Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-01
WASHINGTON.
TIE Cur.roBAcco sILL IN TIE SEN
Remarks Of Mr.. Eustacs-Ths 1ivsr-snd.
Harbor Debate--Postsl Notes
and Personal.
from our Regular Correspondent

sgain in the Senate this afternoon.
just before 2 o'clock Mr.. Eustis took
the floor and opposed the motion made
yesterday by Mr.. Aldrich to recommit
the bill to the Finance Committee. II
recommitted, in his judgment, this mea-
sure would be lost. Mr. Eustis read or
cited various documents, including q
letter from the chief Of the tobacco d.
vision Of the Treasury. The Secretary
OF the Treasury, the Internal Revenue
Commissioner, and the other Treasury
officials were all in favor of the bill.
True, the bill would confer q privilege
on manufacturers in New Orleans. But
this was not the reason why these high
officials made their recommendations.
II would, he said, be disrespec.ful to
them to recommit. lie asked for .
vote. Mr.. Edmunds moved to 60 into
executive session. This motion was
lost by a vote Of % to Is. Mr. AL
drich said he had been instructed to
move to recommit the bill. Two mem
bers of the committee who were not pres.
emit at the time when action was had
on 1t had received many strong protests
sgsinst the measure. The committee
which had reported it were now hostile
to the bill. Fraud, he insisted, could
be committed under it. Mr.. Eustis
asked " Howl" Mr.. Aldrich replied
that it was unsafe to follow the Trea-
sury officials. Messrs. Miller and Eus-
tis interrupted to state that some of the
largest manufacturers favored the mea-
sure. Mr.. Mcpherson, in answer to
something addressed to him, declared
that Mr.. Aldrich was mistaken. Mr..
Palmer, of Michigan, favored re.
committal. lie had the secretary
TO read strong TemonsIrance
from John Bagley & Co., of Detroit,
large manufacturers. Mr.. Beck had
read a letter from the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue. Many different re-
quests had been made against the pass
age of the bill from North Carolina,
Michigan, and elsewhere. Mr.. Beck
stated that he united with the commit
tee in asking delay, so that all can be
heard. Perhaps there was no fraud.
1t was probable be would vote for the
bill as reported. Here a colloquy fol-
low ed between Messrs. Beck and Eus-
it's, which was not entirely audible
Mr. Eustis said time enough had already
been consumed over the measure delay
was unnecessary. The proposed course
Was unusual and unprecedented. This
statement was denied by Beck, to whose
assistance came Mr.. Harris, Of Tennes-
see. Mr.. Cullom, Of Illinois, had re-
ceived protests against the bill from his
own State. Mr.. Conger also made
some remarks on the question. Mr..
Ransom also said few words in his
scat.
Finally the bill was recommitted.
RIvER-AND.HARB DEBATE.
Tie riyer-and-harbor debate to-day
was lively from the start. Mr.. Hatch,
who won his honors as a debater in the
oleomargarine discussion, sustained his
point of order against the admission Of
the report with considerable fire and
ability. For a time it seemed that
there would be personal rencontre
between Hatch and Blanchard. The
former avowed his friendliness to the
improvement Of rivers and harbors, but
declared bis undying hostility to
all canal schemes to be paid for
out of the public Treasury. Mr..
Blanchard was arraigned for not coming
back after his instructions and failure to
agree with Senate conferrees for further
His reply was that there
was not time in which to do this and
pass bill at this session.
Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, attacked
The enemies Of the canals as the enemies
Of the iiver-and-harbor bill. Chairman
Willis, after tho Speaker had over
ruled the point Of order, and the
House had decided to consider
the report, made very sensible speech,
in which he declined to criticise his
fellow conferrees. lie said that, so far
from it being fact that the defeat Of
the conference report would lead to
defeat Of the measure, in his opinion a
better bill would be reported before
night if the present proposition was
voted down. Mr.. Willis contended that.
the canals would cost untold millions.
Every canal in the country would ask
for money. Hennepin alone would cost
900, 100000. The final action on the bill
was to refuse TO adopt the report, the
vote having been l02 to l3j. Messrs.
Morrison and Randall voted NO"
Iliscock also voted "No," and Reed
was paired against the bill. The Vir-
ginia and North Carolina delegations
stood as follows To agree-Alessrs.
Brady, Libbey, Skinner, and Wise
against-Messrs. Bennett, Cox, Cowles..
Croxton. Daniel, Henderson, Johnston,
0'Fe-rall, Reid, Trigg, and Tucker.
Messrs. Cabell and Green were paired.
The house then insisted on its former ac-
ton. Senator Ransom thinks that a
bill which does not include the canals
and does include the Potomac flats can
get through at this session.
A VENERABLE CITIZEN.
Last spring a venerable citizen of
North Carolina visited the President
and greatly interested him in the story
Of his age and personal adventures.
lie was q soldier Of the war of 1912,
and a constituent of Hon. Tom Skin
ner, who kindly looked after all his
wants while here for several weeks.
Last night this representative got unari
nous consent to call up out Of its order
his bill to pension Bryant Waters, the
soldier referred to. But it was not
until he had told the House that the
applicant was ninety-five, deaf, blind,
lame, and not likely to live until
the next session. The bill as passed
increases the pension Of So month to
$50 a month. Fifty dollars was the
amount asked for by Mr.. Skinner.
Mr.. Edmunds reported fayorably in
The Senate to-day the bill to relieve
from political disability Mr.. Benjamin
P. Loyal.
NEW S0LICITOR-GENERAL.