Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-15

reRsrd TO the a0suruitits OF tsxstlon.
Mr. Allison suggested TO Mr.. vest 10, W
commune time unnecessarily IN onerlnk
amendments In detail, Dut 70 move 70 sulne
ont ali oils on the free list there was any To-
son wby they should be on the dutiable nst.
Mr.. Vest said be was very much obliged
for fine advice, which reminded bin OF an
old Latin maxim time ddnus. lie dlu nss
take any advice on the tariff bill from tDe
gentleman whose position upon It be knew
so well. lie cared nothing about lavender
oil or other perfumes, the bs1c-d-bToc Oh
fashion. but be did care something about the
necsssaries Of life, and he wished to put
these questions IN an antithetical shape 10
the Senate and the country. The amend
ment was rejected. IA,
Mr.. AlGrieb. from the Finance Committee
offered several amendments, which were
agreed TO, among them being one TO put q
rate OF thirty-fve cents per pound on poot
shoe, and corset lacings paragraph Dob ana
10 increase the rate on sll manufactures Oh
cotton not specially enumerated from 20 70
40 per cent. al yalOrem paragraph S26). :,
Mr.. Vest moved TO strike out the free list
COL OF peroIl or orange flower" and to sub
stltute {" needles" Rejected-17 to "a
Mr. Vest moved to strike out OF the free list
Gotta OF roses" ard to substitute "salt."
Mr. Vance made an argument IN favor OF
free salt Could senators, DO asked, as men
OF conscience, keep on the free list articles
Of luxury and sweet-sceuted things, nine
tenths OF which even intelligent people never
heard Of. sud keep on the duiiable list, NJ
rate OF per cent, such al article oil every
NECESSITY az salti What was otta OF rosesl
The reply might be that OF sn old Democrat,
who. when asked Whist Federalist was, said !:
"a Federalistl Well, a Federalist ISIS
something agin' nature" [Laughter]
Sir. Mitchell asked Mr.. Vance how muen
salt cost annually 10 every man, woman, anu
child IN the United States.
Mr. Vance said thst il bad been figured out
some time ago BY Republican senator at
three cents, aud that bis reply then bad been
tba, II that sum was big enough to steal IL
was big enough TO save.
Mr.. Mitchell remarked that three cents
n bead applied to the cost OF salt including
duty.
MIR. Vance: Then why waste the time OF
the Senate and abuse the patience oil the
whole American people by insisting on
thing so little yet so enormous.
Sir Mitchell: II - the Senator from Norm
Carolina who is wasting the time OF the SEN
ate about a matter that IS 20 absolutely in'
finite.
Mr. Vance: The destruction OF the poor,
said the wise man, is their poverty. L am
tired, am dishearteued, j AIN discouraged
at the peculisr way in which legislation IL
conducted. The duty Of Congress, and OF
all legislative authorities, should be TO aid
the weak; TO help those who are struggling.
Instead Of doing that legislation here Is de
rectlV in the interest OF the rich.
In the course OF the discussion between
Mes.rs. Vest and Aldricb. the former asked
the latter whether he would vote 20 put salt
on the free list.
Mr. Aldrich: certainly will not.
Mr. Vest: Exactly.
Mr.. Plumb came into the discussion and
twitted Mr.. Vance for his silence and nom
action in the matter OF taxes on mica. SUI
mac, peanuts, rice, and other North Caro-
lima products. The Senator, he said, had
lifted M bis voice early and often against q
tax Of cents per hundred pousds on salt.
but had made no move 10 relieve the neo-
ple OF the United States from the tax OF
ll2 per cent. on rice. He did censure him
for that. The Senator was pursuiHg line
OF interests for his own people. There was
one North Carolina interest which the Sem
ator did desire to have put on the free list,
aud thst was moOnsbiue whiskey. The
Senator was for free whlskey, but not for
free rice, free mica, free peanuts, or free SUI
mae.
Mr.. Vance replied TO Mr.. Plumb, and said
that he partly admitted the accusations. III
he did not represent the interests OF his con.
stituents be weuld not be lit 10 occupy seat
in the Senate.
MIR. BLAIR asked him whether he would vote
to reduce the duty on lumber, another North
Carolina product.
MIR. Vance: will. 81 thank thee, jew,
for teaching me that word"
Mr.. Blair: How much will you vote TO re-
duce itg
Mr.. Vance: Will vote TO make II so free
thst there shalt be no duty on plauks that
shelter poor man from a storm.
After further discussion the bill was laid
aside without action on the pending amend
ment.
SIR. Chandler introduced bill reVivng
the grade OF lieutenant-general OF the army,
and authorizing the President to appoint
any maj9r-general TO the position.
The Senate, at $50, adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Immediately after the reading OF the Jour-
nal Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on
Rules, reported the resolution reScinding the
rules requiring the daily adjournment at
O'clock.
Mr.. Payson, OF Illinois, moved 10 recon-
nit the resolution with instructions TO report
II back With an amendment making the de-
pendent pension bill the continuing order for
January 10th.
Mr.. Randall raised the point OF order that
the motion was not In order in that the In
slructIOns were not germane 10 the subject
mttter Of the resolution.
The Speaker sustained the point Of order
on the ground that II was not competent 10
amend proposition to rescind the special
rule 80 as 10 make a particular bill the spec
cial order.
Mr.. PaysOn then moved 10 recommit with
instructions 20 the Committee on Rules 20
report II back with an amendment that the
revision OF the O'Clock rule shall not apply
TO the first aud third (suspension) Mondays OF
each month.
The motion t0recommit was lost-56 tots,
Messrs. Reed and Cannon, members OF the
Committee on Rules, being the only Repub-
leans voting sPainstit.
The resolution rescindIng the o'clock
adjournment rule was agreed to--yeas loo,
NAYS S5-and the House proceeded to the
consideration OF routine business.
Under the call OF States the following bills
were introduced and referred:
BY MIR. Davidson, OF Florida: For the APP
poiuiment Of a special sanitary inspector OF
the Hospital Service.
BY Mr.. Blount, OF Georgia: To punish the
buying and selling OF votes.
BY Mr. Bland, Of Missouri: For the free
coinage OF silver.
BY Dir. Cowles, OF North Carolina: bill
containing the internal revenue features OF
the Mills bill, and moved its reference to the
Committee on Appropriations. Agreed to-
yeas, 100; nays, 81.
Mr.. Brewer, OF North Carolina, introduced
a bill to repeal the tax on tobacco aud moved
It's reference TO the Committee on War
Claims. Lost-yeas l02, nays l17-and the
bill was referred 10 the Ways aud Means
Committee.
The House then proceeded 10 the cOnslde-
ration OF business pertaining TO the District
OF Columbia. No business OF general impor-
tsnce was transacted, and the House, a.
$40, adjourned.
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
A Number Httisd-The Cause.
(By telegraph 10 the Dispatch-l
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