Telegram-herald., 1888-04-25
IN THE SENATE.
The senate Opened With Prayer by =
Jewish Rabbi.

The senate Opened With Prayer by =
Jewish Rabbi.
WASHINGTON. April 24.-The session Of
the Senate today opened with q prayer by
Rev. DR.. III. Pereira Mendez, rabbi of the
Spanish and Portuguese congregation of
New York, who, according the Jewish Gus
tom. wore his hat while engaged in prayer.
This is the second instance probably in the
history OF the government. certainly within
the last hall century, when Jew has Offer
ed prayer in the Senate.
Among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calender was the fol-
lowing:
To provide for tie erection of public
buildings for postotfices in towns aud cities
where the postoEice receipts for the three
years preceding have exceeded $1,000 annu-
ally. Mr. Vest who reported it, said that
he would ask its early consideration, as it
wa. a very important bill aud recommend
ed by the Postmaster-Gene1al.
The House bill appropriating 500. 900 for
the Arsenal at Columbia, Tenn, was taken
from the calendar aud passed. The Senate
then resumed consideration of the Inter-
national Copyright bill, the question being
the amendment offered yesterday by MIR.
Morrill,, providing that newspapers and
periodicals NAV copy articles from foreign
an interesting discussion vas laid aside
without action and the Senate proceeded to
consideration of the bill for the establish
meDt of bureau OF animal industry.
In the Houso
WHsHINeToS, April "A. - The Com
mittee on Elections submitted re-
report on the contested election case OF
Frank VS.. Glover from the Ninth district of
Missouri, and il was referred to the House
calendar. II finds the cont esiee Glover. en-
titled to the seat.
Mr.. Anderson from the Committee on
Commerce reported back the resolution
pending for an invest igation of the strike
On the Chicago Burlington and Quincy.
Committee of the whole.
Mr.. Mills asked the unanimous consent
of all gentlemen that he might be allowed
To print in the Record any remarks upon
the subject of the tariff, but Mr. Reed OBJ
jected. Mr.. Hopkins objected to the re-
quest from Mr.. Mills that a night session
should be held this evening. and then the
House went into committee of the whole
on the Tariff bill. the floor being accorded TO
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee.
During the course of bis speech, Mr..
Mcmillan declared that the internal revenue
system, against which the gentleman from
Pennaylvania Kelley inveighed. had not
been iDsnsurated by the Democratic party.
Kelley admitted thst the Democratic
party had not enacted the law but declared
that il had made il necessary for the Repob.
lican party. which remained In Congress
during the war to provide sinews for that
war and thus forced the party to resort to
internal taxes and all the hardships result
ing from them.
Mr. Mcmillan replied to the gentleman
from Pennsylvania that not only had the
party inaugurated internal taxes of which
he complained, but put tax on railroads,
and incomes, and capital and deposits OF
banks, but these latter which the gentleman
said worked hardships had never been re-
moved. The gentleman had not done the
very thing viii ch be said the Demo-
cratic party was responsible for not doing.
he remembered tn. gentleman coming be-
fore the House and saying that he favored
q repeal OF the system, but bis csscus had
determined otherwise and he had bowed
his neck to the yoke lspplause on the Demo-
cratic sidel.
Kelley-Has not that been done now by
your Democratic caucusg (Applause on
the Republican side).
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, took the floor
in opposition TO the Mills bill, and made q
long and brilliant address. The measure,
he said, stood without q parallel
in the history of American legis-
tstion; it vss conceived in darkness,
TO be adopted By the Democrats
and nursed by the bzrlot Of free trade.
The majority had hid svay and formed,
without consultation with the minority,
measure involving TIE industrisi prosperity
OF 60.0o0,000 of people. Mr.. Burrows
reviewed the history of ma
tioBsl taxation and showed bow
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disastrous TO American industries illus
trstiDg hv reference to the steel rail indus
try. the case Of blankets alluded 70 by the
President The soda ash industry, etc