The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-04

ferod a resolution, which was referred 10
the Committee ON Foreign Relations, declar-
ing that the murder Of General BaTrundia
on the steamer Acapulco by the authorities
Of Guatemala. while under the protection oi
the nag of the nited states. was an insult
20 the people Of the United states. ana de-
manded prompt action 10y this government
for the redress Of the injury and for security
AGAINST the recurrence Of such cases.
The Tariff bill was taken up, the sugar
schedule being under consideration. and
Mr.. Edml nds addressed the senate. Com
ing to the question of reciprocity, Edmunds
recalled history and the practical operation
injurious. as hc claimed. io this country
Of the Canadian reciprocity treaty Of leJi.
He smoke of the reduction of the duty on
coffee. three cents "A pound in 1872, and
stated. ON the authority Of the
American minister 10 Brazil, that
as soon as that reduction was
known at Rio Janeiro, the price OF
coffee there was put up three cents pound
The same thing occurred. he said, two
years afterwards when coffee was put on
The free li-i. Experience had shown from
that dly % this that the American con
sumner had prOfted nothing whatever from
the taking of of the duty; but, on the
other hand. the nted states had lost
nearly .onc hundred and ility nal
lions which it would have received
from tine duty on Brazilian coffee alone.
Asa practical farmer. and farmer : son,
he thought that the farmers i'm the region
where be lived understood tnat sort ol busl-
ness. and were not so extremely hungry
that he, as one of their representatives,.
should e0 into anything Of thaf kind now.
If the duty of two cents a pound were not
taken of sugar. be did not believe that the
D. q .f1 "A
II would be ant 10 turn out a. cOilee has
turned out. When he looked at any Cen
tral American or south American state, he
thought (-ueakiue with reserve and con-
seryati-ml that any one hundred average
ptOule i'm North America, during the
last year. had consumed more oI the
products. merchandise, food. and clothing
that 20 to make up the comfort and luxury
and happiness of mankind than any one
thousand average people IN the CentfAl oi
south American STATES. The recent cApec-
tltiou Of the United states being able 10
DISPOSE of large increase Of lis products
there was. in his opinion, one OF the great
est illusions that brilliant or sober states
man had lately fallen into.
Mr. Moran addressed the senate IN sup
port of the amendment heretofore proposed
hy him a. a substitute for Mr.. Aldrlch'> reel
prOcity amendment. 10 provides for duty
Of Is per cent. az yalorcm on wheat, rye.
barley. oats. hay. straw. potatoes. cotton,
live domestic animals. and ON asses. mules
and horses: and that when any such ar
ticlcs are exported a premium Of per cent.
shall be- paid on their value Ia the owner.
Mr. Voorhees, addressed the senate. Inc
bill. be- said. was iull OF nuggets oi gold lOf
The manufacturers, but was as barren 0l
fruit for the poor man as the tree that was
cursed by the saviour.
Mr.. Eyarts was the next speaker IN,
staple of Democratic oratory on the blli
VAS. he said. that the supporters of pr0tec-
tors Of American industries were robbers.
There was but "A small attendance OF
senator, at the evening session. which wa>
mainly occupied ny Mr. Pierce in speech
advocating the idea of reciprocity. The
senate "a; q =. VI. adjourned till tomorrow
at 10 y. NJ.
ON motion Of Mr.. Aldrlch, it was ordered
that a recess bee taken from J:3O until :
O'Clock T.. NJ. the evening session 10 Dee lor
the consideration Of the Iaril bill.
HOUSE.
I'm the House to-day. ON motion Of Mr.
Cannon. Of Illinois, Mr.. Burrows, of Michl-
ean. was elected speaker pro tenn. and took
the chair amid applause from hOtn sides o.
the House.
The House then proceeded to the further
consideration of the ayton-Brcckinridge
case. MIR. Bcrgen. Of New jersey, resumed
his argument in favor of the unseatng of
Breckinridse. After depicting the assas-
sinaton OF Clayton, he criticised Breckin-
ridge for not rosigning his seat, and thereby
dis1Wuing the advantage he had gained
from murder. lie had not done 80, but had
stood by those WhO had stood by him
Was Mr. Breckenridge party 10 The con
splracy which ended in the tragedy: Ht
trusted not. lie was almost ready 10 say
that he believed not. lie would feel very
sad To make any statement on this floor thai
would be a, terrible as that would be. bui
il had been i'm Breckinridge's power to say,
the life OF CLAYTON. Had he tried 10 do NJ
IL was said he had. lie (Bergen) trusted
that he had. hut the Gentleman eYaded say
n so.
y sir. Crisp, OF Georgia. criticized the re-
port OF the subcommittee which Nlsue,
Arkansas. charging the minority of ;ha
subcommittee with emitting evidence from
the record, and with tciusal % take tCsti
monv for the contestant. The whole ma
lority report was founded upon suspicion
and not upon proof
Mr.. Outhwate, Of Ohio, argued IN sup
port of the sitting members claim, Will,
ot. hFlltl. Ul hhU1d~s HlfNht Ill lhfhl ~
the majority report
Mr.. Kennedy, Of Ohio, made a bitter at
tack on the Republican senators who hay,
been opposed 10 the Federal Election bill
lie said that the Election bill had beer
killed by Republicans or pretended Repub
licans. The consideration of the bill wa'
dema nded 10y the House Of Representative
that its llOor might be purgcd OF those VIII,
were enabled 10 enter by reason o
violence and murder. The senate wOull
learn that there was bar Of public Opn
ion, and that at that bar it was now ben.
tried. "lf the Roman tOga,' SAID he, "hal
been bedragged in the filth and the mire O
( the centuries surely the cloak Of senatorial
courtesy has been used 10 hide the infaml
and corruption which has dlshOnOred ant
disgruced "A body which was once the proud
est in the land. The cloak OF senatorial
courtesy has become stencil in the nOstril
and by-word in the mouths o
all the honest citizens in the land
1t means cloak under which not Onll
the timid, but The cOwardly politician ear
cover up his tracks, and be- either foul ~
fair, as the necessity demands. The h g.
/ for senatorial courtesy has passed. Let tn
old and threadbare cloak of senatorial
courtesy bee hung up with the sickle and tn
/ tame Of a bygOne day
Mr. Kennedy continued in this strain q
some length. and then launched forth into
/ bitter attack Or Senator Quay, WHO he SAT-
mad suffered himself 10 re charged wit
crimes and misdemeanors for which,
guilty., he should have been condemned uu
der the laws of his state, aud had mete
out 10 him the fullest measure OF il
punishment. lie owed il TO the RG
publican party 10 stand aside from il
] leadership. lie had made no denial, an
Aor !hs he (kennedy) denounced him. Iii
silence Was confession Of guilt. let hir
{ bo reiegated 10 the rear. IL was no longe