Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-09

tnat the Democrats were boldly struggling
for the interests Of the country while the
Republicans, standing on the tariff laws of
1851 and 1888 resisted all efforts fer tariff
revision. He continued in manner which
had much rugged strength about 1t, to de-
nounce the protective tariff.
Proceeding he said that If the Republi-
cans voted against the Mills bill they voted
for the destruction of their country. He
concluded by predicting the election Of the
GLORIOUS Cleveland
At $40 p. m. the House adjourned.
The senate.
The feature of the Senate yesterday was
the apology of Senator Voorhees,.
Consideration Of the land grant forfeiture
bill was resumed but went over.
After unimportant morning business,
Mr.. Harris took the chair, Mr.. ingalls, took
a seat on the floor and Mr.. VOORHEES, said:
After q reference to his serious illness,
which has confined him to his room almost
exclusively for the past week referring to the
discussion in which l participated last
week, desire TO say to the Senate that
however severe the provocation. which was
given, yet made use of language at that
time contrary TO parliamentary uses and to
the decerum of the Senate. / regret having
used such language and tender q proper
apology to the Senate of the United States
for doing so. My high res ect for the
dignity of this body of which have been
for many years now a member, as we'll a.
my self respect induce me to make this
statement
Mr.. Ingalls, resumed the presiding officials
seat without comment.
The Manderson resolution was agreed to,
calling for detailed statements as to re-
movals and appointments to the Baltimore
Custom House and post offices since the 4th
of March, 1885, with an amendment of
Mr. Gorman's requiring designations of ap-
pointment stunder the civil service law and
without examination.
Mr.. Hoar said with reference to memoir
ial which he presented of the New England
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, protesting against the ratification
of the Chinese treaty precluding Chinese
ministers of the Gospel, etc., that until
there could be an appeal from the Ameri-
can people drunk to the American people
sober the matter might be considered set
tied. He would therefore ask that the me-
mortal be laid upon the table which was
done.
Mr.. Palmer obtained leave to have e1-
plunged from the days record the phrase
THUS covered from beginning to end with
the trail of the serpent" which appeared
in the report of his remarks of yesterday
He explained that they were in the sub
mitted manuscript of his speech, but that
they were not uttered, and that he had
neglected to erase them. He added that
the trail of the serpent was quite promiscu-
Gus in the vicinity, but that he did not be-
lieve that the lands were all covered with it.
Mr.. Farwell asked unanimous consent to
take up and pass the bill authorizing the
Baltimore & Potomac railroad company to
acquire and use real estate in the District
for railway purposes. But after debate, on
objection of Mr.. Hoar, the matter went
over.
Consideration of the railroad land grant
forfeiture bill was resumed. After discus
sion, Mr.. Palmers amendment ito the end
that nothing in the act should be con-
strued TO confirm any private entry for
land heretofore settled upon and now
claimed under color of the homestead of
laws; but that in all such
cases, the Commissioner of the General
Land office and the Secretary of the Inter
ior shall determine the claims according to
existing laws) was laid ON the table BY q
vote of is to q.
Mr. Palmer offered an amendment that
nothing in the bill should be construed as
excepting from forfeiture that portion of
the grant conferred by the State of Michi-
gan on the Marquette & 0ntonagon Rail-
road Co., lying west of Lansing. He ex-
planned that the original company had
never built the road, but that another
had done so, or was doing 50, and
might claim the land. His object was to
make assurance doubly sure"
Mr.. Edmunds in opposing this amend
ment said, that he had observed in bills of
this kind, which had been amended and
fixed up, that when they come up in the
for.execution or in the Su-
preme Court they did not appear to be the
kind of bills that Congress thought it was
passing. So this bill while attempting to
protect homestead and pre-emption settlers
might be inviting disaster upon them.
1t was telling them their title could
be good, while it might turn out
that their title was not good. He there
fore moved TO recommit the bill to the
committee on public lands with instruc-
tons to report il back amended. He
wished the committee to reframe il, 50 as
to keep it within the definite decisions of
the Supreme Court; to protect every real
right of every citizen; and to wind up
every une1ecuted railroad grant and make
IN end of it.
Messrs. Blair Dolph and Call opposed
this motion, and it was defeated, only nine
voting Tor It. Mr.. Palmer s amend
ment was agreed to. yeas "A nays l6 Sew
eral other amendments affecting lands in
and Florida were proposed and
discussed, but without taking action on
them the bill went over. Bills reported
and placed on the calendar for public
buildings at Reno, Nevada, $50, 900: an ad-
dition at Jackson, Miss, 5000; Vicksburg,
Miss. 100000; Virginia City, Nevada, ,$25,-
D00; Peoria, Ill, 1000; additional to the
House bills for Bar Harbor, Maine, $25,-
D00, and Hoboken. n. Y, $4,000.
A message from the President on the sub
ject of the impressment into the French
army OF John Prussia, an American citizen
was laid before the Senate and referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Stewart (who offered the resolution
calling for the correspondence) remarking
that the man had been discharged from the
French army since the resolution was
adopted. The Senate then at $50 p. m.
adjourned.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Three Lives Lost and q Number Persons
Wounded.