Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-12

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last night. There was considerable discus
sion of plans to eStricate the House from
the deadlock which now clogs proceedings.
At HIS p. m. the caucus adjourned, hav-
\ ing adopted resolution proposing that
upon assembling to-day, the House shall
adjourn with the understanding that the
Committee on rules will report special
order setting apart Thursday, December
9th, next, for consideration of the direct
tax bill, on which order reasonable time,
not to exceed three days, shall be allowed
for debate and amendment of the bill, and
that the time for the final passage OF the
bill be fixed for Tuesday, December lltli.
The senate.
WASHINGTON, April ia speech by
Senator Morrill, critcsing the Presidents
tariff message and discussion of the Dakota
bill were the chief features in yesterdays
Senate proceedings.
Mr.. Sherman reported from the foreign
relations committee the Riddleberger reso-
luton of inquiry relating to alleged British
aggressions in Venezuela. The preamble
and portions of the resolution distasteful
TO the committee had been stricken out,
and the Senate passed the resolution as a
simple interrogatory to the President.
Mr.. Sherman also reported the President
message recommending the exclusion OF
French and German pork and other hos
product. At his suggestion the message
was referred 10 thu Finance Committee.
Attic conclusion OF the morning busi.
ness the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Frye,
went into executive session for action on
the nomination of consnl--General Rath.
bone at Paris.
The executive session lasted but q few
moments. Mr.. Rathbone was confirmed by
a vote of A to s, and the doors were re,
opened.
Mr.. Morrill, then took the floor for a
speech on the Presidents tariff message
Mr.. Morrill, contrasted the last annual mes
sage of Washington commencing the action
of Congress for the development and en-.
couragement of manufacturing interests.
with the message of President Cleveland
which he declared to be passionate attack
upon American industries Nree trade in
wool, recommended by the President, would
cut the jugular of every sheep in the coun-
try and make wool-growing in Texas, 8
State with an area larger than that of Ger.
many, France and Italy, one of the lost
arts. The attempt TO excite financial
panic because of an expected surplus of
fifty millions of dollars even if some nat
ural distrust of present Gu sodians were to
be admitted, he said, was by no means so
serious as would be an expected deficiency
of like amount
If the surplus was calamity there was
no other nation that would not gladly ac-
cept the intiiction, and cry or some more.
Mr.. Morrill,, in concluding his speech, saidS
'Our people are united by fratrrnal blood,
confident of their independence now and
forever, fearless of any hostile aggression,
and proud of their country that stretches
from ocean, with more and better harbors
than are found in all Europe, and more
miles of railroad than in all the world be-
sides. Producing more coal, iron, copper,
wheat, corn, cattle, hogs and gold and silver
than any other nation, shall we confess our
incompetence to handle and protect these
vast reso .rces created by American labor
and leave them to be captured as the lawful
booty of the older and more adroit Eu-
ropean statesmen. Having resolutely re-
fused to copy foreign constitutional theories,
shall we at last accept of an economical
theory imported by the Golden Club and
dismiss all the traditions of an American
policy of growth and development regard
less of the fortunes of over sixty millions of
our own citizens by the abandonment of all
hopes of reaching that manifest destiny,
of standing foremost among nations once so
dear to the hearts of our forefathersy'
The Dakota bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Davis made . speech in support of the
territory and the admission of Southern
Dakota.
Mr.. Turpie obtained the floor and the
bill was laid aside until to-day.
Several bills were taken from the calen-
dar and passed. among them one providing
for the erection of u monument to the
memory of General Joseph Warren who fell
at Bunker's Hill, and following bills for
public buildings: $150,000 at Bridgeport,
Conn.,; $4,000 at Fort Worth, Texas
Tall oh
at Birmingham, Ala.
The Military Academy appropriation
bill was also passed.
The House.
The call of the House ordered at n. m.
Tuesday continued throughout the night.
and daylight found the doors still locked
and the call not completed. From day
light till 8 q. m. members who had been
sleeping in comuittee rooms began to put
in an appearance after getting breakfast
From nine O'Clock till noon. everything
was quiet, and at the late hour the begin.
ming of the seventh day of the dead lock
the clerk was calling the roll on a motion
to dispense with the call.
The motion was defeated and the next
hour or 50 was without incident. Unani-
nous consent was given to have telegram
from New York read, announcing an inn
provement in Ex-senator Conklings con-
dition. The reading of the despatch called
forth . round of applause from both sides
of the Honse. At 3 p. m, after a long
spell of waiting for something to turn up
Mr.. Taulbee suggested in view of the fact
that the House had been in session con-
structively for eight days and continuously
for more than twenty-seven hours, that it
would be conducive TO good health and
good nature TO take recess until II As to-
nd oska1
do 20, but Mr.. O'Ferrall, of Virginia, OBJ
jected.
Later in the afternoon several motions to
take q recess or to adjourn were voted
down, but at p. m. Mr.. Taulbee asked
unanimous consent for recess until IL AS
to-day. No one objected and the recess
was taken.
The Clerk of the House announced call
for Democratic caucus at Sp. m.
Another Ohio Candidate for the Supreme
Bench.
WASHINGTON, April 12-0ne Of the men
prominently mentioned for the Chief JUS
ticeship is Samuel NJ. Wilson, OF San Fran
cisco. He ha. been for many years an in
timate friend of Justice Miller. He is q
fine looking man, slightly above middle
height partly bald, hair white, and is about
sixty years OF age He went to California
from Ohio in 1880 A Democrat in politics,
he has never sought Office and although re-
pe.tedly pressed, has steadfastly refused to
toke judicial position. He has moder-
ate fortune and owns fine house in San
Francisco, where he entertains in style.
Go Away from Home to Learn the News.
WAsHIaGroN, April l2.- Henry Labou-
chere, in his American correspondence,
SAYS: "Mr. Phelfs, who leftSouthampton last
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