Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-27
WILL ADJOURN SINE DIE
4 Resolution Passed by tho Senate ana
Concurred In by the House %
Adjourn Sine Die Saturday,
October 20.
The Senate VIII Not Act on the Tariff BIZ
Until After the Election-The WIZ
of the People VIII Then
be Known.

DO A0O"~s
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 1S.-Iht
conference report on the bill for the aliot
ment of lands in severalty to the UnItee
Peorias and Miarnis in the Indian Territory
was presented and agreed to.
Senator Gray, in the absence Of the two
Connecticut senators, presented and read a
memorial of 500 citizens of Connecticut
workingnen, wage earners, manufacturer
and farmers in favor of the Mills bill and
the admission of raw materials, particularly
wool, salt, lumber, tin plates, ETC., free OF
duty, was laid on the table with the resolu-
ton for recess from next Saturday to the
18th of November, and Senator Paddock
moved to amend it by making the recess be-
gin on the 9th of November and end on tbs
18th of November.
Senator Allison said he had consulted SEN
stors on both sides of the chamber and
thought the prevailing opinion was in favor
of adjournment until the first Monday in
December. He understood that the senator
from Georgia (Mr. Brown would offer q
resolution 10 that effect. and If 30, he (Mr.
AlIison) would support it.
Senator Brown thereupon offered reso-
luton for q final adjournment of this ses-
sion at o'clock next Saturday. He said he
did not believe that the passage of the tariff
the session. If the democrats were success
full at the coming presidential election,
something like the Mills bill would be
passed, and if the republicans were success
full something like the senate bill would be
passed. The popular opinion on the subject
would be known after the election.
Senator Evarts spoke in favor of Senator
Browns resolution, and Senator Paddock
favored the amendment offered by him.
Senator Cockrell ridiculed a remark by
Senator Paddock to the effect that he and
his people desired the passage of the senate
bill. That claim he said was perfectly far
cical. If republican senators wanted to
pass the bill before the election the demo-
cratic senators would stay with them, but
1t was farce to undertake it, and the sena-
tor from Nebraska knew it.
Senator Paddock said that the primary
trouble about the matter was that there had
not been quorum in the house for six
weeks.
Senator Cockrell-That does not make a
particle of difference. The house has moth
ing to do with the bill. Now. when the SEN
the house to act on it. It is the republican
senate that has to do with it.
The presiding officer intimated that Sena-
tor Cockrell was not in order, and expressed
the hope shat the senators would cooperate
with him in maintaining order.
Senator Cockrell-We will do so. We will
help you. Laughter Do not Ito Senator
Paddock trouble yourself about the house.
The house will take care of itself; take care
of the senate. Here is your responsibility.
! After some further discussion by Senators
Cockrell, Paddock and Aldrich, Senator
Allison said he would accept the amendment
Offered by Senator Brown. A msjority of
the democrats voted in the affirmative, while
"a majority of the republicans voted no.
There was demand for division. and the
chairman. after longer pause than usual,
declared the concurrent resolution adopted.
Mr.. Teller offered a resolution instructing
tina committee on Indian affairs. to inquire
as to the truth of the report that the secre-
tary of the interior has purchased large
number of wagons for the Indian service,
that were manufactured with prison labor in
the state of Tennessee. He made some re-
marks on the subject, intimating that the
complaint was against the late commits
sioner of Indian affairs.
After lively debate between Senators
Teller, Bate and Cockrell, the resolution
went over On an objection by Senator
Cockrell.
The senate then took recess for half an
hour, in the expectation of some message
from the president.
The senate then resumed consideration
'of the tariff bill, and was addressed by Sem
|stor Aldrich, one of the members of the
finance committee. Senator Aldrich az
serted that the table concerning tariff rates
bin the house and senate bills, furnished by
the bureau of statistics and produced some
days ago by Senator Vest, was full of mis-
statements and errors, and entirely inaccu-
IA Q and misleading, and that the bureau
officials, if they knew anything about the
subject, must have known that it was. The
discussion was continued by Senators Frye,
tEverts and Teller.
j Senator Cockrell replied to Senator Al
'drich's criticism of the tables of the bureau
and said that they were perfectly correct,
and had been made ont under headings pre-
pared by himself and Mr.. Eppenstein, a
,Prussisn employe of the bureau, who had
been in the department at least since 1869,
and who had no interests directly or indi-
fectly in any misrepresentation.
Senator Allison offered resolution au-
fhorizing the finance committee to continue
the Investigations into tariff matters. which
was laid over until tomorrow, and the SEN
ate then adjourned.