Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-16
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Georgia W. c. 7. U. Petitions
Congress to Repeal In
ternal Revenue.
More Hension YetOeS Excite Sharp Com
mentS in the Senate.
The Hou sc Considering a Resolution to
Adjourn.
WAsHISGIoS, Oct. Is.
Senate.

senate.
The first Tuesday in December next was
fixed for the consideration of the Pacific rail-
road funding bill.
The message from the President vetong
the pension bill of Mrs. Sarah Woodbridge
on the ground that her second husband was
still living and such precedent ought not be
established, was laid before the Senate
The bill and message was referred to the
committee on pensions.
Blair proceeded to discuss the pension yetoes
generally, the cause of Mary Ann Doherty
in particular. The matter of doing justice
to that poor woman was just as serious as
the passage of the tarif bill or the election
of president. He read various affidayits
in support of Mrs. Doherty's claim and
various certificates as to her good character
Cockrell characterized the documents pro-
duced by Blair as mere trash. The Presi-
dent, he said had not told half the truth
| about the woman's character. Cockrell read
documents contradictng Blair's.
Blair spoke of the President as "an in-
famous libeler." He declared that conni-
vance, trickery and fraud had been per
petrated by government officials to victimize
the woman and put her in wrong. 1t would
shame the very denizens of the pit itself
Mary Ann Doherty, he asserted, was
woman of irreproachable character, while
there was no proof of the character of her
assailant At the close of Blair's remarks
the other messages vetoing pension bills
were laid before the Senate and referred to
the committee on claims.
Another message from the President, re-
turning without approval the bill granting
pension to VIM. 5. Bradshaw, was laid be-
fore the Senate. The ground of disapproval
is that his disability was not contracted in
military service. The message was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Hale with the approval of such of the
appropriation committee as were in the city,
introduced bill authorizing the secretary of
war to protect the Washington aqueduct tun-
mel. Passed.
The joint resolution aethorizing the execu-
tive departments to use the articles in their
possession for exhibition at the Paris exposi-
ton in 1889, was passed.
Brown presented petition of the Womens
Christian Temperance Union of Georgia, for
the repeal of the internal revenue laws, and
addressed the Senate advocating adjourn
ment. He said the only reason that an adj
journment was not taken before was that
both parties were jealous of each other and
fearing lest the other should gain an advan-
tage. He saw no reason why an adj djourn-
ment should not be agreed upon at once.
He didn't believe that either party was max
ing a single vote by their protractjng the de-
bate.
Allison said he didn't believe the senators
were called upon to remain in session the
next three weeks, urder the circumstances,
however, that, with the tariff bill entirely
and absolutely out of the question, Congress
was not at this day aud hour ready to ad-
journ. The general deficiency bill has not
yet received the signature of the President
and was only sent to him last Friday or Sat
urday Whatever delay there had been dur
ing the present session had not occurred in
the Senate or on account of the considera-
ton or want of consideration of the tariff
bill The delay has arisen out of the fact
that the appropriation bills had not come to
the Senate as under the rules and custom
they should have come. In the early
period of the session it was his purpose to
pursue the tariff bill until finally disposed of.
He was willing to allow reasonable time for
the general debate and then would ask the
Senate to discuss the bill para
graph by paragraph under the five
or ten minute rule. Whatever was
done now (whether Congress adjourned to-
morrow, the next day or next week. the
Sena.e ought to have an understanding that
on reassemblng (whether in November or
December) the tariff bill should be pursued
so it would get to the House be-
tore the Christmas holidays. If he
had his way he should push it to the exclu-
Sion of all other business.
The discussion of the adjournment resolu-
ton was stopped here and the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the tariff bill.
Vest spoke at length in defence of the
treasury policy of loaning money to banks.
Blair presented certain information col
lected by correspondent of the New York
Tribune as to the condition of public senti
ment in Canada on the great international
question OF political and commercial
connection of the Dominion with the
United States and asked it to be
printed with bis remarks. He was entirely
opposed he said to the idea of anything like
retaliation or resort to unnecessary force.
Hoar suggested If the Canadians were op
posed to being annexed to the United States,
the United States might be willing to be
annexed to Canada.
Blair said he was willing that the United
States should be united with Canada, but he
was not willing that there shall be the idea
of inequality on the other side He said
There is nothing but a political union that
will satisfy my mind. Undoubtedly a maj
ority of the Canadian people favor a Union
and believe the inclination is most seriously
and harmoniouslv reciprOcated by 60 900 900
millions of people who make up the Amer
lean nation" Adjourned.
House.