The sun., 1890-08-22
THE FTFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
mn PLUMs'S REVOLUTION TO CUT OFF
THE sKNATE'S DRIAR&

Iii EbOmH-n hAnObOIbVN ~ wa W.T.
the sENATB'S DRIARS
It Develops q Disposition on the Fart or
that BODY 90 Endorse Itselr ss Eat.
lying Exau,pIs OF sobriety-Tho House
Diseases the Bill Denning Lard.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2i.-The resolution offered
By Mr.. Plumb to prevent the sale Of spirituous.
Vinous, and malt liquors In the Senate wing OF
the Capitol was laid before the Senate; the
pending questions being on Mr.. Blair's amend
ment to add the words and drinking" and on
Mr.. Buffers amendment directing daily
search for liquors Of committee rooms and
other apartments.
Mr.. Gibson suggested the extension OF Mr..
Buffers amendment so % to provide for
searching Senator's desks.
Mr.. Plumb objsctsd to both amendments, ss
calculated to bAlittle the resolution which he
had offered seriously and in difference to pub
ne opinion. Irrespective OF the question OF
personal habits and tastes, he thought that tho
extent TO which the liquor trafic was carried
on In the Senate restaurant was hurtful. He
did not believe that there was any legislative
body In the world, certainly not In the United
States, that permitted liquors to be sold pub
Ncly In the building whore II held Its sittngs.
Mr.. Aldrich, Chairman Of the Committee on
Rules, referred to the existing rule on the sub
ject, adopted In 1884, and to the fhct that It
only forbade the sale Of Intoxicating liquors.
leaving the assumption to be that wine and
beer might be sold by tho caterer.
Mr.. Butler thought that the existing rules
were sufficient to guard against the alleged
improprsties In tho restaurant and ne con-
domned the spasmodic outbreaks OF virtuous
Indignation in the Senate chamber. He be-
lieved that there was as much abstinence in
the senate as n any similar body In the wofld.
80 the
In gpirltuous liquors.
Mr. Blair agreed with Mr.. Butler. and said
personal bs6Its what he had xsTred with was
intox xicalion in the mass; He had not noticed
he thought that i there was to be reform in
tho senate wing Of the Capitol. that reform
mittee rooms Such an extension OF the reform,
he intimated. would have the effect Of prevent
oss o ~s ss q SSdiS 81 So E feson S a
would not then bs Interfering, r. debate snd
n so%SrR H.
lumber Of mon. il middle o. advanced iiIe,
Hustore;, The hard work OF the senate was not
Sth EIh Names Of
RSt gqn 5e
to whom the Senate had been a cause Of re-
Srn Sd ssRsS % s II R e
lie OF self Indulgence was according to his OBJ
seryation and belief, absolutely without fonn-
ssnsS was Seed to a Senator
assertion Of that fact; AT tho suggestion OF
Mr.; Paeeo the matter than went over
Tss Ta BIZ M EsP n psnsng
ment TO paragraph 1871. This paragraph refers
TO table knives. forks. steels. butcher knives.
DC, and imposes componnd duties on them.
ment was to substitute for those duties a uni
form rate OF 80 Der cent. sd valorem. II was
Mr.. MCPHERSON moved to amend paragraph
162 referring to fes and raspsl by striking
out the duties and q ass ihcation by ylengths and
inserting 25 per S cent It ad yaorsm ...on.
BY Mr.. saxton. President OF the American
Hardware Assoeietiopi was quoted in support
g hs5 R0d F Il Gd9ah MI Ss anS Mr.
and he would not therefore give It any cred-
9s sse Mr. stSna the h
he could not appreciate such a charge unless
II was shown that the gentlemaps statement
MSs " soms m 5eHsst ass % M Hnd ME Ess re-
Nj. saxton was foreigner. oven II that were
crime: and declaring that his family had been
inn,. american for @ ge9esatiqns 9 % and was as good
Mr.. Aldrioh said that he had made no charge
AGAINST Mr.. ssxton who was no doubt very
was the President Of the Hardware Associa-
tion Of New York. combination OF importers
q hardware Thoas purp"se was to break down
dustry. It had no other purpose. MIR saxton
was the leading spirit Of th at organization. the
moet active. persistent. and malignant oppo-
mont OF the American hardware manufac-
Without voting on the amendment tho Sem
ate at O'clock proceeded to the consideration
OF executive business, and soon afterward adj
journed until o-morrow at 10 A. Nj.