Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-18
IN CONGRESS.


sent of the senate. was taken up in
the senate After some coiioquy, 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. m.
he would ask the senate TO proceed
to consideration of the house bill
to repeal the federal election laws
After spending half an hour on the
calendar. the senate. on motion Of Mr..
German, proceeded to the consideration
of executive business.
In the house Mr.. Wilson, chairman of
the ways and means committee finished
his speech on the new tariff bin which
bears his name in the house this morn
ing. His rem arkS were often interrupt
ed by democratic applause. He was
something stirred when he referred to
the protests 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, a petition came from
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 call
forth Il 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 a law has been
placed on the statue 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
ror meets the approval or eNpectia,
tons 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 10
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 S1O,-
100000 annually. He then proceeded
to make a long review Of the history
o. tariff legislation in the country.
Washington, Jan. 1O.-The senate to-
day passed the house resolution for an
investigation into the personnel of the
navy with an amendment that it be
made by subcommittee of naval af-
fairs of the committee of the two
houses, instead of by a special COM
mission.
The 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
HaV ali.
The house committee on invalid pen
sions has ordered favorable report
of the senate bill to repeal the clause
Of the last appropriation act which
cuts off from the pension rolls nom
residents who are not citizens of the
United States, except those suffering
from actual disabilities received in
the service.
In the house Mr. Boute1le 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.
The attempt to secure unanimous
consideration for the Boutelle resolu-
ton made another merry row which
concluded with a verbal duel between
Boutelle and the speaker
During the war of words, Tracy,
of New York, asked the chair whether
it would be in order to call for regu-
lar order. ooh, the house clock has
not struck this morning" interpesed
Boutelle sarcastically. Tracy's cheek
famed. He inquired holly whether
while making parliamentary inquiry
he could be affronted.
BOutele disclaimed any intention of
insulting his colleague and Tracy took
his seat, still chatting under the affront
put upon him and declaring to his
friends that he would not stand this
sort of treatment any longer. "The
next man who says anything of that
kind" he declared, will get his face
slapped"
The tariff debate was then resumed.
Mr.. Hopkins finished the speech begun
yesterday, and was followed by Mr..
johnson, Ohio, in support of the
measure
Mr.. Johnson, democrat, of Ohio, con-
tinued the debate with a scalding ar
raignment of the democratic party for
inaction in carrying out its promise
to reform what it had characterized
during the campaign as a robber tariff.
Several others also spoke.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Davis !
Is feSuming his speech commenced !
yesterday on the Hawaiian question. |
asserted that the landing of the I
American marines at the order of /