Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-11
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Aug. IL.
SENATE.

The Senate met at 10 m but call OF
The roll disclosed the fact that there were
only 81 Senators preEent-16 less than q
quorum.
The Sergant-st-Atms was directed to re-
quest the attendance OF Senators. and by
1890 quorum having been obtained, bus:-
ness vas proceeded With.
The tariff bill was taken up, the pending
question being on Mr.. Plumb's amendment,
10 reduce the additional duty on iron OF
steal hoops, cut to lengths FOR bailing puE-
poses, from two tenths to one-tenth cent per
pound. The amendment was rejected--yeas
IS, nays 90 Three republicans, Ingalls,,
Paddock and Plumb voted in the affiFma-
tiye.
Mr. Mcpherson moved to amend the
paragraph tg makiog the duty on iron or
steel hoops SO per cent. advalorem, instead
of cent, LILO cents and $40 ceats per
pound.
Mr. Voorhees, quoted from an address OF
Gov. Foraker, of Oaio, to the Legislature
abou. four years ago. to the effect that farm
property In Onio was then from 25 TO 30
per cent. cheaper than 1t had been some
len years before; and he asked whether
tha. was al evidence Of the good effect OF a
| high protective tariff or the farmers of the
country. he declared that on the contrary
undsr lie malign il duence, farm property
| had vii heren at lplat ona third
Mr.. Sherman said nearly three weeks had
oeen spent upon the bill, AID not one ftb
of 1t had hesn disposed of. Uoless Sena.
tora Cd tho ether eide would be satisfied
F. Nth one vote upon question, and would
60 right along, the Senate would have to
continue IN perpetual session. He did not
30 aest to sea any changes in the rules OF
| the Senate ii it could be avoided. Buttbere
was dufy imposed on the sjority. Il was
responsible fer the delay although 1t did not
| Csuae The delay.
Mr.. Vess suggested that it would be veil
fGr the Senator from OHIO 10 apply some dir
oplins to his owD side of .he chamber in
reference to the consumption of time. If
ne found that thu dominant party ia the
Senate (gilh the pressure of manufacture
| ing interests brought to bear upon them for
the passage CT the bill was not able to re-
strain its members from discussion, he GER
tainly ought not to criticize toe faction Of
democratic Senators. That Senator had
! said that the bi was acceptable to his eide
Of the chamber. The record did not chow
that to be the fact, o. the other hand the
% ost aeg .essiye attacks made upon the bill
had come from that side of the chamber and
| from Sssts that gave the largest maj ority
fJr the republican party In the late election
Tia record would also show that pre-
| portionately larger number OF democratic
Senators responded every time the roll had
baen called than of republican Sanators
They came every morning at 10 and sat
ill 6; aad he could not comprehend how II
was possible for Senators to do more work
than they now did. It was impossible to re-
strain Senators i,om discussing items of the
bill and calling the yeas AID nays on pro-
posed amendments. He gave notice that
every item in the 5iil you'd be discussed,
If necessary, unless il was prevented by
force-appled in some so:t of fashion
Democratic Soaators intended to go through
the bill Just exactly as II there was no leeis-
lation behind it or before It. II had to be
aualy ssd, and Ii would be analysed before
the debate wns concluded.
HOUSE.
The journal having been read,
Mr.. Rogers, CT Arkansas, rose to object to
lis approval, bus the Speaker recognized
Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, to move tae previ-
Gus question.
MIR. Cannon, however. yielded to Mr.. Rog-
ers on the representation Of the latter gen-
semeu that he did not desire to waste time,
but to correct az error which appeared in
the journal
Mr.. Rogers then atated that the journal
incorrectly reported point of order raised
by him Saturday when Mr.. Enlos. of Ten
nessee. was claiming the Il Dor en- question
of peraonal privilege.
After little sparring between the Speak
or and Mr.. Rogers the previous question was
ordered.
The journal was approved-yeas 90, nays
75-the Speaker counting quorum.
Aftor brief debate Tin the cou:se of which
Mr. Dockery, of Missouri predicted deficiency
of between twenty and twonty-eieht million dol
lars in tho revenues OF the government during
the current fiscal year. the conference report was
agreed to and furth:r conference ordered upon
the amendments still in dispute.
Tho House ;hcn .eded to tie consideration
of the conference report on the sundIy civil ap.
preparation bill.
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