Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-05

Chinese bill went over. After executive
session the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Pig Iron Kelley After n Brother
COngressman's Scalp.
WASHINGTON, September 4.-Kelley,
OF Pennsylvania, offered a resolution di-
recting the Special Committee on invest
igating the construction of the new Ii
brary building, to inquire whether any
member OF the House has, by himself or
in combination with others, sought by
persuasion, intimidation or corrupt or
improper means, to influence the accept
ing or approving inferior or improper
material to be used in the construction
of the building. Kelley stated that he
made the proposition to the House on in
formation which he had received in the
early part of the session, and which had
been corroborated by increasing testi-
mony and additional facts. He would
name the member when he appeared be-
fore the Committee.
Blount, of Georgia, intimated that this
charge was brought at the instigation of
Smitbmeyer.
Kelley declared that the offering of the
resolution was his own act, the result of
his own cool, calm, long-intended pur-
pose to have the country know some of
the facts that came to his knowledge
early in the session. Neither Smith
meyer nor any other human being than
himself was responsible for the concep-
ton of the charge or the manner in
which it had been made. He alone
claimed all the honor or all the disgrace
attached thereto. roc
Finally it was decided that a new COM
mittee be appointed, it being intimated
that the member referred to by Kelley
was member of the present committee.
Townshend, of Illinois, submitted the
conference report on the Army Appro-
priation bill.
A regular agreement was reached on
all the amendments except those relating
to the establishment OF gun factory, for
the manufacture of ordnance. Further
conference was ordered and the House
then proceeded to consideration of
THE RETALIATION BILL.
Belmont, of New York, Chairman Of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, OPEN
ed the debate by recalling the fact that
he introduced bill last year similar to
that under consideration, approving the
terms Of the pending measure, and rec
comending it's passage.
McCreary, of Kentucky, said the Presi--
dents views as expressed in his Message
should he upheld by the country; that
the Message together with this Message
on the Tariff would be remembered for
ever. The President would have been
subjected to criticism if he had dendeavor-
ed to retaliate against Canada without
special authority.
McCreary discussed the motive Of the
various treaties, touched upon the out
RACES committed upon American fishing
vessels by Canadian officials.
HITS POLITICAL BUNCoMBE.
Hit, of Illinois, commented upon the
fact that the Presidents Fisheries mes-
sage had been received with partisan ap-
plause, and that one Democratic member
had declared that twas good campaign
document. The gentleman from Ken
tucks (McCreary), connected the mes-.
sage on the Fisheries with what was
known as the free trade message. 1t was
an apt combination. The treatment of
our fishermen and the tendency toward
free trade had gone hand in hand since
the day of the Inauguration. Was there
feeling in 1886 at the recurrent scene, from
week to week, of American ships tied up
and of the inhumanity to American fish,
ermen. The whole story was one of
wrong, and outraged wrong unredressed,
and insult unavenged. Congress had
taken the matter up and passed Retail
alton act. 1t stood on the statute books
still, and eighteen months had passed
and none of the powers conferred by it
had been exercised, The system of out
RACES had been checked in part, largely
by the influences of the passage.of the Re-
taliation bill and negotiations went on and
blossomed into the Bayard-C Chamberlain
treaty. In the Senate it was subjected to
a severe debate and found wanting. The
opinion of the country rejected it be-
fore the voice of the Sem
ate. The treaty was bargain.
Sir Charles Tupper, in Canadian official
journal, had said touching the question of
free trade: "Mr. Bayard told us, the
American plenipotentiaries told us there
was but one way of obtaining what we
wish. You want greater freedom OF COM
mercial intercourse, you want relaxa-
tion in your tariff arrangement, etc. You
will find, continued Bayard, that the.
policy of this Government, the policy of
the President, the policy of the House OF
Representatives, the policy of the Demo-
cratic party will at once take an onward
march in the direction you propose, and
accomplish steadily that which you de-
SIRE" Sir Charles Upper then added:
"These were the utterances of the dis
tinguished statesman who pointed to the
avowed policy of the Government Of the
United States" Sir Charles Tupper
then called attention to the position of
the Mills bill, and said: "The ink is
barely dry on this treaty before he, Is .
representative Of the Government,
brings forward measure to make free