Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-29
NEARING THE CLOSE.
The General Deficiency Bill Passes
Both Houses.
TARIFF DEBATE In SENATE.
A Vote May Not Be Reached
Until Tomorrow.
TARIFF DEBATE In SENATE.
TO ADJOURN PROBABLY WEDNESDAY,.
SENATE.

States to certain leases of rights to mine coal in
the Cnoctaw nation was taken from the calen-
dar and passed.
AGAINST LEGISLATION ON THE SABBATH DAY.
The Vice President presented resolutions Of
the annual conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, held at Detroit, requesting both
houses of Congress to refrain from holding
any session for legislation on the Sabbath day
Referred to the committee on education and
labor.
The conference report on the bill for the re-
lief OF settlers on the Northern Pacific rail
road indemnity lands was presented and agreed
to.
THE DISTRICT TRUST ELL PASSED.
The House amendments to the Senate bill for
the incorporation of trust, loan. mortgage and
certain other companies in the District of Co.
lumbia were presented and concurred in.
Senate joint resolution extending up to Oc-
tober 81, 1890, the act fixing the rate OF inter
est on arrearages Of taxes in the District Of
Columbia was reported and passed.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The conference report on the deficiency bill
was presented by Mr.. Hale.
The report having been read Mr.. Dawes in
CURED what disposition had been made of the
French spoliation claims.
Mr.. Hale replied that the House conferees
had come from that body after an earnest and
House having by a yea and nay vote refused to
agree to the Senate amendment The conferees
had found the House conferees very determined
and firm in their attitude anG refusing under
any circumstances to agree to the Senate
amendment or to any propositions modifying
1t. The Senate confcrees, therefore, had been
compelled to yield to the position taken by the
House. He (Mr. Hale) did not by any means
consider the matter closed or ended. 1t could
be taken up at another session. But the Senate
conferees had become convinced that nothing
could be done now in the matter and therefore
the amendment had gone out
MIR. Dawes had no doubt that the Senate con-
ferees had done all in their power to maintain
the position OF the Senate. He expressed his
great regret at the refusal Of the House to pay
a claim SO just and so long due.
Mr., German asked Mr.. Hale to make state
ment OF the changes in the bill, as well az the
amount covered by it.
Mr.. HALE's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Hale replied that as the bill passed the
House it appropriated 1920, ,535. The Senate
had increased tho amount by O., ,644, ,955, making
it s7,S75,47O. This had been reduced in con-
ference SI, ,2092S2: so that the aggregate appro.
largest item in the reduction was that for the
French spoiation claims. Another matter
which occupied the conferees a long time was
the item OF $40, GOO for explorations and inves.i-
cations in regard to artesian wells and irriga-
tion.
Tho amendment had been at last agreed to
by the House conferees with provision that
that appropriation should complete the work,
and those were to be completed by the LIST of
July, 1891.
THE REPORT AGREED TO.
The report was agreed to.
jess. THE TARIFF BILL.
The conference report ON the tariff bill was
presented and READ at length.
Mr.. Aldrich said that the conference report
and the bill, as modified by it, were printed,
and he did not deem any further explanation
of its provisions necessary. He hoped the
Senate wouid be able to reach vote ON the re-
port at an early hour this afternoon. He had
no knowledge OF the intention of Senators on
the other side o. the chamber in regard to de-
bate; but he was aware of the anxiety OF Sena-
tors OIL both sides to arrive at an early con-
cltision of the business of the session; and,
with that obiec. in view. he should ask for
vote as soon as it could possibly be had.
TO BE SWALLOWED WHOLE.
Mr.. Morgan said that the tariff bill as
manipulated by the republican conferees of
both houses had many new features which
neither the House nor the Senate had voted
upon, but it was impossible to go into dis
cussion of the changes. They were all OF real
importance to the people, but the parlame ntary
law applicable to the present stage
of the bill denied to Senators the privilege
changes. 1t was bolus that had to be swal-
lowed whole or to be rejected. All that could
be done was to discuss in general way the
principles on which the measure WAS fouaded.
The only great leading principle OF the bill WAS
higher taxation OF the people and greater
profits to those engaged in manufactures.
THE ''CHILD OF THE GEREyMAYDER.'
I.
commented upon some remarks made by Mr..
Hiscock during the tariff debate rejecting upoa
the south and southern Senators and said that
1t was not the state of New York
that sent that Senator to the Senate
but gerrymanderiug. He (Mr. Hiscock) was
the child of the gerrymander. The
language of his diatribe (Mr. Morgan said) was
in good New York style. The soul of the
Senator had sat before mirror when he drew
that picture. 1t did not show what southern
men had done, but it reflected what would have
been the Senator's conduct and feelings if he
had suffered what they had been compelled TO
suffer- The south was metelya mute victim
Of the tariff bill.
After an alusion to the English corn laws he
spoke Of Mr.. Blaine as a new Golden and of the
President as a resurrectcd John Bright Both
demanded that flag Of truce should be con-
stantly borne by guard Of honor at the head
Of the marching column OF the Home Market
League. That white nag had been borne into
the Senate with a message from the President
on the 18th Of June, 1890.
THE RECIPROCITY AMENDMENT.
The amendment which had been offered in
the Senate by Mr.. Hale to carry out the reci-
procity ideas of the President and Mr.. Blaine
had been voted for by every democratic sena-
tor and had been voted against by every repub-
lican, including the Senator who offered it,
That amendment had been, in every substan. |
tial sense. the amendment Of Mr.. Blaine: but |
the amendment subsequently reported from
the finance committee had been intended TO |
supplant and overlie it The latter Was a |
vaccination given to the body of the bill |
In order to forestall the fatal yirua of
free trade which Mr.. Blaine had intended. II
was q mockery Of reciprocity that made actual |
reciprocity impossible. And yst Mr.. Blaine re. !
proached democratic Senators with Rrouudless
and insulting accusations because they voted
against the amendment of the finance com
mittee, which had been successfuily an,aeon-
ixed TO his own amendment
HOUSE.
Tho Speaker laid before the House the bin |
to define and regulate the Jurisdiction OF United
States courts, with Senate amendments thereto
Mr.. E. D. Taylor (Ohio) moved non-cou-
ourrencs in the amendments.
Mr.. Breckinridge (Ky.) suggested that the |
bM 50 to the committee on the Judiciary. u J