National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-08

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the committee on agriculture.
Mr.. Morrill, said II the motion should not
prevail he (Mr. MorrilD would move to
refer II to the committee on finance. II IL
was TO be considered as a revenue bill, the
finance committee was the proper commit
tee TO consider II.
Mr.. Vest thought the bill revenue bill
or nothing. The question with him was
simply whether the government needed the
revenue or not. He believed In taxation
for revenue alone.
Mr.. Beck said that II the bill did not go
to the finance committee he could not Inn
ngine any bill that ought to 90 to that COM
mittee. The tariff bill might as well 60 10
the committee on agriculture, because the
tariff affected the farmers.
Mr.. Miller Insisted that the bill should 90
to the committee on agriculture; that COM
mittee had been considering the subject for
many years.
Mr.. Edmunds regarded the bill as one OF
revenue. He wanted IL TO stand as tax
bill, aud not have the Supreme Court told
by and by that II was a mere evasion and
device. 1t should 20 to the taxing COM
mittee Of the Senate.
Mr.. Aldrich could see no reason for re-
ferring the bill TO the committee on agri-
culture. II the bill had something to do
with ngriculturen so would bill taxing
whisky have Hsomething to do with agri.
culture" So would a bill taxing tobacco
have "something to do with agriculture
II WAS charged by Senators Miller and
Van Wyck that the imitation butter inter
ests were seeking to send the bill TO the
committee on finance in order that nothing
might be done on IL.
Mr.. Evarts said the bill dealt with food
substances-the products OF the farm. He
favored reference TO the committee on
agriculture.
The question of reference then came TO o
vote, and resulted: for Mr.. Miller's motion,
%; against, 81; so the bill was referred to
the committee ON agriculture.
The vote In detail is as follows:
YEks-Messrs. Allison, Blair, Cameron, Con-
ger, Dawes, Dolph, Evarts, Hale, Harrison,
Mo9r Kenna, Logan, MCMILLAN d MShone'
Teller, Van Wyck, whltthorne, and. Wilson of
NSYscMcssIs AldElsh, ,, Beck, Berry Brown
Hawley, Jones of Arkansas, Maxey, Morrill,,
Payne, Pugh, Riddleberger Vance, Vest,
Walthall, and Wilson of Maryland-2l.
A number Of pairs were announced.
At later period In the days session Mr..
Beck submitted an amendment 10 the oleo-
margarine bill for reference with that bill
to the committee on agriculture. He said
he did not wish to be responsible for all the
detailed provisions Of the amendment. He
then announced his amendment to be the
"House bill on tariff and taxation"
GLaughter.l ,(This is the Morrison bill.)
The consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was then taken up and passed.
This done the Senate proceeded with meas
ures IN their order on the calendar.
On reaching Mr.. Platt's resolution pro
vidiDg for open executive sessions the
syords COLLECTED tor were heard as the
olution went over.
III ta1 T.,
Town from the committee on railroads
vide for the settlement OF accounts
ilroad companies that had received
l. from the United States during
1866.
iawley called attention to the report
tnying the bill. 1t referred, hi
the Union army as the "invadlng
He knew there had been time
he term "invading army" was up
IN the south, to the army Of the
before 1t was found out which side
nipped. He had not known that thai
was used since. He (Mr. Hawley
d q member Of the railroad committee
and kpAw that tiIv eomusittaa bod sssasel
the bill to be reported, leaving to Mr.. Brown
the matter Of writing the report. But h
did not believe any committee, a majorit,
OF those members were Republicans, would
have consented to the submission to tn,
Senate OF q report In which the defender
OF the Union were styled Tan Invading
army ...l.. ~
Mr. Hawley regarded the language Of thu
report rs q gross discourtesy to the com
mittee. The senator from Georgia has had
an opportunity to apologize for 1t and hat
not done so.
Mr. Brown disclaimed any offense by tn,
words used. He did not know that he hal
read the report to the committee, but b,
knew that he had stated TO the committe,
the basis OF the report. As to the languag,
referred to, Mr.. Brown did not understand
that the committee was bound by II. Prob
ably 1t was an inadvertence to use II under
the circumstances. 1t had been common II
the south during the war to say that thu
''invading armyn had reached certain
point, and the language was used In thai
sense, and not with any other meaning. i
1t was at all offensive Mr.. Brown was quite
willing to withdraw that part of 1t, and Il
say instead, "when the Union army had
recovered possession Of the state" or any
other language that would be satisfactory
to the Senatc.
Mr.. Harrison did not think It proper tina
report containing the words 'inyadinI
army" as applied to the army Of the Union
was n proper report to stand on the records
of the Senate. He moved that the bill b.
recommitted to the committee on railroads
with Instructions TO strike out from thu
report the words referred to.
mEs DIOWn ubhtu w WibuuidN
the report altogether.
Unanimous consent being given, the re
port was withdrawn, and the bill was thel
passed.
ON motion Of Mr.. Butler, the Senate
against the opposition OF Mr.. Hale, tool
up the providing for admitting to the nav
the naval academy graduates excluded Sen b.
the naval appropriation bill OF 1889.
Mr.. Hale spoke in opposition to the bill
He defended the law Of 1889, citing figures T.
show the top-heavy condition Of the nav
In that year. For every vessel then In tn
service, he said, we had fifty-nine officers
one officer to every five men.
The question that then came before Con
gress was whether to close up the Annapc
lis academy or limit the number of 1t
graduates who should be admitted to the sci
vice. The number of persons who woulI
be admitted to the navy, II this bill became
law, was 145. The passage of the bi
would utterly demoralize the service, max
ing promotions so slow as to destroy th
ambition OF its younger officers, Mr., Hal
read q letter from Secretary Whitney sayln
he saw no necessity at tho present time &c
9nyIRRnU officers than were already In th
HyHkIr. Hale said the intrusion of thes
IN would Great suffocation In th
sAnks Of the navy. 1t would be
and cruel act toward the youn
ready in the service. Who wanted
service without ambition in Its pc
p Hale also dwelt on the feature Of el
fsnse involved.
Mr.. Whitthorne recognized what NJ
Hale said regarding the top-heavlness ,
a the navy In 1882; but he believed that Il
action Of Congress In the matter was unju
TO the young men affected by It, No ma
ter how top.heayy the navy was, there WI
the consideration Of justice to be borne
mind.
Mr.. Hale was surprised to hear that u
senator from Tennessee (Mr. Whitthorn'
did not seem 10 be so anxious about flaw
IN tho navv aa ha had hean In veara mat