Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-26
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS-
SENATE.

Wilson tariff bill were presented. an
were referred to the committee on :
nance
A resolution for the acceptance ,,.,,
Mrs. Curtis, of Staten Island. \ Y
of a marble bust Of Chare. sum.
and conveying the Senates THANH.
therefor, was reported from the co,
mittee on the library and agreed Ia.
Resolutions heretofore offered by ".
Call as to the protection OF the rcb,,
of homestead settlers on railroad land.
in Florida were taken up and Mr. CAT
addressed the Senate.
The resolutions were referred 10 II.
judiciary committee.
1t was ordered that when the Scna,.
adjourn to-day it adjourn till next Mon.
day.
The Hawaiian resolution was pos.
poned till next Monday.
The bill to repeal the Federal electo,
laws was then taken up and Mr.. Chanl.
Ter renewed his suggestion TO lei tie
bill 60 over until next December. He
though that change of public sent.
ment in regard to the matter was plain.
" preceptible and it seemed to him III.
democratic party never obtained Vie.
tory, either State of national withoa.
Immediately commencing an assiduoa.
effort to turn itself again into minonry
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cochran voiced the feelings O.
all the opponents of the income tax
when he suggested the absence Of a
quorum this morning. This was con.
tlnuance of his dilatory tactics ofyester.
day, when he tried to prevent the OF.
fering of an amendment lacking the
revenue bill with the income TAX
attachment on to the tariff bill. He
was successful yesterday, more from
the fact that the managers of the bin
had not decided what to do with i,
than because of the absence of quo.
rum. Mr. Cochran called attention 10
this fact, and withdrew his point OF OF.
der, and the roll-call was discontinued
Mr.. Bailey, from the judiciary CON.
mittee, favorably reported the resolu.
ton denying the right OF the secretar
ofthe treasury to issue bonds save "a.
resumption purposes. The resolution
was referred to the House calender.
A lively tilt occurred between ltr
Reed and Mr.. Bynum. 1t was que,-
ton OF improper quotation, Mr.. Reed
charging Mr.. Bynum with having 50
misquoted a statement of his Nj.
Reed's) as to destroy its force. Nr.
Bynum denied that by leaving oil
portion of the sentence he had DESTROY
ed the sense of Mr.. Reeds express:on.
Mr.. Bankhead, from the committee
on public bulldogs and grounds. cali
ed up Senate joint resolution providing
for the erection of fire escapes and
three bridges at the government print.
ing office at cost of $500 and fora
fire escape on the Maltby builiH,
(Washingon city at cost Of :..3H
The resolution was agreed to.
The House Went int committee 0.
the waole TO consider the tariff tl
There was an amendment pending la.
evening, offered by Mr.. Wilson to tie
schedule relating to dolls, dolls heal.
toy marbles, etc, and all other Toy no.
composed of rubber, china, porcea1
parian, earthen or stoneware. proa
ing that it should take effect Oc,obct
1884.
Mr.. Lockwood offered an amending
TO the paragraph raising the duiy
those articles from p TO 50 per cent
He stated that he offered this amend
ment in the interest OF the women aud
children engaged in the manuiac
ture Of toys in this country. \ reIa5
licln member tried drive NIr. Lock
wood into and admission that ia.
would benefit the manufacturers Mr.
Lockwood parted the questions AID
refuse to be cornered, and the only re-
Spouse the republicans could get W.
that he expected the working
women and children to be ben
Gifted by an increase Of TART
A great deal of badinage We
INDUCED in on this question and tree
trade. Mr.. Johnson asked if thyis
were not enough grown people in tie I
without taxing the chiIIrea
Mr.. Harter, in the name of the miilioa'
Of children in the country, spokc N ias
same strain.
Mr.. Lockwood amendment was ths'
lost and the amendment proposed 3!
Mr.. Wilson was then agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson also offered the foilo6i1- B
amendments, which were agreed e
debate.
In the paragraph regarding fish, IF'
sert the words Saltwater, 50 q"
read 'Herrings, picked, frozen or sa-
ed, and saltwater fish, frozen or paci' s