Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-12
Congressional
lBy telegraph 70 the Dispatch.I

Congressional.
fBy telegraph 70 the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, March lin the Senate
TO-DAY Mr.. Stewart introduced joint re-
solution proposing constitutional amend
mend to the effect that after 1897 no per-
son who has held the Office of President
for q term of four years, or any part
thereof, shall be eligible 10 that Office
within four years after the expiration of
such term. Mr.. Stewart said that he had
been considering what committee should
properly have jurisdiction OF the subject,
and that he had come TO the conclusion
that it ought to be referred to the Com
mittee on Civil-Service Reform and Re-
trenchment. He thought that an extern
sion of the presidential term was oblec-
tionable because it would make the stake
too great, and might some time lead to
revolution. The great advantage of the
amendment would be the removal OF all
temptation on the part OF President TO
use his appointing power for reelection.
The Joint resolution was referred to the
Committee on Civil-Service Reform.
4 bill was introduced by Mr.. Daniel as
senting to privileges and grants gwen by
the States of South Carolina and Virginia
to French cable company. Mr.. Stan
ford's bill to provide the government with
means sufficient TO supply the national
want of sound circulating medium was
taken up and was made the text of a
speech by Mr.. Dolph. The opening para
graphs of the speech were directed against
the Democratic party. Next he con-
demned the sub-Ireasury and other Ike
propositions, which he said were the
most visionary aud the most impractica0le
of all the schemes advocated for the oene-
fit of the farmers. He had something to
saw in praise of the Mckinley tariff act
and good deal against the application OF
its reciprocity provisions to Canadian
coal, wool, and lumber.
THE PosT-oFFIcR BUILDIsG BILL
was also taken up, the pending question
being on Mr. Kyle's amendment to pro-
vide q library for public documents in
each post Office.
MIR. Vest. while sympathizing with the
purpose of the amendment. saw many OBJ
iections to il, and appealed TO Mr.. Kyle to
withdraw it. Mr.. Kyle did so.
On motion of Mr.. Vest. the appropria-
ton of S500,000 was struck out, the object
being TO leave the question to the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
MIR. Vllas moved to strike out the maxi
mum limit of receipts (S90.00O), so that
there should be no limitation in that direc-
ton. Agreed to. MIR. Villas also moved TO
insert the words the places for the con-
struction thereof TO be from time to time
selected. on demand III writing, bv the
acknowledgements Secretary of the Trea-
sury, aud Secretary of the Interior. with
the approval Of the President" Agreed to.
Mr.. Villas moved to insert in the clause
limiting the cost of building and site TO
500. OCO the words I'm places where the
gross receipts of the post-otfice for each
of the three years preceding shall not have
exceeded $4,000, nor $4,000 In other
places" This amendment was agreed to,
but was subsequently recOnsidered.
Mr.. Paddock moved an amendment u
the effect that the cost Of building and
site shall not exceed the gross annual re-
cepts of the Office for the three preceding
years. but may be reduced at the discre-
tion of the Postmaster General.
Without action on the bill or pending
amendments the Senate, at Z. NJ, ad-
iourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole-Mr. Blount. of Georgia, in the
obair-on the free-wool bill, and was adj
dressed by Mr.. Stevens, of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Stevens read from manuscript. but in
so low a voice that he could not be heard
more than ten feet away. He believed
that the pending bill would benefit alike
the manufacturers of woollen goods and
the great mass of the American people
who consumed them. AS a manufacturer
he was not afraid TO seek the relief of the
people by reduced duties on his pro-
duct, and he believed that the ma
iority of American woollen manufac-
turers who had carefully studied
this question were rapidly coming over to
his opinion. The abolition OF the duty on
wool did not mean necessarily smaller
demand or lower prices for American wool.
IL meant that both American wool and
foreign could be used TO tho best advan-
tage for the purposes TO which each was
best adapted, and that they could be
mixed in proper proportions In ali Sorts OF
fabrics. 1t meant that more wool and less
shoddy would be used than was used to-
day. and that better demand for Amerl-
can wool would be created.
Mr.. Montgomery, of Kentucky. a men,
ber of the Ways and Means Committee.
made a strong and able argument, largely
made up of statistical analysis, in support
of the bill of the committee. In this
sneech MIR. Montgomery devoted his chief
attention TO the contention that the bill
deprived labor of protection, and by sta
tistics he went on to show that the bill
gave more protection than the entire iaoor
cost of the production OF goods In the
limited States His speech IN this respect
touched largely on
NEW GROUND,
and his researches covered late statistics
bearing directly upon the extent to which
labor enters INTO the cost OF producing
each yard of fabric.
saving TO the consumer, even If the raw
wool aid not decrease in price under the
hill would be $19. 9.000. 900 on the imported
Goods and S171 .0O0. 900 on the home manu-
factured goods, aggregating $3.50 900 700.
No measure could more sharply denne the
;ssue between the ardent, progressive, and
determined tariff-reformers who desired
to accomplish something and these equally
determined not only that the consumers
should have no relief but that the protec-
tive system should continue to be used 10
enrich few while poth tne
treasury and the people. But the I'M
nortapt feature of the bill was not in the
reduction but in the fact that 1t would
break up the combination between the
wool-prowers and manufacturers, aud
make inevitable O speedy and complete
rev,s;on of the whole tariff system. be
believed that the bill had behind 1t pub
lie sentiment to which neither senator nor
President could be Indifferent. But II II
failed in the Senate or was vetoed the
party would have made An issue soout
which no man OF inteligence couiu DC
misled or deceived.
EMINENT TALLTcrEs.
Mr.. Brookshire, Of Indiana. came next.
He said that Blsins's so-called reciprocity
scheme and the tax upon raw woods were
the two most eminent fallscies by which
the protective system wm sought 70 ot
maintained. :,
M. Ray, Of New York. said that the
Dsnoosalls pasty o. The tafta Question