The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-19
THE DATE FIXED.
Congress to Adjourn Saturday,
Some Sharp Words Exchanged by
Members OF the House.
A Republican Effort to Faloify the
Record Checked.
Both Houses Agree to Senator
Browns Resolution,
Those Tennessee Wagons Discussed in
the Senato-Gov, Bate Warmly
Defends the Indian De-
partncnt.

WASHINGTON, Oct lS.-TSonato. THE
conference report on the bin for the
allotment OF lands u soycmly to the
united Pcorias and Niami- in the Indian
Territory was presented and agreed to,
Mr.. Gray, in the absence Of the two
Connecticut senator presented and read
a memorial OF 500 clzons of Connecticut,
workingmcn, wage-,,mcrs, manufacturers
and farmers, in favor Of the Mills bill and
the admission OF raw materials, paulicu-
larry wool, salt, lumlcr, tin plates, etc,
free Of duty. Laid ON tine table.
The resolution for recess from nest
Saturday to 10Th OF November was taken
up. and Mr. PADDED, moved toumcudit by
making the recess begin on the 18th AMI
end on the 18th OF November Mr. Alll-
son said that lac had consulted senators ON
both sides OF the chamber and Thought the
prevailing opinion WIS IN favor ct adjouru-
mcut until the first Monday iu December.
lie understood that ID, senator from
Georgia (Nr. Brown would offer a rcsolu.
ton % that effect. and, il SEP, hc lMr AZ
lisonl would support 10
Mr.. Brown therCupun Offered q resolu'
ton for q final adi0umll ul this session NJ
| ! O'Clock next Saturday. tie said lac dtd
not believe that the passage ui the tulil
| bill would be- facilitated ly % prplungitun
oil the session. II tIr Democrats were
/ successful at the coming presidential clcc.
ton something like iho Mills bin would
| be- passed, aud ii ilo Republicans wcr,
successful somcthius lihp the Senate bill
would be- passed The popular opinion
on the subject would q known after the
/ election.
Mr.. Eyarls spoke in ilyoroi Mr.. Browns
resolution, aud M Paddock in favor o
the amendment offered by him.
M gockrell ndanlyi q remark hy Mr.
Paddock Ia the cl..L that Zoe and hi'
! people desired the passage ut the Syuuiy
mll That claim, Doc said, vas perfectly
mrcical II Republican senators Wani,,
Ia pass the hill before fhr election Demo
cratic senators would stay with them, Uu
IL WIS iArcp % undertake II and thc soma
tor from Nebraska knew IT,
MIR Paddock said that the priw1r
trouble about the matter was that thcr
had not been aquHrum IN the House t.
six weeks.
Mr. Cockmll That does not make
p1ttirl. of difference. The House hd
nothing 10 do with thc bill now Who
tho S.untp misses this bill there will hp
gu8rum OF ihr House Ia act on H. II !
| ihc Republican Senate that has TO d
with 10.
Tho presiding orlcor iutimnicl that Mr.
Cnckrcll WAS not Ia order aud espresso
the hops that senators would uuupymt
with him Ia maintaining ORDER
Mr.. Cockrcll-Wc will do a. We wi
hrlp YOU. Laughter. 10 not 10 Nj
Paddock trouble rHllaluutlhc lluus,
The House will take care oi usclt. TAX
caro- Of the Senate. Here Is your Icspons
mliiy.
Ai.cr some further discussion bciWcc
Scultor. Cuckrcu Paddock aud Allurl
Mr. Allison siid hc would accept Ill
amendment offered 10y Mr. Brown.
a majority II the nrmocmis voted
the affirmative. while q majority Of ia
Republicans voted no.
There was no demand Tor division an
the chair. after a longer pause Than usua
declared thccunCurWut rc.uluiionaluplr'
. Mr.. Teller offered q resolution insifur
j ING the committee "a Indian uilHifs 10 u
!. 1uitc ~ Ia .hc truth OF the report that u
r. secretary oi ihc Interior has purchased
large number oi wagons Tor the lndi'
service that were manufactured vii
j. prispn labor IN the State ul Tennessee. ]
q made some remarks on the subject, in
mating that the compliant was real
g AGAINST the late commissioner VI Indian
T. fair. lie MIR. Teller lid not approve
= the Government making use ui cunll
II Labor or alien labor lie understood III
y the Wartlcpartmcnt had recently pufchls
blankets In England NJ u saving ol ~ ccf
apiece lie thought that That was Dcnci
the dignity Of great government
Mr. bate said that thc ilrn from VIII
- the wagons were bought WIS very fcliab
10 and shipped wagons 70 oil parts OF
~ country.
4 The senator from Colorado was m
No taken in saying that thr cost ol ihis 60
u Wet labor was merely nominal. lhc III
~ in question paid 10 tie state 0l Tonnes
no over $4,000 a year Tor ~ the conlr
:. being approved by the Legislature. TIL
M was not only nothing wrong ia The irtl
mo- action, but tho bargain which the nicr
- department madr for these wagons
the best that could be- male. II was ma
after advertisement, aud thu contract
II. let To- thc lowest bidder. lie added u
a, the syA,em Of convict labor In Tonnes
\. had been borrowed from q report made
~ James q. Blaine
OF Mr.. Tclcr-Ii ihcr1 Is nnyih
'M wicked in the world which the Dcm0cr
70 arc not rrady 10 l.cfibc To lamc'
IN Blaine ! would like 10 know what u
~ lfhe makes mistake They follow u
2, After debate tho resolution went a
co TIL tomorrow, AM the senate TOOK rec
~ Tor bali an hour.
AZ its close senators Edmunds,. Do
and Faulkner were appointed On the j
yoi select committee b. investigate lhe "
:, on the Washington aqucduct tunnel
" The senate then resumed c0nsidcra
Jus Of the tariff bill, aud WIS addressed 10y
or Aldrich, one Of the members OF tie hna
df committee.
res Mr.. Aldrich inserted that the table I
VII corning tariff rates 10 the House and eel
bills, furnished by the buicau OF stali,
and produced some days ago ny MI '
-. was iull Of mis,aiomcnts and errors
'll entirely inaccurate and misleading
ich that the bureau officials, u they knew
the thing about the subject, must have kh'
tho that II was.
isb The discussion was continued by y
md tors Frye. Evarls and Teller. -,
ald Mr.. Cockroll replied 70 MI. AldH
criticism Of the tables Of tho bureau,