The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-11
Congressional Proceedings.


the resolution offered by him instructing
the finance committee to report bill to re-
peal all laws authorizing the issue of bonds
or Understanding securities of the United
States without express authority by act of
congress. The resolution went over with
out action. Mr.. Allison Of Iowa continued
his speech against the tariff bill. He criti-
cised the action of the finance committee in
departing from the principle OF ad-valorem
duties in the matter Of iron and steel, coal,
iron ore and sugar, and intimated that dis
elimination was made for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the support of the influences which
surrounded the production of those products
in the United States. Mr.. Allison said that
the bill as 1t came from the house was esti-
mated to produce revenue OF S124 OOO,0OO;
as 1t came from the finance committee the
estimated revenue was $168, 900. The
product of the duty on sugar was estimated
at $40, 900 900, and IL that we're struck out
from the finance committees bill the reve-
nue. would be So, 900, 900 less than under the
house bill. He was followed by Mr. Mills
of Texas, who contended that the specific
system of duties extolled by Mr.. Allison
was tax levied on articles by quanti-
ties, disregarding value, and was un.
American, un-democratic and unjust,
while the ad-valorem system was a tax
levied on articles according to their value,
and was fair and Just. - The vote on
the passage of the seigniorage bill over the
presidents veto was taken in the house,
amid scenes of wild disorder. The speaker
ordered a roll call as soon as Mr. Bland
had called up the bill, cutting off all debate,
which called forth indignant protests from
Mr.. Dingley and Mr.. Reed of Maine. The
result of the vote was yeas, IA; nays, ia.
AS two.thirds Of the house did not vote in
affirmative, the bill failed to pass,
THURSDAY In the senate, resolution
was offered by Mr.. George of Mississippi
instructing the judiciary committee to pre-.
pare and report bill reducing by twenty
per cent all official incomes not protected
from reduction by the constitution. Re.
| ferred to judiciary committee. Mr. Mills OF
Texas made long argument against ap.
| propriating a million dollars for the de.
struction of the Russian thistle. After an
executive session the senate adjourned
- BY unanimous consent of the house
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky called up the
| bill to enforce and give effect to the recon
mendation of the Paris tribunal of arbitra
ton for the preservation of the fur seal. Its
provisions were explained by Mr. McCreary
and it was passed without division. In
committee of the whole the house then took
up the postal appropriation bill. On motion
| of Mr.. Crawford of South Carolina, $50 ,00C
| of the appropriation for inland mail trans
portation was ordered to be set aside for in.
creasing the services on lines where the
sales of postage stamps, etc, are not sufh
Cient in themselves under existing regula
| T..
of Illinois offered the following amendment
" That hereafter all periodical publications
| issued from known place of publication
at stated intervals, and as frequently as
four times year, by or under the auspices
| of a benevolent or fraternal society or order
organized under the lodge system and hay
ing bona fide membership of not less thar
1000 persons, or regularly incorporated
institution of learning, shall be admitted tC
| the mails as seCond-c class matter and NJ
more" He stated that there were petition,
on file in support of this amendment from
more than 100000 people. Without con
| Guiding action in the amendment the com
mittee arose and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY.--In the senate Mr.. Teller O
Colorado spoke on the resolution requesting
the president to enter into negotiation
! with Mexico, looking to the coinage by tn,
United States at its mints of standard Mexi
can dollars. He said that last year the Mex
lean government had coined 26,0O0,000 o
silver dollars, and of that sum S25, 600, 0O
had been exported. Between six and sever
millions had gone to China and the strai
settlements by way of the Suez canal anC
$S,5OO0O0 by way of San Francisco. II
was claimed, he said, that China had ex
ported to other portions of Asia within thu
| last ten years more silver than it had taker
in. That lack of silver could now, he
thought, be made up if it were put in form
acceptable to China and thus the trade will
that country could be largely increased
Mr.. Lodge Of Massachusetts also favored
the resolution. The tariff bill was taken VI
and Mr.. PETER of Kansas spoke until thu
time for adjournment. - The opening
proceedings in the house were enliveneC
| by a spiteful tilt between Speaker CrisI
and Mr.. Reed of Maine, after which the
house in committee of the whole resumed
consideration OF the post-otfice appropria
ton bill. No actual progress was made, the
whole time of the day being spent in dis
cussing proposed amendments
SATURDAY The senate was not in SEES
sion. - In the house, Representative
Broderick of Kansas introduced a resolu
| ton requiring attorneys and claim agents
having offices in Washington, and all who
prosecute claims for pensions, to advise
each of the claimants at least once in every
three months as to the condition of his
or her claim. No business of any impor
lance was transacted, and the house ad
journed till Monday.
MONDAY. - The galleries of the senate
chamber were packed to listen to Senator
| Hills speech on the tariff. His opening
sentences showed his aggressive spiri
toward the administration, which pervadeC
the whole speech. He referred to the Ha
waiian blunder and considered it the nat
ural consequence of placing the department
of state in charge of a republican statesman
| He expressed regret that President Cleve
| land should not have been able to find il
his own party some safe and honored states
man in whom he and his party could hav,
placed confidence He assaulted the pres
ident's dilatory conduct when the industries
of this country We're paralyzed, its manu-
| factories closed and its workingmen idle
| He declared that the democratic party ha(
become the tail to the populist kite, and de
clared his belief that the complete substitu
ton of internal, direct or income take
would prove utterly ruinous to the bust
ness of the country.