Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-16
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Senator Blair Villifies the
President.
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.
Wheeler's Resolution on the Senate
Tariff Bill-The Sioux Chiefs
Argument.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

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Pacific Railroad funding bill, and sug-
gested, in view of its great importance,
that it should be set down for hearing
the first Tuesday in December. Agreed
to.
Blair, in connection with the veto mes
sage, proceeded to discuss pension vetoes.
generally, and the case of Mary Ann
Doherty, in particular.
His remarks brought forth a reply
from Cockrell, of Missouri. who warmly
defended the course of the pension
vetoes.
In reply to that Blair characterized the
President as can infamous libeler" in
having used his great power to "defame
and libel this woman, Doherty, unneces
sarily." Mary Ann Doherty, he assert.
ed, was woman of irreproachable char
acter, while there was no proof of the
character of her assailant.
At the close of Blair's remarks, the
Presidents message vetoing the bill
granting pension of Mary K. Richards
was laid before the Senate, the ground OF
disapproval being that the beneficiary
would receive under the action of the
Pension Bureau much larger SUM than
she would receive under the action of the
bill. Referred.
| Another message from the President
returning without his approval the bill
granting pension to w. S. Bradshaw
was laid before the Senate. The ground
of disapproval is that his disability was
not contracted in the military service.
Laid on the table.
| Hale produced bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to protect the Washing.
| ton aqueduct tunnel Passed.
THE ONE THING TO BE DONE.
Brown presented the petition of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of Georgia, for the repeal of the internal
revenue laws, and addressed the Senate.
He referred to the fact that there was no
quorum of either house in the city of
Washington and that no business could
be lawfully done in the face of single
objection. There was therefore, he said,
but one thing left TO be done and that
was to adjourn at the earliest day DOS
sible. He asked Allison if there was any
possible chance for passing the tariff bill
at the present session.
Mr.. Allison said he did not see possi-
bility of passing it in the Senate under
the existing circumstances, and even if
it were passed by the Senate it would be
impossible to have the amendment con-
sidered in the House before next Decem-
ber. 1t was fact that with the tariff
bill entirely and absolutely out of the
question: Congress was not at this. day
and hour ready to adjourn. The General
Deficiency bill had not yet received the
signature of the President and was only
sent to him last Friday or Saturday.
The delay had arisen out of the fact that
the Appropriation bills had not come to
the Senate in the early period of the
session. If he had his way he would
push the Tariff bill to the exclusion of all
other business.
The discussion of the adjournment
resolution stopped here and the Senate
proceeded with the consideration of the
Tariff bill.
WHERE FAyORITIsM WAS SHOWN.
Vest said the tariff issue had been
made up and gone to the country. What
he desired to submit would he on some
questions that had arisen in the current
debate. The first matter which he dis
cussed was the charge made in the SEN
ate and on the stump that $50 ,OOO, 900 of
the public money had been placed in the
National banks for the purpose of favor
itism. He repelled that charge, claiming
that the money was distributed fairly
among the National Banks in various
cities, and that the officers of only one of
such banks belonged to the Democratic
party. On the other hand he claimed
that the FIRST National Bank of New
York, in 1879, in connection with
the exchange of four per cent. bonds,
made enormous profits. This pet of the
Republican administration, he said, from
1854 to 1887, made ten millions of clear
profit on a capital of $500 900. Its profits
for 1878 had been IL per cent, but in
1879, when it was the fiscal agent of the
Treasury in the exchange of four per
cent. bonds, its profits were 121 Der cent.
Concluding, he said that in the increased
duties OF the Senate substitute for the
Mills bill, could be plainly seen the ever
present hand of New England.
ALLISON DEFENDS SHERMAN.
Allison said that as to favoritism
shown to the First National Bank of New
York, Mr.. Sherman. then Secretary of
the Treasury, had explained the matter
of the change Of per cent. bonds for 6
per cent. bonds, but that was not like
the present case. The criticism made on
the present administration was that in
stead of using this fiity-seven millions
for the purchase of bonds, thus saving 2
per cent. interest, it had put it into the
National banks without interest. What
would be the condition if this were
October 1, 1891, when the AZ per cent.
bonds become duo? The Secretary
could not pay them because the calling
in of that fifty-seven millions from the
National banks would create panic.
In addition to THE fifty-seven millions
there was further amount of thirty
eight million dollars on deposit in the
National banks to the credit of the dis
bursting officers, and the Senator from
Missouri (Vest) could not get away from
that criticism by alluding to the Treasury
operations in 1879, which were necessary
and proper.
Teller obtained the floor. The Tariff
bill went over till tomorrow and the
Senate adjourned.
EInU1aE pROOEEnINGS.