The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-22
service from Bruce 10 Linnville has been
increased TO six times a week.
The senate.

resolutions pertaining 10 the Worlds Fair.
each of which had passed the House. One
authorized the Secretary OF the Interior 10
send for exhibition In the Women's build
ing at Chicago any patent. models or draw
ngs the invention Of women. Tho other
authorized the President OF the United
States to ask of.the Queen Regent OF spain,
the Duke of Neraugua and others the loan
OF Columbus relics for the Worlds Exposi-
tion. Both we're passed.
The Committee on Territories reported the
House bill Tor the admission OF New Mexico
as a State with recommendation for its
favorable consideration next December. Inc
bill was put on the calendar.
Mr.. Cullom lRep, III. }. chairman OF the
| Committee on Interstate Commerce, re-
ported by substitute the House bill com
| pelling railroads to use automatic coupiers
| and continuous brakes on irelghI IAinS.
| Put on the calendar.
Mr.. PETER Farmers Alliance, Kas)
| offered a resolution instructIng the Com
rnittee on Judiciary 10 inquire whether
| upder existing laws employers had the pri-
viiege of determining the rates Of wages,
I aud if so. whether the resulting conditions
were conducive to the general welfare and
| what legislation was necessary TO afford re-
lief. He asked that this resolution might
| lie on the table so that he might speak upon
| II tomorrow.
Mr.. Warren rep, Wyo) addressed the
| Senate ia behalf of his bill for the recla-
nation Of the arid lands, giving an interest
ing explanation of the capacities OF the Irri-
gated lands ia the arid regions, especially
/ for the cultivation o. the sugRr-Deet ana
alfalfa.
| THE ANTI-oPTIoN BILL.
Mr.. Daniel Dem., Va resumed his
speech against the Anti-Option bill. lie
said the most misohieyous of the evils from
which farmers suffered were not covered by
| the bill. The engrcssment OF the market by
| the accumulation OF vast Quanttlss OF gram
| in elevators and the cornering OF the mar
| ket by capitalists was not only not prohibit
ed. but would be aided by the machinery
of the bill. which would enable such persons
through the agency of the internal reye-
| nues office 70 spot" everybody who could be
rival to them He regarded the bill as an
abuse of the power OF Federal taxation, and IN
connection with it ho should offer an
amendment at the proper time TO repeal
| another abuse of taxation, which had exist
ed for nearly twenty-five years-Danely. the
| tax of 10 per cent. upon the circulation OF
State banks. He coptended that the ma
tioual banks had fulfilled their functions
and the time had come when the national
Government ought to restore to the States
the rights 10 use such banking facilities as
| they could devise for domestic purposes.
| The remainder Of Mr.. Daniels speech Was
! devoted % the discussion OF the state bank
Mr. White Dem, La brought the de.
| bate back TO the Anti-Option bill. III said
the course of the Senate seemed 70 Indicate
q preponderance of sentiment on the moor
In its favor Under these circumstances he
should hesitate to discuss the constitu-
tionality and wisdom of the bill II be WAS
| not profoundly conscious OF the fact that
In his Judgment there had been before this
Congress for many years no more vicious
and hagrantly unconstitutional iegtsiaton,
| abounding In gross financial ana leRal mere
sizes and calculated 10 90 untold harm TO tne
| public Of this great country. This Was Dill
licensing tho Federal Government to step
over the State line and 10 destroy every
contract made over the State line between
citizens of the State which the Government
Of the United States chose to destroy.
Where within the four walls OF the Con-
stitution could such authority be foundf
| All, but it was said 1t was tax law, wneh
| every line of IL declared II was not It's puT-
| noes To collect tax. II was asked HSw
| could the bill be reached by the court2 To
| this he replied that IL it was In the power OF
| the Senate by q mere declaration to say that
this was tax law when the very face OF the
etatute showed no tax possible, then the
Senate and not the Supreme Court OF the
United States was made by the Constitution
the court Of last resort.
Closing an eloquent and impassioned de-
Tense of the devotion to the Constitution,
even though II might be mistaken Devotion.
which the South had manifested and which
he asserted that the Senator from Minnesota
in his opening remarks had sneered and
pibed at Mr. White said Of the unconstltu-
tionality of this bill there could be no doubt.
He declared the bill to be mighty conspi-
racy against the consumers OF the country
in behalf of favored interest. 1t might be
called bill 10 stimulate gambling by for
bidding II in four or five agricultural pro-
ducts and licensing it in all others by clos
ing up the exchanges and opening up the
bucket shops.
After AIr. White had spoken nearly two
hours To @ most attentive Senate, the bill
was temporarily laid aside, and House bills
unobjeoted 10 were taken mp and passed
Mr. White retaining the floor on the Anti
Option bill.
eoutiye session and Immediately afterwards
adjourned till tomorrow
House of ReDresentativ
After number of committee reports had
been submitted Mr. Blount (Dem., Ga. }
moved to consider the bill reported yester-
day TO enforce reciprocal commercial rela-
tions with Canada
The bill authorizes the President to sus-
pend after August lst the right OF free pas
sage through the st. Mary's canal OF foreign
Vc65elS, whenever uuJusb to1Ip arc Suhi ECU
upon our vessels or other discrimination are
made by Canada. % per ton TO be charged
on freight and s5 on passengers
| Mr.. Biount said that our Government
should stand up manfully and emphatically
for it's rights and meet whatever emergen-
cies should arise. The great lakes should
not be open 10 Canadian trade 30 long as
the United States was Disseminated against.
The bill only carried out rule laid down
by the Canadian Government
Mr.. Hit (Rep., H. said the United
States was entitled to the Welland canal
under treaty provisions. Every cargo trans
ported through the Welland canal paid ten
times as much toll rs was charged Canadian
vessels. The bill was then passed without
3 division.
Mr. McCroary CDem., ky.) called up the
| resolution expressing sympathy with the
! Russian Hebrews in their distress, and au-
| thorizing the President to use his good
Offices to induce the Russian Government tc
mitigate its laws and decree respecting Rus
sian Hebrews.
Mr.. Butler Dem, Iowa. could not see the
necessity for this Government to meddlt
with the affairs of other nations, By hli
clustering he consumed the hour. and tht
bill was defeated.
A number Of measures reported from the
Committee on Military Affairs were passed
among them one to extend for one year the
tiue for constructing hotel upon the Gov
ernment reservation at Fortress Monroe.
The following bills were reported by the
Committee on Naval Affairs and were