Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-12
The Senate.

personal history, and see whether silence was not
a welcome thing to all Let him who is without
guilt (whether at one end OF the avenue or the
other cast the FIRST stone.
MIR. Cockrell moved an amendment to print
100 600 extra copies Of all the Presidents vetoes
Mr.. Sherman hoped that that proposition would
not be treated by the Senate as serious.
Mr.. Hawley said that the President entirely mis-
the proper On .n 81 tns ssso
ring to the "unfar and reckless granting OF pen
siOns by special acts"
by President who was violating the Con-
stitution by the character OF his vetoes
message to the effect that "adJudicatiOns of the
Pension Bureau are overruied in the most
geremptory fashion by these 81 special - acts" cts,
power OF 6OOOOOO0 OF people, while the Pension
Bureau was one OF its auxiliary, subsidiary crea-
81, 200 clerk as superior TO the judgment OF three
or four hundred members Of Congress-. MI. Haw-
ley also objected to another seBtence In the veto
had influence or friends TO push their claims
procured PENSIONS while those who had neither
irienus nor influence had to be content with their
fate under the general law. He repelled with In
dignatlon that which IN another place. no would
have characterized as grossly false.
and was participated in by senators Davis, stew.
art and Blair on the republican side and by Sena-
tor Butler for the democrats
Nominations.
The President has sent the following nonaina-
tions TO the Senate: Thos N. Poole, TO be post
master at Sidney, n. Y. Third Lieut.. Augustus I.
Lowe, OF Illinois, to be second lieutenant In the
revenue service Of the United States. Capt Jno.
v. Lauderdale, assistant surgeon, to be surgeon
with the rank of major Capt Adna r. Chanee,
9th cavalry, to be major 9th cavalry. First Lieut.:
Robert Hanna, 9th cavalry, to be captain. Second
first lieutenant. First. Lieut.. Jas [. Iusk, to Be
captain. Second Lieut. Jos. E Kuhn, to be nrst
lieutenant
House OF Representatives.
Sessions were ordered for next Wednesday and
Thusday nights for the consideration OF bills re-
ported respectively from the committee on labor
and the committee on military affairs
Mr.. Z B. Taylor tOhio) attempted to obtain
night session for the consideration of the general
pension bills, but call for the regular order made
by Mr.. Bland OF Missouri, operated as an Objection
KvAsIONs OF THE CONTRACT LABOR Law.
Mr.. Ford (Mich), from the committee on military
affairs, reported back the resolution for the ap-
pontment OF a special committee to investigate
alleged evaslons OF the contract labor law.
Mr.. Oates (Ala.) thought that the committee
should be composed OF the best men in the House.
In reply to question by Mr: vandever !CaLl,
Mr.. Ford stated that the resolution was broad
enough in its scope to cover the subject OF any
evasion OF the law against Chinese immigration.
to the great necessity OF this resolution to cor
rect the abuses now existing. There was an alb
normal immigration TO this country by men per-
suaded to come here by false ana fraudulent pre-
lenses. Instead OF there being an ordinary 1mmi-
grafton from Italy. Italians were coming into this
country az the rate S of s0S & year uTSer % ,nn% ha6
come into New York in one month $4,000 men
who did not know our language and who added
nothing to our wealth and labor.
Mr.. Morrow (CaL) was glad that the House at
last cOmprehended the evil besetting the country
from unrestricted Immigration.
After an inef1ectual effort by Mr. Holman Qnd.)
to limit the expenses to $1,000. the resolution was
adopted.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Springer. OF Illinois, in the chaip on
the tariff bill, the agreement being that no vote
should be taken on the pending wool schedule To-
day.
NIX. TAYLoR's PROPOSITION.
Mr.. E. B. Taylor said that the debate would be
greatly shortened II the majority would agree to
allow yea and nay vote to be taken in the House
on the wool schedule but Mr. Mills, OF Texas, dis.
claimed any authority to enter into such arrange
ment. Mr.. Pugsley, OF Ohio. opposed the schedule
as IL appears IN the BILL contending that II would
destroy the sneep,growing industry and incident:
the country.
Mr.. NoRsE's VIEWS.
Mr. Morse CMass) criticised the action Of the re
publican party In the House In refusing to make
any revision OF the tariff and In refusing to allow
TO make any 3Se he
that the grower Of wool would nnu larger
market and better price for his product than he
ma Manufacture % Of WOODEN goods It was ridiculous
structive to business interests.
present bill as sectional He felt It knew no
North. no East, no West, It was all South. The
se%p %oea Se on ns the nee
tion Of the country interested in wool growing
He called attention TO the fact that in 1854 the
rSeen 1ocu has
the the present. ss free list e I He
| favored adding TO the Tree list such articles as
could mot not Be aaysantageSusy produced here: That
down dow 1 the revenue SO 200 from these % TWO ar
Dosage ss to one cent and take Cd the % sxorbisns s
charges to the farmers for postage ON seed plants
and bulbs. This would save over $4,000, 900
articles. He thought this method should be tried
to stop the growing surplus, end this debate ana
MI. Mckinney N. H.) spoke of the value Of
sheep-growing for the purpose OF improving poor
Capitol Topics.
| SUDDEN DEATH OF SENATOR sAUIsHURY's NIPHIw.
| Mr.. Thomas Il. salisbury, nephew OF the Senator
from Delaware, and clerk CT the Senate committee
engrossed bills died suddenly OF Brighrs disease
at his rooms in this city, 50sK 18th street last
| night. He had been Ill only since last Monday.
Then he complained Of what he took 70 be neural
/
/ and attended TO his usual duties at the Capitol
Tuesday night he suffered relapse and called In
| q physician. He grew worse and last night con-
sultatlon Of physicians was held. His case was re-
| garded as critical but Il was not supposed that
death was 20 near. About 10 O'Clock last night he
had o ngor and died very suddenly. senator
| SALISBURY win take the remains 70 Dover, DEL,
tomorrow, for tn,erment
| THE NAIL SUBSIDY.
The Senate yesterday, BY . vote Of % 70 10. In
sisted upon It's amendment 70 the Post once ap-
preparation bill to appropriate 100000 for carry-
| ing United States mails to and from South Amer1-
| can portS. Messrs, 0oEman, AcPhergon, Payne,
and Pugh, democrats. voted for the Subsidy.
| A fortnight ago the Chicago Nmes which had
been selling 1t three centA reduced ~ price tOtw
centa Tho Tribune followed with cut fro9n
three 70 two cents. and Tuesday the Daily Nesca
Q two-cent paper, cut down It's price 70 ono cent
| Queenstown o6eect1yes Tuesday sei5ed several
| copies OF the New YORK xteA Weegd while search
| ing Q pasBenger named ChaA Brennan, On hls
landing nom ~ sesamee csphaaooaA