should take up and consider bills
under the operati IN of the five
rule.
Plumh said at the suggestion of
several Senators, who thought that
the differing opinions as to some of |
,he provisions of the plenro-pneu-
moni, bill might be harmoniZed by
he wouli not object to
,he bill going over for the day.
Beck inquired Of Frye when he
expected to bring up the shipping
Dill.
Frye replied that he was ready |
md anxious to bring it up
It the earliest moment. He hoped
euro-pneumonia bill would he
aiken up Immediately after consid-
grafton of the morning business to-
in order that 1t may be dis
posed Of as soon as possible, and so
rive an earlier opportunity for the
Of the shipping bill.
Several Senators, however, OBJ.
ected to the displacement of the
which would result from
his arrangement.
The Senate then passed number
# pension bills.
Hoar gave notice that after the
li-poeal of the pleuro. pneumonia
md shipping bills he would call mp
he Z tab bill.
On motion of Cameron (Wiscon-
i'm the Senate took up and passed !
he bill to accept and ratifv certain
agreements with the Sioux Indians,
md Grant the right OF way 70 the
Chicago, Milwaukee & S. Paul
Railway Company, thr ,ugh the
Sioux reservation, Dakota.
On motion OF Cameron, If Wiz.
.oOsiD the Senate fOok IN apd |