Evening journal., 1888-10-19
IT HAS COME ATLAST
The Senate Votes to Adjourn
Sine Die Tomorrow.
CONQUERED IN BY THE HOUSE.

After Settling the Go Home Question by
Mixed Vote, the Senators Drift Into
an Impromptu Debate on Tariff and
PoIItics-The yexed Chinese Question.
WASHINGTON. Oct 1e-After the trans
action Of minor business Mr. Allison's reso
luton for a recess from Saturday next t
Nov. ~ was taken up in the senate.
Mr.. Paddock moved TO amend SO as to
make the time of recess from Oct "a to
Nov H.
Mr.. Allison said that he had consulted
senators on both sides OF the chamber, and
he thought the prevailing sentiment was in
favor Of adjournment. Mr.. Allison yielded
the floor to Mr.. Brown, who offered al
amendment to the resolution Of Mr. Allison
making the adjournment on Saturday final.
He said that if the Democrats were success.
ful at the coming election, then bill some.
thing like the Mills bin would undoubtedly
pass the senate; if the Republican party was
successful the senate bill would be passed by
congress. He did not think prolongation Of
the session would facilitate work on the bill
Mr.. Evarts favored the amendment Of Mr..
Brown, but Mr.. Paddock said that he thought
his amendment ought to prevail.
Mr.. Cockrell said that Mr. Paddock's talI
about passing the bill or doing any business
was perfectly farcicaL II they wanted to
pass the bill before Nov. 6, Democratic SEN
ltors would stay with them, but they did
not.
Some discussion ensued as to the amount OF
time consumed by the finance committee in
preparing its substitute. Finally Mr. Allison
said that he was willing to accept the amend.
ment Of Mr.. Brown and the question was
taken without division, resulting in the adop-
tion Of the resolution as amended. ma
jority Of the Republicans present voted
against the resolution and majority Of the
Democrats voted for it.
Mr. Teller offered resolution instructine
the Indian affairs COMMITTEES to inquire as Ia
the truth of the report that the secretary OF
the interior has purchased wagons for the In
dian service that were manufactured with
prison labor in Tennessee. He said that he
had heard that the secretary Of war bought
English blankets at saving OF thirty cents
apiece. He thought that was below the dig
nifty Of great government. Making use Of
alien labor was as bad as using convict labor.
Mr.. Bate said that the contract in question
was made with the state of Tennessee bv ad.
vertisement and petition, and that the firm
was perfectly responsible, and paid to the
state Of Tennessee 100000 year The sys-
tenn of convict labor in Tennessee had, he
said, been borrowed from a report Of James
G. Blaine.
Mr. Teller said that the Democratic party
seemed to follow Mr.. Blaine whenever he
made a mistake, but they never followed him
in any Of his good works
Mr.. Cockrell said that the resolution was
purely political If the department bought
these wagons it was compelled to buy them
where it did by law. Referring to the charge
that the secretary Of war had bought Eng.
lish blankets, Mr.. Cockrell said that he had a
letter from the secretary saying that the
blankets had been bought from the lowest
bidder.
The discussion drifted to the tariff, and re-
marks were made by Senators Allison, AID
rich, Dolph, Teller and Cockrell
Alter the conclusion Of this discussion the
resolution went over under objection, and the
senate took recess Of half an hour
On reassambling Mr. Aldrich addressed the
senate on the tariff bill He illustrated by
a reference to an official statement Of the
bureau of statistics the absuriity of an at.
tempt TO show the character Of the house and
senate bills by a system Of ad valorem rates
and percentages. This statement. he said
was entirely inaccurate, and the bureau OH
cials must have known it, Measurements
had also been made, he said, in the Wal
street speech of Speaker Carlisle, as to the
effect of he bill on woolen cloths, knit goods
wooden shawls and dress goods These state
ments Mr.. Aldrich proceeded to analyzs. Ht
claimed that the table exhibited by MIR. Vest
in the senate few days ago was fun Of in
accuracies This table, he said, claimed that
the senate bill increased the duty on tin plate
and needles 100 per cent. The house bill put
them on the free list. Why was s.. 700 O0l
the 100 per celt. Of nothingl Why not cal
the increase 900 per cent.
Mr.. Frye criticized the statements which
had been made in the house and senate about
the profits Of cotton mills BY calculation
which omitted expenditure for fuel, gas
salaries, etc, they had been fixed at IS pel
cent. A mill in his own town had made only
s per cent in 1882. By the Democrati,
process Of calculation that profit would hav,
been placed at 10 per cent. The cotton mill
in his state had not averaged per cent
profits for ten years past. The wooden mill
Of New England had not made on an averag,
/ 4 per cent. per annum in that time.
Mr.. Teller drew a gloomy picture Of th,
I prosperity OF the American people, and asllet
i if they wanted to change that condition d
/ affairs.