Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-01
CONGRESS.
uhc Sennic's New Eight-Iiour nay-hr.
Oates's Corruption Resolution rejected
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uhc Sennte's New Eight-Hour Day-nr.
Oates's Corruption Resolution Rejected.
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W.grrSoroy. July g.-Under the new
0rder for dispatch 81 business the senate
igotatlOA. VI. There were, however. not
more than ten senators present during the
trnyer. and after the Chaplain had retired
Mr. German suggested the fact that there
w. no quorum present. The roll was
called and thirty-two senators answered 10
thor narnes-cleyen less than quorum
whrreupOn the Sergeant at-Arns was IL
rected - request the attendance ~ absent
Fenators BY 10 20 4. VI. "a quorum had APP
sloared one ~ the latest % nrf1Ve uelng
Sir. sherman. who offered the resolution
~ which the time Of meeting hao peen al
vlnced one hour. and this circumstance
va- ioculNly commented on toy some Oh
tic Democratic senators
h was suggested bv Mr.. Fdmunds and
Others that the journal should give the
names Of the absences when the roll-cal
Wa. completed and the names OF those
I'll sequcntly reporting IN the order III
winch they arrived.
Mr.. Hale thought. however. that the rule
under which the Senate was now operating
should not be made any more obnoxious
tls,u 10 wa.
81 action was taken on the suggestion,
Int al further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with. The Journal of yes
f.rdIv's proceedings was read and agreed
-.
TIrT RfyER And HAEBoh BILL.
Mr. Frye made q statement in relation TO
The r.yor aud harbor bill. He sad that
Che Committee ou Commerce, not wishing
90 antacuuile or 10 seem % autagoniZe
cine tariff bll. had instructed him TO con-
fuIf the Finance Committee a. to time
when the river and harbor bill could be
considered that such consultation hhd
AJAX place. and that 10 had been agreed
- the entire satisfaction Of both commit
toes that the river and harbor bill should
be taken MP on FRIDAY Of next week.
The conference report on the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill was taken ny,
discussed for an hour and halt chiefly
on the subject Of the street-rallroad com.
iaui,s and their shortcomings and agreed
I'M TAEIrF BILL.
The tariff bill was then taken mp and its
teadiug by paragraphs was continued, be
ginning % paragraph BIB, page o. the article
being extracts of hcorce aud the amend
mcui reported from the Finance Commit
lee being 20 reduce the rate on the House
bin from @ cents 90 3 cents pound.
Mr. McphCrsOn moved 10 make the rate
cents q pound, which would be. he
said. equal 90 am df-rI orrnt rate of G6 per
New y OH price was cents pound. lie
spokoof the bIll a. being big steal from
beginning o. end. and said he would move
reductions Zoo matter, affecting the indus
tries az ms own State Just ~ he would IN
matters affecting the industries of other
States.
Nj Vance rose TO ask Mr.. Mcpherson a
question, but before hc had chance 60 do
- be- was himself asked by Mr.. Hiscock II
De would do the same in reference TO the
industries Of North Carolina.
yANcE's INEVITABLE JOEE.
81 did not know" said Mr.. Vance. " that
Ihal constituted the Senator from New
York my guardian or mentor for the pur-
pose OF anticipating what am going TO say.
God forbid that / should ever intend To
.av what he thinks ought 10 say in refer
ence 10 this tariff bill" lLaughterl
Mr.. Mcph,rson's motion and the remark
accompanying it started another debate
which was repeated on "a small scale upon
other motions 90 reduce rates named IN
the bll with which he followed 1t up.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.
The committee amendments were
AdOpted increasing the duty Oh opium pre-
uarel for smoking % Sl2 from SO per
bound and making the duty on unmanu-
factured harytos : per ton instead OF -,
AIN the House bill, and on the manuiac-
tured article one fourth Of u cent per
pound instead Of Il per ton.
Nj. Mcpherson moved 10 reduce the
duty on chrome yellow, chrome green. &c.
from A. cents per pound 10 Is per cent. al
raor,su. Rejocted-yeas, 20 nays, n.
NOTHING DEMOCRATIC ADOPTED.
NJ. Mcpherson offered an amendment TO
reduce the rate on whiting aud Paris white
from H., cents pound 20 90 per cent. at
,0.or,u After q discussion that lasted
,,er an hour and half the amendment
was rejected by the usual party vote
yeas. y: nays, 81.
The amendment reported by the Finance
Committee TO strike out of paragraph 80
the words al paints and col0rs CONNER
ciallv known IA artists water-color paints.
70 u.r cent. at rdiOren ~ was agreed 10.
This leaves ali such pants at 70 per cent.
al JI'yroR 90
The next paragraph (6n was in
reference TO acetate of lead. The finance
Committee recommended an increase OF
the duty 10 the House oliI ohw hite acetate
II load from 20 By cents per pound. Inc
amendment was agreed to-yeas, q; nays,
-Four pages Of the bill having thus been
dlrnosod al today, the Senate ~ 4. Nj.
adjourned TIL tomorrow at 10 A. NJ. after
n statement by Mr.. Blair that by caicu-
laton which he had made the oih would
bc disposed % at the present rate OF pro
efess by the goth u next December.
House of Representatives
Mr.. Oates Of Alabama, rising 20 ques-
ton OF privilege, offered resolution for
the invests CATION of the charges OF cOrrup-
ton against members Of the House con
tanned 10 recent editorial III the Naf'ond1
Tognomisi. Mr. Oates said that when a
charge Of this character was made by
Journal of responsibility and wide cucu-
alton Il should not be passed. over III 81
ience. II the charge was true the country
ought % know II If IT was not rue J.
was due 70 the good name OF members OF
the House that this fact should be estss'-
lshed
YoR soS-ATTEgrtos TO The cHARoy-
Mr. Cannon cOntended that the resoiu-
tion did not present q question OF pryi,
leee. The charge made in the editorial
was indefinite. Nothing definite was
charged. For one until somebody made
reasonably specific charge and showed
an ability 10 procure evidence that would
tend 20 establish I'D, he thought that the
House owed IL 20 IT. dignity and TO the
business Of the country TO pay no attention
20 IL.
Mr. Grosvenor thought that II the House
were 10 take notice Of this charge
although practically IL was no charge-the
resolution should first be sent 70 COM
mirtse. The article charged that in these
corrupt days q man did not change his
convictions without consideration. That
VS. the writer's judgment. Whether ~