Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-11
All PHYSICIANS Endorse It.
IN the SENATE.
The Coxey Resolution Goes on the Calendar
The Tariff Debate.

WASHINGTON, May 10 In tho Senate n
bill to repeal the law under which Coxev
and Iii. snbordinates were arrested and con
vlcted was introduced by Allen and referred
to the jude airy committee. A resolution
WAS 0ffered bv PETER, and went over till to-
morrow, providing for select committee
TO consider the present condition of thu
country with special reference to the PIE
valling business depression and large num-
Der of unemployed people, and to report
the legislation necessary to afford relief.
The Allen Coxey resolution was laid be-
fore the Senate and MIR. Gordon spoke on
il. The remedies he suggested for the
pre- sent corditlon of things were two first,
TO decentrslize 'he general government as
much as possible and empower states to
deal with it; second, to decentralize cur
rency, repeal the 10 per cent. tax on stat.
banks, and enable the states to have cur
rency supplied by their own citizens.
Teller was of the opinion that the pres
ent unusually di stressed condition Of the
country and of the world, was the result Of
positive legi ,latinn, and be thought two or
three nations could repeal the statutes on
their books and bring prosperity to the
world.
Stewart a3vocated tho resolution and de-
claimed sg ainst the police and police court.
Frye remarked that while many senators
| might feel inclined to vote for the resolu-
ton, such a speech "a Stewart WAS makine
would make it very hard work for them to
do go.
Stewart said the feeling provoked by the
scti IN of the police and Police court could
only be ALA, ed 10y fair investig ition.
he. a1, 1,a
trouble is for the majority of the fairly
chosen representatives. of this people, in
this and the ether House, to work
out this great problem deliberately
carefully and as best they may.
One thing we viii not do
| is to lay down our constitutional
functions and be clamored out of our char
acter as American legislators by any moi
spirit whether it finds its utterance from a
| Coxey car or from the seat of the senator
| from Nevada.
As IIoar wound up his speech he looked
With all the severity he could comm md at
| Stewart, who simply smiled disdainfully al
| his oppon mt. Harris favored an investi-
CATION. but did not bell We any illegal or i'm
proper act was committed either by police
or judiciary. Palmer suggested that the
matter be referred to the regular judiciary
committee. The morning hour here ex-
PRED and the resolution went over without,
action. 1t now goes on the calendar. from
hich it can only be taken by msjority
| vote of the Senate.
The tariff bill was taken up, and Allison
offered an amendment proposing specific
rates on "Aceiic or Pyroligneons xci ,e >
instead of an advsloIem rate of 20 per cent
After discussion the amendment was re.
| jec.ed: Yeas, 81; nays, 80. A second
amendment to the item of acetic or pyro.
| ligneous acid was offered by Allison. pro
posing specific rates differing from those in
his first amendment.
Harris offered a resolution that here after
the Senate meet daily at 10 A. NJ, but
Hoar objected to the receipt of the resolu
ton. Dolph delivered the seventh and last
inst 4lment Of his speech. Alison's second
amendment was rejected, yeas, 81; nays
33. The second item in the chemical sched.
ule was taken up, 'boracid acid. 20 pei
cent. nd valorem." The first of the amend
ments presented by Jones was offered to
this item, to make the duty "2 cents pc,
pound Perkins moved to amend the
amendment by making the duty on boaracie
acid cents pound. Aldrich advocated
Perkins amendment.
| The death of Representative Brattan was
announced, suitable resolutions were
adopted and committee of five appointed
TO attend the funeral. The Senate then ad-
| iourned