Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-29
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENAIE.
Immediately after the reading OF
Fridays journal Mr.. Dolph rose to pre-
sent protest against the passage Of
the Wilson tariff bill, and was proceed
ing to state that it was signed by 81
operatives of the rope and binder
Irvine manufactury Of Portland, Ore
gon, when he was interrupted by Mr.
Vest with the point that the rule re-
quired succinct statement of the con.
tents of petitions, while Mr. Dolph was
really submitting an argument on the
tariff bill. The rule was read by di
rection of the Vice President and Mr.
Dolph declared that he was within the
terms of the rule. The petition was
only page and a half in length and
he was stating its contents as briefly as
he could. He added that there would
be plenty of time yet before the tariff
bill got through the Senate for all Sen
ator to make arguments about it.
"The chair hopes the Senator will
comply with the rule" was the remon.
stance of the Vice President.
Mr.. Dolph was continuing to make
statement as to the petition, when
Mr.. Vest called impatiently for a ruling
by the chair.
"The chair thinks that the petition
can only be read by unanimous con
SENT" the Vice President ruled.
81 was not proposing to read the en-
tire petition" said Mr.. Dolph and he
then persevered until he finished his
statement.
Mr.. Wolcott III presenting resolutions
of the General Assembly of Colorado
stated the circumstances under which
the General Assembly was called by
the Governor, and said: Among the
first acts of the Legislature was one re-
pudiating either the intention or the
right of the State to legislate respecting
the currency. These views are so
forcibly expressed that | ask for their
reading as bearing testimony to the fact
that the people of Colorado stand or fall
with the laws of the rest of their coun-
try that they accept the situation,
painful and unfair as it has been, and /
may add the pleasing fact that, al
though the silver industry of Colorado
has been stricken down, prosperity is
returning within its borders, and its
citizens have found other industries.
Various remonstrances were present
ed against the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Hoar described those which he
presented as "cries of agony against
that unsanctifed abominable menace. "
Mr.. Hoar introduced bill to prevent
injustice to deserving pensioners, and
had it referred to the committee Oh
pensions. 1t gives pensoner whose
name has been dropped from the rolls,
or whose pension has been reduced,
the right to apply by petition to the
Judge of the e. S. court for his district,
who, alter due notice and hearing, may
order the pensioner to be restored TO
the rolls, or his farmer pension re-
stored.
Mr.. Stewart offered resolution de
claring that, in the judgment Of the Sen
ate, the Secretary of the Treasury is
not, at this time, clothed, under existing
law, with any legal authority to issue
and sell the bonds and other interest
bearing obligations of the government.
He said that he should like to have i
vote on the resolution tomorrow. The
bonds were about to be issued. 1t was
a mooted question and it seemed to
him that the Senate ought, at least, to
express an opinion one way or the 9TH
err. He, therefore, gave notice that he
would call up the resolution to-mor
row morning.
The Hawaiian resolutions were then
taken up, and Mr. Teller addressed the
Senate. He criticised some of the
phraseology of the resolution reported
from the committee on foreign relations,
but intimated that he would, neverthe-
less, vote for it. He cid not like the
phrase ode facto government" and said
that there was really no diff renee be-
tween de facto government and de
jure government.
The bill to repeal the federal election
laws was taken up, and Mr. Chandler
col tnued his speech against it.
HOUSE.
In the House this morning Mr.. Bur
rows asked that unanimous consent be
given members who had amendments
which they desired to offer to the tariff
bill and which they had no opportunity
to offer, to print them in the Rec ri.
Mr.. McNIillin objected, saying that if
the amendments could not be offered
in the House, they should not cumber
the Record.
Messrs Burrows and Reed appealed
to Mr.. McMillin to withdraw his OBJ
lection, but he persisted.
Mr.. Reed said it was unjust and en-