Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-13
.DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THB NATIONAL LEGISLA-
TURB YESTERDAY.
SananrL Discussion Of The Causes Of President
ClsYsland's Defeat Mr.. Reagan Says Too
Much Civil Service Did the Business
The Senate Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, December 12.-In the
Senate to-day, on motion Of Mr.. McPher-
son, Senate bill for the relief of the Erie
Railway Company (referriug to the Court
of Claims the claim for carrying the mail
on certain routes between 1874 and 1870
was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Frye's resolution of yesterday, in
structing the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations to inquire into the state of affairs at
the Samoan Islands, was reported back
from the Committee on Contingent Ex-
pepses and was sgreed 10.
Mr. Chandler presented q petition and
letter from f. A. Webster, of 0raugeburg,
S. C., snGl0s,ng the petition Of 126- 6-cltizsns
Lst ZiegIer, OAn9ehnigehuat ssSing that
they had presented themselves at the polls
on November 6, and that they were de-
MED the right to vote for Presidential
electors and CongressmeU, although they
had made every reasonable effort to be-
come qualified. Mr.. Webster says that
there are petitions signed by 9, 1928 voters
who were denied their privileges, and he
asks that the attention OF the Senate Com
mittse be called to their grievance.
Mr.. Cameron introduced a JOINT resolu-
tion authorizing Captain George s. Auder-
son, Of the Sixth Cavalry, TO accept from
the President of the French Republic di-
ploma conferring the decoration Of the Ma
tionsl Order of the Legion of Honor.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Tariff bill, the pending question being MIR.
Harris amendment 70 reduce the duty on
beams, girders, ETC., from l 1-10c per pound
to Clio of cent.
THE CATSES OF THE DEFEAT
of the Democrats in the last election was
brought up, Mr.. Reagan claiming that the
tariff hadn't so mucd to do with it IS had
the veto of the dependent pension bill, and
Democratic discomfort with the Presidents
Civil Service policy.
Mr.. Chase asked whether the discomfort
was because the President had not carried
out his pledges.
Mr.. Rsagan-"The discomfort was be-
cause he did carry out his pledges, ard be-
cause he kept Republicans in Office in
cases where the Law did not require him to
do Sc"
Mr.. Chsce-"The Republicans who
voted for him four years ago were dlscon-
tented because the President did not carry
out bis part of the bargain
Mr.. Reagan-''Th may bs said for
party purposes, but history will not so
write il down
Mr Dawes-"Daes the Senator mean to
say that the Presidents party deserted
him because he would not break his
plsdges?"
Mr.. Rsagsn--''No, sir. do not mean
that"
Mr.. DAwes-"Wha do you mean ?"
Mr.. Rsagan-"It was the Presidents g
duty to carry out the law but it was not
bis duty to extend the principle Of tie law
! 10 offices that were not covered by 1t"
Mr.. Dawes-"He said he wouli, did he
not ~
Mr.. Reagan-''That is what ! say was
HIS MISTAKE"
Mr.. Dswes-"Then You mean that the
President kept his pledges. and that his
party went back upon him because he did
sO?'
"Mr. Reagan-''I mean that there was
discomfort with the doctrine of civil ser
y &c reform, aud gentlemen on the other
side will soou have evidence of that dis
content
Mr.. HiscOck asserted that there was no
evidence of that Democratic discomfort in
the State of New York with the Presi-
dents civil service policy during
| the last year. Tnen replying
| to Mr.. Reagan's remarks about the
agricultural interests on Ihs tariff ques'ioD,
he reminded him of the fact thst the Re-
publicsns Of the State of New York came
DOWN to the Harlem river with 50, 900 ma
iority, and that part Of the State was fair
| Iy agricultural; that Iowa, fairly agrlcul-
tnral State, gave Republican majority OF
| 80. 600, aud that Kansas gave Republic m
majority of 75. OOO OF 80 900. That proved,
he said, that the agricultural interests OF
the country did not consider that it was
being injured by the tariff.
THE CAMPAIGN TOO SHORT.
Mr.. Reagan accounted for it by suggest,
ing that for the last % years tsllacies
about the blessings cf the tariff had been
presched to the farmers and that the lsst
c1mpaigu was too short tO undo the effect
OF such preaching.
Mr.. Coke moved an amendment reduc
ing the duty on cotton ties to 30 per cent.
al yalorem. Without action on Mr.,
Coke's amendment Senate adjourned.