The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-17
A EREEzY DAY IN THE SENATE.

''ANN''~'s' A'N"'t'NN'AS'
A BREEzY DAY IN THE SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, July 1e.-[special. 1T was q
| breezy day in tho senate, and all because of
| the presidents pension vetoes. Mr.. Hawley
| started the ball rolling when that old fool
| from New Hampshire" as Senator Blair is
| generally termed, entered the discussion by
| severely critcising the president and saying
| that he might, in his yetoes, have used the
language of a gentleman
LET the president" he said, "look back
| over his own record and consider II silence is
not golden IN some instances. Let him who
| is guiltless cast the first stone, whether he is
| ut this end of the avenue or the other"
Ho then assaulted Senator Butler, OF South
| Carolina, saying he had confessed himself
negligent in the discharge Of his duty.
Senator Butler replied in a digniiied man
| ner to Senator Blairs onslaughtS upon the pres
! ident and then replied these upon himself,
! In which he characterized Blair as deml-
! goque, alluded somewhat lightly to his copr-
age, and said he and his measures were an in
| cuhus on the senate. His remarks were very
! scathing and
| CONSIDERABLY RILED
| the anger OF Senator Blair who jumped from
| his scat like n iack-in-the-box, and pitched
! into Senator Butlcr rs rebel ana traitor.
Senator Buter continued by saying he was
| no traitor, and was not indebted to the mercy
| of tho government for his life, ana
| wound up with the remark that he did not
| claim much personal courage, but Senator Blair
|
any test he might apply. The debate was as
| Stunning War-liko tone, and Senator Butler
| was Just about to again eXcoriate the old null
| sancc, when mo was interrupted by tho expira-
| tion of The morning hour, and was not permit
ted TO reply. lie will probably DO heard to-
morrow.
Senator Butler is one Of the very ablest men
in the senate, and is always ready for an eifec-
tive reply to any bloody-shirt tiaunter that
might knock the floor.
THE WOOL DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
Wool pulling commenced in the house today.
| Many republicans entered the contest, but the
subject under discussion was only briefly
touched upon AT the outset the bloody shirt
was conspieuously waved. Nearly every mem
her on the democratic side Immediately retired
and left tho floor to the republicans, who de-
voted tho day 10 tho waving and Haunting of
that ensanginued garment.
Mr.. kennedy, OF Ohio, was SO bitter and
slander0uS upon the south that even the men,
bers of his own party could not listen to his
dirty remarks and consequently retired.
Georgia seemed to be his favorite state to
SANDER and he even went SO far as TO say, III
an asylum for idiots was erected in Georgia
the governor would have to escape to tho
mountains or else would DO its first inmate"
His ISLANDERS were SO base and dirty that it is
doubtful if no viii be replied TO.
TACKLING WOOL.
WEsuMcroN, July y. 49, Sessions of the
house were ordered for next Wednesday and
Thursday nights for the consideration OF bills
reported respectively from the committee ON
labor and the committee on military affairs.
Tho house then went into committee Of the
whole, Nh Springer in She chair, ON the tariff
BILL the agreement being that no vote should
be taken ON the pending wool schedule today.
Mr.. n. Ii. Taylor said that the debate would
be greatly shortened il tho majority should
! agree to allow yea and nay vote to be taken
| IN the house On the wool schedule, but Mr..
| Mills disciaimed any authority to enter into
! such arrangement.
Mir Fugsley of Ohio. opposed the schedule
ms il appears IN tho hill, oontending that it
| would destroy the sheep growing industry and
! incidentally make unavailable much of the
! poor land of the country. Tho duty on wool
! instead of being reduced should he increased,
| and II this were douo thoye would be in the
! country one hundred million sheep instead OF
| forty milton, and two million growers instead
! OF one million.
! Mr. Onomnon of Michigan, characterized
| the present bill rs sectional. lie felt that It
/ knew no north, no east, no west, 1t was all
! south. The attempt 10 place wool On the free
! list would injure one-iilteenth OF the people of
| the country interested in wool growing, He
favored putting sugar and rice ON the free list,
/ cutting down tho revenue S59OOOOQO from
these two articles OF necessity. Then he would
/ reduce lettor postage 10 one cent and take of
/ the oNorOltant charges to farmers for postage
/ ON seeds, plants and bulbs. This would save
ever S-o'00VOo more, making SS5,ooo,000
-. ~
this method should be tried to stop the growing
surplus, end this debate and give the country
a rest,
Mr.. Boothman, Of Ohio said that to placing
OF wool on the free list struck deadly blow at
ono Of the industries cf his district for this. If
for no other, reason he was opposed to the
mills bill. lie favored a return TO the wool
/ schedule Of 1857
Mr.. hockery. Of Missouri asserted there was
I ne political party in the country which was
7 hostile 10 American interests, ana Ne question:
4 cd the sincerity oi the gentlemen On the other
7 side when they CharGVd the democratic Marty
with desiring % luaUgUrate au English system
In this republic When tNe interests ul this
country were arraycd against those of foreign
I nations, the American people would ho fouud
standing as one mau iu supper. of their own
I land. lie cautroyerted thc argument that fluo
wool would destiny Gle Woo. growing
Interests, During tho high tauN period
from lSi, 40 1Ss} thcte vsrc
varying degrees of wool production depending
not ou tAriH rate, tUt upon tle great law al
supply and demand. llC ,lIl ,hat he would
have moro rcsrert f.y tnc nrepncsits ot Che
o.htr side n they had uut turned .ut st badly
iu umcs past Us, for Instance. whom N.ty bad
Iroph. sled tula ala ti-3 t,riHt.. ttAutfy aud