Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-27
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 81.
SENATE.

Aweek ago to-day the House reso-
luton asking for further conference
on the tariff bill was laid before the
Senate: and then began the series of
remarkable speeches and events which
have made the intervening period mem
orable. To-day is expected to witness
the close of this phase of the controver-
sy and the remission of the whole sub
iect to the conferrees of the two houses,
without any conditions or instructions,
and with little, if any. struggle or ex-
citement. That that seems to be the
prevailing idea in the public mind OF
Washington is evident from the fact
that at noon to-day there were not
moro than 300 spectators in the gal
leries. while the attendance of Sena-
tors was also very sparse. On the re-
publican side of the chamber, Senators
Aldrich, of Rhode Island, and Wash
burn. of Minnesota, were in close con
sultation; and on the democratic SIDE
Senators Villas, of Wisconsin, and
Smith. of New Jersey; while Sen
ator Mills, of Texas, gave his
close attention TO newspa-
ner Soon afterwards Senator Cor
man came to his desk, where he was
Immediately joined by Senator Allison
the two remaining in earnest CONVEX
sation for several minutes. MIR. ALI
son was succeeded at Mr.. Germans
side by Mr.. Brice. In the continued
absence of the vice president the chair
was occupied by the president pro tenn.
of the Senate, Mr. Harris. The read
ing of Yesterdays journal was dispens-
ed with, and the usual routine business
proceeded.
Then the conference report on the
army appropriation bill was taken up
In explaining the appropriations Mr..
Blackburn said that the bill as it passed
4he House, appropriated $23,5S6,924
and as it passed the Senate S23, Gil 1854 ;
and that as agreed to by the conferrees.
the bill appropriated S23 ,SS4. A,
to the signal service, corps, he said thai
the rank of Brigadier General Cat the
head of that corps would expire with
the death or retirement of Gen. Gree /.
lev and that then the chief of the
corps would bear the rank only of Col
onel.
An inquiry was made by Mr.. Dubois
as to what had become of the amend
ment offered by him requiring the
transfer to any Indian reservation lex
cept oklahoma of those Apache Indi
ans who have been held for many years
past as prisoners Of war at Mount Yer
non, Ala. He was informed that The
amendment was agreed to in confer
ence except as to the clause which
would prohibit their being sent to Ok
lahoma Territory.
A protest was made by Mr. Dubois
against that modification, while Mr..
Proctor, who was familiar with the
subject rs former Secretary of War,
declared himself in favor Of it.
After discussion, Mr. Blackburn said
with some irritation of manner, that, as
there was an evident purpose on the
republican side to delay action on the
tariff bill by this discussion he would
ask that the conference report on the
army bill go over for the present.
"Oh,' said Mr.. Hawley, who had
spoken few words on the conference
report, ~ protest against that state
ment."
Mr.. Hale joined in the protest.
81 spoke" said Mr.. Blackburn, sin
face of the record which has been made
here this morning, showing an effort to
prevent the passage of appropriation
bills"
1.-THE tariff BILL" said Mr.. Hale, "has
nothing to do with this conference re
port, and | am surprised to hear the
Senator from Kentucky make such
statement"
Mr.. Blackburn ask that the con-
ference report go over indefinitely.
"The Senator from kentucky said
Mr. Hale, SHOULD not make such an
Implication as that this side of the
House desires to obstruct appropriation
bills"
1.-The Senator from Kentucky means
to state" Mr.. Blackburn persisted
that the record made here this morn
ing shows that it is the purpose of that
side of the chamber to delay the pas
sage of the appropriation bills"
After some further alteration on the
same line Mr.. Hale suggested that, in
stead of letting the conference report 60
over, the Senate vote upon it immedi-
ately.
This suggestion was adopted without
opposition and the conference report
on the army appropriation bill was
agreed to, yeas 3S, nays Is.
Then the House message asking
further conference on the tariff bill was
laid before the Senate, the pending
question being tho point of order made
yesterday against the motion Of Mr..
Washburn to instruct the Senate con-
ferrees to recede from the diflerential
duty of one-eighth of cent pound on
sugar.
A few minutes after l o'clock this af
ternoon the Senate took up the confer
ence report of the tariff bill with tn.
purpose Of sending it back to the con-
ference committee without recommen,
dalton. This was the action which the
Senate expected to take yesterday, but
the interiection by Mr.. Washburn of q
motion instrucling the Senate con.
ferries to withdraw from the ! cent diff
ferential duty delayed final disposition
until to-day, and when the Senate ad-
journed the question at issue was a
point of order raised by Mr.. Gray
against the motion of Mr.. Washburn.
When Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas side
tracked the consideration of q Calfor-
MIA bill by moving that the tariff bill be
taken up land the motion was agreed
to without opposition) there was moth
ing in the appearance of things to indi-
cate that Senators or spectators antici-