The National tribune., 1890-09-11
CONGRESS.
An Abstract Of The More Important
Proceedings of Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3.

of Gen. Barrundia on the steamer Acapulco
by the authorities of Guatemala, while undor
the protection of the flag of the United States,
was an insult TO the people of the United
States, and demands prompt action by tho
Government of the United States for the re-
dress of that injury and for security against
the recurrence of such cases.
The Senate then took mp tho tariff bill, which
consumed the afternoons session. recess was
taken at $50 r. m.
The evenings session was devoted to tho
tariff bill. There was but few Senators in at
tendance, and the adjournment took place at
9:45 p. m.
During the absence Of tho Speaker on motion
of Mr.. Cannon Gid, Mr.. Burrows tMich.) was
elected Speaker pro tenn, and took tho chair
amid applause from both sides of the House.
MIR. Mansur MOI reported u resolution au-
thOri2ing subcommittee of the Committee on
Territories to proceed to Arizona and New
Mexico to inquire into the social. educational,
financial and moral conditions existing In those
Territories. and to report whether they are pre-
pared for statehood; also, TO visit Utah and ia
quire into the extent of celestial marriages in
that Territory
The House then proceeded to the considera-
tion of the Clayton breckenridge contested
election case Of the Second Arkansas District.
Without completing the case the House, ut 10
p. ~, adjourned.
THURSDAY. SEPT. 4.
In the Senate immediately after tho reading
OF tho journal of yesterday the tariff bill was
taken up, under tho agreement limiting the
discussion on each subject to fivo minutes for
each Senator.
The Presiding Officer (Mr. Ingalls, announced
that general debate on the tariff bill had closed
with the exception OF the reservation Of the
day when the final vote is TO be taken, and
when three hours time ia TO be taken, and
rI,n,, In IN hn all IN
each side.
The bill occupied the days session. aud some
12 pages were gone over. The adjournment
took place at 6 p. m.
In the House, after the reading Of the jour
nal, Mr.. Cummings IN. " rising TO a question
of privilege protested against his =" blacklist
ing" by tho famous Cannon resolution. The
gentleman who had offered the resolution had
made unjust imputations, and in making these
imputations lie had ialsfed the record and
blackliste himself. He then proceeded TO
make an attack upon Mr.. Cannon. comparing
him TO the noted Tinville, of the French rev.
olutiOn. In support of his resolution the gen.
tloman from Illinois Mr.. Canuop) bad appealed
TO the record. The gentleman from Iowa Or
Henderson, had seconded the gentleman from
Illinois. and had used the word "sncak."
There had been some sneaking done, rs the
record Indicated. The record showed that tho
! Speaker had refused the House list of names
| of absentecs. Fancy the great Chairman of the
| great Committee on Appropriations sue
| cessOr Of Samuel ]. Randall, sneak ing to tho
| Clerks desk aud obtaining surrepttiously
! list of Members that had been refused TO tho
| House, and upon this list basIng false accusa-
| tion against his fellow mcmbcrs Was not that
an act worthy Of Tinville2 He then pro-
cceded to arragn the Speaker and the majority
| of the Committee on Rules This majority
composed triumvirate almost rs powerful as
] the one which spraug into life after the Rssas-
sination OF Julius Cesar When tho House
! met in the morning Mark Antony recog-
nized Lepidus or Octavius and nobody else.
/ All the legislative meat was cut and dried
and distributed according to a prcarranged
! program.
Mr.. Cummings was frequently interrupted by
| Mr. Kerr lIowal and Mr. Rowell (lll) with tho
| point Of order that he WAS not combining him
self to the question OF personal privilege After
1 further interruptions Mr. Cummings asked
unanimous consent to print in tho Record the
remainder of his remarks, but this consent was
refused By two Members.
| Mr.. Cummings then proceeded with hla
speech aud at tho end of an hour was stopped
| by the gaycl Of tho Speaker pro ten. Mr. Bur
| rows.
Mr.. Bland (AIo.) made the point of order th at
in speaking to question OF privilege "A gentle
man was not governed by the hour rule.
! The Speaker pro tenn. overTulod the point,
and Mr.. Bland appealed.
Mr. Cannon moved 20 lay the appeal on the
| table and on this motion demanded the pro-
vious question but Mr.. Bland protested that
/ he Was entitled 20 tho floor Amid applause
| on the Democratic side tho Speaker pro tem
recognized Mr BANDS right TO the floor.
Mr. Bland then yielded the floor 10 Dir. Cum.
mings. who spoke at lonRth.
| Mr.. Cannon OLD said that, so far as Mr.
| Cummings had referred TO him. he would sny
that IL was The habit OF some persons on that
side 10 mpute falschood against Members on
his lMT. Cannon'sl side. When ho mAdo q
statement OF fact IL was justified by the record
| Sometimes he thought that the censure of the
gentleman from New York was praise aud hi,
praise really censuFe The record of this House
would be sufficient answer with the peopl,
90 the attacks that had been made, aud he ap
pealcd TO enlightened public sentiment Nc
cursng and reyiing from the gentleman from
New York or a partisan press eonld countcrvai
against the record He trusted that the gen
tlemau from Iowa tMr. Lacey would now cal
up the election case, aud that quorum woulG
vote.
Mr.. Cummings replied that his record wouit
compare fayoTabiy with that of the gentlcmaI
from Illinois.
Tho Clayton Breckenridge case was theI
taken up, and occupied the attention OF tn
House for the balance of the day. The Cas-
went over without action, and tue House ad
journed at 5:30 p. m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 5.
In tho Senate. tho bills recently passed b.
the House relating TO labor matters were 70
ported TO the Senate by Chairman Blair, of tn,
Committed on Education and Labor lie statet