Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-20

FlFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
uoar Proposes to Checkmate Quay-The
Agriculture-College Bill.
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WAsHrSGroN, August l9-When the
QUAY order-of-buslnes resolution was land
before the Senate this morning Mr.. Hoar
said that he desired to address the Senate
on the subject, but would prefer 10 do so
tomorrow. aud he understood that that
was agreeable 10 the Senator from Penn
sylyania.
Mr.. Quay: I have no objection 10 the
resolution going over till tomorrow morn
inc without prejudice with the under
standing that it Will be then taken up.
The resolution accordingly went over.
sHBEwD A,fESDMTNr.
The Plumb resolution instructing the
Committee on Rules 10 issue orders that
will prevent the sale or drinking of IntoXl-
eating liauors in the Senate wing of the
Capitol was taken mp and Mr.. Butler
moved an amendment directing the SER
ceant-at-Arms 10 make daily examinations
of the cOmmittee-rOOms and other apart
mouts in the Senate wing of the Capitol
and 10 report 20 the Committee on Rules
whether be has found intoxicating liquors
therein. The resolution went over TIL to-
morrow.
THE TAHITI BILL.
The tariff bill was taken mp. the pending
question being on Slr. Plumb's amendment
reducing the duty on tln-plate from 2 10
cents To / cent a pound and allowing
bounty OF l cent pound on American TIM
plate.
Mr.. Faulkner called for a division on the
question.
visibility of the question and then decided
that the first part, the reduction OF duty,
had already been voted on, and decided
in the negative, and therefore could be
again voted on IN Committee of the Whole.
The vote would therefore be taken on the
bounty clause.
This did not suit Mr.. Plumb and he with
drew the amendment for the present.
Mr. McPhersOn's amendment To make
tin plate duty-free was rejected.
SUSPICIOUS PROPOSITION.
Mr.. SpoOner offered an amendment for
free tin-plate after 1895, unless during any
OF the i've preceding years the domestic
production has equalled one third of the
importatiOns. The Democrats were dis
posed at first 20 accept the amendment "a
the best they could hope for from the Repub-
lIcans, but were suspicious until after Mr..
SpoOner had made some explanation,
when the amendment went over until to-
morrow.
The paragraphs relating to sheet-lron or
sheet-steel. terne-plates, Iaggers' TN,
steel ingots and WIRE rods for making
wire fencing were agreed TO with the COM
Gratis 10 reduce the duties being rejected.
Mr.. Mcpherson, reinforced by Messrs.
Carlisle, Vance. and Vest. made "a strong IL
fort 10 reduce the rates on wire and IRON
pipe, but met with no success.
SIR. cULLoM OK PROTECTION.
When the cutlery paragraph was reached
Mr.. CullOm took the floor for a set speech
upon the general subject Of the tarlf.
stating his belief to be that IN great de-
gree the unparalleled growth and develop
ment of the wealth of this country are due
TO the protective tariff system.
THE CUTLERY PARAGRAPH.
The discussion on the cutlery paragraph
was carried on at much length and was
participated in by Messrs. Plat, Hawley,
Hlscock, and Blair on the Republican SIDE,
and by Messrs. Vance, Carlisle, and Nc
Pherson on the Democratic side. the text
being a motion by Mr.. Vance 20 substitute
Gd ed'0rep for specific duties. The amend
ment and the bill went over.
HoAR on THE QUAY RESOLUTION.
Mr. Hoar gave notice of two amend
ments which he would offer tomorrow 10
the Quay resolution. One was the resolu-
ton for change of the rules, which he mad
offered on the Sth instant, providing mat
when bill or resolution shall nave Oeeh
considered reasonable time 1t SHAH DE IN
order for any senator 10 demand that de-
bate thereon be closed.
PROPOSED cHEcKMATE FOR QUAY.
The other was 10 include in the legisla-
tive business 10 be taken up tins session
the Rehabilitation bill, and TO provide
that Immediately after the tariff bill shall
be disposed Of the election bill snail he
taken up for consideration, ana SHAH re-
main before the Senate every day tor three
days after the reading of the Journal TO
the exclusion OF all other business, and
that on the Attn of September at 2 O'Clock
voting thereon and on any pending amend
inents shall begin, and shall continue from
day today To the exclusion or other busl-
ness until disposed of.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The House to-day tabled the motion to
reconsider the Mckay bill, 80 1t Is finally
passed.
Consideration Of tho bill TO amend the
alien land law was then begun under the
RUE setting apart the morning hour Tor
certain measures. This is the hrst time In
several months that the rule has been
auowedto prevail.
THE ALIEN LAND LAW.
The consideration of the bill to amend
the alien land law occupied the entire
morning hour, and was not concluded
wneh the hour expired.
M. Cannon, from the Committee on
hules' reported O resolution setting ansFt