National Republican., 1888-04-27
Mr.. INGALLS, WILL REPLY.
THE VOORHEES, SPEECH TO BE
D1SSECTED.
tnarmored Democrats Had Better
Seek Shcltcr--TariT in the House
Mr.. Hemphill Advocates Cheap
Goods and Paupcr Labor--A Night
Session.

Among the bills reported from the COM
mittces and placed on the calendar in the
Senate yesterday were the following
To provide for the enlargement of the
dimensions Of the wharf at Fortress Mon
roe.
Appropriating $4,000 for an equestrian
statue Of Gen. Zachary TAYLOR in the city Of
Washington.
At the conclusion of the morning business
the presiding officer CIr Ingalls, took
position on the floor and said
Mr.. President, shortly after the senator from
Indiana CMr Voorhees, began his speech yes
terday was called from the Senate To examine
and sign a large number of enrolled bills for
Transmission to the President | had supposed
from the notice which he gave that his speech
was TO be devoted 10 the subject of the tariff
and finance, and was therefore somewhat sur
prised this morning to be advised by an item
IN the newspapers that had been the object
of the senator's animadversions.
casual examination of his speech appears
TO me TO disclose certain omissions on his part
with regard to the relations of the Democratic
party to the subject Of pensions, to the war
construction Of the southern. states, to the
solid south h, TO the recent election In Louisi-
ana, and TO the issues and results of
the approaching campaign, which appear TO
me TO Justify some observations of mine in
on Tuesday next, at 9 O'Clock df the Senate
will indulge me-, | will move to proceed TO the
consideration of the resolution to refer, the
| Presidents message, for the purpose of en-.
ablng me TO submit some remarks thereon.
Mr.. Sherman, from the conference com
mittee on the House joint resolution accept
ing the invitation of the French republic to
take part in the international exposition In
Paris in 1850. made report which was agreed
| TO. 1t fixes the amount of appropriation at
| S2S0,C00.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the railroad land forfeiture Till, and Mr..
| Palmer preceded to argue against all the
| amendments as to the lands granted to the
| state Of Michigan for railroad purposes and
by the governor of that state decided to the
Lake Superior Ship Canal Company. lie
represented himself as feeling dn regard to
his adyersaries in this natter like the
shepherd boy of Israel when he went out to
light Goliath, except that while he had peb-
blcs from the brook, he had not (lilie DAVID
any sling with which to hurl them.
Mr.. Dolph defended his amendments, and
| at the close of his speech the bill was laid
| aside without action
A number of billy were taken from the
| calendar and passed, among them being the
| Senate bill to authorize the construction of
Il comtcrpoise battery in the Potomac
| river below Washington, and the Senate bill
appropriating $150,000 for public building
in Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. Hale desired to call up and pass the
Senate bill for the appointment and retire
ment of John &. Fremont us a major gen
| eral IN the United States army, but as Mr..
| Reagan said he desired to speak against it
and was not now prepared, Mr.. Hale did
not insist.
Mr.. Hale offered resolution, which went
| over, calling on the Secretary of the Interior
for statements as to appointments made in
his department since March, 1885.
The Senate lat 5:25) adjourned till Mon
| lny