National Republican., 1888-01-10
DISCrgSl0NS IN CONGRESS.
INT RNAL REVENUE, EDUCATION, AND
CLLRkS 10 REPRESENTATIVES,.
Memorials aud Petitions Presented In
tho Senate and House-A Number OF
Members want Private Secretaries
at the Public Expense.

Members Want Private Secretaries
at the Public Expense.
Among the memorials and petitions pre-
eented in the Senate yesterday were Joint
resolutions from the legislature OF Nebraska
asking for the passage OF the Grand Army
pension bill and for the repeal OF the law
relating to arrears Of pensions; petitions for
increased compensation to letter carriers
and to postmasters OF the fourth class; OF
a few citizens OF Washington expressing
confidence In and approval OF the course OF
the District commissioners, and asking that
an additional day be given every month by
euch house to District business; of Sons OF
Temperance, asking that the United States
join Great Britain In suppressiug liquor
in the Western islands; by pork packers OF
Louisville, to prevent the adulteration Of
lard; against the repeal OF the duty on lard;
In favor Of the Blair education bill; In favor
Of liquor prohibition In the District OF CO.
lumhia, and for increase OF pensions In
cases Of deafness.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
By Mr.. Sherman For the investment OF
certain funds In tue treasury.
Also, to establish bureau OF adultera-
ton. and to regulate aud prohibit the i'm
portation, manufacture, aud sale OF adul-
terated articles OF food and drugs.
BY Mr.. Coke For board OF arbitration
OF the controversy between the United
States and Texas relating to strip OF terri
tory.
Central Gable Railway Company OF the
int n GnlnmhtQ
BY Mr.. Morrill,: To grant to the Great
Falls Electric Light Company the power Of
utilizing certain waters OF the Potomac
river.
BY Mr.. Manderson: Granting additional
rights to homestead settlers; also, to amend
the Mexican pension law; also, to prevent
the summary cancellation OF pension GER
tihcates, and providing for hearing In
such cases.
BY Mr.. Ransom: Appropria,ipg $500, 900
for the erection Of lighthouse on Diamond
shoals. (He made q brief appeal for the
prompt consideration and passage Of the
bill, stating that the location Was ten or
fifteen miles from the point of Cape Hat.
teIas, where the existing lighthouse stands,
snd that there would be but few better or
more glorious days In human history than
the day when the dark horrors OF Hatteras
should be overcome by the illumination OF
human science.)
by MIR. Jones, Oh NcVAua. n concurrent
resolution requesting the President to nego.
tiate q treaty with China containing q pro-
vision that no Chinese shall enter the
United States except ambassadors and
others engaged In the diplomatic service,
and merchants engaged In trade between
the United States and foreign countries.
Lad on the table.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the Postmaster General
for information as to what length Of time
books and other parcels received by mail
from foreign countries are detained at the
New York custom house. and the reasons
for such detention.
The Senate then took up the resolution
offered by Mr.. Brown on the 4th OF January,
declaring that the practice OF the govern
ment for the first three-quarters OF CEN
tury Of Its existence was correct, In collect
ing the necessary revenues at the ports or
other boundaries of the territory by tariff,
except In cases OF war or great emergency,
when Internal revenue laws. or laws im
posing direct taxes, were passed, which
were repealed as soon as the emergency
ceased to exist; and resolving that the In
ternal revenue laws, which were enacted as
war measures In time Of great emergency
and which are oDerous, oppressive, anC
undemocratic, have existed for almost 4
quarter Of a century after the emergency
has passed, aud that there being very
large surplus in the treasury, which It Il
the duty Of the government to provide
against by II reduction Of the revenues, 1t Il
the imperative duty OF Congress to enact
appropriate legislation for the repeal o
such internal revenue laws.
Mr.. Brown addressed the Senate In sup
port Of mis- resolution. He occupied his
eeat while reading his remarks on account
OF bis suffering from an attack OF sctatica,
At the close OF Mr. Brownie remarks, a
2;s5. he moved that the resolution be re
ferred TO the committee on finance.
Mr.. Beck objected to that reference OF
the ground that that committee had M
jurisdiction over the subject, as the Hous
of Representatives alone could initiate
bill for the reduction OF taxes, He wished
to have the resolution lie on the table, 8.
that some senators could be heard on tht
opposite side OF the question. The senat,
bad Just listened to defense OF the Geor-
gia moonehiners, and to an attack on tht
government and It's officers. He wished
chance to reply to it,
The resolution was laid on the table, an,
the Blair education bill was then taken vi
as the unfinished business.
MIR. Vest opposed the bill. II he wa
called upon, he said, to frame title for |
he would call 1t San act to erect a monu
ment to the memory Of Alexander Hamil
ton, and to encourage. mendicancy In th
southern states" II the dead wer
ptImltteu 10 lake any INTEREST III tn
affairs Of the living, what (he asked
must be the surprise OF the majestic JohI
q. Calhoun when he saw his former fol
lowers, the strict copstructionist aud states
rights Democrats of the south, yelling II
both houses Of Congress for the old flag an,
an appropriation In his judgment th
enactment Of the pending bill would be
greater calamity to the southern people thar
war, pestilence, and famine. Ifit were no
for the money temptation In the bill l
would stand no more chance of th
votes of Democratic senators thai
donation for the devil would stand 10
Christian congregation. II any senate
thought proper to abandon the Democrati
construction Of the constitution and adop
that of the Federalist he was at liberty :,
do go; but he should not, without hi
(Vests) protest, carry with him the name
Of the great meu who had distinctly ant
emphatically repudiated the Hamiltonia,
Idea that this WAS government Of unliln
tied powers.
!" To accept money under the terms of tn
bill would be to surrender all that mad
state authority respectable.
Mr. Vest quoted statistics to show tina
illiteracy and crime did not go together Il
the ratio claimed by Mr.. Blair.
On molten Of Mr.. Spooner, the Senat
took up and passed q bill appropriatin
$1,000,0o0 for a government building a
Milwaukee, Wis.
The Senate then, on motion Of Mr.. Harris
proceeded to the consideration OF eXecuuv
business. and half an hour after ward "a
4;s0) the Senate adjourned.