The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-30
TIE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.


Against the Election Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 29.-The Sen.
ate met at II m. After call of the
roll in order to secure the attendance of
n quorum, Mr.. Morgan presented reso-
lutions adopted at public meeting OF
Republicans in Birmingham, Ala,
against the passage Of the election bill.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the Postoilice Com
mittee, reported back the Senate bill to
establish limited postal and telegraph
service. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution
(which went over till tomorrow for the
daily meeting OF the Senate ut 10 q, m,
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill to estaJ::
lish department OF communication,
and said it was prepared by aud intro.
duced at the request Of the Wage Work.
era Alliance.
Tho tariff bill was taken up, the pend.
ing question being on Mr.. McPherson's
amendment Offered yesterday to reduce
the duty on acetic acid. The amend
ment was rejected by party vote; yeas
20, nays 81.
Mr.. Mcpherson then attacked the duty
on boracic acid at cents per pound. lie
moved to reduce it from 5 to 81 cents
per pound.
The motion was rejected by a party
vote-yeas, 25; nays, 80.
Mr.. JONES CHARGES.
Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas, addressed the
Senate in opposition to the bill, which
he characterized as the most radical and
extreme measure OF protection ever pre-
sented. 1t was 4 practical declaration
on the part OF the Republican party that
the war tariff was never to be reduced,
but that e1orbitant taxes were to be per-
maneut, md to be declaration OF war
against foreign commerce. Old Sam
johnson had once defined patriotism"
as the "last refuge of scoundrcls," and
in view Of the pending bill, and Of the
reasons assigned for it, he (AIr. Jones)
was compelled to admit the wisdom and
sagscity Of that old philosopher.
Referring to the Farmers' Alliance, he
declared that that man reads the signs
oil the times amiss who believed that the
old policy was to continue much longer.
lie firmly believed the present period oil
protection gone mad would inaugurate
movement that would in it's effects and
consequences surpass previous appeals
OF the kind. The system would be
crushed and cast out as IN utter abomi.
nation.
The next line Of the bill having been
read by the clerk, "Chromic acid cents
per pound" Mr.. Mcpherson moved TO
amend by substituting tho existing
duty, 10 per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. German said that Democratic
Senators wanted free discussion OF the
bill and nothing more. They wanted it
considered intelligen,ly. But the Re.
publican Senators wanted to rush it
through the Senate ut railroad speed.
He warned the Senator from Rhode
Island [Mr. Aldrich) that he would ex.
pedite the passage OF the bill by frank
and honest statements Of what was con.
tanned in it. i
.A.. ALDRlcu GETS IN A LICK. ".
Mr.. Aldrich said that in 1855 the tariff
had been discussed in every field and
workshop and on every hustings, and
that there was no occasion for any man
to plead ignorance Of what that question
meant, or Of tho provisions OF bill
which had been before the Senate and
the country for three years. The coun.
try understood that the talk, about ex
plantations and to drive Republican Sen.
ators to make stump' speeches for politi.
cal effect was simply to delay action on
the tariff bill, which delay was destruc,
tive to every business in the country.
But notwithstanding tho Senator's (Alr
Gorman's) taunts, the Senators on the
Republican side OF the chamber would
not be led, 80 far as he (Mr. Aldrich,
could control them, into that kind oi
general debate on the bill. ~
Mr.. German reminded the Repubii
can aide Of the chamber Of Mr.. plumb's
statement that that party was in danger
and Of his warning that it would have
to increase taxation within eighteen
months. 1lo also referred to Mr.. Blaine
as the one man who, in twenty year.
had been able to bring the Republican
party into line, rs the only man who
[while abroad) had the courage ant
ability to write an answer to President
Cleyeland's tariff measure that gave Il
the drooping Republicans hope ant
faith and final victory; and he said tha
Mr.. Blaine had (through the Senate
from Maine) told Republican Senator
that II they passed the bill as reported
lthey would not only destroy the posi-