The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-23
Congress-.

TUESDAY The military academy appro.
priation bill was passed by the senate.
- In the house, Mr.. Walker of Mass
achusetts argued in defence of the McKin-
ley bill The manufacturers of the country
would be more prosperous under free trade
than under protection; but congress was
legislating for the farmers and the wage
workers, not for the manufacturers. The
United States was the lowest-taxed country
on the face of the earth. Mr.. Milliken of
Maine wanted to know what advantage to
the farmer, and especially to the wool
raising farmer, will come from the bill
under consideration the free wool bill.
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia replied that
he would get better prices for his wool and
and better clothing.
WEDNEsDAY.-W William Jennings Bryan,
the young democratic leader from Nebraska,
made the star " speech of the present SEES
sion on the tariff question An hour was
given him to speak, but at the end of that
time there was general chorus of Go on "
from both sides of the house. Members lin
gered in their seats, and the spectators re-
manned in the galleries until half past five,
so intent were they in hearing the young
orator from the West, who won for him
self place among the house orators be-
side the silver-tongued Breckenridge of
Kentucky or the calm-voiced Henderson of
Iowa. Judge Holman said he expected all
the appropriation bills to be before the
house by the 10th of A pri, an earlier period
than ever before - Senator Hale, from
the committee on naval affairs, favorably
reported to the senate the bill for the con-
struction by contract of three battle ships
of 1900 to 10000 tons displacement, of two
armOred coast defence vessels, five gunbOats
of 800 to l, 200 TONS and eight frst-class
torpedo boats, and appropriating 5000, 900
toward the construction of the ships and
81, 100000 for armament. The senate con
tirmed the nomination of ex- Representative
commissioner to succeed the late Commits
sioner Bragg.
THURsDAY.-The house was in committee
OF the whole on the free-wool bill. Mr..
Payne of New York defended the free-wool
bill, and referred to the increased produc-
ton of tin and the manufacture of tin plate.
In order TO strengthen Mr.. Paynes argu-
ments Mr. Bowers said that tomorrow he
would have upon his desk tin block made
in his district, which would weigh tifty-six
pounds. Mr.. Payne replied "And | can
prove by 100 men upon the other side that
it never came from California but from
Wales" To which Mr.. Bowers retorted,
6 You do not mean that they will prove it,
but that they will say it," Then Mr.. Bow
ers left the hall, and in a few minutes re-
turned with his block of tin, which he
placed in triumph on the desk and called
the attention of members to it amid laughter
Mr.. Raynor of Maryland attacked the exist
lucky. 80 The senate spent four and a
half hours considering the judicial nomina-
tions The confirmation of William A
Woods of Indiana by vote of "a to %
ended one of the most protracted struggles
in recent years involving presidential nom
nations.
FRIDAY.-In the house sharp contro-
versy broke out between Mr.. Williams and
Mr.. Walker of Massachusetts. George
Fred Williams, rising to a question of per-
sonal privilege, said that Mr. Walker, one
OF his republican colleagues, had printed in
the Record, in his speech, remarks about
him (Mr. Williams) which were not only not
delivered, but which were improper unpar-
liamentary, and offensive in the extreme
Mr.. Walker retorted in kind and added
that the presence of captions to his speech
in the Record was a mistake. The matter
was referred to the committee on printing,
and the controversy ended. - Four re-
publicans and three democrats decided that
Hosea III. Rockwell democrat, is not enti-
tied to a seat in the house from the % h
New York district, but that H. T. Noyes s.
Democrats threaten to overturn the dec-
sion of the committee in the house, and the
result il doubtful.