The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-10
WASHINGTON NEWS
Mr.. Hiscock Discusses The
New Tariff Bill.
cesr OF CHINESE EXCLUSION
The Senate win Soon Lack a QUO
rum-Members OF the Hease OPP
pose All Business-yndxe Thur
man Makes an Argument In the
Bel1 Telephone Case.

WAsHISeToS. Oct 9.--In the senat,
the conference report on the def
cheney bill was presented and read il
full Some discussion followed a 70 tn,
reason why the senate conferees agrees
TO the striking out of the provision
granting the remainder of the year
salary OF Chief Justice Waite 10 hi.
widow. The explanation was that tn,
house conferees demanded il. Ed
mands made strong plea in behalf 0
the item, a matter OF simple justic,
and recognition OF Waite's eminen
services 10 the nation.
Theconference report was agreed TO
On motion Of Mr.. Horr the bin as tt
the counting OF presidential votes wa.
passed. IL directs that certificates
and lists OF votes for president and
vice president OF the United states ID
forwarded 10 the president OF the sen.
ate forthwith after the second Monday
in January on which the electors shall
give their votes, and that section IA oi
the revised statutes. OF the United
states i hereby amended as follows
Whenever the certificate OF votes
from any state has not been received
at the seat OF government on the
fourth Monday OF the month Of Jan
uary in which their meeting shall he
held, the secretary OF state shall send
special messenger 70 the Gistrsc.
Judge in whose custody the certiacatl
IL -
been lodged, and such judge shall
forthwith transmit thar list 10 the seat
OF government.
A resolution inqairing into the assas-
sination of Joseph Holman. a witness
lefore the committee on,priyileges and
elections in the investigation into the
political disturbances Ut Brenham.
Texas, was adopted
Edmunas introduced a bill to pay
the widow of chief Justice Waite ss785,
a sum equal to the remainder OF his
salary for the year in which he diel,
and asked unanimous consent tor inn
mediate consideration.
Berry objected, and the bill was re-
ferred 10 the committee on Judiciary.
Edmunds left the senate chamber,
stating in an undertone thaS there
would be a meeting OF the Judiciary
committee in about two minutes.
The resolution offered Yesterday by
Blair, calling on the president for in
formation in the matter OF the trial.
conviction and execution of Eiel for
high treason in Canada in 1855, was
taken up and a long statement in ref
erence to il was made by Blair, who
based the re solution on the ground thai
Riei was a naiGralized American citi-
zen Referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
Edmands then reported from the
committee on Judiciary the bill 10 pay
to the widow OF Chief justice Waite
the balance of his year g salary, and a
Berry still objected to It's immediate
consideration, the bill was placed on
the calendar.
The re- solutien heretofore offered by
Stewart directing the committee on
mines and mining TO inquire and re-
port a TO the number OF alien foreign
companies and corporations owning
and working mines in the territories,
was adopted.
The senate then resumed considers
ton OF the tariff hill. and was aa.
dressed by Hiscock. II was proper
he said, to criticise the recent attempi
of the president and of his party u ex'
plain away and 20 misrepresent the
effect and purposes of the Mills bill
which thev claim b he calculated tc
benefit rather than to injure Ameri
can labor and capital. The issue wa.
fairly drawn between the two p0litica
parties. The question was free trade
or protection 70 American labor
Neither subterfuges nor new confes
sions of faith would conceal or Of
scare the real question. The Demo
cratic ortors were attempting, II
manufacturing districts. 10 shift then
ground 20 conceal the purposes oi
their party. but the official utterances
of the president and the repeals OF tn,
secretary of the treasury. emphasized
by the Mills bill, which had been en-
dorsed by the national DeMoerati,
convention and which had passed ths
house by a strict party vote, lett nt
doubt whatever as TO the true position
of the Democratic party on that greai
question. The senate bin lett nt
doubt as to the position OF the Repub
lican party.
Both parties conceded that ther,
should be a reduction Of the revenu,
to about the same amount. therefore
the question of the amount cf reduc
ton was not involved in the discus
sion. bat the question was 10 the man
ner in which the reduction should bs
made. He cited some OF the details
of the Mills bill in order 10 prove thai
in the proposed reduction they wer'
discriminating in favor of the indus
tries OF the Confefate states against the
industries Of the Northern states.
Hawley suggested. as an expiana-
ton OF that fact. that OF the Democrat
ie members Of the house ways ant
means committee which made up ihs
Mills bill. six were from Confederate
states and two from Northern states
Hisc3ck proceeded 10 illustrate hi
point with further Instances draw
from the Mills bill. and iutimateti tha
the minority senators of the commit
tee on finance were acting on the sam;
golicv. He declared the assumption
og Mills as 10 the average reduction o
duties under his bill TO be false, ant
showed that these figures we're mad'
by inciuding sugars. liquors, tobacco
and wines, on which the al valoren
duties were large. bat said that viii
those articles omitted from the calcu
latian tae reduction in the Mills bii
would be frOai ~ ~ - Per cent. Tn.
effect OF the Mills bill. Mr.. HisgOek De
ciaresi. could no. - disguised. The
senate bill vas equally pronounced IL
character and principle. IL fairly Il
Illustrated the l.epuhlican policy o
protection. and when its provision
became a law it would defend th'
American market against foreign
cainpetition. Il was not sectional
The Industries OF the North, south
East and West we're equally provided
for in IL. Ii was the opposite ol tn
Mills bssl. The Democracy had ten
dered the issue, and every efi0F
should be made 10 meet IL fairly
At the Close of HiScoek's remark.
Bates obtained the door and the taTii
bill vent over iiii tomorrow
Edmunds appealed 70 Berry 10 with
draw his objection 10 consideration o
the bill for the henefit OF the wiaox o
Chief Justice Waite Berry decltnes
10 withdraw his objection. stating ths
il would he equivalent % his ooaseE.
To the passage uf the bsil which h.
considered A. thoroughly bad.
Eimmnd- ftereurOn gave notse
thai be would. to-fn0Trow morning
move 70 take ssp the bsl sor considers
ton. Adjourned.