Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-31
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xKx xIsErRrss TREATY MESSAGE BIZ
ronE THE sEsATE.
Senator George Answers Edmunds and Con-
frms the Position Of the President
other Proceedings.
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Senate resumed the consideration OF the
Presidents retaliation message, and Mr..
George proceeded with a speech which
he began yesterday.
In reply 60 the assertion made by Mr..
Edmunds in his speech last week that
Che President had the right TO suspend
the operations OF section 3O06 OF the Re
yi.ed Statutes, which allows transit OF
goods between the United States and
Canada with payment of duty, MIR.
George argued thstif the President were
10 undertake 20 suspend the operations
of that section he would be assuming au-
tocratic power denied TO him by the
Constitution and possessed only by some
potentates in Europe and Asia. The
President could not sbrogate the solemn
enactment of Congress absolute IN ITS
terms and without any contingency
whatever.
Mr.. Cullom addressed the Senate on
the same subject. He asserted that the
retaliation message might DO fairly taken
as evidence that even the President had
become satisfied that the treaty was
mistake. To retrieve what he had lost
by that mistake the President haa
launched out into broader sea and would
find himself in deeper water than before
and with greater dangers threatening to
oyertake him. Ii might be regarded as
Cleyelsnd's long delayed letter of accept
ance of the Democratic nomination Tor
the presidency, because 1t betrayed
clearly his anxiety for another term OF
of;ce and his fear that he would not be
elected.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of the Notifications bill with
the amendments recommended by the
Committee on Appropriations. The first
amendment was the insertion OF new
section providing for the Supervisory
Board. After some discussion 1t WAS
modified and agreed 70. Other amend
ments we're agreed 10, as FOL
lows Increasing from S2OO,OOO to
$500. 900 the item for torpedoes for
harbor defence, striking ont the words
for machine-guns, striking out the ap-
propriations for the aluminium bronze
ficld-guDs increases the appropriation
for cannon and carriages from S4VO' VOO
TO $500. 900 inserting an item OF $lUO,-
O00 for examining, testing, and ezpen-
rnCutnC with pneumatic or other dyna-
mite guns: striking out section .
COR completing ard testing certain speci-
fed guns; reducing appropriations for
the erection or purchase OF gun
factory and machinery at Wstervlet ar
mory. West Troy, \. Y, from $3.50, 600 to
500, Goa, and striking out in connection
with the item) the words Tin accord
auce with the recommendation OF the
Gun-Foupdrv Board Of February 10,
1854 " increasing the appropriation Tor
steel for gums from 81. 800, 900 to 52,5O.-
OO0 and inserting the word Amerl-
can" before the word ''forgings re-
ducing the appropriation for the pur-
chase Of twelvelnch breach-loadlug
riAed mortars Of cast iron, hooped with
steel. similar TO the one now at Ordance-
proving ground Sandy Hook, from
$500, W0 TO $3.50, 600.
Without further action, after long dis
cussion, the bill went over.
Adjourned.
WHAT THE HOUSE DID YESTERDAY.
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from Representative Tracy. of
New York. resigning his membership on
the Committees ON the Pacific Railroads
and Coinage and Weights and Measures.
The resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Rogers. of Arkansas, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, reported u
bill authorizing writs Of error IN crlml-
nal cases to the United States Supreme
Court. Put on the calendar.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole (AIr DOckery, of Mis-
sour, in the chair on the Oklahoma
bill.
The pending amendment was that Of
fered Nv MIR. Anderson, of Iowa, pro
viding that the honorably-discharged
soldiers and sailors of the war OF the
rebellion shall be permitted to enter lands
in the proposed Territory without the
payment OF the purchase price provided
for by the bill.
After some time had been spent in se'
curing a quorum the amendment was re-
jected-72 to 90.
The committee rose informally IN or
der 10 allow Mr.. McCreary, of Ken
lucky, to report from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs the substitute for the
Wilson retaliation bill. and he gave no
tice that he would call it up for conslde-
ration Saturday next
Mr.. Springer hoped that the members
of the House would appreciate the i'm
portance Of the subject sufficiently to be
in their seats while it was considered.
The blll was ordered printed and recon-
mitted, and Mr.. McCreary stated that it
would be reported back Saturday.
The committee ton the Oklahoma bilD
then resumed its sitting.
The entire afternoon was consumed in
an unsuccessful effort to secure quo
rum to vote upon the amendments
offered, and without action the COM
mittee rose.
Mr.. McCreary asked consent to have
the retaliation bill made the special
order for Monday instead of Saturday,
but Mr.. O'Neille, Of Missouri, objected.
Oh the ground that Monday was suspen-
sion day.
The House then, at o'clock, ad-