Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-06
CONGRESS- RESUMES WORK.
Pills and Resolutions introduced in the
Senate Yesterday.
MR.. VESTS RESOLUTION DISCUSSED.
McMinin of Tennessee Selected to Preside
Over the House During the Enforced
Absence of Speaker Crisp
y Introduction of Bills.

WAsu1yGToN, d. c., Jan 5.-The resump-
ton Of the business session of the senate
latter the close of the holiday recess was
~ ,;ked by a pretty full attendance of sena-
~ particularly on the republican side OF
4 chamber. Vice resident Morton occupied
y no chair. the usual mass of petitions was
presented and referred, comprising several IN
favor of a $4,000, 900 loan TO the Columbian
exposition on condition of the fair be ing kept
closed on Sundays.
A number OF bills and memorials Of no geu-
eral Importance were then presented, among
the former the following by Senator PETER:
To increase the circulating medium by
issuing treasury notes based on gold and
silver coin and bullion, and to amend the
coinage laws accordingly; TO amend the
Interstate act, and to prohibit
! options, trusts and combinations.
For Carrying Flour to Russia.
Mr.. WashDurn introduced a Joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of the
.SSavy to employ any United States vessel
Z best adapted to such service for the purp ose
IF trans porting contributions TO tho ia
habitants of Russia suffering for want OF
food, and II necessary to charter vessels for
that purpose. He asked for Its Immediate
consideration. The presidents message on
the same subject Dust received), was laid be-
fore the senate.
The joint resolution was amended by limit
ing the appropriation to $l00, 600, and was
then passed-40 to o.
The negative votes were given by Messrs.
Bate, Berry, Chiffon, Coke, Harris, Jones of
Arkansas, Kyle, Pugh and Vest; and Mr..
I Carlisle stated that if he had rot been paired
4 be would have voted no.
Tho commission of 3. w. Perkins as sena-
tor to succeed the late Senator Plumb was
presented and Mr.. Perkins took the oath of
1 Office.
Various additional bills were introduced
4 and referred.
MIR. Vance was sworn in as senator for his
1 new term.
Tho resolution offered by Mr.. Vest on the
1 10th of December, requesting the president
: of the United States TO cause to make public
the CORES poBdence ana negotiations to be
= had through the Department of State, or
Motherwlse, with the authorities OF Great
Curtain for the purpose of securing the aoro-
IL alton or modification of the regulations
N,hiah require cattle imported from the
United States to be slaughtered ut the port
of entry and prohibit their being carried
alive TO other parts OF the kingdom, was read
by Mr.. Vest. explained and advocated.
Mr.. Hale on English Free Trade.
Mr.. Hale treated the regulations in ques-
ton as a marked instance of Great Britaiu's
inconsistency in the matter Of free trade.
Cereal Britain he SAID, twas constantly
preaching homIlics on free trace, was OBJ
JSebihb ia WI y ""l " ~
lection as embodied in the statutes of the
United States, and was calling down on
the heads of the American people tho censure
and the vengeance of the civilized world be-
cnuso OF the barbarlsm, the extreme barbar-
ism and unenlightenment of their protective
policy, and yet, under the forms of quaran
tine regulations, IL was actually prohibiting
the expectation from the United States to
Great Britain of live animals and establish
ing u complete prohibitory tariff. No Ameri-
can cutie or sheep could be introduced into
Great Britain to compete with the farmers
and cattle raisers of that country, any more
than if, In terms, a tariff duty OF 100 per cent
had been laid on them. This was because
the British authorities (committed, as they
= acclaimed TO be, to free trade with all the
ia Aorld) were aware of the disastrous eff
lP9%ct Of such importation on the British
Z farmers and cattle and sheep r~aisers. 1t was
an instance of the inconsistency Of the Brit
n. ish Cay of free trade.
British government did not, as the
[rSnerican governmental did, impose protective
duties, but 1t proceeded under another form
to enact an outright prohioltory tariff. He
did not want the resolution to be adopted
without calling attention to that inconsist-
eucy, but he did not oppose the resolution.
Prompted by Mercenary Motives.
MIR. Vest deprecated the introduction of a
tariff discussion on the resolution ana should
certainly not put himself in the attitude of
defending either the motives or the action of
the authoritaes of Great Britain. 1t was.
however, lIipIODcE W SluLt, as u ulSLOTlCal
fact, that that action had been based ostensi-
bly, on the fact that there had been sporadic
cases of pleuro-pneumonia found in exported
American cattle. That the number of those
cattle had been very largely exaggerated
from mercenary motives in different quarters
in England, had been the thought) made
fully apparent by tho report of the senate
select committee on meat products, to which
report he referred the senators. What he
desired was to remove the obstacle withouC
irritation, without friction, because he con-
sldered IL the first object of craftsmanship 10
~ bring about results that would insure to the
Nbenett OF American people. Here was tho
fact thatthoseq quarantine regulations existed
and 1t was only proper to say that the British
authorities had stated that they desired to
see what would be the operation of
tion of cattle sent a%broadl before they
toohdefnite action in regard to their quar-
antine resolutions. If, after the state de-
partment had called the attention Of the
British government to the subject and had
calmly presented all the facts showing that
no diseased cattle were exported from the
United States, the British authorities re-
fused to treat Ameaican cattle justly, he (Mr.
Nest) would not be found tagging when tho
4 senator from Maine (Mr. Hale) proposed the
= most extreme measures in order TO remove
the outrage.
Mar. Hale expressed the desire that the
senator from Missouri might be successful
In what he proposed, but no warned him that
in his path lay not only the quarantine
officers OF Great Britian and the boards of
health, but the British farmers and British
raisers of cattle and sheep, and that his
efforts would be futile, because he would
come face to face with what was the actual
trouble in the case and not the ostensible
trouble.
The resolution was adopted.
Additional bills were introduced and re-
Aferred as follows; For the settlement of the
FSioux City X Pacific Railroad company's
debts TO the government. For the local
government OF Utah territory. Prohibiting
free passes on railroads, except in certain
cases.
The senrte then proceeded to executive
business and after referring some nomina-
tons adjourned until tomorrow.