Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-18
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The Ford immigration Commit
tee Want Their Pay.
Riddleberger's Resolution.
Bill to Incorporate the American HiStOr-
ical Association.
oklohama Bill Comes Up.
Okiohama Bill Comes Up.
WAsHIsGTos, Dec. IL.
Senate.

Among the bills reported is the following
b ! to open abandoned military reserva
tons in Nevada as homestead entry.
Mr.. Morrill, offered a resolution, which
vent over, the Senate To take a recess from
5 80 TO i. NJ.
President pro TEN. Ingalls, laid before the
Senate the resolution of Senator Rddleber.
gerprOposiag reorganization of the Senate
after January /, and the author spoke in
favor Of ii. He said his object was to put
some other person than the Senator from
Kansas IN the chair asserting that he had
been the chief figure 10 the most disorderly
scenes he could recolleet, 0ccnrring on the
the Senate door. He said a change was
necessary in order that the faith of the re-
publican party, pledged TO a consideration of
the British extraditi0n treaty in open session,
might be kept.
At the close of his remarks Mr.. Riddle
berger asked leave - Withdraw the resolu-
ton, but objection was made by Mr.. Harris
of Tennessee, who moved lay 1t on the
table and called for the yeas and nays after
paying a high tribute to Mr.. Ingalls, impair
tlality and ability.
Finally the Senator from Virginia was per
mitted to withdraw his resolution and the in
cldent closed.
Hale offered rest luton authorizing the
committee on the next census to hear state
ments and take testimony of experts. Re
ferred to the committee.
The conference report on the bill as to the
Chippewa Indian reservation in Minnesota,
was made by Dawes and explained. Agreed
to.
They resumed consideration Of the tariff
To Tao :.
iron. This paragraph and the two preceding
ones on the same subject were passed over
informally without action. The next para
graph vas as to spikes, nuts and washers,
horse, mule or OK shoes of wrought iron or
steel, imposing duty of and $40 cents
per pound. Vest novel to amend by reduc-
ing the rate to / and l-2 cents. Rejected.
The next paragraph was as to wheels or
parts of wheels, made of iron or steel, and
steel lined wheels for railroad purposes,
wholly Or partly manufactured" imposing =
rate of 2 Ia cents per pound and CT "a
cents per pound on lngots for the same with
regard TO degree of mannfac .ure.
Mcpherson moved to amend by making
the rate 2 cents and i-2 cent per pound re-
spectively.
Vest advocated the amendment and said
that slOS 600 worth of car wheels were eI-
ported last year and there was therefore no
necessity for increasing the existing rate of
2 cents per pound.
Aldrich advocated the rate proposed.
Harrison argued that there was no reason
whatever for increasing the existing rate
Mcpherson called attention to the fact
that the republican senators had abandoned
the idea of defending the bill on the ground
of protection to American labor, and had
taken the ground of defending the factory
interests
rannu,ms argued tnat In-re Was practc~ii,
no such thing as raw material.
Mcpherson, Vance, Vest and Reagan re-
piled.
ferred to the democratic senators as being
represented AS enemies of the country.
Frye-Thst's so.
Vest-It is impossible for the senator from
Maine to think worse of me on this subject
than do of him. think if he had a con-
tract to carry the country to utter ruin, he is
carving it out to The best of his ability. |
honestly believe he is robbIng the people of
the country on whose welfare depends the
welfare of the entire republic propose to
fight every item il this bill if it takes till the
fourth of March.
The discussion on the general merits of
the tariff was carried on by Blair, Teller,
Mcpherson and Call. The latter declared
himself in favor of the passage of the bill
with reasonable protection) as early as pos
sible.
McPherson's amendment was rejected.
The discussion then closed.
The House bill to incorpe rate George
Bancroft and others as the American HIS
torcal Association was laid before the Sen
ate and referred to the committee on library.
Edmunds, having objected sto its being
passed without consideration by the csmmit-
tee. the House holiday adjournment resoiu-
ton was laid before the Senate and referred
to the committee IN finance.
BLAIR and Bate were appointed conferees
on the agricultural department bill of the
last session in place of Sabin and George
absent
The Senate proceeded to executive busi-
ness and adjourned.