The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Congressional Proceedings.

OF the tariff bill was resumed in the senate.
Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire spoke for
two hours on the general subject of pro-
lection. Mr.. Dubois of Idaho spoke against
the bill. He believed that either the pas
sage or the defeat of the pending measure
would be quickly followed by a revival of
business to greater or less degree He
could see no hope OF return to active pros
perity till the gold standard was abandoned
and bi-metalism returned to. The rest OF
the day was spent in discussing the Jones
amendment, making the duty on flaxseed
twenty cents. - The house went into
committee of the whole on the agricultural
appropriation bill. Mr. Hainer OF Nebraska
offered as an amendment the provisions of
pending house bill directing the president
to enter into correspondence with the gov
eminent Of Great Britain with a view to
securing resembling of the order which re-
quires cattle imported into the united king
dom from the United States to be saugh-
tered at the port at which they arrive, and
within ten days after arrival. The amend
ment was adopted. Mr.. Picker of South
Dakota moved to increase the appropria-
ton for distribution of seed from $4,000 to
100000, and the same was adopted.
THURsDAY.-Mr. Allen of Nebraska moved
that the senate committee appointed to in
vestigate the charges of bribery in connec-
ton with the tariff bill be authorized to in
vestigate as to whether any senator had
been dealing or specializing in sugar stock
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ate. Adopted. The senate passed resolu-
tons providing for an investigation of the
charges of bribery in connection with the
tariff bill and the charge that the sugar
trust has interfered with legislation. The
latter part of the resolution was materially
amended to include the fact whether or not
the sugar trust made any contribution for
campaign or election purposes to any party
to secure or defeat legislation on the tariff
bill. An effort was made by Mr.. Quay to
make the scope of the committee so broad
that all charges relating to the conduct of
any senator-past, present or future-in re-
gard to legislation might be referred to it;
but after a spirited discussion this was
withdrawn. - The house continued the
discussion of the agricultural bill Mr..
Sickles of New York offered an amend
ment, which was agreed to, Furnishing by
fine or imprisonment, or both, the publish
ing OF reports, or unauthorized use of the
weather bureau signals. An amendment
was inserted authorizing the secretary of
agriculture to arrange for the display of
weather bureau signals upon cars and other
vehicles used for trade purposes. The bill
as amended was reported to the house and
was passed.
FRIDAY.-In the senate, several amend
ments to the tariff bill were proposed only
| to be rejected, and but little actual progress
was made. - The house had an anxious
day in debating whether members should
| be locked their pay when absent with
leave. Mr.. Boatner of Louisiana gave no.
tice OF an amendment to require the secre-
tary OF the senate and sergeant-atarms Of
the house to deduct from the pay OF any
senator or member the amount of salary for
any time that he may have been absent
without leave, unless he shall assign sick
ness of himself or family as a reason for
such absence. Mr.. Boatner said his pur-
pose was to restore to the house its right to
grant leave of absence to its members, with :
/ ont suCl laavaa CARRYING with than q fua of
The amount OF the salary covered by the
| term for which leave was granted. Mr..
Boatner made an argument against the ac-
| ton OF the house in the matter Of deducting
| pay of members who were absent by leave
| No final action was taken, but nearly all the
| speakers were of course agreed that it
would be an unwise thing to do, and in all
| probability the house never will vote to
| do it.
SATURDAY.-In the senate, Mr.. Gallinger
of New Hampshire delivered the third por-
ton of his speech against the tariff bill.
He said that when he stopped on Thursday
last he reached the period of the Mckinley
law-that law which the democrats de-
nounced as the eliminating atrocity of tariff
legislation, and that he now proposed to
continue his remarks. He believed that
| the pending bill, whatever form 1t assumed,
should be defeated, and he was ready to do
his part in defeating it by the use of any
methods that could be adopted under the
rules of the senate The best interests of
the country required that the existing tariff
should remain undisturbed, certainly until
such time as the republican party was in
power in all branches of the government.
| The democrats Of the senate are confident
that they will poll forty-three votes for the
bill when the final test comes. - The
house continued to discuss appropriation
bills and made very slow progress.
| MoNDAY.-Seventeen senators were alb
| sent when the Sonata AT O'Clock
Mr.. Aldrich Of Rhode ISLAND criticised the
! finance committee for reporting the amend
ment to the tariff bill placing iron ore on
the dutiabe list at forty cents per ton. Mr..
Mills of Texas replied by declaring that, SO
far as he was able, he was in favor of giving
to the manufacturers Of New England free
wool, free coal, free iron ORE free pig iron,
and all raw materials free; and that if he
had his way he would convert every custom
house into school-house to teach the truth
to the people. He quoted a remark of Adj
miral Porter to the effect that, on going into
a naval action, the fastest vessel had to
regulate its speed to that of the slowest ves-
sell; otherwise the fastest vessel would run
away from the fleet and be cut off by the
enemy. He applied the remark to his own
case, and said that that was what the re-
publicans wanted him to do now. Mr.. AL
drich replied by asking Mr.. Mills whether
the democratic fleet was ahead or behind.
Mr.. Mills replied "Some Of it is ahead,
some behind; and l am on the front ship"
- The house continued to discuss the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill. That section OF the revised
statutes which requires officials of the house
to deduct from members pay the amount
due for days on which they were absent for
other reasons than sickness, was repealed,
after two-hours' discussion, by "a to 118.
In an address delivered at Bangor, Wales
David Lloyd George, the Welsh nationalist