Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-11
pRoonsDIrcs OF CONGRESS.

The Senate Asres Upon . Truce on
 she Tariff Debate-Work in the
 House.
 WAsHrssros, April 10.-A truce has been agreed upon for the conduct of the
 tariff debate during the present week, but open hostilities will be resumed next week. According to . statement msde by Messrs. Aldrich and Harris on the floor of the senate this morning the sem ate will meet the remainder of this week ct noon. The ta.iff bill Is to be taken up at o'clock and debate to close daily at 5. Whst agreement, if any, will go into effect next week is . matter of pure conjecture. The resolution offered yesterday by MT. Allen, providing that de- bate on the tariff bill close on June and the final vote be taken June 2 was dis cussed at some length. MT. Allen accepted an amendment suggested by MT. Cockrell, dsm., of Missouri changing the dates to April 30 and May IA.
 Hr. Chandler offered an amendment to
 ix the day for the final vote as the 22d of November. --
 The resolution with Mr. Chandler's amendment was referred to the committee on rules.
 At p. m. the tariff bill was taken up and Mr. Lodge, rep, of Massachusetts, ad- dressed the senate. MT. Lodge brought livered with very 6ne effect and had e on both sides of the chamber. Mr. Hale, rep, of Maine, said that after that, the fascinating way in which the subject had been presented by the senator from Massachusetts, he did not think any other senator would care to go on to. day. He, therefore, suggested an executive ses sion.
 Mr. Hoar, rep, of Massachusetts, ,said he had . speech to make which would not oc- cupy not more than three seconds, and he asked to have St read from the clerks desk. The speech consisted of telegram from Albany saying that the New York legisls ture by vote of 102 to had adopted a res- olution thanking Senator Hill for his ap- address on the Wilson bill
 Mir. Gray. dem. of Delaware, remarked that the New York assembly was over republican.
 'But not" interposed MT. Hale. "by any such majority as these figures show"
 ''To be historically accurate" said MT. Aldrich, rep, of Rhode Island, 'there is republican majority of fourteen in the New York assembly, and this resolution must have had about forty democratic yotes"
 The urgent deficiency bill was then re- ported from the committee on sppropria- lions.
 The senate then proceeded to executive business and later adjourned. IN TaE HOUSE.
 Much of the morning hour of the house was consumed to-day in colloquy between the speaker and MT. Reed, assisted by Messrs. Outhwaite, Springer and Dingley, relative to the report of the sergeant at arms on the arrest of members under the that it was Q question of privilege and in order, but this was denied by the speaker.
 MT. Springer sought to withdraw his motion to discharge the sergeant at arms, and Mir. Reed denied his power to do SO.
 This raised question of procedure and the matter went over until to morrow, pending an investigation of the rules and authorities by the speaker, who said the l aueation raised was an important one.
 The pen ding question was the amend | nent prohibiting the postmaster general | rom having the postage stamps printed ae the bureau of engraving and printing. The | point of order made against the amend nent by Mr. Henderson, dem, of North | was sustained and the amend ment ruled out.
 The amendment offered by Mir. Hendsr- son reducing from $248, ,000 to $163, 1000 the appropriation for printing postage stamps was agreed to.
 The appropriation for manufacture of stamped envelopes, newspaper and letter. | ,hests was, on motion of MT. Henderson, It the re request of the postmaster general, reduced from $1, ,150, ,000 to $1. .000. 900.
 On motion of Mir. Henderson sn ad- section was added to the bill re- luiring publication of books in serial novels issusd periodically, etc bound or unbound, to pay postage at third-class rates for transmission through the mails. The house then adjourned.