The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-11
TIE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
TuELAST DAY ON THE TARIFF
RgLLIN THE SENATE.

Argument for and Against the Biil---
The House Opened With No Quorum
Present and Spent the Day Filibus-
tcring over Approving The Journal
and Adjourned Without a Quorum.
IBv United Press.
WAsHINGToN, ID. O., Sept. 10.-The
Senate met Mt IL o'clock and after few
moments spent with routine business,
the tariff bill was taken up-the question
being on its passage-with six hours
allowed to close the discussion after
which the vote is to be taken.
Mr. Hiscock commenced his speech
with bitter arraignment OF Democratic
Senators, who, he said, had surpassed
their predecessors and themselves ID
Charlal ani,m, demagogueisn, misrelHe-
seutation and ipsincere professions of
devotiop to the industrial interests of
the country. After much effort Mr..
lIiscock said to provide free homes and
4 secure free speech for the iahoring
classes had been resisted by the Demo
cratic party up to 1851 by every method
{ with craftsmanship could devise and
rufi ,niSm cXccute, aud the last great
& eflort had eliminated in civil war. And
th party had since then opposed all
measures that looked to the elevation
and to the assurance Of equal rights OF
the laboring classes of the old slave
states.
Mr.. Gibson called attcltlon to some
points in the sugar schedule under
(which he said the sugar crop OF LOuisi-
ana would be forced upon the market at
a sacrifice Of not less than a million or q
million and half of dollars, which
would be added to the profits of the su-
gar trust. lie wished to have the Sen.
atc confcrees made acquainted with the
fucts.
Mr. Turpe addressed the Senate in op
position to the bill, and opening with an
al uion to the phrase paper labor" he
said il American wages were superior to
wages in other countries, 1t was subject
for rejoicing but was no reason why the
American laboror should be subjected tC
:. unnecessary exactions or to unjust taxa
.ian. Wages in the United States nigh
bo much higher than i'll Europe and ye
h DO much lower than justice or eqult }
required.
Speeches wcro also made 10y Senator
Vest. Vance, Gibson and Jones of Ne
vada.
Mr.. Vest defended the Democrat
party against The charges made by NJ
llsc ,ck. The Democratic party, he said
amid e.l its m:Sfortunes and mistake
bad a record which no other politica
organization could produce. For cen
tury. in peace and in war, IN sunshine
md in shadow its flag had floated il
every township, county and State IN th'
United States and would continue t
float until the country itself ceased t.
exist.
At $3.50 vote was taken and the bi]
was passed, 40 to 20, a strict party vote
Mr. Eustis being the only Senator wh
was not recorded on the measure althe
10y vote or by pair.
House.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Sept. 10.-A beat
tiful floral design, the gift of the enrol
ing clerks of the House adorned Speake
Reeds desk this morning. 1t was larg
a shield of white immortelles with bOrdt
OF roses and smilax on which was IL
scrbad in blue immortelles the wol
business An immense gaval of whit
immortelles indicative of the power wit
which the speaker has welded that en-
bltm of authority, surmounted the shiel
Immediately after the House was callo
TO order by speaker protein Burrough
Mr. Onerrall raised the point that the
was no quorum present. The speak'
protein being unable to count quorum
lIaugen, of Wisconsin, moved call
q the House.
The call was ordered but failed to di
close a quorum.
The House spent the entire day fill
clustering on the question of approvir
the journal, the object of the obstru
tionists being to prevent considerable
OF the Llughton Venable election Gas
The House adjourned without succee
ng in getting the case before it.