Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-16
THE PIFTY-sECoND CONGRESS.


 The Urgent Deficiency RIIl Passed in
 the House-Lively Discussion on the Mckinley Lays-The Military Acad-
 emy Bin Passed fin the Senate-The West Virginia Direct Tax Bil Post poned on Account of the Illness of Senator Morrill,.
 WASHINGTON, March 15.-Mr. Enloe of Tennes. See, from the committee on postofiices and post roads, reported bill to repeal the mail subsidy act. It was placed upon the calendar; and the minority was granted leave to file minority re- port.
 MT. Sayres of Texas presented the conference report On the urgent deficiency bill, and 1t was agreed to-. AS finally passed the bill appropri- stes $479e4l.
 The house then went into committee of the whole lMr. Blount of Georgia in the chair) on the free wool bill.
 Mr.Scott of Illinois attacked the Mckinley law. He held up its injustice and inequalities as bear ing on the consumer and insisted that the sugar bounty provision was unconstitutional and void He insisted that the reduction of tariff on sugar, though leaving the grades consumed by the peo- pie still heavily protected. was benefit to the se 100 per cent, and insisted that tin as a necessary of every day life should be made cheap.
 Mir. Chipman of Michigan said he had not been surprised to hear the gentleman from Maine ReeD eulogise Cromwell. He had no adnnira- tion for men of blood and iron. The good they did vas made evil by the manner of their doing 1t. It was not well that the citizens of free re- was stiIi of opinion that the counting of a quo rum under the rules of the Fifty first congress tion to the tariff Mir Chipman denounced the protection as being a paternal system.
 hr Doekery said there was an inequality in is,ing sy stem If federal taxai n. The total as ssssed valuation of @ sse o poo@psrsg @ of the United dustrisi states Although fSese states bad e only ply ss ae thss T Mr. Doekery asserted, only increased euFssR Fsspro tas would Iss prove fallacious. Mir Blain. proposed that the natural laws of trade should be dfsregarded and spondsnce between state depariments Reef procity to be of genuine avail to the agricultur- sufficient markets of South America, but must be enlarged in it's scope so that the farmer may have opportunity to make profitable exchange in any market.
 The committee arose.
 Adjourned.
 THE SENATE.
 Mir. Berry introduced bill for the adjustment of the rights of the Indians in the Indian terri tory with a view of having that territory ad- init ted as state. Referred.
 Mr. Morgan introduced a bill to increase the | facilities of the postoface department for ob- | taining the use of buildings for postofice pur- | poses and explained it's provisions. fered to the finance eomnaittee to reSnlste the value of certain coins and pieces Of money and | a1a anS vee ds in favor of gold coin or bullion as |
 MT. Hale presented the conference report on ths urgency of the deficiency bill and in counec- tion with 1t made some suggestions as to the pppspopriations @ cwhen considering 5 ] e general ap p bi) Information on the subject of Il items intended to be offered as amendments in the senate.
 After some discussion the conference report
 The s. nate then proceeded to the considera- .ion of the military academy appropriation bill. |
 Most of the amendments reported by the sen- ate committee on appropriations were in the way of increase of salaries of clerks and other employees at the academy The only important ric light plant and to substitute for it an item of s4s.2SO for enlarging and increasing the gas plant
 clerk, Mr. Frye interrupted the reading and l marked that MT. Morrill,, who was quite s,ck, was West Virginia direct tax bill CneIt in order) was ,nder consideration. He CMr. Fry-) therefore o allow a postponement of that special ord@r.
 Mr. Kenna said that the senators from Virgin hey learned that Mir. Morrills illness was likely o keep hum away from the seaate chamber, | conferred and were entirely in accord not to press the oill in his absence.
 That is entirely satisfactory" said Mir. Frye, md he added in answer to 8 question of "what | s the news" the one disheartenit word, ''sick |" The consideration of the military academy | ,ilkwas resumed.
 In summing up the bill Mir. Cullom said that | he estimate of the war de partment for the acad- | my had been S5O6, 320 the appropriation by the louse S39S, ,6G5 and the increase by the senate | '3S, ,162, making the whole amount Ss36.sY.
 Mir. Call opposed the amendment for the gas | ,laut, thinking that that expenditure would b, a waste of money.
 The amendments were all agreed to and the Jill was passed.
 The West Virginia direct tax bill was then aksn up but was postponed till next tuesday in | he hope that Mr. Morrill, may then be able to at- end.
 Mir. Faulkner said Mir. Morrill, had been tele- ,honed to that effect as to relieve his mind of III uneasiness in the matter
 T he senate on motion of Mir. Hoar went into | session and at 4:30 adjourned.