The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-03

III DOHuS anu ND,UOO Ill money, Inb property
of the bank, and went to Europe, arrived in
New York Sunday by the French steamer
" Labretagne," and was arrested as he
stepped upon the pier.
A MOB of $500 democrats met train at
the Morriltown, Ark, railroad station Sat
urdaS, and George Small, a white republi-
can, who had 1000 union labor tickets in a
vaise, was pounded to nsensibility. j. b.
Mclaughlin, union labor speaker, was
also roughly handled. The tickets were
destroyed Small is charged with organ
izing Grand Army posts.
THE South Dakota republican convention
at Mitchell, on Thursday of last week, en-
dorsed President Harrison's administration
and called for strict enforcement of the
prohibitory law. Nebraska prohbitonists
on the same day nominated a coored man
for Acknowledgements and North Carolina
republicans endorsed the silver bill and the
election bill and depored the defeat of the
Blair educational bill.
Congress.
TUEsDAY.-The senate took up the tariff
bill, and the paragraphs relating to lead,
nickel, zinc, timber and furniture were dis
cuSsed at length. - The question before
the house was the roll-call on the passage
of the lard bill. One hundred eighty
two members having responded to their
names, the speaker pro tenn (Mr. Payson)
announced that there was a quorum present.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois then offered reso-
luton reciting that twice that day the legis-
lative proceedings had been interrupted
by quorum. Certain members (enumerat-
ing them answered to their names under
the call but had not responded on the regu-
lar roll-call, many of them leaving the
hall so that they could not be counted.
The resolution recited that there was a
large number of members absent without
leave directing the sergeant-at-arms to no.
tify BY telegraph all members absent, eX-
cept those absent on account of illness, to
return to Washington without delay, and
revoking all leaves of absence except those
granted on account of illness. Mr.. Blount
of Georgia raised a point of order against
the resolution, and a scene of great confu-
sion and excitement followed.
WEDNESDAY. The resolution of Mr..
Plumb regarding the sale of liquor in the
senate was taken up. The amendment of
Mr.. Butler to provide for daily inspection
of the senate apartments by the sergeant-at-
arms was defeated, and the resolution was
referred to the committee on rules. The
tariff bill was then taken up. When sched-
ule G, agricultural products and provisions,
was reached, Mr. Vest characterized the in
crease of duties on live animals as the most
transparent and unmitigated humbug ever
attempted. Mr.. Aldrich replied to Mr..
Vest, and asked him whether he could con-
vince the farmers that they would not have
more markets for their live animals if the
SJ,GO0000 worth imported from Canada and
Mexico had not come in Mr. Vest said the
importation was so inconsiderable that it
had no effect at all. Mr.. Edmunds: "Then
what is the trouble about?" Mr.. Vest:
" We not only supply the American market
for animals and meat, but we have vast sup
plies for expectation" The senate went
into executive session and at six o'clock adj
journed. - There were but eighty-fve
members present when the house met The
a..ftl 1a,,l III IL
OF Illinois, at once inaugurated flibusterng
tactics Mr.. McAdoo denounced Mr.. Can
mons resolution of the preceding day and
rldiculed his love of the farmer. Then en-
sued the stormiest scene of the session. Mr..
Cannon rose to reply. He admitted that he
was not great statesman, and also adj
mitted the superiority of the gentleman
from New Jersey in that respect. His
friend abounded in one thing, and that was
wind, and under pressure it went out both
ways. Loud laughter. There was instantly
great confusion and disorder in the hall.
Mr.. McAdoo shouted out that he wanted the
words to 90 upon the record as a specimen
of Mr.. Cannon's yulgarity. Mr.. Carruth of
Kentucky suggested the propriety of clear
Ing the galleries of ladies', while Mr.. Enloe
was clamoring for recognition on a question
of order. Finally Mr.. Enloe was recognized,
but the chair ruled it out of order, claiming
that Mr.. Enloe should have called Mr. Can
non to order instead of demanding that the
words be taken down. The chair was sus-
tanned. Meanwhile attention was attracted
to another point of the hall. Mr.. Mason re-
marked that his family was in the gallery
and that Mr.. Cannon would not have used
such language if his family was there also
Mr.. Wilson, the member from the new
state of Washington, hotly defended Can
non, while Mr.. Beckwith of New jersey
sided with Mason. In moment they used
fighting words and sprang at each other.
General Williams Of Ohio attempted to sep
arate the combatants, and got a sharp blow
from Beckwith for doing it. Others pulled
the angry fighters apart, and the assistant
sergeant-at-arrns finally restored order Mr..
Brosius of Pennsylvania offered a resou-
ton for the arrest of absentees, directing the
sergeant-at-arms to telegraph for absent
members and revoking all leaves of absence,
except those granted on account of illness.
The resolution was agreed to and the house
adjourned.
THURsDAY.-The tariff bill was taken up
in the senate. Mr.. Aldrich offered two
amendments, one providing for the exemp-
ton from duty of sugar, molasses, tea and
hides, made with view to secure recipro-
cal trade with countries producing those ar
ticles, and the other providing for duty
of only one and one-half cents per pound
on fish from another country, whenever
and only so long as American fishing vessels
shall be admitted into all the ports of such
country to purchase supplies, including bait,
and to land fish for shipment in bond and
to the United States without restriction
- The house passed the lard bill and
the bill fixing eight hours as a days work
for government laborers. The conference
report on the bill for the relief of Oklahoma
was agreed to.
FRIDAY.-In the senate Mr.. Edmunds
offered a resolution providing for recess
of congress from September 10 to Novem-
Der 10. 1t went over. The tariff bill was
taken up, and, on the motion of Mr.. Car
Isle to amend by admitting wool free, a
general discussion took place. - The
house passed an omnibus southern war
claims bill.
SATURDAY.-The senate continued the
tariff debate. - The house passed the
bill for the adjustment of accounts OF labor
ers, workmen and mechanics arising under
the eight-hour law, The alien contract law
was also passed without opposition The
bill prohibiting the employment of convict
labor on public works, and the bill to pre-
vent the purchase of supplies which are the
product of convict labor, by the United
States We're passed. The conference report
on the bill to prevent collisions at sea was
adopted.
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