Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-14
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. g., May IA.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The bill sutscting imported liquors to the
provisions of the laws Of the several States
was favorably reported.
Mr. Hoar said the court had intimated that
States could not pass such prohibitory or
regulating statutes without the permission
OF Congress. He fully concurred in the pur-
port of the bill, but he supposed that the
principle of the courts opinion extended to
other things than distilled spirits Ito opium
for nstance). and he should have preferred
that the bill should have applied to all artl-
Giles which States might desire to prohibit
the sale of.
Mr.. E lmunds expressed the same idea.
After further discussion by Messrs. Vest.
Edmunds and Wilson, Mr.. Plumb demand
ed the regular order, and when Mr.. Hoar
desired to make some further remarks Mr..
Plumb oh scted and insisted on the regular
order.
This objection was resented by Mr.. Hoar,
who remarked that he had never seen ouch
al exhibition OF boorishness before.
"Then it is because you never look into q
glass;" was the sharp retort of Mr.. Plumb.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill to estat-
fish university Of the United States and
had 1t referred to select committee of pine.
The silver bill was then taken up and Mr..
Teller addressed the Senate.
HOUSE.
The House insisted on the amendment to
Senate dependent pension bill, and c con-
ference was ordered.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr. Mills, democrat ridicued the idea,
that il the tariff reduced prices. the
manufacturers would come to Congress ask
ing that the tariff be advanced for their ben
efit
Mr.. Walker, republican, said that in max
ing statement that was not true. man
might be perfectly truthful as far as he him.
self was concerned, and he might not.
There was not one word of truth In what
the gentleman from Texas said about man.
ufacturers coming before the committee ask
ing that duty might be put up for their pro
lection. The worklngmsn, he said, got
every dollar OF the increase of price on &C.
count of the terin. As manufacturer be
hurled back the insult which denominated
manufacturers as robber barons.
Mr.. Mills regretted that the gentleman
from Massachusetts had become 80 indg-
nant. He (Mr. Mills had been charged
the other day with an exhibition of plana
ton manners; the gentleman was now Civ
Ing an exhibition of manufacturing manners
The members of the House were told that
the gentleman, as q manufacturer did not
desire to promote the interest of his class.
He rose above party and interest. He be-
came phianthroplst and represented, not
himself, but the interest OF labor. His heart
was swollen with devotion to the working
man. He said that the tariff was intended
to enable manufacturers but to pay wages
to the laborer. The manufacturer paid
81 % to labor for producing ton OF pig
iron. The government gave the manufac
turer sc 70 in order to enable him to pay that
81 %. Tue manufacturer paid labor IS for
producing ton of steel rails the Govern
ment geva him ST to enable him to pay 1t
Why did not the manufacturer give the SIT
to the workingman instead of turning them
out of work and going or tally-ho rides
through the mountains of Scotland.