Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-06
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
TARIFF REFORMERs WIN A
VOTE BY SEATING O'FERRALL.

to-day the following bills were introduced
and appropriately referred:
ByMr. NanWyck-Be It enGctad, etc. 'That
it shall be unlawful for any person or associa-
tiOn of persons now citizens of the United
States, or any corporation or company organ
lied under authority of any foreign State,
prince or pOtentate, to acquire from the United
states title to a greater quantity of land than
individual citizens OF the United States are
authorized to enter under the settlement and
improvement laws thereof, or to acquire, re-
celye or hold by deed, grant, demise of trust
hereafter executed a greater quantity of land
in the territories of the United States than GAO
acres"
BY Mr. Butler-Mak1ng an appropriation
for the repair of the custom house wall at
| Charleston. S. G.
By Mr.. Morgan-To grant the Gulf and
Chicago Air Line Railroad Company the
right to construct bridges over navigable
water courses.
On the conclusion Of the routine morning
business Mr.. Frye moved to take up the ship
ping bill The motion was agreed to, and
Mr.. Miller, of New York, addressed the SEN
ate in favor of the bill. He criticized Mr..
| Vests position. and insisted that free ships
would not solve the problems of the mer-
chant marine. All the leading merchants
who had been before the Senate Committee
that Investigated the subject had, he said,
| agreed that Tree ships would be no relief.
! After touching upon the tariff Mr.. Miller
said that he was not interested in trying to
| help a sort of mercantile marine that consist
ed of ships built in England by English labor
and OF English materials and manned by
| English sailors, a marine of which the only
| thing American should be the flag. He did
not care ne for such marine. If we could
| not nave vessels OF our own make andmanned
! by hardy American sailors, we might as well
| say with the free traders that it does not make
/ any difference who does our shipping. If that
were to be the outcome of this bill Mr.. Miller
| would feel no interest in it and care nothing
about 1t. The debate was continued by Messrs.
FRYE, Vest, Mcpherson, Beck, Morrill, and
| Hale.
While Mr.. Beck was speaking Mr.. Dawes
made several attempts to be recognized, but
Mr.. Beck refused to yield the floor. saying
that when senator made suggestion that
he Beck could work here for the interests of
any but the American people, he must decline
Mr. Frye hoped to secure unanimous con-
sent to the taking of a vote tomorrow at 3
| O'Clock.
Mr. Beck refused to assent to this, and sug.
gested that better plan would be to take up
the House bill, amend it and pass it, thus
| securing some law at this session of Congress.
Mr.. Frye had hoped that he would have
been allowed the courtesy usually shown to
senators having bills in charge of managing
the bill.
Mr.. Beck replied that he could not consent
to shutting off the debate on 50 important
measure and bringing it to vote while the
| shipping bill, already passed by the House.
was IN the Senate and awaiting action.
Mr.. Frye said that he had had the House
bill laid on the table when 1t came to the
Senate, in order that he might have an op-
"
ment, he being in charge of the Senate bill it
might be proper to take it up.
MIR. Beck remarked that he was glad to hear
this, but he could not consent to closing the
debate tomorrow.
Mr.. Logan said that the Senators would
doubtless be IN better humOr to morrow
Mr.. Frye gave notice that he would en-
deayor to have the bill acted on tomorrow.
After an executive session, the Senate ad-
journed
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to day Mr.. Lowry, of Indiana.
called up the Virginia contested election case
| of O'Ferral vs.. Paul Mr.. Miller, of Pennsyl-
yania, said that the minority Of the committee
had not had time to prepare It's report, and
asked that the case go over until Wednesday,
and Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, thought that this
request should be acceded to Mr. Lowerv
| refused to do so, however, and Mr.. Miller
| raised the question of consideration.
The House determined by a vote of 142 yeas
to 9S nays to consider the election case.
| Though this vote can in no sense be regarded
| as test vote upon the tariff bill it is not
without its bearing on that measure. 1t is
| understood that Mr.. O'FerraU will vote
! against striking out the enacting clause of the
| Morrison BILL and owing to the anticipated
clOseness of the vote on that question the
value OF a single vote is apparent. In speak
| ing for the minority of the Committee on
| Elections Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, referred to
the matter, saying that some remarkable eX-
| igency must have arisen to induce the gen
tleman from Indiana (Mr. Lowry to outrage
proprlety and trample on decencv by calling
a case up before the minority had had an op-
| pOTJunlly 10 nave It's views printed.
}. 5. WISE wADEs IN BLOOD.
After long debate }. S. Wise, of Virginia
spoke strongly and bitterly in opposition TO
the claims of Mr.. O'Ferrall; denounced the
Democratic party for inconsistency, and ac-
| cused 1t OF attempting to steal q seat in he
House testimony on which man would
not shoot pointer dog for eating eggs
The Democratic party of the House
riding into it on Barnum's mule from Indiana,
1t was fitting time for Virginia Bourbons to
come with their hands smeared with the
blood Of murdered negroes, with ballots
strangled and stolen, and with every law viO-
lated. They came up to the fountain head of
the national Democracy to be signed with the
| cross of National fraud.
Immediately 6. d. Wise and Mr. Cabell, of
Virginia, were on their feet to reply, but Mr..
| Lowry secured the floor.
A GROWING IN A KITCHEN.
If he said, the gentleman from Virginia
| from the Democrats he (LOwry) would like
to know whether he would permit them to
place it on him in his kitchen. He then de-
| manded the previous question, thus cutting
| of further debate. The vote, which was on
the minority resolution declaring that Mr..
| O'Ferrall is not entitled to his seat, was lost
| by 81 yeas to l40 nays-a strict party vote, eX-
| cept that Mr. Cook, of Iowa, voted with the
| Republicans in the Affirmative. The resOU-
tion seating Mr.. O'Ferrall was adopted, and
that gentleman appeared at the bar of the
House and took the oath Of Office.
The House, at O'Clock, took a recess till
| O'Clock, the evening session to be for debate
| only on the tariff bill.
At the evening session. Mr.. Bagley, of New
| York, occupied the chair. Mr.. Cook. of Iowa,
| made strong appeal for putting lumber on
| the free list. The tariff on that article was
not a protection to American labor, but to
! American monopoly, and placed the people of
the great Northwest at the mercy of the lum-
Der kings of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Mlch-
gam
Mr.. Young, of Tennessee, said that though
there were many things in the Morrison bill
of which he did not approve, his
sense of public duty required that
he should give it his support. He
! would vote for the measure on the sole
| ground that Congress was expected to do
| something in the direction Of tariff reform.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, in behalf of his
| constituents, demanded reduction Of the
| revenue, and pointed out the dangers of an
| overlooking treasury.
Mr.. Woodward, OF Wisconsin, hoped that
the Morrison bill would be passed without
| change, even in punctuation.
Mr.. Morgan, of Missouri. expressed his in
| tentiOn to vote for tariff reduction.
| Mr.. Sumner, of Wisconsin, predicted the
| election of "a President in favor of revenue re-
form, and Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia
| thought that the safest way to deal with the
| surplus revenue was was to collect it.
Messrs. Ferrell of New Jersey, Connolly Of
Pennsylvania, and Davis of Massachusetts
! opposed the bill in wO-minute speeches.
| Mr. Millard, of New York, deprecated agi-
| tatiOn OF the tariff question at this time.
Mr.. snyder, of West Virginia, said that he
| had voted for consideration of the Morrison bill
in the hope that a fun aud free discussion would
| show the supporters of the measure that it
| did gross injustice to various parts of the
| country. He was opposed to tie bill, es-
pecially since it was apparent that it would
be attempted to be forced through without
| amendments.
Mr. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania, said that he
| would not have entered upon the discussion
| but for fear that his silence might be con-
| strued into weakening of his convictions.
| He denied the right of any one to make the
| Morrison bill an article in the creed of the
| Democratic party. The Congressional eau
Gus should not attempt to speak for the Ma
tiOnal Democratic Convention. The caucus
were enough of brave Democrats to break the
sceptre of its power.
Messrs. James (who voted for consideration
of the bill), Spriggs and skinner of New York
| opposed the bill. The latter expressed his in
difference as to whether the enacting clause
House Of Representatives passed the bill and
it was defeated by the Republican
Senate he had no hesitation in
| predicting the triumphant election
Of the Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency.
Mr.. Miller, of Texas, argued that the whole
idea of protection was IN violation of the Con-
against the oyer-taxati0n which protection
created.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Arkansas, said that the
Democrats had come into power in the
House on various issues, but that the
two issues most prominent in the cam
palgn had been reform of the tariff and
reduction OF the surplus revenues to an amount
sufficient to maintain the government eco
nomlcally administered. He wanted to see
the Democratic party keep its pledges.
Mr.. oates, OF Alabama. submitted an argu-
ment IN support OF the Morrison bill and Mr..