Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-18
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-
SENATE.

INN
SENATE.
The Senate voted, on motion OF n
German, that when it adjourn TO-DAY il
be until Monday next.
A note TO the Wee President from
Senator Walthall. stating that he had
sent to the Governor OF his State his res
Equation, to take effect on the 2ith in.
slant, was laid before the Senate and
placed on file.
A resolution was offered By Nr PAT
fer, and laid over ill tomorrow DE-
claring that, in the opinion OF the Sen.
ate, the Secretary of the Treasurv has
10 lawful authority for issuing and sell.
lag bonds, as proposed in his notice 0,
yesterday.
a somewhat similar resolution wa.
offered by Mr.. Allen. and also laid
over.
The bill regulating the method Ct
advertising for supplies in the depart.
ments al Washington was passed.
Senate bill appropriating 5000 for
an equestrian statue of Major General
John Stark in the city OF Manchester.
\. H., was taken up.
The discussion on it was diverted BY
Mr.. Morgan into a channel which
opened UP criticism of the proposed
issue Of bonds-Mr Morgan suggesting
that the authority fol the issue was
questionable. The vote on the passage
OF the bill resulted in its passage. yeas
80. nays -.
The bill to repeal the federal election
laws was then taken up and Mr. YES.
addressed the Senate in supper, Of the
bill.
tthe conclusion of his remark the
Senate went into executive session.
This viii be the last opportunity 10 re-
consider the vote on the HornbIo0cr
nomination.
HOUSE.
A joint resolution authorizing the
Joint committee on the library 10 grant
TO the chief justice and associate justices
OF the Supreme Court of the District o:
Columbia the same privileges Of TIE
library as are enjoyed by the msmber,
OF Congress, was passed.
The House then went into commit
tee Of the whole 10 consider the NH>0n
bill.
Mr.. Hare addressed the committee.
His remarks were mainly directed 10
the wool question. He stated that ua-
der high tariff the price OF WOO aai
been steadily decreasing He annoua
Ell himself as an advocate Of tariil ..r
revenue only.
NJ. Grosvenor referred to the neu-
in the papers this morning that the See.
rotary Of the Treasury was abou. 90
sell bonds. The inference was tia; We
Treasury was about to go TO protes,-
that it was bankrupt. In such q state
OF affairs, he asked what reason there
could be for throwing away the income
be derived from the &00O4o1
pounds OF wool which come into Tie
country every year.
In answer to a question from VI
Hunter as to the cause of the fail in the
price OF wool in recent years, he SAID
the price of Ohio and Australian WOO
had fallen in London in the same ratio
as in this country. If America canno;
produce within 300,000,000 pounds Of
wool necessary for the manufactures in
this country. why not impose revenue
tariff on that wool ?
"Ne need the money" CONTINUED
Mr.. Grosvenor. The democrats conc
here aud try to cut down the revenue
BY SO 100000 and the Secretary 9th
Treasury is endeayoring to sell bond,
at per cent. in order to save the Urea,
sury from bankruptcy.
Mr.. Ellis said 1T is time to quit
booming charity and to protect wool
and not laces and Injuries.
Mr.. Davis took the ground that the
was not prosperous under the
high protective tariff. He gave stalls
tics OF the per capita debts in many
States. He said debts did not indicate
prosperity and the only case he knew
of where men lived on their debts vas
the national banking system.
Mr.. Cannon accounted for the fall in
the price of wheat by stating that We
had but two customers in Europe, and
that with smaller demand abroad
there was a smaller demand in this
He was not quarrelling with
the policy of Great Britain: he though.
for her it might be wise policy bn;
it resulted in making 100000 paupers
whom it cost England 100000
year to support.
Mr. Pendleton asked Mr.. Cannon
he did not know that p!iorio
the passage The free-trade bill there
were over million paupers in pop