Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Considers the Silver Bill, Also
Imported Liquors Into ProhibitOry States.
Lively House Proceedings,


presefleda communication from Mr.. Canady,
sess MT alarms of the senate, rendering his
nation of the Office, to take effect Ju1sM
aSsext. Laid on the table.
I Mr.. Blair, at the request of the WageworkeE
Alliance CT Washington, introduced bill ds6
| priving any state which denies equal protAtionl
to all within its jurisdiction of half IFS rep
resentation in the house Of representatives. Re-
| ferred.
The silver bill was then taken ups on which
| Mr.. Stewart proceeded TO address the senate,
after which the silver bill was laid aside and theI
bin in relation 70 liquor imported into prohibi-
tory states was taken up.
MIR. Evarts argued in support of the bill, and
! in answer TO Constitutional objections urged
against it yesterday, he asserted that what
ever state police regulations can be
exercised within the state are out
side of the Jurisdiction of the general
government Even if such regulations could.
be reduced or overridden 1t was not withizsslfe
province of the general government to take
them and execute them. There was nothing
i nlgnet or greater or more
the recognition within the state of its
absolute police authority. The police ,regulA-
tons OF a state could not be bomHafded from the
outside under cover of exclusive poNsr of con-
gress over commerce.
OF it was that 1t might be used as a measure Of
protection. -
sergeant-at-Arms canady, before offering his
resignation received letter signed by a ma
iority of the Republican senators, which, after
saying that they had heard he contemplated re-
signing by June l, continues: "Appreciat-
ing your efficiency as executive oficer
OF the senate and the admirable manner in which
the business of your Office has been conducted,
In view OF the complications which may
arise In the choice of your successor,
and that the senate may have time to
make careful selection, If you have fully de-
cided to tender your resignation, we ask that
you make 1t to take effect not earlier than July
!, pro1imo.'
A % ~
both Republicans and Democrats, wrote personal
letters OF strong endorsement of Col. Canady.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The scene in the house
this morning was confusing if not an exciting
one. The object of the members on both sides
seems to be to out vie each other in creating a
noise rather than to give any intelligent consid-
Grafton to the tariff bill 1t is impossible to I'M
derstand what is being said, the applause and
laughter and cries of ''louder'' drowning the
voice of the speaker. For half an hour before
noon the committee of the whole was perfect
bedlam. No respect was given to the rules, no
attention paid to the recognition of the chair
man and uproar was the order of the house. At
moon the committee rose and reported the bill to
the house.
1.-THE special previous question on the engross-
S1nent and third reading of the bill and amend
shents was ordered by vote of yeas, ISL; nays,
81 Messrs. Coleman of Louisiana and Feathers
stone of Arkansas were the only Republicans
nois and Butterworth of Ohio refrained from
voting. The following pairs annoupcad,,s
Messrs. Peters and Hooker, Cornell and WIKI
er. Missouri; Grant and Bankhead, Reed OF
Iowa, Stockdale Turner of Arkansas and Nor
ton, Payson and LawIer.
The house is now considering the amendments I
agreed to in the committee of the whole. n
The first amendment, upon which separatee
vote was demanded, was that changing the
phraseology of the tin plate clause, and It was
adopted-yeas, $50; nays, I4O.
A committee amendments to restore jute yarns
from 30 per cent. (as in the bil) to 80 per cent,
the present rate, was reiected-yeas, 14S; nays,
IA. The Republicans who voted with the Dem
ocrats againstthe amendment were Messrs. An
dersoh-of Kansaa, Featherstone, Kelly. Linde,
Taylor of Illinois, DeHaven, Flick, Henderson
OF Iowa, Lacey, Snyder, Kerr, Dunnell. The
effect is to reduce the duty per cent, by taking
advantage OF misprint in the bill, and is the
first Democratic victory, SO far.
By a vote of yeas, 1913; nays, IS, the house
agreed to the amendment, which embraces
Russian camels hair in class three of the wooden
schedule. The vinegar amendment adopted last
night in the committee was adopted by a vote of
l64 to 1873.
Mr.. Carlisle introduced a resolution to re-
commit the bill to the committee on ways and
means with instructions. The resolution was
defeated by vote of 164 to 140.
At 1850 O'Clock the house began voting on the
passage of the tariff bill, and it was passed by
strict party vote. with the exception of Mr..
Democrats. in the negative. Mr.. Butterworth
voted aye. The vote was-Yeas, 1913; nays, 1879
The following was offered by Carlisle of KeISt
committed 10 the committee on ways and
means with instructions to report thu
same back to the house at the earliest2
pesstble day so amended by substitute or
,otaeAsise as to reduce the revenues of the gov
stt1laent by reducing the burdens of taxation on
tie people instead of reducing the duties by im-S
posing prohibitory rates of taxation upons1
imported goods, Democratic applause.
The resolution was defeated-veas, 14O;
was then passed, yeas. 1874; nays, l42, amid ap-
plause on both sides of the house, the Demo-
cratic applause being derisive in its character.
The speaker appointed E. B. Taylor OF OAs6; I
Stewart of Vermont and Bland, as conferees on |
the antitrust bill. EtSJ
The house then adjourned. e