Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-12
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, May II.
SENATE,

was not q quorum present, and he d.
rected the roll to be called, but it was
11:35 before quorum appeared and
the reading of yesterdays journal was
proceeded with.
A Senate bill to refund to Charles T.
Russell, of Connecticut, late consul
general at Liverpool, So, 100 which he
had expended for the relief of destitute
sailors was passed. The Military
Academy appropriation bill was report
ed and placed on the calendar.
A bill to place Major General Geo.
S. Greene on the retired list as first
lieutenant of artillery was passed.
Senate bill to open, widen and extend
alleys in the District of Columbia was
alto passed.
Then the tariff bill was taken up, the
question being to amend the item,
''tannic acid or tannin," IS cents in
stead of 80 cents per pound. MIR. Jones,
who offered the amendment, modified
it by making the rate 60 cents.
In reply to a question put to Mr.
Hale as 10 the replies TO the interroga-
tories sent out by the finance committee
Mr.. VOORHEES, stated the circumstances
under which those circulars had been
sent. He had heard it stated recently
that the answers were mainly in
the interest of protection. He had
known that they would be 4; he had ex-
pected that they would be. Why
should they not be? He had in various
ways informed the correspondents that
their communications would be re-
ceived, treated with all possible re
spect, read, if possible, and referred to
il discussions. Branching oil from this
matter Mr.. Voorhees, alluded to the
'lecture on good manners" which he
was represented in the newspapers as
having received the other day from
Senator Hoar. a lecture from him on
the subject of the tariff, Mr.. voorhees,
aid, would be wholesome.
Il disclaim any such lectnre," said
lIr. Hoar. Il never should think OF
lecturipg so hopeless subject"
Laughter.
when recall a lecture which the
Senator from Massachusetts received
once from Senator now no more"
said Mr.. Voorhees, Qeferrins 10 David
Davis of Illinois,, 81 can bear with whag
he lays to me-"
Mr.. Hoar remarked that the morning
was too balmy and genial for him to al
low himself to be provoked into Sc
rious controversy with his very good
natured friend from Indiana.
The discussion went back TO the sub
ject of the oral hearings that were not
allowed by the committees of finance.
Mr.. Chandler repeated his tactics Of
Yesterday to irritatc the democratic
Senators into some show of defence but
he did not succeed in the attempt.
What he was in search of, he said, was
that ''pearl of great price-a democratic
tariff principle"
During the course of the debate Mr..
Hale made brief speech in which he
said that no parliamentary trick could
prevail in securing the passage Of any
bill approaching the Wilson bill in COM
pieAi)n. He said he was glad to see
The concessions made, but warned the
democrats that if they gave these con-
cessions simply to get the bill through
the Senate and then in conference at
tempted to take them all away, the mi
nority would find way to prevent the
p usage of the measure.
Mr.. Brice denied that so far as be
was concerned, there Was an under
standing that the bill, if passed, should
not be altered in conference committee.
He also denies that he had any ar
rangement or agreement as to the bill
or any amendment.
HOUSE.
II. w. Ogden, as representative in
Congress from the fourth district Of
Louisiana to succeed Mr.. Blanchard,
appointed Senator, was sworn in.
Mr.. Cox asked consent for considera-
ton of joint resolution providing for
the compromise and settlement of the
claims of the State of Tennessee against
the United States and vice versa, grow
ing out Of transactions during the war
by commission consisting Of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, Secretary of
War and Attorney General, but objec-
ton was made.
An effort was made by Mr.. Baker to
pass a private bill, but Mr.. Stallings
demanded the regular order and com
mittees were called for reports. The
joint resolution agreed upon yesterday
by the committee on labor for an in
vestigation into the cause of the idle
ness in the country was reported and
placed on the union calendar.
The House then proceeded with the
further consideration of the naval ap-
preparation bill.
Cor THE WRONG SEED.-A gentle
man from Alexandria some little while