Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-20
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Mar. 20.
SENATE.

Mr.. Cockrell, presented the protest OF tne
pork. packers association of 81. Louis against
the bill for inspection of meats, declaring
the bill to be unnecessary and Injurious to
the stock.raisiog and curing interests, more
injurious even than the German and French
prohibition.
Mr.. Sherman said the signers of the pre-
test were acting under misapprehenslon
as the bill did not require an inspection In
all cases where the meat had been salted GO
days before expectation.
Ga motion of Mr.. Ingalls, the educational
! bill was taken up lat one O'CLOCK as the sun
finished business"
Mr.. Blair resented the motion 90 an Inter-
ference without reference to himself or any
consultation whateverl "by one who was
not in charge of the unfinished business"
He said that he "wculd take notice and
govern himself accordingly"
Mr.. Bate alluded to some remarks Of Mr..
Blair in his opening speech on the bill, shat
reflected on the State OF Tennessee as leg
gard in regard to her educational interess s.
He asserted that Tennessee was not aggard,
said that he bad listened patiently and po'
litely to Mr.. & airs speech for five or ak
days, but that be had then grown weary and
sought refuge in the House OF Representa-
! .ives and that it was then that the remarks
to which he took objection were made.
After Mr.. Bates speech, Mr.. Blair rose
and sp,logized 10 Mr.. Ingalls, for the
heated remark which he had made
to day when that Senator submitted
motion which was unusual. He did not
desire 10 avail himself of the agreement
that he was 10 occupy an.hour in clos.
ing the debate, but was willing to submit
the motion without further discussion.
MIR. Hawley suggested that Senators had
expected that the debate was not to
cl 50 till O'clock, and that therefore
the vote sh 1uld not be taken before that
hour.
Mr.. Blair recognized The propriety OF the
suggestion, and set to work to fiji up the
time by reading an essay which he had pre-
pared on the general sul ct.
HOUSE,.
Before the reading Of the ,urnal Mr..
Outhwaite, OF Ohio, called attention 10 the
fact that there was no quorum present
The Speaker counted the House and an
nounced that there were but "A members !
present. A call Of the House was ordered |
The presence Of quorum having been |
disclosed the journal OF yesterday 'sproceed- !
ings was read and approved.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the Mudd Compton contested election case.
and was idreisd by Mr. Compton, the
sitting member, in his own behalf
Ee replied to the speech made yesterday |
by Mr.. Greenhag GO, of Msasactu :etts-a
speech which he believed that that gentle
man would live to regret. That gentleman
had referred to the riots in Baltimore at the |
commencement of the war. Never was q |
man justified in seeking to arouse passions
OF the long gone past or in appealing to the
prejuiices and passions which the memory
of the war might rhAme.
After reviewing the testimony In the case
he said 10 coucu ion
II only want to say that | suppose the
gu:lotine Is ready and the axe sharpeued.
II this Is so the victim ia ready and while
he falls with the hot breath of earnest pro-
test on bis lips he will fall without a CULVER.
am made, hope to God, Of that kind of
stuff that does not know how to
Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
That thrift may follow fawning.
would not fatter Neptune for his trident
Nor Jove for his power to thunder.
Thank God leave this Office with clean
hands. l have won the respect OF gen.
alemen on the other side; but make
no mistake, an democrat of the strlctest
sect. Applause on democratic side) l go
If must without regret, because 1 have
no self repro ,ch to make. Exied | shall
more true Joy feel than thousand tin Caes
srs with whole House of Represe NATIVE
at their heels. Laughter and spplause.l
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