The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
Both Houses Pass a Resolution Provid-
ing for Adjournment on Saturday.
Members of the House Talk About Have
meyers Sugar Trust and the Mills Bill.

cut Senator'S, presented and read q memorial OF
Eve hundred citizens of Connecticut-woTking-
men, wage-eArners, manufacturers and farmers
jim favor of the Mills bill and the admission Of
raw materials, particularly wool, salt, lumber,
tin-plates, etc, free Of duty. Laid on the table.
The resolution for q recess from next Sstur-
day to the 18th OF November was taken up, and
Mr.. Paddock moved tn amend It by making the
recess begin on the 9th and end on the 18th
Of November.
Mr.. Ellison said that he had consulted Sena-
tors on both sides OF the chamber, and thought
the prevailing opinion was in favor of adjourn
ment until the first Monday In December. He
understood that the Senator from Georgia, mr..
Brownl. would offer q resolution to that effect.
and, if so, he mfr. Alisonl would support it.
Mr.. Brown thersupon offered q resolution for
\ final adjournment of this session At o'clock
next Saturday. He said he did not believe that
the passage of the tariff bill would be facilitated
By a prolongation of the session. II the Demo
.ra.. were successful at the coming presidential
electiou. something like the Mills bill would be
PASSED, and il the Republicans were successful,
somsthing like the Senate bill would be passed.
The popular opinion onithe SUBJECT would De
known after the election.
MIR. Evarts spoke in favor Of Mr.. Browns res
~clution, and Mr.. Paddock favored the amend
ment offered by him.
Mr.. Cockrell ridiculed q remark by Mr.. Pad
dock, TO the effect that he and his people desired
Che passage OF the Senate bill That claim, he
said, was perfectly tarcical. IL Republican Sen
ators want TO pass the oil before the election,
Democratic Senators would stay with them; but
is was a farce to undertake 1t, and the Senator
srcm Nebraska knew it.
Mr. Paddock said that the primary trouble
about the matter was that there had NOS Deen q
quorum in the House for six weeks.
Mr.. Cockrell-That does not make o particle
Of difference. The House has nothing to do with
the bill now. When the Ssnats passes this bill,
there will be . quorum OF the House tc act on
Ii. It is the Republican Senate that has to do
with Il
The presiding officer Intimated that Mr.
Cockreli was not in order, and expressed the
hope that Senators would cooperate with him
IN maintaining order.
Mr. Cockrell-We will do IL. We will help
Won. Uaurhter.l DO not ito MIR. Paddock
trouble yourself about the House. The House
will take care Of itself. Take care Of the Sem
ate. Here is your responsibility.
After some further discussion by Ser ators
Cockrell. Paddock and Aldrich MIR. Allison said
he would accept the amendment offered bJ Mr..
Brown. A majority OF the Democrats votsd in
the affirmative. while . majority OF the Reprb-
iicans voted no. There was no demand for .
division, aud the chairman, sitter q longer pause
than Usual, declared the concurrent resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Teller offered q resolution instructing the
COMMITTEES on Indian affairs to inquire as to the
truth Of the report that the Secretary Of the In
terror has purchased . large number Of wagons
for the Indian service that were manufactured
with prison labor in the State Of Tennessee. be
made some remarks on the subject. intimsting
Commissioners Of Indian Affairs. After = lively
debate between Senators Teller. Bate and Cock
rell, the resolution went over. on objection By
Lr. CoekrelL
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appointed on the joint select TO in
v~estigate the work on the Washin gton a~qusduet
tunnel.
The Senate then resumed consideration Of
the tariff bill, and was addressed By Mr.. Aldrich,
one of the members Of the finance committee.
br. Aldrieh asserted that the table concerning
tariff rates in the House aud Senate tariff bills.
furnished by the Bureau Of Statistics, and pro-
duced some days ago by Mr.. Vest, was full OK
misstatements and errors, and entirely inaccn-
rate and misleadiug. and that the bureau off,
Gals. if they knew anything about the subject,
must have known that 1t was.
The discussion was continued by Senators
FRYE, Evarts and Teller.
Mr.. Cockrell replied to Mr.. Aldrich's criticism
OF the tables OF the bureau, and said they we're
perfectly correct. and bad been made out, under
headings prepared by himself and by Mr. KEEP
penstein. q Prussian employe OF the bureau.
who had bsen in the department at least since
1879, and who had no interest, directly or indi-
rectIy, in any misrepresentation.
Mr.. Allison offered . resolution authorizing
the finance committee TO continue Its iDvestiga-
tion into tariff matters. Laid over until to-mor-
row. Adjourned.
The Sugar Trust and the Mills Bill.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S-Mr. Cox, of New
York, was in the chair when the House met this
morning. After prayer by the chaplain. Sir.
Farouhar. OF New York. rose and called the
chairmsn's attention to Rule of the House,
which directs the Speaker to cause the journal
90 be read on the appearance Of . quorum. He
was unwilling that certain members should alb
sent themselves while others, like himself, had
remained here since December. There had been
one or two motions TO adjourn, which had been
treated somewhat cautiously, and it was time
that the House should come to some reasonable
arrangement as to whether members should be
parties to . political game. or whether they
should adjourn properly and in order. He be-
Nevsd that the Speaker OF the House. whatever
his engagements might be elsewhere, and
there was no reason for his absence on
account Of sickness-should preside over the
skeleton few as long as members were willing TO
stay to transact skeleton business. He felt that
It vas not only a disgrace but an afront to the
insellieence Of tina Congress to have two in
Significantly attended bodies waiting patiently
the movements Of political parties.
Dir. Richardson. of Tennessee, demanded the
regular order. anu the Speaker pro tenn. directed
the clerk to read the journal
Mr.. Farcuhar objected, and called attention
30 the fact that there was no quorum present
The Speaker pro tenn said that the Chair had
not counted the House. and could no. tell
officially whether there was a quorum present
or not. The present occupant Of the chair did
notliks to rule on the question so as to change
the universal practice.
The journal was then read, and the Speaker
pro tenn. said that. without objection, the jour-
nal voud stand approved.
E. B. Taylor, OF Ohio-I object
The Speaker pro tem.-Does the gentleman
offer an amendment
Mr. Taylor-I do not. / object.
The Speaker pro tem.-Ths question Is on sp-
proving the journal
The question having been put, Mr.. Taylor
raised the point Of no quorum.
The Speaker pro TEN. said that. on examine
tion, be discovered that it was the duty of the
Speaker. and not the House, to approve the
Journal The Journal was then approved.
Mr.. Hudd, OK Wisconsin, called up a bill grant
ing the right of way to a water company across
On Indian reservation in Arizona, and asked
consent to non-concur in the Senate amend
ments. Agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Forney, OF Alabama, a
resolution was adopted authorizing the COM
mittee on appropriations to sit during the vaca-
sion.
The Speaker pro tenn. laid before the House
The adjournment resolution of the Senate.
Mr.. McMillip, of Tennessee, reviewed the
work of what be termed the present extraordi-