The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-13
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Yesterdays Proceedings Of Both Houses
Lively Debate in the senate.

Yesterday, Proceedings of Both Houses
Lively Debate in the senate.
WAsulNGroN. Sept 70 The features
iu the Senate to-day were discussion on
trusts and political debate On Southern
ouirapes. MI George offered an amend
ment to the Sherman bill prohibiting
trusts. the most important point OF hich
was making ii the duty of the President
I'm his discrimination, 10 issue a prGcia-
nation susponding The import duties on
articles raised In price in consequence OF
combinations.
MI iIoar said be would liEe 60 have
information as 10 what these trusts
really were. and what relation tley bore
to The great political parties. Nhy had
The Senator Mr. George arranged 80
carefully in this proposed legislation as
not 10 lii these great trusts which stood
as great many people believed, In the
relation of treasurer To- the Democratic
party and in executive control Of IL Mr.
H0al said that BE would like 90 know il
certain gentleman lreicuilg TO Mr
ScoiO bad any relation 90 any OF these
trusts. or tO transportation Interests. as
coal interests Tie said that be wanted
Information ON these trusts, all Of which
were controlled by The giant chieiiains
and manipulated i'm the interests o. the
Democratic party and Of the present Ad
minisiTaiiOn. represented In the Cabinet
and Senate, and with one Of IT'S chief
t4ins chairman of the Democratic ENecu
tive Committee
Mr. Rcagan said that it was hi. pur
pose TO get a law That would pani,h bo,h
Democrats and Republicans
Mr. Payne said that the Standard OIL
Company seemed tO trouble the mind a
the senator from Massachusetts, al. the
time He Nr Payne had never had a
dollars interest ia IL. had never owned "a
dollar of its stock, had never
rendered 10 any service and had
never received any service from it But
two of It's stockholders, as far as he
knew. were Democrats, the rest were
Rcpublicans The insiuuatilns that it
had representative i'm the Cabinet might
be worthy of the lOWcn class of stump
crs but was unworthy of Senator
Nr Georges amendment was ordered
10 De printed.
wORMY CHESTNUT
Mr.. Spooner offered a resolution re
citing that James Hoffman, prominent
Repnblican Of BrcnAam. Tex, and re-
Gently witness before Senate com
mittee. had been shot down in cod blood
In that city. and instructing the Com
miftee on Privileges and Elections 10
investigate the circumstances of the
killing. with special reference 90 whether
il was due in any sense 10 his coming
before the committee A heated p0liti-
cal discussion ensued.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
relating to the fisheries and discrimina-
lion of tolls hy the Canadian Govern
meni, was presented read, and referred.
The nCn-cOncurrence Of the House in
curtailing amendments 10 the Sundry
Civil Appropriations bill was laid before
The Senate and new conference was
ordered.
Debate ON Mr Snooners resolution
was resumed Mr. salisbury said that
such discussions were
4 DISGRACE TO THE SENATE,
and tended to keep up the spirii Of race
animosity at the South
After further debate the resolution
went over
The House concurrent resolution for
the printing OF 10000 extra copies Of the
reports Of the Pacific Railroad Commis-
sioners was agreed to, with an amend
ment increasing the number TO $1,000
The Senate al 605 adjourned
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., September l2-
The consideration of the sundry civil APP
proprition bill was resumed The Hol-
man substitute offered yesterday for the