Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-01
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Aug. l.
SENATE.

MT. ElmunuS mOVeu 6o diueuo oou WI
rect the journal By making 1t state the
names of the so Senators who were present
yesterday mornirg when the roll was
FIRST called.
Mr.. Sherman asked whether that had
been the custom heretofore.
The presiding off Ger Mr. Iugalls) replied
that 1t had not been.
Mr.. Sherman doubted very much that the
change ought to be made. If 1t were made
be would insist on having it applied to ell
the calls OF tie Senate, of which there were
half dczsn yesterday. But such rule
wcu'd only cucumber the journal
Mr. Dawes said that he was not present
when the roll was called yesterday morn
ing, but he was in the Capitol engaged In
the business of conference committee.
Whstever criticism justly attached to his
absence, under those circumstances, be was
willing to take.
Mr.. Elmunds defended the motion and
said that he had not supposed it would Of
feud the sensbilities of anyone.
Mr.. Dawes, In tone OF irony, congratu-
lated the country that those Senators who
had been 90 anxious to insist upon ON early
meeting Of the Senate had found method for
the useful employment of the time thus
gained.
Mr.. EdmuDds' motion wac rejected.
Mr.. Blair offered resolution instructipg
the committee on rules to report, within
four days, rule for the Incorporation oftbe
previous question or some method of limit
ing end closing debate in ths parliamentary
procedure of the Senate, and asked for its
immediate consideration. Objection was
made on the dean ocretic side and the reso-
luton went over till tomorrow.
The Senate then proceed to the consider
alton of The tariff bill.
Mr.. Wet expressed him 'elf In favor OF re
ducing all the duties on lead. The largest
led miue in his State had declared last
year dividends amounting to % per cent,
bus the wages of the employees bad not
been increased one cent. So that the claim
that high protective duties were for the
benefit OF the workingman was @ fraud and
cheet from the beginning
Mr.. Morsan spoke of the tap" which
the republicans had placed on the surplus,
drawing 1t all Of. and making 1t inevitable
that the government would be a borrower
before the end of another year. A ocular
aluaion having bsen made by Mr.. Edmunds
to the Farmers Alliance, Mr.. Morgan said
that he would BIZ no propar representative
of his State If be left the alliance out OF
consideration, inssmuch as 80 per cent. of
the whito farmers of Alabama were alliance
men. The could not run him CT from sup
porting their true and honest interest. They
might not even raco2nz, him as their
friend, as the negroes of the South GER
tainly did not and yet, there was not
man In the Senate who would fight harder
for alliance men, and for negroes, than he
would. If for moment they did not feel
that the ties OF friendship bound him to
them, that vas no reason why he should de
sert them and he did not intend to do 1t.
Mr.. Aldrlch asked unanimous consent
that In regard to the remaining para
graphs in the chemical schedule, about 20 in
number and none of them specially import.
AIT, debate shall proceed under the FIVE
minute rule
MIR. Mcpherson objected.
An amendment offered to the next para
graph by MIR. Vest lei to sharp personal
controversy between Mr.. Vest and Mr..
Dawes-the latter finding fault with the
former for calling in question the vera
city CT a Philadelphia 6rm of manr
f.cturing chemists Powers g. Weigh
MANI on the subject of qu'nine.
Mr.. Vest declared that he would not
receive lecture from the Senator from
Massachusetts, who had, by inheritance and
mole of lille, assumed right to lecture
others. Mr.. Dawes denied that be had ever
assumed right to lecture anybody nor had
be ever shrunk from the duty CT defending
any homo able mar who WAS ubjustly az
sailed.
Mr.. Vest aaid that he had had referer ce
TO what he considered the tendency oil MT.
Dawes's people to assume morality, az
intelligence, and standing higher than
that of anybody else.
HOUSE..
The House resumed the consideration OF
the Senate amendments 10 the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
The question being on no,.- ooDcurring In
the Senate amendment sppropriatng
$4,000 for lighthouse near Maryland
Point, Potomac river, there was q shal p
spat between the Speaker and Mr. Roger,
Of Arkansas.
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