The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-29
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In Congress Yesterday-Spicy Tariff De-
bate In the Housc-Gensral Sheridan to
go to Buazsrd's Bay How Blaine Missed
the Northumberland Telegrams.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Davis, from
the Committee on Pensions. reported
eight pension bills which had been We.
toed by the President, and on the part of
the committee urged their passage. The
bills were accompanied by voluminOus
report Mr.. Platt desired the reports to
be printed In the Record, but Mr.. Harris
objected, though subsequently withdraw.
ing his objection. Mr. Mandersoa
moved that 5000 copies Of the report be
printed, and the motion was referred to
the Committee on Printing Mr.. Sauls.
bury said as the object Of printing the
report was to assail the President, he
thought the veto messages should be
printed with the report, which will be
done. The bills were placed upon the
calendar.
After some unimportant business, the
river and harbor bill was then called up.
THE HOUSE.
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chosen Speaker during the temporary ab.
sence of Speaker Carlisle this morning,
and the clerk was directed to inform the
Senate of this action.
Mr. Mills moved to dispense with the
morning hour, but withdrew his motion,
and the call of committees for reports
was begun
AT 1i:4O the House went into the Com
mittee of the whole, MIR. Springer in the
chair, on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Baker Of New York spoke against
paragraphs 1873 and 1874, to put vegetables
on the free list, and moved to strike out
the two lines.
MIR. Millken of Maine said he hoped
the amendment OF the gentleman from
New York would be adopted BY the
committee. He considered the paragraph
in question an attack on the farmers.
MIR. Nelson of Minnesota desired to say
something on the paragraph, but Objec.
ton was made by Mr.. Mills, who wanted
a vote taken.
The Republicans were opposed to
voting, and Mr.. Mills moved that the
committee arise for the purpose OF limit
ing debate on the paragraph. Teiiers
Mr.. Mills withdrew his motion and asked
unanimous consent that debate on the
pending paragraph be limited to Ten
minutes side, which was agreed to.
After the Pepublicars had spoken
against the paragraph, Mr.. Mills was re-
cOgnized and defe-ded fee vegetables.
He charged the Republicans with trying
to keep up the prices on the necessaries
of life. He wanted to know what part
| Of the bill the Republicans we're willing
to accept He said the only thing the
| Republicans were in favor of was free
whisky, as they had proclaimed In the
| Chicago platform. The amendment was
lost by vote Of 50 to SO.
ChiccOry root, ground or unground.
burnt or prepared, was read by the clerk
and Mr.. f. b. Taylor of Ohio moved to
strike out the last word.
He said he made the motion In order
to reply to the charge OF the gentleman
from Texas, that the Republican party
was In favor of free whisky. The man
| who would make that statement deliber-
ately. with his judgment in hand, would
in time attain the eminence of brevet
| ass.
Mr.. Mills wanted 10 know II the gentle
man from Ohio applied the remark just
| uttered to him He asked to have the
language repeated.
Mr.. Taylor repeated the language,
somewhat modified, with etc, etc, for
the "brevet ass"
Mr.. Mills said that no other construc.
lion could be placed on the platform than
that OF free whisky, and the intelligent
people of the country could not be de-
ceiyed by any Interpretation the Repub.
icans might put upon 1t.