The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-31
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
SENATOR MILLS TAKES THE OATH,
OF OFFICE.
The House Devotes the Day to a Dis.
cussion of the Springer Free
Wool Bill.
Special to the REcoRD-US1or.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Senator-e
Roger G. Mills of Texas appeared. pre-
scented his credentials and took the oath
Of Office. lie was warmly congratulated.
Senator Dolph from the Committee on
Foreign Relations introduced a bill to
provide for the punishment of violations
of the treaty rights of aliens. The bill
was suggested by the Italian troubles at
New Orleans last year. The bill went on
the calendar.
Senator Stanford of California addressed
the Senate in support of bills introduced
by him to determine the value Of the legal
tender dollar.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up, and the discussion begun last week
on the subject Of army officers being as
signed to the duties OF Indian agents re-
sumed.
Pettigrew opposed the proposition, and
argued that army officers did not possess
the necessary qualifications. Proctor re-
piled that he thought if there had been
three or four army officers at the Pine
Ridge Agency the late troubles there
would not have occurred. and millions of
money and the lives which were lost
would have been saved.
Hawley favored the proposed assign
lnent, and Henderson expressed his be-
lief that with army officers as Indian
Agents the era OF bad blankets, shoddy
clothing and rancid bacon would be at an
end.
Hawley moved to amend the House
provision by adding to it a proviso that
whenever the President shall be of the
opinion that good service specially re-
qulres 1T, he may appoint civilian.
Discussion was finally closed by Dawes
in an argument against the House pro-
vision as being a radical change in the
administration OF the Indian service If
civil places were wanted for army Off
GERS, why not put them in the customs
service, which is rotten, or the Land
Office service, which has been riot with
fraud by political hucksters in the west
ern country.
Hawley's amendment was agreed to.
and without reaching vote on the
amendment TO strike out the provision
the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The SPRINGER
free wool bill was denounced in the
House to-day as conspiracy between
cotton raiSers at the South and wool
manufacturers of the North to enrich
themselves at the expense of the pros
perity Of the nation. This charge was
made by Representative j.. ID. Taylor of
Ohio, and will doubtless be the subject of
some vigorous retortS from the Demo-
Gratis. Beyond this utterance the tariff
discussion to-day was without unusual
incident.
Butler of Iowa made his maiden speech
on the tariff, and although sharply cues
toned by several Republicans, main
tanned himself with credit. 1t is settled
that this week will close the general dis
cusSion on the bill, and Chairman
Springer himself will probably appear
Monday with motion to suspend the
rules for its passage.
Butler in his speech contended that the
price of no article of consumption ever
decreased one cent by protective tariff.
and protection has not resulted in an in
crease of wages of workingmen. He was
a free trader. The only way for the ma
ton to become the center of wealth was
to become the center of the world s trade
There should be no tax on trade except
what is necessary to meet the necessities
ofthe Government economically adminis-
tered.
Taylor, in the course of his speecb
mentioned above, said inside of ten wears
the South would be demanding protec-
ton for its cotton as the people of Ohio
to-day asked protection for their wool.
He predicted that free wool would be fol-
lowed by free woolenS, as in England.
and the people would resent this con-
Splrdcy between Tue cOttOH-rdlSefS OF the
South and the wool manufacturers of the
North to enrich themselves at the ex-
pense of our prosperity. He closed with
an eloquent defense of the Mckinley Act.
clayton OF Ohio and Crosby of Massa-
chusetts favored the bill. The latter con-
graduated the country that under tariff
reform a Republican majority of sixty
thousand in Massachusetts had been so
reduced that Massachusetts was to-day a
doubtful State.
Recess until evening.
At the evening session of the House
twenty-one members We're present. This
number soon dwindled to twelve. and
after couple of tariff speeches the House
adjourned.