Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-29
FIRST GUN Of THE CAMPAIGN.
The Contest for the Presidency
Fairly Started.
Hale Of Maine Fired the First Shot in
the Senate.
The Challenge Promptly Accepted by
Senator Vest ON Behalf Of the
Democracy-Congres
Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, June Z6.-Ino preel-
Dental campaign was fairly started in
the senate TO-DAY on the basis OF Hale's
resolution asserting the great benefits OF
protection and questioning the possible
effects of tariff for revenue only. Hale
stated that the tariff plank of the Dem
ocratic platform was made to suit the
candidate, and declared that the iseue
between the parties was the tariff ques-
ton, and that the fight would be waged
until decided in November.
Vest, on the part of the Democracy,
accepted the challenge, and had much
to say as to the Mckinley act increasing
the cost of dry goods and hardware. and
reducing wages, causing strikes and
labor troubles, referring particularly to
the troubles at Carnegie's works. He
also commented on the choice of the
new chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee being in line with the
policy of encouraging monopolies, Camp
bell, he declared, being a paid a attor-
ney of p. D. Armour.
After the resolution was laid aside
without action the conference reports
on the Indian and army appropriation
bills were presented and agreed to.
The question of the payment OF govern
ment transportation on non-bonded
portions of the Union and Southern
Pacific railroads in the latter bill is still
unsettled, however.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed, and consideration OF the
legislative appropriation bill resumed.
The abolition or continuance of the
Utah commission was the aubject of
discussion in the latter bill, but went
over without action and the senate adj
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house rules committee todav be-
slowed all the remaining time of this
week among committees. The house
sanctioned the arrangement and imme-
diately embarked upon the first of the
special orders, which was consideration
of pension business. Several pension
bills were passed, and after sustaining
the conferees on the army appropriation
bill, in their refusal to yield to the sem
ate on the point relative to the Union
and Southern Pacific Railroad compan-
les transportation. the house adjourned,
after notifying members that the tin
plate bill would be called up tomorrow.
APPROPRIATIONS TO BE EXTENDED.
The house appropriations committee
today ordered that joint resolution be
reported extending the appropriations
for the support OF the government until
July 10Th. This is made necessary by
the probable failure of any of the annual
appropriation bills to become laws by
the beginning of the fiscal year.
The general opinion among the mem
bers of the house is that business will
be closed up and that congress will ad-
journ by July 18th or Goth.
Pierce of Tennessee today introduced
into the house bill identical with the
silver coinage bill now pending in the
senate, as modified by Stewards amend
ment.
A NEW BANKRUPTCY BILL.
The judiciary committee of the house
has reported a substitute bill consist
ing of seventy of the seventy.one Sec
tions of the Torrey bill. with few
amendments, for the three bankruptcy
bills pending before the committee. The
amendments provide that referees shall
be appointed by the district instead of
the circuit court; that the percentage
which was to have been paid to
the government to reimburse it for
the payment of the salaries OF
referees, shall be paid direct to the
referees in lieu of salaries; that as many
of these officers may be appointed as
may be necessary to transact bankruptcy
business; that corporations shall not
enter into voluntary bankruptcy pro-
ceedings for creditors.
The section of the Torrey bill omitted
from the substitute related to loaning
money on bankrupt estates.