Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11

RIL IL. 1894.
/ Amendment was referred TO the Commit
tee on Rules.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The tariff bill was then tat +. M
taken up. and Mr. Lodge (Rspublicanl.
| OF Massachusetts,, addressed the senate
| In antagonism TO II.
Mr.. Lodge brought his speech 10 a
| close at half past four. IL was denVereu
with very fine effect. and had a very a..
, tentive though not large audiencs, y"
| both sides OF the chamber. Its perora
ton received some applause from th'
| galleries.
Mr.. Hoar said that he had speech
| TO make which would not occupy mors
| than three seconds. and he asked 10 nave
| It read from the clerks desk The speech
consisted OF a telegram from Albany. say
| Ing that the New York Legislature, by
| vote of iO2 TO g. had adopted reso-
luton thanking Senator Hill for his APP
| propriate address on the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Gray remarked that the New YORK
| Assembly was overwhelmingly Republi'
| can.
But not" interposed Mr.. Hale. by
! any such majority as those figures show"
! ITO be historically accurate" said Mr..
| Aldrich. there is a Republican majority
| Of Il In the New York Assembly. and this
| resolution had about 40 Democratic votes" ="
| The urgent deficiency bill was reported
| from the Committee on Appropriations.
| The Senate thereupon proceeded TO eNecu-
| tive business. and at 6 Z. NJ. adjourned
until tomorrow at noon.
| CALL AGAINST PASCO.
The Senate consumed an hour and a
half in executive session to-day over the
| nomination Of George w. Wilson to be
| Collector OF Internal Revenue for the
| Florida District, against which Mr.. Cali
| Is making a determined fight. The
| speeches were made principally by Mr..
| Pasco. who champions the nominee, and
Mr.. Call.
| At 6l0 call OF the Senate developed
the absence Of a quorum. and an ad-
| journment was taken.
House Of Representatives.
After the Journal had been read and
| approved Mr.. Reed asked II the regular
order was not the report OF the Sergeant
alarms upon which the House was di-
| viding when IL adjourned Saturday. The
| Speaker thought not: Mr.. Reed thought
1t was. being a privileged question. in
sisting that until the matter was disposed
| OF the House could not proceed with other
business.
| a colloquy ensued between the Speaker
| and Mr. Reed upon the question Of order.
| the former being of the opinion that the
the previous question not having been or
1 dered and that II would come up Of itself
| until after the regular morning business
had been disposed OF.
| The Speaker ruled that il could come UP
| only when called for. Thereupon Mr.
| Reed asked that II be considered.
| Mr.. Springer said he would withdraw
| the motion to discharge the order of ar
rest issued to the Sergeant-at-Arms on
| March 26th.
| Mr. Reed made the point that It could
| not be withdrawn at this period. This
| led to another colloquy between the
| Speaker and Mr.. Reed as TO the order of
procedure in this case.
/ The matter by consent went over until
| tomorrow I'm order to give the Speaker
| an opportunity to examine the question.
| The Senate amendment 10 the House bill
| authorizing the st. Louis and Blrmlng-
ham Railroad Company TO bridge the
| Tennessee river was concurred in.
| THE POSTAL BILL.
The House then went into Com
! mittee of the Whole on the post-office
| appropriation bill. the question being the
| amendment prohibiting the Postmaster
General from having the postage stamps
| printed at the Bureau Of Engraving and
| Printing. The point Of order made
against the amendment by Mr. Hender-
| son DemocraD, of North Carolina, chair
| man OF the committee reporting the bill,
| was argued at length. Chairman Hatch
! sustained the point of order. and the
| amendment was ruled out Mr.. Dunphy
| DemocraU. of New York, tried to reach
the same end by an amendment prohibit
| ing any bureau OF the government from
| doing the work, but 1t was also ruled out
| of order.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Hen
| derson reducing from $2i3e e00 TO slG3.OOt
| the appropriation for printing postage
| stamps upon the strength of the propo'
| sition made by the Superintendent of the
! Bureau of Engraving and Printing, was
| agreed to.
Mr.. Wheeler DemocraO, of Alabama
| offered an amendment extending the limit
| OF special delivery letters TO three miles
| from the Office TO which they are ad-
| dressed at an additional expense of IL
| cents a. mile. Ruled out on a point OF
| order.
1
| tlonal section was added 10 the bill re-
| quiring publications OF books In serial
| parts, novels issued periodically, ETC..
4 bound or unbound, to pay postage al
third-class rates for transmission through
| the mails. The amendment was the text
| of a bill recommended by the Postmaster
| General and unanimously recommended
| by the Committee on PostOtiices and
| Post-Roads.
| SPECIAL NAIL FACILITIES.
| The discussion then recurred to the
| paragraph Of the bill appropriatng $780,
| OOO a year for special mail facilities on
| the lines from Springfield, Mass, to AT
| lanta, Ga, and New Orleans Mr.. Kyle
| DemocraD, of Mississippi, member OF
| the committee, move 10 strike out the
| item. Ii was defended by Mr. Henderson
| DemocraD. Of North Carolina, in charge
| of the bill. A laugh was raised by Mr
| Wilson Repubican). OF Washington, who
| asked whether or not this appropriation
| was a subsidy.
| Mr.. Henderson thought not; but II II
1 be a subsidy" he asked. why do you
| want 10 strike out this little bit or an
| appropriation and deprive the southern
| part OF the country OF these special mall
| facilities"
Mr.. Wilson dlsclaimed any such pur-
| pose. but said he wanted TO get sub
| sidy for road out in his section VI
| the country.
| Mr.. Livingston Democrat of Georgia,
| avocated the appropriation contained IN
the bill. He said there were 80 Demo
cratic votes in the states traversed by
the line receiving the subsidy. IF thi
| Democratic party" he said, rs to be OF
| any benefit to the country, | think II
| should pay some respect to the necessl-
| ties and desires of that section of the
| country"
Mr. Dingley Republican,, of Maine: Is
the appropriation to be made for election
| purposes?
| Messrs. Geary and Dolliver Republi'
cans), of Iowa, urged the retention OF the
| appropriation as something that the south
| needs deprecating the adoption or pol
| icv which Mnnld abolish fast mail facili-