, 1890-08-07
MONDAY.
A Severe Donunoiation of the Tactics
of Speaker Reed.

A Severe Donunciation of the Tactics
of Speaker Reed.
WAsHINGToY, Aug. 4.-ln the senate
to-day Mr.. Davis offered a resolution
calling upon the secretary of war for in
formation on The subject of the accident
last Friday to the lock of the Sault Ste
Marie canal in Michigan. He spoke of
II as not being serious. 1t was not II
calamity TO the commerce of the nation,
costing, as he had been informed by
telegraph, only $500, COO. He also mem
toned incidentally the failure of the
house to act on the bill passed by the
senate some months ago providing for
second and larger lock.
MIR. Cuilom said lie hoped the house
could be induced to take up that meas
ure and pass it. If not, 1t would be
we'll for the senate TO take up the river
aud harbor bill ut an earlier day than
had been decided upon, so as TO have an
appropriation secured Tor that very i'm
portant work.
Mr.. Cockrell inquired whether the
business branch OF congress had paid no
attention to the bill referred to.
Mr.. Colluln said il had not.
MIR. Cockrell said: Ut Is very re-
markable that body organized with
one man for the purpose OF transacting
business will not do It."
Mr.. Payne said that he did not know
how delicate one had to be in speaking
about the other house, but he was in
formed that the bill had been approved
by the river and harpor committee OF
the house, but that for several months
| aet 4 tl.nr rr.tt ttna ha1 nj haan n IN
get q hearing for it before the house.
There was where the matter stood.
Whether it would be an act OF humilia-
tion for the senate to ask the other house
respectfully to act upon that bill, he
would not undertake to judge, but some
thing ought to be done.
Mr.. Edmunds did not think II the
proper thing 20 spend time In discus
sio,, =, ,ho eondnct of tho other hr,ncb
So " w A.. - -, a.
Oh consress, All 'ha' 'ho se"a'e 'au W
do with II just now was TO consider the
accident to the canal lock, and
he thought that as the appro-
nriations made In the river and harbor
Hi Of TWO ,,,.ors 400 wsre s,ilI In force
~ ~ VI - IS -,
the engineer department hnd money
enough nc It's disposal 10 remedy the
defect.
Mfr Payne said the damage was being
rennir.d as fnst a. 500 men oouId do n,
r, -, ,s,t ,a ,,-.n,
"o"'' vo"'p s
next DAY, but the main OBJECT OF the ap-
peal to congress was that provision
should be made for an additional lock.
After further discussion the resolution
,,,a. ac,.aaa ~
""o "s'su n r.oa s.,,rd., h,,
INV ie,ouio" oeieu
Mr. Plumb as to The re-inter ment OF the
remains of General Grant in the Airing
ton cemetery was. at the suggestion Of
Nr Plumb alloved to remain on the
~. a., ,t, - o-dsv ,o ha caiIad
'ao'e III 'ie se"u'e V'-u"y W o' '"i''
up at some future ume'
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being Mr.. Vest s
amend nent to the chinaware paragraph,
reducing the duty ON decorated ware to
80 per cent. advalorem and on plain
ware To ~ per cent. instead OF b5 and so
per cent, as recommended by the finance
committee, and instead of 60 and so per
cent. in the house bill.
Finally Mr. Vest modified his amend.
ment by changing the rate on plain
white china 10 i5 per cont. instead OF 40
pcr cent.
The amend ment wap lost--ayes 10,
noes rs.