Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-13
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Moro Tariff Acidity, with Little Aico-
hoIic Perfumcry.

hOliC perfufnery.
WARRINGTON, u. G.. May 2.-SEN-
ATE.--It was II :35 before a quorum APP
pcared on the floor OF the Senate to-day,
and the Journal was approved. The
Military Academy appropriation bill was
reported from the committee
Then. at u o'clock. the tariff bill was
taken up-the pending question being TO
amend the item, fannie acid, or tannin,"
70 cents. instead of IS cents per pound.
Mr.. Jones Oemocrat). Of Arkansas. who
had offered tAe amendment modified 1t
by making the rate 81 cents.
The usual long political debate fol-
lowed, ana at It's close Mr.. Aldrich moved
to make the duty on fannie acid 70 cents
"A pound (as originally proposed In the
Jones amCndmenD. The amendment was
rcjcCted-ycas. II. nays. IS. The amend
ment. as modified by Mr.. Jones, making
the duty Of 90 cents pound, was then
agreed to-yeas. %; nays. IL.
The next item in the bin was '"rartaric
acid, - per cent. al ValOrcm.' The Jones
amendment was 10 reduce the rate to 10
per cent. but Mr.. Jones expressed the
wish that the amendment should be voted
down. This was done unanimously, the
rate remaining at " per cent. At this
point-3l5 l.. M-Mr. Plat appealed TO
Mr.. Harris, in charge OF the bill. TO con-
sent TO an adjournment, pleading that
absentecism was aboue equal on the two
sides Of the chamber; that the Senate
had now been in session four hours and
quarter, that IL was a hot Saturday
afternoon, and senator's should have
chance OF getting into the open air. This
pleading, however. was not eficaciOus
with Mr.. Harris. and the consideration OF
the bill went on.
Mr.. Nldrich moved 10 make the rate
on tartarc acid Z cents per pound. The
vote on this motion revealed. for the hfth
or sixth time to-day, the absence Of a
quorum. Finally "a quorum was obtained,
and the Amendment was rcjectcd-yeas,
IL; nays. x.
The next item was alcoholic Uerfumery
q per gallon and p per cent. al valorem.
The Jones amendment was 70 increase the
nd-valorom rate from % to 90 Mr.. Jones
however. withdrew the amendment, and
Mr.. Aldrich renewed it. Before reaching
vote on Mr.. Aldrchs amendment the
Senate" at 1855, adjourned until IL o'clock
Monday.
House of Representatives..
II. W ogden was sworn in as the
successor OF Mr. Blanchard, OF Louisiana,
appointed senator.
An effort was made by Mr.. Baker Ole-
publican. Of New Hampshire. to pass n
private bll. but Mr. Stallngs DcmocraD.
of Alabama. demanded the regular order,
and the committee were called for re-
ports. The joint resolution agreed upon
yesterday by the Committee on Labor
for nm investigation into the cause Of the
idlCness in the country was received and
placed on the calendar
The House then proceeded, in Commit
tee Of the Whole N1r. Richardson. OF
Tennessee, in the chair, with the further
biz.
Mr. Black Democrat. Of Georgia. made
n point Of order against the provision IN
the bill authorizing the Secretary Of the
Navy 10 use the appropriation Of ;200,0'0
made March 8. 1893. for a submarine boat
for building a torped1-bOat. 1t changed
existing law. he said. and Chairman
Richardson agreed with him. thus striking
the provision out OF the bill.
NAVAL CADETS.
TO the paragraph making provision for
cadets at Annapolis, Mr. Maddox Demo
craO. Of Georgia, offered the following
amendment:
provided. That no part OF this appro-
Triation shall be expended on behalf Of
any naval cadet who. when appointed,
was not an actual resident Of The dis
trct or territory which he was appointed
T. represent
This was intended to correct the prac-
tice that has grown mp in the Navy De-
parlmcnt of appointing a young man
from one part Of the country as cadet
from a district I'm another part, in cases
where the congressman concerned has
failli 10 nominate a candidate.
Mr. Maddox had read list OF these APP
poiutments. numbering over seventy-hve.
between ls.G and 1875. or these about
thirty are stll in the academy.
Mr.. Cummings offered as substitute
the bill heretofore offered by Mr.. Money,
and now on the calendar. proposing To-
amend the law 10y directing the Secrc-
tary OF the Navy when he shall appoint
L. fiji p Vacfncy caused by the failure
Of a congressman t. nominate Il candi-
date, TO name a person who shall be an
actual resident Of the district in which
the vacancy exists.
on Mr.. Cummngs's substitute for Mr.
MaddoX's amendment the vote on n.
vision was ayes. SO; noes. Il. and Mr..
Maddox made the point Of no quorum. \
vote by tcllers was ordered pending
which the committee arose, at 4.3o O'Clock,
and the House adjourned.