Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS
THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT
BROUGHT UP IN THE SENATE.
Cleveland Sends in Another Batch of Pom.
sions vetoes Which Provokes n Discus
sion-The Sioux Indians lay their
Complaints Before villas.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Mr. Brown pre-
sented a petition of the Women's Christian
Temperance union of Georgia for the re-
peal of the internal revenue laws, and
addressed the Senate, advocating adjourn
ment. He said the only reason an adjourn
ment was not taken before was that both
parties were jealous of each other and
feared lest the other should gain the ad-
vantage. He saw no reason why an ad-
journment should not be agreed upon at
once. He did not believe either party was
making single vote by protracting the
debate.
Mr.. Allison said he did not believe the
senators were called upon to remain in
session the next three weeks. Under the
circumstances, however, that with the
tariff bill entirely and absolutely out
of the question: Congress was not
at this day and hour ready to
adjourn. The general deficiency
bill had not yet received the sigma ure of
the president and was only sent to him
last Friday or Saturday. Therefore what.
ever delay had occurred during the pres
| ent session had not occurred in the SEN
| ate or on account of the consideration or
want OF consideration OF the tariff bill
The delay had arisen out of the fact that
Inc APPROPRIATION Oils 0du uOU come 10
the Senate las under the rules and Gus
tom they should have Gomez in the early
period of the session. 1t was his purpose
to pursue the tariff bill until finally dis
posed of. He was willing to allow a rea-
| sonable time for general debate, and then
would ask the Senate to discuss the bill
| paragraph by paragraph under the or 10
minute rule. Whatever was done now
| whether Congress adjourned tomorrow or
next day or next week. the Senate ought
| to have an understanding that on reas-
sembling, whether in November or De-
| cember, the tariff bill should be passed so
| it would get to the House before the
| Christmas holidays. If he had his way
he should push it to the exclusion of all
other business. The discussion of the adj
| journment resolution stopped here, and
the Senate proceeded with the censidera-
ton of the tariff bill. Mr. Vest spoke at
length in defense of the treasury policy of
loauinx money to the banks.
A message from the president vetoing
| the pension bill of Mrs. Sarah WOODBRIDGE
on the ground that her second husband
was still living and such a precedeut
ought not to be established, was laid be.
| fore the Senate. The bill and message
were referred TO the Committee on Pen
sions. Mr.. Blair proceeded to discuss the
pension vetoes generally and the case OF
Mary Ann Doherty in particular. He
read various afiidavits in support of Mrs
| DOutTty \ Cldlul anu various certificates
as to her good character.
Mr.. Cockrell characterized the docu.
ments produced by Mr.. Blaic as mere trash.
| The president he said had not told half OF
what he knew about the woman s
character. Mr.. Cockrell read documents
contradicting Mr.. Blair's. Mr.. Blair
spoke of the president as IAN infamous IL
beller." He declared the continuance, trick
cry and fraud perpetrated by government
officials to victimize the woman and put
her in the wrong would shame the very
denizens of the pit itself. Mary Ann
Doherty, he asserted, was a woman of ire
proachable character while there was nc
proof of the character of her assaiant. AT
the close of Mr.. Blar's remarks
other message vetoeing pension
| bills was laid before the Senate
and referred to the committee.
: Another message from the president re-
turning without his approval bill grant
ing pension to William S. Bradshaw
| was laid before the Senate. The ground
of the disapproyal is that the disability
was not contracted in military service
1t was laid on the table.