Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.

| me Senate.
.copnio h. las, 6y he California Associated Pre-,
Wash ING9oS, July 12th.-There was an
entertah ing debate in the Senate IN. dav
over the proposition to print some of the
PRESIDENT s vetoes of pension bills.
dawleF OF Connecticut, Blair of New
hamPshre and Butler of South Carolina,
1 5ooS IeauHlE Part IN the discussion, and it
lead 10 scene of unusual interest and
some excitemens.' -''
Butler, IN defending the Presidents veto
| OF these oills, Sharply criticised Congress
| LOT laxlty IN passing pension measures and
took upon himself a porlion,of the blame
| therefor.
Blair defended lis action IN connection
with legislation CT this character and al
luued IN sarcastic language osBatler's in
competency.
This brought the South Carolinjan to his
| feet. He was white with anger. and made
arsavage assault upon Blair.
Inc latter had said that the President
might at least have sent his veto messages
10 Congress IN the language of gentleman.
Butler declared in angry tones that if the
standard of gentleman had to be estab
| llshed by the Senator from New Fa,s spsbire
| 1t would be the greatest calamity that couId
befall the country. Heialso declared that
with the facilities of demagogue Blair had
time arraigned him for the manner in
which he discharged his duties.
bialr rose very quietly to reply to what
he called the insults from the gentleman
from South Carolina. He said Buffers use
| OF the word demagogue was entirely upiusti
he'd by anything that he Blair had ever
said or done; but" he continued; shaking
his hist toward Butler, ''if be thinks am a
demagogue, l am not traitor who is in
nPhtld IN ho rpnar y0fk !, ~
MS life. l do not expect my courage as
either citizen or Senator. to be p1t to
trlal, but can assure the Senator from
South Carolina that / shall not see fit to
avoid any test he may put 20 me-"
Ihe expiration of the morning hour ter
minated the scene abruptly, and Butler
made no attempt to reply.
The House.
copyright. lSSS. By The California associated Pyes;
WASHINGTON, July 12th-Before consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill was resumed in
the House to-day, Ford of Michigan called
up his resolution providing for the ap-
polntment of committee of five TO inyes
tlgate the labor problem, contract labor, etc.
Holman proposed to limit tbe.expenses
OF the investigation TO $4,000. This was
refused.
Speeches in support of. the resolution
were made by Cox. Taylor of Chic and
Morrow of California. The latter called
the attention of the House to the evils
that have arisen on the Pacific coast
through unlimited Chinese immigration.
and expressed his pleasure that Congress
at last shows interest in the subject
Inc discussion of the wool schedule in
the Mills bill was begun by Pugsley Of
Ohio and continued by Morse of Hassaohu-
sets, O'DOnnell of Michigan and McKin-
ney of New HAMPSHIRE.
Dingley of Maine said that since the
Mills bill had been launched in the press
wool had declined cents pound. If the
discussion OF the bill had done this, what
would the bill itself do to the injury of the
farmer?
Taylor of Ohio regarded the bill as con-
ssplracy for ultimate free trade, and attacked
its general features, and more especially
that feature placing wool on the free list.
The committee shen rose, and the House
TOOK recess unt39 O'Clock in the evening,
the session to be for the consideration of
various private pension bills
NoTHIEs ACcoMPIIaHED.
WASHINGTON, July 12th.-The House
met this evening to consider. certain pri-
vate pension hills to which. objection had
been made at Various Friday evening ses-
slons, and Gnal vote upon which had
been postpone }IDtil to- night. There were
thirteen such measures upon the calendar,
but oppositiCo was developed to the first
one-grantinGSa pension to Jssse Strick-
land-and after call ofgthe House and
two Intellectual roll calls the Iouse, with
out accompE sbing anything, at 1Ol5 ad-
lourned.