The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-06
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS-.
TIE SENATE AND THE TAEIFF
ELL.
I'm the House the Clayton.Brecken-
ridge Case is Taken up and his seat
Declared Vacant.
[By United Press. |


WAsuINGToN. D. O., Sept. 5.-The
Senate this morning resumed consider
alton of the tariff BILL
Mr.. Plumbs motion of yesterday to
amend the paragraph relating to gloves
by striking out the additional rate of
dollar dozen on mems gloves was de-
ieated- yeas %; nays 80.
Mr.. Plumb was the only Republican
who voted yea.
The free list was then taken up. Mr..
Vance move q TO strike out the proviS-
ION relating to animals imported; spec
tally for breeding purposes. E.Jacted =
yeas %; nays "a.
Mr. Quay moved TO insert in the free
list Wild animals intended for Geological |
collections and not for sale or profit. |
4 Agreed to.
Mr. Vance moved to strike out OF the
\ free list currents aud dates.
Mr.. Alirich opposed the motion and
said that it showed how Senator'S Oh the
OF or side were making new departure
Thr,motion was rejected
3 Mr. Davis moved to insert binding
tWine in the free list; and Mr.. Vance
moved to amend the amendment by aC-
. ding cotton baggng.
Mr.. Vances motion was defeated; yeas
10. nays 26; Mr.. Paddock being the only
W Republican who voted yea.
The question recurring on Mr.. Davis
\ amendment, Mr.. Berry said he would
vote for it, notwithstanding the hostile
yot Just cast by Republican Senators.
Mr.. Carlisle pointed out tho inconsis
fancy OF Senators in voting for free bind
ing twiue and against free cotton bag
ging. The two articles are made OF the
same materials and those materials were
on the free list.
Mr.. Washburn argued tnat there was
no parallel between the two cases. Bind
ing twine was made of sisal grass and
manilla( on which there was no duty)
while cotton bagging was made largely
Of jutc on which there was high duty.
Mr.. Davis amendment was agreed TO;
yeas 80, nays IS. Ali the Democrats
except Mr.. Blodgett voted aye, in com
pany with the following named Republi-
cans: Allen, Allison, Cullom, Davis, In
gals, Mcmillan, Manderson, Mitchell,
Moody, Pierce; Plumb, Power, Sawyer,
Spooncr aad Washburn.
The consideration OF the free list hav-
ing been concluded, some Of the preced
ing paragraps were, on motion OF Mr..
Aldrch, taken up again and modified.
Mr.. Aldrich gave notice OF a committee
amendment in lieu of Section 5. 1t pro-
yIdes that articles of foreign manufac-
ture, such as are usually or ordinarily
marked stamped branded or labelled and
all packages containing such or other
imported articles shall be plainly stamp
ol, marked branded or labelled 50 as 10
indicate the country Of their origin, and
shall not, otherwise be permitted to en-
try He also gave advice of an amend
ment of imposing duty after January
/, 1891, of four cents pound on black
oxide of tin and on bar, block and pig tin
The Senate adjourned at 6p. M. TIL to-
morrow at 10 q. m.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5.--lnmediately
after the reading of the Journal IN TIC
House to-day, the Clayton-Breckinridg'
case was again taken up and Mr.. Breck
inridge proceeded to argue in his owl
behalf He charged the chairman o
the committee on elections (RowelD will
improperly in prejudging the case
Tnat gentlemen in discussing anothe
election case had referred to the cas-
from tie second Arkansas district. an,
had declared that in that district tiv
political murders had occurred. Fl
called upon the gentlemen to name tn
murdered men.
Mr. Rowell said that they were Benja
miu, Smith, Bentley and Clayton Will
an attempt had been made to assassinat
Wah.
Mr.. Breckenridge denied the correct
ness of this statement and called atten
tiou to the fact that the gentleman him
self concurred in q report which sal
that there was suspicion only of thes
things being true. He denied that th
murders were political murders. II
disting ished and lamented opponer
had be foully and infamously murde
ed. I no one had produced any ev
dence 1t it was in any sense the resu
of public antipathy, or had come frol
collective or organized effort The Sta
of Arkansas had done ten times in mou'
and in effort as had ever been done b
fore to detect and punish the guilty. III
crime was stain upon the State, ar
injury to the State, as long as it W
left in oblivion it was susceptible of b
ing used by unscrupulous men for p
ltical purposes But men who charg
either on the floor or in ithe pre-
that the people of Arkansas had ev
shown sympathy with this infamo
crime, or that he breckenridge h
any knowledge of it, in the remotest
gree, uttered that which was co
ardly and mean, and which tn
knew to be false democratic applous,
He then turned his attention to Jud
Mcclure, and stated that he had been
IA formed that on the return of the su
committee the Republican members h
N endorsed Mcclure for an appointment
high judicial position in Arkansas.
called upon one member of the sub-co
mittee to deny the allegation.
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, (the chairman
the sub committee to deny the allie,
tion.
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, the chairman
the sub committee) said that he L
recommended Judge Mcclure in stro
terms believing him to be one of the b
and most competet men in Arkansas