The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-03

WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY S.-AuOIS
the petitions and memorials presented
and referred was one, numerously signed,
from Pennsylvania asking such changes
of the laws as to debar all pauper immi-
grafton, to preventive landing of immi-
grants, under contract, to debar from
citizenship all foreigners who owe ale
glance to other powers or governments,
and to require twenty-one years residence
before any immigrant can hold any pub
lie office of trust or emolument.
BRIDGE AT NATCHEz.
A bill was reported from the commit
tee and placed on the calendar author
izing the construction of a bridge across
the Mississippi River at Natchez.
PLUMB's POSTAL RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Plumb
some days since as to the inefficiency of
the postal service in the West and South
was taken up for discussion, and Mr..
Plumb addressed the Senate on it.
At the close of Plumb's remarks Rid
dleberger complained that the time had
been purposely consumed until the close
of the morning business so as to keep
him from getting up the resolution to
consider the British treaty in open ses-
sion, and he declared that he had over
heard the Senator from Kansas say in
low tone that he would fill up the half
hour until O'Clock. In that connection
Riddleberger made use of the expression
s'damned fool as something which he
had also overheard. He displayed
copy of the New York Tribune of July
81, 1856, which. he said, contained the
treaty with Great Britain, and ridiculed
the idea of its being secret. He re-
marked also that some Senators, whose
private secretaries were connected with
the press, always managed TO get their
speeches made in secret session published
very much in the order in which they
| were delivered.
INCREASING PENSIONS.
At 2 o'clock the Blair Educational bin
came up as unfinished business, but,
with Blair's consent, it was informally
| laid aside and the Senate took up and
passed the bill increasing the pension for
total disability to $72 per month.
COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The presiding officer announced that
he had appointed as the select committee
to which had been referred the Presi-
dents message on the Pacific Railroads
Messsrs Frye, Dawes, Hiscock, Davis,
Morgan, Butler ana Hearst.
| MR.. KENNA REPLIES TO SHERMAN.
Mr.. KeEna then proceeded to address
the Senate on the subject of the Presi
dents message on surplus revenue and
in reply thereto. He said that he hat
read the Presidents message more thar
once, and with more than ordinary care
and had given more than casual exami
nation to Sherman's speech. That Sena
tor was conspicuous in the councils o
his party and had much to d.
with the shaping of its policy
so that his assault on th
Presidents position in favor of revenu
reform and reduction of taxation was t.
7 be regarded as significant. Time an
thought had been devoted to the prepaI
alton of that speech and the assault ha
been deliberate. 1t might, therefore, b
fairly assumed that the Senator's ''rt
ply was exhaustive of his own and h
party's resources on that important sui
iect In the light of that fact the speec
might justly be regarded as a challeng
1t presented the square issue as
whether the Senator's party should stan
on that assault or fall in its defense.
The speech, taken in connection wit
the Senator's former utterances on I'll
same and similar subjects. presented,
said, a contrast as astonishing as it w
unexpected. A conflict as irreconcilab
as it was positive and absolute. An eni
ma which he would proceed to analyz
In conclusion Mr.. Kenna said Il
question before us at this time is the ba
reference of the Presidents messas
81 Yhe debate upon the question has be
precipitated and was calculated to aial
and TO terrify the county. But the cou
try has been long preparing for this &C
fiict 1t is now ready for the fray. 1t is l
candid Judgment that the great mas
of the people will indorse and supp'
this brave struggle for their rights a
for the relief of their bondage. Our p
pie are becoming more and more inte
gent day by day. Information is bet
st disseminated and our action here is 81
iect to daily scrutiny which would j
have been dreamed of twenty We
ago.
A generation of young men is ris
up about us who are to control the {
TIMES of this republic. They are
I 3, pride and its hope. While the places
power and position are open to their
pirations, they are to be taught that
rs password to their future advancement
equality before the law" They are
an realize their obligations to the count
but they are to realize and cherish
well the obligations of the countr,
them. The child of labor and the G
of fortune, linked in common dest
bound by ties which should know
breaking, are to go on together, gui
by the spirit of our institutions. and
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