Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
the House, the Senate receding from the
only amendment IL made.

that he purposed 10 insist on the puro-food
bill being taken up next.
a roll-call then disclosed tho lack OF a
quorum and at 9;i5 the Senate adjourned.
House Of Representative.
The House met at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, there being less than twenty five Nom;
bers in attendance. The House proceeded
in Committee OF the Whole Mr.. Burrows,
Of Michigan. in the chair to general de-
bate on tho shipping bill.
GRosvRSoR ron THE M'KiNIRY ELL.
Mr.. Grosvenor. of OHIO (who held the
floor wher the bill was last under conslde.
ration. concluded his remarks IN favor OF
| the measure. The time which had elapsea
since he last addressed the House. he saiu,
had contrOverted the argument mace py
! gentlemen on the other side that the III
I Rinley tariff law had shut out American
products from foreign markets ana 20
reign products from American markets
/ Time had done a good deal for the kepuO;;
/ lican side of the House and had assured
/ the triumphant passage OF the shlpping
hill. Under the operation of the Mckinney
! bill and as q part OF the letter ana spirit
and purpose Of that bill the United states
had opened markets Tor Dusheis OF "He"'
( and a good mapy barrels OF pork.
/ cArsr or TIE REPUBLICAN DEFEAT.
/ After little spa-ring with Mr.. McMillin
% TO the causes which led 10 the receh.
/ Republican defeat. Mr.. Grosyenor saiu thaI
/ The reason that the Democrats would ne III
. a majority in the next House was Iha1
there had been misrepresentation ana MS
+ understanding of the Mckinley bill.
TIE TElcE OF NECESSITIES CHEAPER.
/ To-day IN the markets Of this country
the commodities that entered mo
The daily lfo of the people, without a
single exception, were cheaper than they
,vcro On the 1st of September, 1890, ana
cheaper than they had ever before been IN
the history 90 the country. At the same
tlmo agricultural products brought better
prices than they did at the close OF the
. !iftieth Congress.
AsTo COTTON.
Mr.. Oates. Of Alabama. inquired whether
that was true OF cotton.
Alr. Grosvcnor replied that ne thought
So. but was not sure of 1T.
Mr.. Coleman. OF Louisiana. lnterpoeed 10
say that ne was autbOritativcly informed
t5at since the Uassayc of the Mckinley bill
the price of jute- bagging and ties to cot
tOu-planteis had been greatly reduced.
RECIPROCITY EIDIcULED.
bIr. Mills. of Texas, opposed the bill and
r.diCuled the reciprocity policy OF the
Urf SON ADMINISTRATOR II OAAN NA'AHN'
StaTes wanted reciprocity why not nego-
tlate with England, France, and Germany!
Tho advocates IF the bill wanted ships.
Why not build them? They had the pro,
tcctiyc policy, which il was claimed
brought down the cost Of production. II
was claimed that the Mckinley bill had
cheapcncd the cost of necessities. IL mao
chcapcncd one thing. 1t had cheapened
the wages OF American labor IN all parts OF
the country. Democratic applause.
Mr.. Buchanan, Of New Jersey. made an
arcument in support of the bill, quoting
in terms of the Warmest coInnehdatloh
from the last speech delivered by Secre-
tary Window az TO tho wisdom of restoring
the merchant marine.
AGAINST THE POLICY OF THE SUBSIDY.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, regretted that
an attempt had been made 70 turn TINS
question into a party. one. 1t was
national question and should be consider
cd as such He was opposed to the Dll
because he was opposed to the pohcy OF
the subsidy and because he believed mat
Il merely temporizod with the great SUP
icct. It was against the policy OF the
Government. and always should be, TO
take money from tho Treasury and pay 1t
TO a class Of persons, engaged IN private
calling. That was all the measure was and
all that 1t could be dignifiod into.
Mr.. Morrow. of California, in supporting
the measure, empbaticallv denied the de-
claration frequently made that the bill was
being pressed by al active lobby.
FOR A FREE-sHIP BILL.
Mr.. Gambler, of Massachusetts,, spoke in
favor Of the proposed substitute authO-
rizinr the POstmaSter-GcneraltO enter mo
q contract for not less than five nor more
than ten years with american citizens for
the carving of mails on American steam
ships To foreign ports (the Dominion OF
Canada excepted. the mail service TO be
eouitably distributed among the Atlantic,
Mexican. Gulf. and Pacific coasts. He
opposed the pending bill. His substitute
was q free-shIp bill.
Mr. Cummings, of New York, addressed
the committee in advocacy of the oil as
tending to build up the American mer-
chant marine and 10 extend the American
commerce. The bill would achieve re-
suits that could not be achieved by the
pas sage Of free ship substitute. Free
trade and sailors rights" was good Demo
cratic doctrine.
THE ELL HUMBUG.
Mr.. O'Neil. Of Massachusetts, entered
his protest against the passage of bill
which proposed TO settle upon the tax
PAYERS of the country an additional ok
peuse without a prOpOrtlonato Tecompense.
Il had been said that Mr.. Barnum had dis
covered that the people liked TO be hum
plugged. This bill was the greatest hum
bug ever attempted. 1t proposed by hot
house process TO revive American shipping.
Mr. Fitch, of New York, opposed the bill
saving the stockholders OF the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company weret the honest labor
ing-men whom Congress was going to
help.
After several other gentlemen had
SPOKEN general debate closed, the commit
tea rose, and the House took recess until
o'clock this evening.
EvLNING SESSION.
At the evening session the House IN
Committee of the Whole took up the gen.
oral deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Savers, of Texas, moved to strike out
the paragraph appropriating the necessary
amount for payment TO the Pacific rail-
roads for services performed for the Gov
eminent. This amendment was vigorous
w advocated and equally vigorously OPP
posed, and a long debate followed.
There was much confusion in the House,
hut ultimately the motion to strike out
was agreed to-147 TO GO.
The committee then rose, the deficiency
bill was passed, and the House, at IL
O'clock, adjourned.
AHORROR OF THE SCAFFOLO.