Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-22
CONGRE .SlONAL.


WASHINGTON, May 2lst-In the Senate this
morning the resignation of Sergeant alarms
Canada was received and laid on the table,
The silver bill was taken up and Stewart pro-
ceeded TO address the Senate He argued that
the demonetization Of silver had depressed the
prices OF commodities from 30 to 40 per cent
and reconciliation would produce good times
again. The object of the silver men was to
furnish more money, to stop contraction, to re-
lieve the debtor and producer and preserve to
the people their rights of property and liberty
The Republican party had incorporated in its
national platform a declaration in favor of both
gold and silver, and condemning the policy of
the democratic administration IN its efforts to
demonetiz. silver. The bill recommended by
the Secretary of the Treasury and supported BY
Senators Sherman and Dolph was a cunning
device to stop the present coinage Of two mill
In conclusion, he said there was no middle
ground in the contest between usury and lust
ice. Demonstration of silver was crime
against civilization and nothing but a full
restoration of that metal to the place which it
occupied before the crime was committed could
redress the wrong or redeem the pledge of the
Republican party.
Eustis asked Stewart whether his interpreta-
ton of the silver plank in the Republican plat
form THAT it meant free coinage of silverj was
the recognized Interpretation OF the party.
Stewart replied that it could have no other
Interpretation, and added that he himself had
drawn that plank.
Farwell-"I was member of the Committee
on Resolutions at the last National Republican
to the opinion given by the Senator from Ne
yada. No such Interpretation was considered
by that committee.
Stewart-"What does it mean?'
Farwell-"That the party was in favor of sill
yer money at the market price of silver.
drew the resolution, as the Senator well knows
and II was perfectly honest and fair. 1t meant
that the Government should buy silver and coin
1t at the rate at which it should cost the Gov
eminent
stewart-"That is a mere quibble'
Wilson of Iowa gave notice of an amendment
providing for Treasury notes to be Issued for
silver which shall be legal tender for all
private debts within the United States
Farweh also gave notice of an amendment
providing for certificates to be receivable for
customs, taxes and public debts, and to be
legal tender for all public and private debts
The silver bill was then laid aside and the
bill in relation to liquor imported into prohibi-
tory States again taken up.
Eyarts argued in support of it, and in answer
to the constitutional objections argued against
1t asserted that the police regulations of State
could not be bombarded from the outside under
cover OF the exclusive power of Congress over
commerce.
Hiscock opposed the bill.
The bill was laid aside without action
After an executive session the Senate ad-
jouIned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 21st-The scene in the
citing. The opjec: of the members on both
sides seemed to be to outvie each other i'm
creating noise, rather than give any intelli-
gent consideration to the tariff bill. 1t was i'm
possible TO understand what was being said,
applause and laughter and cries of louder"
drowning the voices of the speakers.
No respect was given to the rules. No atten-
tion was paid to recognition of the Chairman,
and uproar was the order OF the hour
When the House first met it went into Com
m:ttee of the Whole on the tariff
Baker OF New York offered an amendment
providing that all articles imported into the
United States, whether embraced in the free
list or otherwise, shall pay no less rate of duty
than imposed by the country of export on like
articles imported into the United States
ButterwOrth opposed the amendment and
said he regretted there is no opportunity to
ascertain concensus opinion on his own side
OF the House g, touching this bill Democratic
proceeded along the lines of the bill for num-
Der of days. Then a gentleman in the Com
mittee on Ways and Means had taken the floor
and held it with amendments until acarly the
last hour. He regretted that there had not
been conference which would enable mem
bers to prune the bill.
Brewer of Michigan said the time for debate
has been frittered away by the other side. He
was in favor of the bill because he was carrying
out the pledges made to the American people
Applause.
At noon the committee rose and reported the
bill to the House,
Mckinley demanded the previous question
on the bill and amendments. The Democrats
demanded the yeas and nays and the previous
:
The amendments were then read in detail
The first amendment On which a separate vote
was demanded, the one changing the phrase
ology of the plate clause, was adopted by
narrow margin-yeas 15O nays 1i9,
The next vote was equally close, but this time
the Democrats were victorious, the amendment
fixing the duty on jute yarn at thirty-ive per
cent. being defeated-yeas 14S, nays l44
The duty as liked by the bill is thirty per
cent.
The next amendment, that of bringing Rus
sian camels' hair into class three of the wool
schedule, was agreed to-yeas 14S nays l3S.
The amendment providing that the duty on
wooden and worsted yarn valued at not more
than thirty cents per pound shall be two and
one-half times the duty on unwashed wool, if
frst-class, and thirty-tive per cent. ad valorem,
was rejected-yeas 137. nays las. The bill now
fixes the duty at twice the duty on unwashed
wool of first-class and thirty-ve per cent ad va
loren.
The tariff bill was then passed by a strict
party vote, with the exception of Coleman of
Louisiana, who voted with the Democrats IN the
negative. Butterworth voted aye. Vote: Ayes
162, nays 142.