The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-02-16

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k<1izsvs Essvkti@. ennAr 1nsok1a. q How
5asy, in sz1s-aa1sa dnJs 60 ~. NJ po-
ni.i rohs hang vary lsassly - my shoaians"
and there are many Demsas1ie nsnbsns & he
Hsase nsw TO whom Ths wsud sppI. The
tcrty delegates who voasd ~ III. White to 70
tain hh seat seem 10 b in tie same situation o
that of Senator Hesckton.
Senator Hoars resolntion to celebrate the Csn-
tsnnAl Of the adsption Of the Constitution In
1889 has passed the Senate.
Although Mr.. BlAirs lectures" on the Educa-
tional Bib do not abound In metaphor, there
are some figures of speech In them that amount
in the aggregate to S7o,uW,Soe.
The Tariff Bill will no doubt be introduced In
the House sometime this month and protracted
debate is anticipated Should 1t pass the House
it win be 30 amended by Republican Senate
that there viii be very little reduction IN duties
Senator Call addressed the Senate in favor of
the Blair Bill He said that il he believed that
the evils fcretold by the enemies Of the bill
would follow its enactment, he would vote
against 1t, but he did not 50 believe. As to
the Constitutional objections made against it
he said that the quotations from Jefferson and
Madison and the early fathers Of the Republic
were nearly enc hundred years old, and that
these interpretations had been overridden, every
one OF them, by the prSctice of the government,
ano with the acquiescence of the pesple.
Senator Riddieberger has made it an open Sc
cret that the discussion OF the British Treaty has
been postponed until next December by q vote
70 to 81; while proceeding with his remarks,
Senator Hawley made the point of order that he
was defiantly violating the rules of the Senate
The President sustained the point of order and
Mr.. Riddleberger WIS silenced The Senator
from Virginia has intimated that there was an
amendment which Mr. Sherman desired TO in
sert inst contained clause under which Irish
men who had to fly to America for political Of
fences should be handed over to the tender
mercies of the British government
Senator Plumb criticised the slow progress
that is being made in the construction of the
Library building be said $3S, 900 had been spent
! and thee was nothing but "a hole in the
ground Senator voorhees, replied and ex-
planned why the work was delayed-it was
owing to controversy between the contractor
for cement and the architect,
bia seems to occupy the attention of Con-
gress more than any other subject. Petitions
are being forwarded from different States, asking
that law be passed prohibiting the sale of
liquor here, although large majority of the
people here are opposed to the enactment of such
law and think these good people had better
mind their own business"
beautiful tablet has been placed in the Ne
tropolitan Methodist Church dedicated to Gene
raj Logan The inscription on it is ITO the
deathless memory of Major General John Alex
ander Logan" Senator Stanford presided, and
| addresses were made by Justice Miller, Senators
Voorhees,, Ingalls, and Representative Long.
Sunset Cox is a gentleman of infinite Jest and
hlmor," sparkling Wit and pointed repartee, and
the member who has a tilt with him generally
comes of second best He and Mr. Springer had
little war OF words on q private BILL war
claim, which Mr.. Cox desired to De referred to
the Court of Claims. Mr.. S. denounced it as
loboied bill with millions in it and that SINH
lar Dill had been vetoed by the President
Dir. Cox replied that never since he had been
in Congress had he heard more incoherent, dis
jointed, ramshacke speech than the one his COL
leagne had made; that he lad taken good care
when stating that the bill had been vetoed not
to state the reason for the veto, and when the
measure might be made acceptable to the Presi-
dent, the gentleman was thinking with his
heels and dancing with his head preventing con-
clusion. The gentleman knew himself continued
Mr.. c., il he was a lawyer, and he had heard
that he was a lawyer, that in ali matters con-
necied with conscience receipt could always
be explained by evidence. and that man should
be an uncomfortable scoundrei who would take
advantage OF a receipt given under duress.
Mr.. S., in his reply, said the gentleman has
minated that am probably lawyer don't
know whether he means that or not, and some
member said, oh no, it was joke and the
House INDUCED in a augh::at Mr.. Springers ex.
pense. Ion
Letter from NewD~rt.