The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-07-26
CONGRESS.
an Abstract Of the More Important
Proceedings in Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY. July is.

WEDNESDAY, July Is
In the Senate bills TO reduce the postage on
fourth-elass mail matter 10 regulate commerce
carried on BY telegraph and TO improve and
encourage the cultivation and manufacture of
fax and hemp were reported and placed on
the calendar.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the bin for the admission Of Washington Terri
tory into the Union of States, Mr. Stewart
New and Mr. Gallon H. arguing in favor of
the bill.
without action. the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of Executive business, adjournlng
at $40 o'clock.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. Springer (Ill.l in the chair, on the Tariff
Bill On motion Of Mr.. Tracy N. Y primu-
line was stricken from the free list. The first
paragraph, which had been passed over in
formally that placing cotton ties or hoops on
the free list) was then considered. Mr.. Turner
(Ga) argued in favor Of the action Of the COM
mittee In making cotton ties free and con-
tended that it was fallacy that the purchaser
of cotton paid the price OF cotton for the ties
with which il was haled. Mr. Z. b. Taylor co.
inveighed against the injustice Of making cot
ton ties free while hoop iron was retained on
the dutiabe list.
Mr.. Bayne pa could not understand how
Northern Democrat could vote 10 place duty
on hoop iron and TO place cotton ties on the
free list unless it were true that, as before the
war cotton was king. King Cotton was again
making the Northern dOughiaces come TO the
front The people of the Vest were going TO
remember this thing and would see that the
South should not again sit IN the saddle and
dominate the Northern States. controlling leg
islation in the interest Of the South as against
the North.
Mr. Townshend (Ill.) inquired whether Mr..
Bsyne would be willing TO place all hoop iron
on the free list and was answered by an en-
phatic negative.
Mr.. Townshend suggested that there was
hoop iron mandatory ia the gentlemans Dis
trict, and that therefore the gentleman was
arguing in the interest of monopoly which
was levying a tribute on every honest farmer.
The gentleman said fatty and plainly in his
declaration that he would not put hoop iron on
the free list; that lie loved the men who were
engaged in the hOOp-irOn industry better than
he did the men who toiled all day and needed
iron to bale their hay.
Mr. Bayne inquired why the gentleman had
not offered an amendment placing on the free
list the hoop iron which his constituents con-
sumed in bailing hay.
Mr.. Townshend replied that the bill, unlike
the tariff bill of the Republicans in the 47th
Congress, which had been framed IN caucus, had
been prepared by the proper committee. Ii was
not the outcome Of caucus action, and he had
not had the opportunity to amend the bin, such
as the gentleman had had when, in the 47th
Congress, the bill had been put through the
House under the whip and spur Of caucus com
mand and dictation.
Mr.. Taylor Ohio, in behalf Of the farmers
Of his district protested against the unjust dis
elimination which he asserted the bill made
against them. Mr. Townshend inquired
whether the gentleman was not interested
IN the stock OF one Of the manufactures of hoop
iron. One Of them, replied Mr. Taylor, amid
laughter.
Nr. Mckinley fOhio) said that the pending
paragraph was. Of the many indefensibie fea-
lures Of the bill, the most indefensibIe. In the
free trade list generally what was made free
was made free TO everybody. he was opposed
70 the entire free list Of the bin, but with the
exception Of cotton ties, il would affect every
citizen and every section Of The country equally.
If be were Democrat tariff relormer, free
trader and proposed to make hoop iron free for
any purpose, he would make il free for all pur-
poses he, however, was opposed to free hoop
iron for any purpose, because the duty which
had been placed upon il had made it cheaper to
the consumer than it would have been had
there been no tariff upon It.
Mr. MeShane lNeb offered an amendment
placing Ga the free list all iron and steel hoops
not thinner than No. % wire gage Agreed
to-S0 10 Il.
The question Of the duty on imported to-
bacco was next taken up and Mr. Mills moved
70 strike out the clause fixing the rate of duty
st 81 cents per pound, thus restoring the pres
ent duty.
Mr. Ia Toilette Wis spoke for five minutes
upon this motion and desired q further FIVE
minutes but this Mr.. Mills declined TO yield,
and upon his motion the committee rose for
the purpose Of limiting debate. Mr.. Mills
moved that all debate on the pending paragraph
be limited 70 one minute. and the Republicans
being again refused five minutes declined to
vote thus leaving the House without quorum.
MF. Mills then moved that the House take a
recess uutl o'clock, session having been
ordered for tonight for the consideration OF
labor bills; bur Is the journal showed the alb
sence Of quorum, tbis motion was ruled ont
II order Mr. Mills moved 10 adjourn, and on
standing vote the motion was carried. The
yeas and nays were ordered, but the vote order
ing the call was subsequently, rcconsidered, and
by virtue Of the standing vote the House at
4.05 adjourned.
The President has vetoed the bill granting q
pension 10 Theresa Uerilst, widow Of John
IIerbst. Of Co. q, I40th y. Y. He says:
John Herlst was captured by tie enemy, and
after his capture Joined the Confederate forces and
Ia 1865 WAS captured by Gen. Stonema9 while IN
against TIE United States. lie was lmpTsson-
ed. aud so unfairly made known the faci that he
formerly belonged 10 tie Union army. Upon tax.
ing the oath 81 allegiance alid explaining that hs
deserted 10 the enemy 10 escape the hardship and
starvation Of prison life, he was released and mus
tered out.
tioB are due 10 those who bravely fought. and WIKI
being captured bravey langBished in rebe
prisons; but viii take part ia putting fams
upon our pension roll which represents a Union
soldier fuDDd fighting against ti4e cause he sWort
he would uphold should t be Tor a rnomen
admitted that such desef1jon and treachery are ez
cusec when i avoids the ri2oTs Of honorable capt
uFe and confinement. u would have been a sas
condition II affairs Il every captured Union s0ldie
had deemed himself justified ID fighting against li
Government rather than to undergo tie priyatior
Of capture.
Tie President also vetoed three other pr
vate pension bills
THURSDAY, July I9.
In the Senate the following bills were talzel
from the calendar and passed: The Senate bill
amendatory Of the act Of June IS, 1855, Is E
postal crimes declaring non mailable all mat
ter on any part Of which, exterior or interior
indecent, lewd, defamatOry or threatening de
lineations, epithets, or language is written 0
printed the House bin supplementary to th
Pacific Railroad acts with amendments Til
is the bil passed By the House on the Sd 0
March. requiring the Pacific Railroad companie
70 construct, maintain and operate TELEGRAPH
lines and 70 afford equal facilities TO ali con
meeting telegraph lines. The amendment
merely strike out the word construct" wheI
eyer il occurs.
TIE Senate then proceeded 10 the considers
ton Of executive business, aud at $50 ocloe
adjourned.
The House then went into Committee Of a
Whole on the tariff bill, the pending amend
rnept hong the restitution Of the nrcsnnr a M