The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-08
The senate.

sixteen Irivate pension Dhls; also senate
bills for the relief of the assignees or
legal representatives Of John Roach. de-
ceased TO ray the balance due on the
United States ship Dolphin.
Mr.. Turpie offered the following resolu-
ton, which was laid on the table and or
uered printed
Believing that the doctrine Of asylum
as practiced and approved by very
large majority OF the members OF nations
is highly expedient, and that jurisdiction
in what are known as political offenses
ought not 10 be eXtra-territortal, II Is
concluded as the sensc OF the Senate. that
no treaty should be approved which pro-
poses 10 oust the courts or magistrates of
the United States Of the right 20 deter
mine, in each case, under The allegations
and proof therein whether the offense
charged be political or not political, un-
der the law of nations.
The Senate then resumed consideration
Of the substitute reported from the Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce 10 pro-
mote the safety Of employees and travellers
upon railroads. by compelling common
c9rrlers engaged in interstate commerce
10 equip their cars Win automatic coup
lers and continuous brakes and their To-
comotives with driyng-wheel brakes.
Mr. Chandler managed to give a politi-
cal tWlSt 10 the Qtb1Af- Il@ blouHuI up Il
resolution in the National Democratic
platform which denounced the Republi-
can party and the Republican Senate for
NOT having provided legislation for the
protection Of railroad employees, and in
sisted that the position OF so many Demo
cratic senators against the bill was incon-
sstent with their party fealty. lie twitted
them with the fact that only eleven Of
them had voted yesterday TO take up the
bill for the repeal of the Sherman act,
knowing the declaration OF the National
Democratic Convention on the subject Of
silver. and knowing the entreaties of the
Democratic President-elect 10 have the
Sherman act repealed before the Attn Of
March. and he predicted that the course Of
the Democratic senators at the next Con-
gress on the subject OF the tariff would be
| equally at Varience with their party plat
form.
The senators who took part in the de-
| bate were Chandler, Cullom, Wolcott,
Harris, Villas, HuntoD, Palmer, Hoar, Call
| and Hiscock.
Mr.. Hunton sent TO the clerks desk and
| had reod a telegram just received by him
from H. S. Haines, president Of the Amer
| lean Railway Association, stating that It
would cost $75.OOOO)O to equip all freight
cars with the required safety appliances,
anu lll1l a. ifhH'l4ahAI N4eAotiNAhJ % ~
! time should be given.
Without action on the bill the Senate
| adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The general debate to-day was con-
| fined to political speeches by Mess-s.
| Dngley Rcp), and Dockery Dem)
| The Legislative. Executive and Judicial
! Appropriation bill was then read for
/ amendments, and amendments offered re-
| spectively. by Mr.. Wheeler CAla), TO Ie-
/ duce the compensation Of member Of Con-
| grcss TO $4,000, and 10y Mr.. Miller (Wis), TO
| reduce the compensation Of President to
| $2j. .0O0 were rejected
Mr. De Almond offered an amendment
! providing that until the places in the
| classified service shall be distributed
| among the adherents Of the several pol.ti-
cal parties in proportion 10 their respect
| i've numbers and shown by the vote cast
! at the last Presidential election. no appli-
| cant unless he is an adherent of a pOliti-
cal party which has not had its fair pro-
| portion Of employees in such service shall
! be eligible to examination or appointment
under the civil service law.
| Mr.. Lodge raised a point Of order
| against the amendment which was de-
! Tended by Mr.. De Almond.
Mr.. Williams Dem, Mass.l, inquired
| Wnetner tne memDer would not give tnt
| MugWnmps a chance.
Mr.. De Almond replied that they were
| largely in favor now. If they were not LEI
The AIugwumps wait until the Stalwarts
had a chance. Naughter) If there was
anything substantial in civil service Law
there could be no reasonable objection L
his amendment, but the Chair decided
otherwise, and ruled the amendment out
! of order.
! Mr.. Pickler made a vigOruos attack
against the provisions of the bill pro
| viding for a commission to inquire into
! the working Of the executive departments
and. without disposing of the paragraph
the committee rose, and the House, al
| 4:45, adjourned.