The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-15
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
A BATTLE OF THE ORAT0RIC AL
GIANTS IN THE HOUSE.

In the United States Senate a resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for information
as to the expenditures made under the
appropriation for the enforcement of
| the Chinese Exclusion act, and what
proportion of the fund is now availa-
bic.
Mr.. Robbins, of Alabama, has intro
duced in the House a bill for the total
repeal of the Internal Revenue laws,
Among the measures introduced in
the House was a joint resolution by
Representative Hayes, proposing the
following amendment to the Constitu-
ton: "No pension, or any pay or emol-
ument that does not cease with actual
service, shall hereafter be granted, al
lowed or paid to or on any account of
any soldier or sailor, except under the
provisions of law existing at time of en-
listment, nor unless claimed within
two years from time right to the same
accrues under the law.
II. G. Knight, of Springfield, Mass,
| spoke before the Ways and Means Com
mittee for the button industry. The
business was one of the smaller indus
tries of this country, but n of the
most important. 1t was growing rap
idly and giving employment to-day to
about l $1,000 people. There were about
200 factories with a capital invested of
about $4,000, 900. paying $780, 900 in
wages yearly and producing about
50, 700, 900 worth of goods. The bust
ness was divided into four classes, ac-
cording to the material used. He
spoke for two classes: Cloth covered and
vegetable ivory. About 40 per cent. of
the cost of the cloth covered button was
labor, and about 70 per cent. of the
cost of the vegetable ivory was in labor.
This business, he said, was adjusted
to the present tariff law, and he asked
that no change be made. These goods
had paid a duty of 80 per cent. ad va
loren for the past ten years, which
was an ample protection, If the duty
was lowered it would be necessary. to re-
duce wages, and a great reduction
would cause distress among the work
ing people. The price of buttons had
been reduced about one half since their
manufacture had been going on here
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Dixon providing hat
hereafter the life-saving station on the
sea and gulf at which crews are en-
ployed shall be manned and the sta
tons opened for active service on the
first day of August, and so continued
until the first day of June succeeding.
The Senate then adjoured.
In the House Mr.. Murray asked fol-
the immediate consideration of a JOINT
resolution appropriating 5000, 900 to
enable the Secretary of War to pur-
chase ,rations and medicines and dis
tribute them among the sufferers from
the August cyclones along the South
Atlantic Coast. Mr.. Kilgore objected,
and the resolution wa referred to the
Committee on Appropriations, and the
House adjourned.
Representative Grosvenor has intro
duced a bill providing for a national de-
dication Of the ChicAamauga and Chat
tanooga National Park, on those battle
fields, on the 18th and 18th of October,
1894, under direction of the Secretary of
War, and appropriaing $4,000.
A meeting of the Committee on Elec-
ion.
Secretary Gresham has communicated
to the Chinese Minister the Presidents