The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-06-16
Congress.

Congress.
In the Senate on Thursday the
joint resolution granting leave OF
absence without deduction OF pay
or of annual leavel to ali persons
now in the employment of the gov
eminent, and who were present at
the battle of Gettysburg. whether on
the Union or Confederate side. to
attend the reunion there on the
third of July next, was adopted
after being amended by striking out
the words rs to Union. and Confed-
crate sides, and letting it simply
apply to all persons now In the gov
ernment service who took part iathe
battle. 1t covers the x-tonfederates
now in the government service WITH.
out indicating them in plain terms,
which Mr.. Blair characterized as a
case of sticking in the bark.
Mr.. Hoar retorted t. this remark
by saying that it was barking at
the wrong stick e
The e.,peurrent resn' 'ution re-
| ported Yesterday from the eoinuIiis )
tee ON freiga relations, ;ts 10 inter
national arbitration, was taken up
and passed. 1t requires the Presi>
dent to invite from lime TO time, rs
fit Occ 'sions may arise, negotiations
with any government with which
the United States has, or NAV have
diplomatic relations, to the cid that
any differences or disputes arising
between tbs two governments which
cannot be adjusted by the diplo-
matte agency may he referrel 10 the
arbitration and be pea, eahiy ;a1-
justed by such means
In the House the tariff hill WIS
taken up.
When the PARAGRAPHS re sting 10
glue and gelatinc wer" reached Mr..
Weber, of New York, moved tn
strike them out, thus forestailing
the committee amendment TO the
same purpose the general debate
which folio we'd the motion, became
largely nn interchange OF personal
tiles and political sharp shooting.
Mr.. Raynor, of NJ TyIani, criticised
MIR Reeds remark a:ld made several
days ag,. tt: ih.- effect that ii was
not worth while to keep OH lying
on this subject (tarifD and protested
against the indirect assertions ;hat
the members were liars The gem
tleman from Maine did not seem to
realize that mAu could try To be
funny without being insojent, and
and that be conld even succeed liz
being clown without being vulgar
and offensive the gentleman tMr.
Reed) might b. right when he said
that thee were no m0uopDli@s IL
this country but he Raynn segi~
ously quasti ned the integrity oi
his motives and proposes! to prove
that the republican leaders were in
league with these great centraliZing
weaith-getting comhinatinns. Mr..
Raynor then read newspaper ar
ticle embracing a circular from Mr..
Foster, president of the Republican
league, calling for aid to reprl the
attacks on the protective system,
and the reply of 4 United States
Senator declining to contribute, and
warning the manufactured that when
the Mills bill reached Senate action
would be taken which would op.
their eyes tu tire fact GbA: the re-
publican party was no longer their
humble servant and would no loa-
ger contribute TO Il tariff campaign
while the manufacturers gathered
the profits. Mr. Rayn9r ads1ed that
the facts So! out which mad not been
challenged showed a criminal COM
bination betwean the Repub ican
leaders and ;he manufa cturers.
That Wa, a serious question and it
rrquir' d more thau the prIncing oI
a buifuon 10 divert the public atIen
ton from it The man who aros,.
on this floor to declare tnat there
were no monopoiies in this country,
while he was himself a bowling
dervish of tie nonopolies. was only
fit to play the part OF d harlequin in
the political menagerie, aud he fig
ured in very poor light before the
nation as a delphi coracle OF the
republican party. Democracy
would force the republicans to paint
upon their banner there is no mo-
nopoly in this land" and would
fight them in everv town and ham
let until that banner ,irooped in the
dust. The republicans greeted this
speech with burst of derisiye ap-
plause. ..-t.-,.- t.-... 4
Mr.. Weber's. motion to strike glue
and gelatine from the Tree list pre-
vailed without division. '-I.-