Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-03
LODGE TRIES TEASING.
He Continued the Republican
Tariff Tactics.
DEMOCRATS REMAINED PLACID.
Senator Hoar's Antilottery Bill Sticks.
Representative johnson of Ohio Comes
Out as a Champion of the Commonwea1
President May Take Flying Trip.

Senator Hoar's Antilottery Bill Sticks.
Representative johnson of Ohio Comes
Out as a Champion of the Commonwea1
President May Take Flying Trip.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The senate pro-
ceedings were rather dull, most of the
afternoon being consumed by Senator
Squire of Washington, who made a care
fully prepared speech in general opposi-
ton to the tariff bill. Before he began
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts, undertook to
enact the role of tormentor. He threw out
some exasperatihg challenges to the Dem
ocratic side, but the Democrats refused tC
he drawn into q controversy.
Mr.. Lodge commented sarcastically upon
the 1000, 000 circulars sent out by the
finance COMMITTEES, with u great flourish
of trumpets. Hecited numerous instances
in his state where from two to 80 circulars
had gone to the same firm, so that, said
he, the 200, 900 circulars went to about
$4,000 individual firms There was no evil
dence, either to show that the returns
made were regarded at all by the COM
mittee.
The Republican, party in the senate
would therefore be false to its trust if it
did not exercise its full right to discuss
every feature of this measure-a measure,
he said which rejected every shred of
principle and gave its plain preferences to
the sugar, lead and petroleum trusts. In
his opinion the Republicans would be JUS
titled in carrying their opposition to any
extent to defeat it,
If passed, it would not bring rest, COM
fort and certainty. The very men who
framed it declared in bringing it in their
intention to change it. If passed, it would
but prove the stepping stone to further ag-
itation and change.
In the House.
Mr.. Lodges purpose seemed to be to stir
up the Democratic side, and finding his eff
forts unsuccessful he turned the floor over
to Mr. SQUIRE. Before the tariff bill was
taken up Mr. Hoar tried to pass his anti
lottery bill, but it met with considerable
opposition from Senators Vest and Cor
man on the ground that it would inter
fere with raffies and drawings at church
fairs and make participants guilty of fell
onies. Ultimately the bill went over with
out action.
The influence of CoXey was felt in the
house and showed itself in a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. johnson of Ohio, asserting
that the privileges of the house had been
assaulted by the "cruel beating" of men by
the District police in the plaza of the capt.
toll. After some discussion the speaker
ruled that it did not present question OF
privilege, and Mr.. johnson withdrew it
for revision.
In the morning hour several house bills
were passed, the more important being one
to authorize certain officers of the navy to
administer oaths; also a bill to authorize
the construction of bridge across the
Missouri river near Jefferson City, Mo-,
and a bill for the proper enrolment in the
navy of Thomas r. Proctor.
The house took up the bill to improve
the methods of accounting in the treasury
department, and it was passed without
amendment. The river and harbor appro-
priation bill was considered without reach
ing conclusion.