Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-06
TIFTIEIH CONGRESS.
WAsHINGTOS. May 8, 1883.
senate.
The Seraic was not 10 session 10 day.
House of Representative.

/ he ~0ra'e WIS IOl 10 ~fNNlNu 10 UlNs
House of Representatives.
The speaker announced the appointment
O. Mt. seymour, OF Michigan, as member
OF tue Committee on Claims in the place Of
Dir. Chradlc. OF Indiana, resigned.
ON motion a. Dir. IiOuk, OF Tennessee, 3
bill wa, passed authorizing the construction
OF bridge acros, the Tennessee river at
Knoxville, Tenn.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on The tariff bill.
Mr.. Wheeler. OF Alabama, concluded his
speech, BEGAN yesterday, with an eloquent
tribute 10 the grandeur aud freedom OF the
American republic.
Mr.. Bland Of Missouri. referring 10 Mr..
Burrows speech, in which that gentleman
smoke Of the Mill. bill a. q bauting without
BckuoN lodged parrnla2e, criticised the gen.
flemen on the other side for not having VI
riily and manhood enough to present a
bantmg Of any character. He bitterly ep'
posed the protection eystem, denied that II
was the cause OF the progress Of the country,
and myeigbed against pools and trusts,
which be denounced as evils directly trace
able 10 high taTln.
Sir. Woolburn, Of Nevada. contrOyerted
the claim OF Democrats that their party was
o friend OF the laborlng man, and bitterly
denounced the policy which, he SAID, was
outlined by the Mills bil-oi surfentering
American markets and American labor 10
The Free Traders Of Great Britain. Turning
his sttestion TO tie Golden Club, Mr.. WOOD.
burn sad that II was an association OF
British manufacturers for the av0wed pur
nose Of destroying the protective tarin
svstem Of America and To iaclliJale the
sale Of BRITISH goods ia American markets.
lie said the present British Chief eecre-
fary for Irelaod, Balf0ur, Is member. ana
he appealed 70 the adopted citizens OF ltlsh
birin not to assist In the perpetuation IN
power OF the party whose leading members
vofed for Golden free trade. Golden free
trade meant that the parliamentary lnde-
neuderce Of Ireland was entirely vsiueless
Colld they still cling 10 party existing on
n, empty hut attractive sound that held out
a. a shining example Of is confidence ihe
pstriotlsm aud liberality OF an ex'member
Of me House who basely apologized 10 tue
British Minister at Washington for his cou-
temntibls dupllcity ia introducing resolu-
ton al inquiry a. TO the legalty OF Inc
trial OF an American citizen condemned ana
executed by q British jury ana Br'tisn
eaurtP lie referred to A. = iiewiu, Demo
cratic mayor Of The Democratic city OF New
YORK. .,.,.
Nj. Biyce. of New York, crossed Tue main
s,.ie and exciiedlv denounced a. miSrep-
resentsiion SIR. Woodbmn'S illusions 10 A.
s. Hewitt. ,-. 49,,
whist can prove.
say II Is false, exclaimed Mr.. Bryce.
several Republicans stated that what hr:
Woodburn had said was matter OF reeOIu
snd 4 matter Of Dotollety'
M Hrumm. OF Pennsylvania. who was
,eated within a foot or two OF MI. bryee,
suddenly plunged toto the controversy ana
,hakipg his finger 10 front OF MI Bryces
lace said: Mr.. Hewitt acknowledges II on
fine aoor Of fbe House ana apolo.ileo LOT "
offered the resolution 10 investigate IT, ,"
when YOU say that this man reieflng 70 MH
WOODBURY. says an untrutn you say """' .
false. =, q. s,ota n,
,,yes, confusion. aud members erowoed
around The two gentlemen who facing one
another. continued an angry eoiioqny, "hieh
Wss. however, not intcliigIbie. ,,.o
81. II fheTe Is power In this House 20 nafe
order.D caIsd Dir. buchanan, o! New J'Isey.
al demand order. LIT tue gentlemen ~
out into the lobby" e...sy
as fbls the Senate Of the United STATES
aueried Mr. Hopkins, Of Illinois, IN w ~.
formatl6u-seeklng tone, which sci tne Ilou No.
Al roar, and which poured OH upon -
troubled waters, for IN few nou,'nss
Messrs. Bryce and Brumm were sea'e" W
geiber and talking amicably. Ao,
MIR. ByDum, Of Indiana, said tna' "nrn
the gentleman from Nevada Or. "oouDuih'
was reading the list Of members OF tbs ooo-
den Gut hc had propounded 70 him quss-
tloD a. 10 whether Mr.. Garfield, whco ns
lived. was not member Of the Golden SluD
A. well a. Muraf Hsis,esd. The gentleman
bad responded that no Republican h'ing
Was a member OF thai club.
Mf. buchanan Interrupted 10 declare ,os'
Dir. woodburu bad been incorrectly quoteo.
w'ha, be did say was that no promlnent ne-
pobliosn 10 public life was member OF '"e
club.
Dir. Bynum said that he bad revised ING
Isl Of members Of TIC Golden club sbowing
mai Mural Halslesd had been admitted 70
ioeo. itthowed tue usme " Hugh ac1ur
iseh. former Republican secretary Of sae