Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-17
RIDDLEBERGER's RESOLUTION.
Withdrawn After "a Mild At
tack on Mr.. Ingalls,.
THE IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATION.
The Committee Wants More Money.
The Senate.

Mr. Morrill, offered a resolution (Which went
over for the present) to hold evening sessions
hereafter-the Senate to take a recess daily
from $50 to p. m.
MIR. Hale offered resolution authorizing
the committee on the next census to hear state
ments and take testimony of experts. Referred
to the committee on contingent expenses.
MR.. RIDDLEBERGER's RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Riddleberger
last Thursday, for reorganization of the Off
GERS of the Senate, was taken up, and Mr.. Rid
dleberger proceeded to make statement ex-
planning and justifying his object in offering it,
Most or his remarks were inaudible or unln-
telligible at the reporters table. They were
to the effect. however. that the resolution
aimed at the presiding officer (''so-called'O;
that it was not expected that he (AIr. Ingalls,
would preside during its consideration; that he
(Mr. Riddleberger) had never been out of
order to the same degree that the Senator
from Kansas had been out of order on the oc-
casion when he left the chair Qeaving his
dignity behind him) and came on the floor to
make an attack on the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Noorhees) or on the occasion when the
Senator from Kansas made an attack on the
octogenarian Senator from Georgia (Alr
Brown comparing him to Uriah Heep.
CALLED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO ORDER.
He (NIr. Riddleberger) held that he was in
lican party to order for not taking up the Brit
ish extradition treaty as it had promised to do
before the election. The presiding officer. in
stead OF attempting to rebuke him last Thurs
day, should have explained to him how the
matter stood, and there would have been
occasion for anything else. However, he had
learned a severe lesson and he would now
withdraw the resolution.
MIR. Dawes objected.
MR.. HARRIS TEsrIFIEs TO THE PRESIDING OFF,
GERS IMPARTIALITY.
Mr.. Harris gave his testimony to the ''abso-
lutely impartial manner. eminently satisfactory
to every member of the body" in which the
presiding officer had performed his duty He
moved to lay the resolution on the table and
asked for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Dawes asked whether the resolution
could be withdrawn without unanimous con-
sent.
The presiding officer ruled that it could and
asked Mr.. Riddleberger whether he withdrew
the resolution.
Mr.. Riddleberger-Was the motion of the
Senator from Tennessee to lay the resolution
on the table?
Mr. Harris-That is exactly what it was
Mr.. Riddeberger-And you want the yeas
and nays on that motion?
Mr.. Harris-I do.
Mr.. Riddleberger-All right. I am ready.
MR.. RIDDLEBERGER wITHDRAws THE RESOLUTION
The presiding officer again asked Mr.. Rid
dleberger whether he withdrew his resolu-
tion.
Mr.. Riddleberger-I do. sir.
And there the matter ended.
The conference report on the bill as to the
Chippewa Indian reservation in Minnesota was
made by MIR. Dawes, explained, and agreed to.
THE TARIFF BILL UP.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the tariff bill at paragraph 147, referring to
taggers iron. This paragraph and the two pre-
ceding ones Con the same subject) were passed
over informally without action. The next
paragraph Q4S) was as to ''spikes, nuts. and
washers, and horse, mule, OK shoes of
wrought iron or steel" imposing q duty of
81 cents per pound.
Mr.. Vest moved to amend by reducing the
rate to ~ cents per pound.
After discussion the amendment was re-
jected-yeas, 10; nays, q.
The next paragraph Q49) was as to wheels.
or parts thereof made of iron or steel. and
steel-tired wheels for railway purposes (wholly
or partly manufactured, imposing rate of %
cents per pound, and of Il cents per pound on
ingOts for the same, without regard to the
degree of manufacture.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to amend by making
the rates cents and IL cents per pound re-
spectively.
Mr.. Vest advocated the amendment.
Mr.. Aldrich advocated the rate proposed in
the substitute, and Mr.. Harris argued that
there was no reason whatever for increasing
the existing rate.
House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Phelan (Tenn) bill was
passed for the incorporation of the American
Historical association. Andrew ID. White. of
New York; George Bancroft, of the District of
Columbia, and Justin Windsor, of Massachu~
setts, are among the incorporators named.
THE HOLIDAY RECESS
Mr.. McMillin (Tenn.), from the committee
on ways and means reported back the concur
rent resolution introduced by Mr. Hooker. of
Mississippi, providing for holiday recess from
Friday, December Il, until Monday, january.
Inc committee propose an amendment strik-
ing out Monday, January Z, and inserting Fri
day, January 4.
Mr.. Hooker thought that his original propo-
sition was preferable. There would be moth
ing gained by the House meeting at the close
of the week, while an adjournment until Mon
day would be of great convenience to members
living at distance from Washington.
WILL REAssEMBLE JANUARY z.
Mr.. Springer Qlls.) was of the opinion
that, owing to the press of important legisla-
ton before Congress, the recess should be as
short as possible.
The committee amendment was rejected
yeas, SO; nays, 10S, and the original reso-
luton was agreed to.
EXPENSES OF THE FORD COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Sowden (Pa.), from the committee on
accounts, reported a resolution appropriating
$4,000 out of the contingent fund of the House
to pay the expenses of the Ford immigration
committee
Mr.. Dunham Gil. said that the committee
had already expended S5000 and now it asked
for $4,000 more. That would be little over
$1,000 for each member of theAommittee, and
it seemed to him that that was about all the
money that was necessary. The mat
ter had the appearance to him of
JUNKETING AFFAIR.
Mr. Ford mich. said that no man familiar
with the work of the committee would accuse
it of any laches r extravagant expenditures
The committee had worked diligently and had
examined many witnesses (many of them un-
willing), and when the testimony was printed
and perused by the gentleman from Illinois he
would not accuse the committee of wasting
public money. The committee desired to con-
clude it's investigation and make a report to
Congress Immediately after the holiday recess
Mr.. Guenther (Wis.) remarked that if the
gentleman from Illinois thought that the COM
mittee was a junketing committee he CMr
Guenther) as a member of that committee
would resign in the gentleman's favor.
Mr.. Kerr Qowa) thought that there was no
necessity for the committee to proceed further
with its investigation. In q couple of months
there would be an administration in harmony
with the laws on the statute books. The Off
GERS appointed under that administration would