Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-10-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate,

WASHINGTON, October 9th-In the Sen
ate to-day the conference report on the de-
ficiency bill was presented and agreed to.
On motion of Hoar, the bill as to the
counting of Presidential votes was passed
A resolution for inquiry into the assassi-
nation of Joseph Hoffman, witness be-
fore the Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions investigation into political disturb
ances at Brennan, TeXaS), was adopted,
Edmunds Introduced a bill to pay the
widow of Chief Justice Waite SIS. 745, a sum
equal to the balance of his salary for the
year in which he died. He asked unani-
nous consent for immediate consideration
Berry objected. The bill was referred to
the Committee on Judiciary. Edmunds
Immediately left the Senate chamber stat
ing in an underlone that there would be a
meeting of the Judiciary Committee in
about two minutes.
The resolution offered yesterday by Blair
calling on the President for information in
the matter OF the trial, conviction and exc
cution of Riel for high treason in Canada
in 1885 was taken up, and long statement
in reference to it was made by Blair, who
based the resolution on the ground that
Riel was naturaized American citizen.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Edmunds then reported from the Com
mittee On Judiciary the bill 10 paw the
widow of Chief Justice Waite the balance
of his years salary, and as Berry still OBJ
jected to its immediate considerat ton, the
bill was placed upon the calendar
The resolution heretofore offered by
Stewart directing the Committee on
Mines and Mining to inquire and report as
to the number of aliens, foreign companies
and corporations owning and working
mines in the Territories was adopted
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the tariff bill, and was addressed by
Hiscock. 1t was proper, he said, to criti-
else the recent attempt of the President and
of his party to explain away and TO mis-
represent the Effect and purpose of the
Mills bill, which they claimed to be calcu-
lated to benefit, rather than to injpre,
American labor and capital. The issue was
fairly drawn between the two political par
ties. The question was free trade or pro.
lection 10 American labor. Neither subter-
fuge nor new confessions of faith would
conceal or obscure the real question DEM
ocraic orators were attempting in manu-
factuling districts TO shift their ground and
to conceal the purposes of their
party, but if the utterances of the
President and the reports of the Sec
retary of the Treasury. emphasized bv
the Mills bill, which had been indorsed
by the National Democratic Convention.
and which passed the House by q strict
party vote, left no doubt whatever as 10 the
true position of the Democratic party on
that great question, the Senate bill left
no doubt as to the position of the Republi-
can party. Both parties conce ded that
there should be reduction of the revenue
and 10 about the same amount Therefore
the question of the amount OF taxation was
not involved in the discussion, but the
question was as to the manner in which
the reduction shall be made. He exam
ined some of the details Of the Mills bill in
order TO prove that in the preferred reduc-
ton they were discriminating IN favor of
industries of the Confederate States against
the industries of the Northern States
Hawley suggested as an explanation of
that fact that of the Democratic members
of the House Ways and Means Committee,
which made up the Mills bill, six were
from the Confederate States and two from
the Northern States.
Hiscock proceeded to illustrate his point
with further instances drawn from the
Mills BILL and intimated that the minority
Senators of the Committee on Finance
were acting on the same policy. He de-
clared that the assumption of Mills, as to
the small average reduction of duties under
his bill, to be false, and showed that those
figures were made by including sugars,
liquors, tobacco and wines, on which the
| ad valorem duties were large, but said that
with those articles omitted from the calcu-
lation the reduction in the Mills bill would
be from 40 to so per cent The effect of
the Mills bill, Mr.. Hiscock declared, could
not be disguised. The Senate bill was
equally pronounced in character and prin-
ciple. 1t fairly illustrated the Republican
policy of protection, and when its pro-
visions became the law it would defend
the American market against foreign COM
petition. 1t was not sectional The in
dustries of the North, the South, the East
and the West were equally provided for in
it. 1t was the opposite of the Mills bill.
The Democracy had rendered the issue and
every effort should be made to meet it
fairly.
AT the close of Hiscock's remarks Bate
obtained the floor, and the tariff bill went
over until tomorrow.
Edmunds appealed to Berry to Withdraw
his objection to the consideration of the
bill for the benefit of the widow of Chief
| Justice Waite, but Berry declined, stating
| that ii would be equivalent to his consent
| to the passage of the bill, which he con-
| sidered thoroughly bad.
Edmunds thereupon gave notice that ne
| would in the morning move 10 take up the
| bill for consideration.
Adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, October 9th.-To-dav. in
the House, Taylor of Ohio gave notice that
he would raise the point of no quorum y
| during the rest of the session whenever
possible except on appropriation and pen
| sion bills.
| Burnes of Missouri obtained unanimous
consent to report from the Committee on
Appropriations tbs bill appropriating $5O,.
600 for the enforcement of the Chinese Elk
| clusion Act. Passed without debate.
When the Senate bill, appropristing S75.-
600 to secure the Cherokee freedmen their
portion of certain proceeds of lands under
| the Act of March T. 1888, was called up
Kilgore of Texas iptimated that be wonld
raise the point of 'no quorum" on the
bill.
! 81 will go further" he said, Ethan