The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-23
F0RTK-EiGHTH CONGRESS.
senate Proceeding. Yesterday.
WAsuINoToN. AnrIl %. 1SSl

tion and Labor, reported favorably bill
10 create commission to inquire into anC
report upon the material, industrial, ant
intellectual progress made by the coloret
people OF the United States since 1865
Placed on the calendar.
| After a short executive session the Sen
ate dispensed with the regular order ant
took up bills under the fve-minute rule
Under this rule bills were passed author
izlng bridge across Cumberland river al
| Nashville, and several bills affecting loca
and special interests in the West and
North.
The Chair laid before the Senate the
pleuro-pneumonia bill. so that il may come
up as unfinished business tomorrow.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison an order was
passed providing for evening sessions
until further notice Tor general debate on
the tariff bill.
The House, at Has, went INTO Commit
tee OF the Whole (Mr. Cox, OF New York,
in the chair) on the tariff bill.
The principal speakers upon the bill
were Messrs. Wellborn, of Texas, favor
ing and Mckinley, OF Ohio, opposing the
the bill, but a good many questions and
brief remarks were interiected by other
members.
Mr.. Herbert, Of Alabama, made an elabo-
rate argument in favor of the bill. and in
answer to what he termed the sophIstI1es
OF the gentleman who had preceded him,
he cited as an example Of the style and
argument TO which the ProtectioniSts re-
sorted the action Of Mr.. Mckinley in pro-
ducing an advertisement OF the Carlisle
shape. and sarcastically referred TO that
advertisement as the reason for main
tanning high duty on the cheap
class of crockery which was con-
Sumed by the people of this country.
If Carlisle should be instrumental in bring
ing down the iniquitous tariff he would
deserve 10 live in bronze and marble, and
would receive a vote OF thanks from the
people for his efforts in their behalf. lie
proceeded TO eXpatiate on the necessity OF
securing the foreign market for the pro-
auctions of the former, and cOntended
that that object could only be attained by
the reduction OF the present high tariff du-
ties.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Herbert's
speech the committee rose.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the pension appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being that
offered by MIR. Rosecrans, Of California,
the duties OF pension agent to
the pay department of the army. The
was lost. An amendment was
adopted providing that no agent, attorney.
or other person shall demand or receive a
fee for his services in cases OF pension or
bounty land claims until the allowance
Of the claim; that all fees in pension
cases shall be paid by pension agents |
out Of the first instalment OF pensions to |
the claimant that no fee shall exceed $40 /
except in the case OF a special written con-
tract on file in the Pension Office and APP !
proved by the Commissioner OF Pensions, |
where S25 may be charged, and prescrib- |
ING the power which the Secretary Of the |
Interior may exercise over pension attor |
news.
The committee then rose and reported |
he bill TO the House, when it was passed. !
The House then took recess until s |
o'clock, the evening session to be for de- |
pate on the tariff bill.
EVENING SESSION.
There were not two dozen members !
present when the House met after recess |
or debate on the tariff bill. Mr.. Hatch, OF |
Missouri. in the char. Mr.. Evans, Of |
was the first speaker, |
md in the name Of 1.400 manufacture |
ne industries in his district he pro-
ested against the passage Of the Morrison |
ill. He failed TO see who in the country |
would be benefited by the proposed re-
luction. He believed in the policy Of an
.dequate and sure protection Of American |
abor, and hoped that there was wisdom
,nough in this Democratic He e to defeat |
he pending measure.
Mr.. Eldridge. of Michigan, said that a |
protective policy Disseminated between
he rich and poor, and this evil could only |
De remedied by complete revision OF the /
ariff.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, in two-minute
peech, had just time to thank the House
or the splendid attendance which had as
embled to listen to his argument. when
he Speakers gavel cut short the remain
Ter OF his discourse.
Mr.. Lanham, of Texas, maintained that
protective system had created million
Tres and paupers with equal pace, and
On argument in support OF the
bending bill.
The other speakers were Messrs. Dock
nv; Warner, OF Tennessee; Price, OF Wis
onsin: and George, OF Oregon.
The House then, at 1890 7. NJ, adj
burned.