Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-22
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Stop The Sale Of Liquors in
Senate Restaurant.
The House Spends Its Tims in Consider
alton Of Lard Bill.
Plans for Protected Cruiser Govern
Plans for Protected Cruiser Govern
mere Oiticials for the Worlds Fair.

Plans for Protected Cruiser Govern
mert Oitcisls for the Worlds Fair.
WAsuissreS, Aug. 2I--A resolution 10
preyea. the ssls Of spirituoas, viaous and
malt iqaors In the Senate wing of the Car
itol was laid before tie Senate, the pen,ii Z
question being on Blsir's smendment TO add
the words ard drinking and Buffers
amendment iirs citing daily search for liq'
uors in the committee rooms AMI other
apartments.
Plumb objected TO both amendments, a.
calculated - be of little resolution lie
OFF, red them seriously ard in Difference TO
public opinion. IRE spective of the ques-
ton of pessoral habits ard tastes. he
thought the extent to which the liquor traf-
tc VAS carried on in the Senate restaurant
was hurtful lie lid hot believe there Was
ary legislative body in the world, eertz'n'y
rot in the United States. that permitted
hqaor. sold publicly in the buildings where
il held its sit,ings
Aldrich referred 10 the existing rule on
tue subject Ga iopted issi) agd 10 The fact
that il only forbade the safe of into1ieai z
liquors, lelyiqg the assumption tha; wine
ami beer might be sold by the caterer.
Butler thought the existing rules suf-
iicient to guard sgsinst the 81 eyed impro-
prieties in the restaurant, and condemned
the sIasmodic outbreaks Of yirtuous indig
ration in the Senate chamber. He believed
there wss as much sbsliuence in the Senate
As any similar body in the world, and those
DISCUSSIONS gave currency TO the opinion
that Senators indaiged too frequently IN
spiFituous liquors.
Blair sgtefd with Butler and said he new
er nfermeddled with the mems personsl
habits wtat he warted with was in'oxies
ton in nas3
Hoar expressed concurrence with Blu
Ier's remarks aud belief that there could
no. be found in this country the ssms mum
her OF men. in middle or advanced life.
v hose habits and life were more temperate
and sustere. The hard work of the Senate
vas not comparable sith in empersnce.
The matter went over till tomorrow.
The tariff bill Vas taken up, the pending
question beng on McPhcrson's amendment
to paragraph lGi. referring 10 table knives.
forks, sterls. hatcher knives. etc impos-
ing cGm pound duties on them, acc0rding 20
the value of their cisssitications. The
arne n1ment is t. substitute for these duti, ;
the uniform rate Of 35 per cent al vsiorem
Coke sddressed the Senate in opposition
to The bill ard as 4 whole criticising many
of its provisions. condemning them as he
ing in the interest Of manufacturers and
sgsia,t the interest Of the consumers.
Coke yielded the floor temporarily while
ha ri on no hill Tar il.
crease of the clerical force in the Pension
Office was agreed to.
Faulkner followtd Coke in set speech
against the tariff bill.
Eysrts sad he had received from the
Grant Mouument Association communi-
cation in which the members of the Assn-
cstion dspore the recent action of the
Senate ss to the removal Of the remains of
Ger. Grant from the spot approved by him
Il cheated by the city of New York and ae-
copied By the family as his fnsi resting
place, AID protest so.emuly agsinst that
action.
Tie consideration of the tariff bill was
resumed snd the pending meadment re-
jected. Mcpher.on moved to amend psr-
sgraph lG3 (referring to files and rasps)
by striking out the duties and classification
ty lengths and inserting - per cent. ad
valo.em.
Carl sic appealed to Aidrich in the inter
est OF working who had to buy suCh tools
fer themselves, snl who hal to some times
use English fle,. to place the duty AZ %
per cent nj vslorem.
Mcpherson modified the amendmen. to
% rer cent instead of 50per cert
Atlrieh denied that Amafiran mechanics
4 sired the use of tnglisi files excep. as
70 very fue jewel file Shich could rot
be made 50 ehsaply in ths country on sc.
lcoent O. the labor in mikiHg them Be
fore the passage oF the tariff act in 1883
he importation ot English files amounted
t> 600 400 yer year; HIuer The stimulus
Of that at American naDufacturers of
hits dles had ,hrcf -folr ts Of the market,
aud would have il all in tbe reSt five years
il the pre- scot duty eortin,ed. The state
ment by Ssxop. PRESIDENT Of the American
hardware ASSOCIATION. WAS quo,cA in sup
port OF their position by Mel'herson On AMI
Carlisle.
Aldrich intiB ated ,ic testimony was of
an irter sted witness and he would not give
II any credsne.
This remark was resented en- the demo
iiHlit ~FlAF, NdFfAtis ft-aiBk tph!l NOS
appreciate snch charge u,less it was
shown the gentleman statement was in
some respect false, aud Vest repudiatins
the in'imason of Hifeock that Saxton Va.
f0raignef (even il that was crime), de
cIaring that h family sss Ameri-a for
generations. As gord 4 family as that of
Iiisr1ck ,r himself (Vess.
I1iscosk denied having said anything de-
rogatory To Slxton.
Bu;ltr spoke of Aidrich and iIiscock "a
havingset the mselves up as the gtcs.
ans q finance
We'd added that any assertions that he
lad represented any interest except con
sumers of every man. vrman and in the
courtry) were absolutely false.
A'lrich said he made 10 charges sgainst
SsI.ou, who vas no doubt a very repntsbi
AMI respected gentleman: but he was
president of a hardware association i / New
York. s combination of importers of bard
ware hose purpose was to break down The
American tariff and destroy Amsricau
iudustsy. II had no otisr purpose. Sax
ton was the leading spirit Of that organizs-
ten. and a most active, persistent and
mali znsnt opponent of American hardware
manufacturers.
Morgan asked why the Senators On the
other side did not take ale issue with the
Senstor from Kansas tPlumb) when h
stated that there must be an understanding
between the importers snd American manu-
ia tlrers shereby par of the market
shouid b. given up - the importers and
suofher'p part oeeupict BY manufacturers in
order hat they would net come into COM
petition. That va, ore dilemma the re-
publican Sfntt9rs sere in a1other dilsnI-
ma vas and the proof produced and estab
lish-a test American manufactured prod
uets were solt in Central America ani
South America at from 81 20 80 per ceat
lower pfies tbsn were sold a. home. He
chs II Urged the republican Senator. to an
s~er these tTo points. If they could not
refntA 'hsse staten enis it was y desperate
mischief in the bill.
Wi;noBt yoi7g On the zmsn 'ment the
Senate at &. Pros ceded to the consideration
of executive business anil soou aiterwsrd
adjourned.
The House Futs 10 the Time on Lard.
The House elnsidcrsd TIA. bill Dc fiuing
lard
Mc2se. Of Arkarsss. offered an amend
M a. TO the hrst section Of the b n. hy si-