The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-10
FIF1IE1n CONGRESS.
Abstract of the Proceedlngs OF tho
Senate and House.

since March, 80, was taken up and adopt.
| ed.
The following Senate bills were taken
| from the calendar and passed.
| For public buildings at youngstown, O.,
| 500, 900, and Akron, O.. $4,000. To
authorize the secretary Of the treasury to
| re-examine and reaudit the claim OF the
state OF Pennsylvania for advances made
| and money advanced to pay the militia
| called in the service under the Presidents
proclamation OF the ! 9th OF June, 1868.
The senate then proceeded to the con.
sideration OF the railroad and forfeiture
bill.
The tariff debate in the house was open.
| ed by Mr.. Grosvenor OF Ohio who attack
| ed the bill. Discussing the speech OF Mr..
| Nelson OF Minnesota he quoted that por'
ton OF the speech in which the gentleman
| put free wool and free lumber against free
whisky and free tobacco. When the gen.
tleman undertook to put the Republicans
who urged the appeal OF the internal
revenue law in the position of favor
| ing Tree whisky and free tobacco he made a
| great mistake. The proposition to repeal
the tax on whisky was to remit the power
OF taxation to the states, and to permit
the states to take the place OF the general
government. Mr.. Rayner OF Maryland
criticised severely the trusts OF the coun.
| try, especially the Standard Oil, which he
| pronounced as one OF fraud, corruption
| and oppression.
| SENATE.
| The day was given up to the speech OF
ingalls, OF Kansas in reply to Senator
voorhees, OF Indiana which is said to have
been one Of the savagest personal philip.
| pics ever heard in the Senate. The situa.
| ton is thus related by o reporter. Mr..
VOORHEES, IS left by the speech in a peculiar
position. Mr.. Ingalls,, invited by Voorhees,
| attack upon himself to assume that Voor-
hees was one OF the n oted Union leaders OF
the war, looked into his military record,
and unearthed the famous speech OF Voor-
hees, reported to have been delivered
at Greencastle, Ind, in 1864. In
| that speech Abraham Lincoln was called
| by the most infamous names. Voorhees,
simply denies that the speech is his own.
1t happens that the speech was reported
| by Joseph s. McCulloch. now editor OF
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat The friends
OF Mr.. McCulloch state that his accuracy
and honor being impeached, he win put
Mr.. VOORHEES, to his proofs. Mr.. Voorhees,
made the mistake after uttering his denial
OF Mr.. Ingalls, charges Of wandering off
into q long eulogy OF himself
and his services. When he sat
down the senator from Kansas again roso
end With merciless hand showered upon
| the Indianian letters, reprints OF speeches,
pamphlets, documentary evidence and let
tiers in Voorhees, own handwriting, going
to prove the dallying with treason which
the Tall Sycamore OF the Wabash had in.
| dulged in through the war. At each fresh
charge Voorhees, would spring up and shout
that it was false. But his protests became
more and more feeble until ingalls, sat
down, and then he rose. In a voice mel
low with suppressed tears, he struck out
at Ingalls,, but he could only repeat. tits
| a lie; it has been answered by my people"
Finally Ingalls, rose and asked. did not
| the soldiers on a train in Indiana threat
en- to hang you with the bell cord at one
timer" Voorhees, in wild rage yelled,
| when the senator from Kansas
states that he is liar. I re.
peat it, a liar, and he can pass it on to the
man behind him johnson OF Indiana)
who informed" There was a sensation
in the galleries. but Ingalls, simply smiled
and VOORHEES, set down trembling like
leaf. During the cross fire OF words Voor.
hees called Ingalls, "a great liar and a
dirty dog and compared him to a pea.
cock on barnyard fence. VOORHEES, in
sisted that he had always been the true
friend OF the Union soldier.
| HOUSE.
No business transacted.
1
After the transaction OF routine business
the Senate went into executive session.
| This being the first secret session for sew
| eral days, the accumulation OF nomination. All
| by the President, among them that o. Mr..
Fuller to be chief justice, were referred to
committees and a number of reports,
mostly upon postmasters, were made by
| committees.
The Senate then resumed consideration
I = h. Inv 60 fa 1f,,~n
Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment provid
ing that the act shall not be considered
to impair any rights. legal or equitable.
now vested in any person or corporation
to any of the lands declared forfeited.
After further discussion, participated in
by Senator Dawes, Hoar. Palmer and
Berry, an amendment was offered by Mr.,
Hoar (as substitute for that Of Mr..
Dawes, which was withdrawn providing
that the act shall not be construed to
prejudice the right OF the Portage Lake
Canal Company or any peraon claiming
under it to apply hereafter to the courts
or to Congress for any legal or equitable
relief to which they may be now entitled.
After further discussion the bill went
over. The senate then resumed considera-
ton OF the bill for the Establishment OF q
bureau OF animal industry.
Mr.. Paddock made a speech in support
OF it, defending it both on constitutional
and economical grounds. The bill was
/ then temporarily laid aside.
The Duluth public building bill was
passed.
The House went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Springer. OF Illinois, in the
chair) on the tariff bill. Mr.. Wilson, OF
Minnesota, denounced the protective sys.
tenn. He was opposed to the present tariff
| hac.uco wbilo r. oprichad tho fow r. Y,ro.
vented the expansion of our industries,
and because it was especially unjust to the
| agricultural interest.
Speeches were also made by Messrs. Nc.
Comas, Lanham, Allen and Caruth.
The committee then rose.
A Senate bill was passed to establish an
additional land district in Oregon.
There were but q halt dozen members
present at the House evening session. Mr..
Stewart OF Georgia, spoke against protec-
ton, and Mr.. Davis, OF Massachusetts, In
it's favor.
| SENATE.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the railroad land grant forfeiture bill, the
question being on the amendment offered
yesterday by Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. Hoar withdrew his amendment,
with the explanation that Mr.. Palmer de-
81 red to offer one which accomplished
what he (Hoar) intended to accom- plish
and something else.
After a long discussion, participated in
by Senators Spooner Berry, Palmer.
Dolph, Teller and Call, the bill went over
without action on the amendment.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the bill for the establishment of the
bureau OF animal industry and to facili.
tate the expectation Olive stock and their
products.
Mr.. Palmer addressed the Senate in sup.
pert OF the bill.
HOUSE.
The house went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Springer, OF Illinois. in the
chair) on the tariff bill. Mr.. Wilson OF
West Virginia, Ia member OF the ways and
means committee) made speech in sup.
port OF the measure.
As Mr.. Wilson concluded he was raptur-
onsIy applauded by his party friends
while many republicans joined in the com.
pliment, and amid cries OF ''vote." men,
bers crowded around Mr.. Wilson and
warmly congratulated him upon his
speech.
| Mr.. Dingley OF Maine spoke against the