National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-30
TARIFF TALK
Is What Chiefly Occupied the Attention Of
the House Yesterday
Tho Senate Finally Passes the PIcuro-
Pneumonia Bill.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Bills were favorably reported from committees
as follows.
By Mr.. Garland, from the committee on the
judiciary: An original bill constituting an amend
ment TO the Thurman act relating to the Pacific
railroads. Placed on the calendar.
By Mr.. Cockrel, from the committee on military
affairs: Tho house joint resolution to authorize the
secretary Of war to loan 200 Gags, or as many as
can be conveniently spared, to the city of Char
lotte, N. c. for the celebration ofthe Mecklenberg
declaration Of independence. This measure was
read three times and passed.
Also Jfrom the same committee, a similar reso-
to be held in Richmond Va in May next, under
the auspices of the LIST regiment Of Virginia vol.
unteers to aid in erecting home for manned and
disabled confederate soldiers. This was also read
Mr.. Merrill, from the committee on finance, re.
9rsd Joint resolution
dedication of the Washington monument. A
committee of arrangements for the occasion Is
provided for. TO consist of FIVE senators, eight rep
resentatives. three members of the Washington
Monument association, and the United States
tRrep who delivered Tie grafton O@ the occasion
of the laying of the corner stone In 1913. The
joint resolution was placed on the calendar.
Bills were introduced and appropriately re-
fcrred as follows:
BY Mr.. Miller, Of New York: To grant pension
to Mrs. Emma Do Long.
BY Mr.. Plumb 10 entitle soldiers and sailors
who lost leg and an arm in the service of the
United States to get pension for each disability.
. Mr.. George offered n resolution, for reference TO
the committee on patents, directing that commit.
tee to report bill providing that hereafter no
patent shall be granted for any invention or dis.
coyery made by any person who, at the time of
and resident Of the United States and further in.
structing the committee to inquire into the
OF Shs by law that all hs
the United States for the public use upon fair
valuation thereof The resolution was referred TO
the committee on patents.
The bill to provide for the sale Of the Indian
reservations in Nebraska and Kansas was read
hird time, and after short debate was passed.
At o'clock the chair laid before the senate the
unfinished business of Monday. being the pleuro-
pneumonia bill.
After some discussion in which Mr.. Maxey OPP
posed the measure and Mr.. Plumb and Mr. Will
Jams defended It, Mr.. Miller. of California, Of
fered as an amendment to the bill the measure
heretofore reported by him from the committee
on foreign relations prohibiting the importation
of diseased cattle or those which have been ex.
posed to contagion. and authorizing the President
to prohibit the importation of adulterated food
products from nations that unjustly discriminate
against the United States.
Eious cattle diseases was manifestly incomplete
that did not provide for the exclusion of diseased
cattle from England and other countries and that
did not provide for the exclusion OF adulterated
and poisonous food products from oil countries.
These contagious cattle diseases complained Of,
but had come into the United States from Eng
land. The most undoubted proof has shown that
no trichina had been found anywhere in the
world in American cured meats-the curing pro.
cess destroyed them.
Mr.. Miller said 1t was question for the senate
TO consider and decide whether 1t was not time TO
give the President power to exclude from the
United States articles coming from countries that
causelessly. or without good reason, exclude from
their own ports articles coming from the United
States
Mr.. Beck said he thought this matter too large
to be attached as an amendment to the pleuro.
pneumonia bill.
Mr.. Morgan stated that he was In favor OF the
Dill reported from the foreign relations commit.
tee. but was not in favor OF the bill to which II
was proposed to attach the measure as an amend.
ment.
Mr. Plumb moved to lay Mr.. Milers amend.
ment on the table, and the motion was agreed to-
yeas 3D. nays II. The bill was then read third
time and passed.
The chair laid before the senate the next special
order, being the shipping bill reported by Mr..
Frye from the committee on commerce, and the
senate adjourned