Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-19
IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Jan. 9-In the senate
this morning the resolution offered yes
! terday by Mr. Chandler as to the au-
thority for The appointment Of Mr..
Blount without the advice and con
sent of the senate, was taken up III
the senate. After some colloquy, Mr.
Chandler withdrew his resolution
| the subject matter being within the
scope of the inquiry now going on be
fore the committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Gray gave notice that at , p. N.
he would ask the senate to proceed
to the consideration of the house bill
i to repeal the federal election laws.
After spending half an hour on the
calendar, the senate, on motion of M.
German, proceeded to the consideration
of executive business
7 In the house Mr.. Wilson, chairman
of the ways and means committee fin
ished his speech OIL the new tariff bill
bears his name in the house this morn
ing. His remarks were often interrupt
ed by democratic applause. He WIS
something stirred when he referred 10
the protest against the pending bill,
that it was largely inspired by the
power of capital which directed, forced
and frightened employees to sustain
protected industries. He said that
when the effort to abolish slavery was
being made, Il petition came from a
large delegation of slaves praying that
slavery be continued
Mr.. Wilson was followed by Mr.. Bur
rows. of Michigan, who made the
opening speech in behalf of the re
publican minority.
At the conclusion of Burrows speech
there was an outburst Of republican
applause so long continued as to can
forth rebuke from the chair.
Before order was restored General
Black. of Illinois, took the floor. He re-
ferred to Burrows picture of dire
disaster in the country and said that
the suffering depicted by him existed
after thirty years of laws written by
his own party. Not Il law has been
placed on the statute books by the
democratic party since 1860.
Hopkins, republican, of Illinois. con-
Guided the debate in the afternoon.
He said the bill which was reported
by the ways and means committee
was certainly an anomaly in demo
cratic legislation. 1t neither comes up
to the standard of the bold and defiant
declarations of their party platform
uor meets the approval or expecta-
lions of the more conservative element
of their party. AS a revenue measure
it is a confessed failure. With the
treasury almost depleted and the gov
eminent verging on the high road to
bankruptcy, the bill further reduces
the revenues Of the government and
cuts off its power to meet its obliga-
! tons to the enormous amount Of SD.
00O, 900 annually He then proceeded
to make a long review of the history
of the tariff legislation in the country.
| WASHINGTON. Jan 10-The senate to-
day passed the house resolution for an
| Investigation into the personnel Of the
navy with an amendment that 1t ne
made by subcommittee of naval al
! fairs of the committee of the two
houses. instead of by a special COM
| mission
| Tho PETER resolution providing for
! inquiry into the delay in constructing
public buildings was adopted. Mr..
Davis. of Minnesota, then addressed
the senate on the Frye resolution
against the use Of our naval force In
| Hawaii.
The house committee on invalid pen
siops has ordered a favorable report
of the senate bill to repeal the clause
of the last appropriation act which
cuts off from the pension rolls non
residents who are not citizens of the
United States, except those suffering
from actual disabilities received in
the service.
In the house Mr.. Boutelle again
| tried to secure consideration for his
Hawaiian resolution, which was re-
ported by the naval affairs committee
and laid on the table. but was finally
overruled by the speaker.