Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-01

for the North had low duties, or were
on the free list. Sugar, for instance. was
taxed at 10 per cent. and rice at s.
per cent. while wool. In which hundreds
OF thousands OF people earned their liv-
ing throughout the North and West,
was free. He would demand that this
discrimination be wiped out. The south
ern duties were not for revenue, but for
protection. As such he believed in
them. but he wanted the same rule ap-
piled to the northern products.
Mr.. Sherman argued against putting
wool on the free list. and declared his
belief and hope that the Finance Commit
tee would have strength enough and will
enough to give to the farmer fair rate
OF duty on his raw products. Then he
! attacked the income-tax; declared that
IL had never been proposed except as a
war tax; that there was no necessity for
| such a tax and that IL there was, II
| should be left to the States; IL was an
| act OF agraranism and injustice. The
| idea of taxing the profits OF savings
| banks and building corporations was
enough. he said, to make his blood boil.
In conclusion, he appealed to the Demo-
cratic side of the Senatetnot to force upon
| the country measure that would reduce
| wages; and he expressed the hope thht
the result Of the whole matter would be
a measure that would result in the glory,
| strength, and power OF this grand coun-
| try.
| Mfr. Sherman spoke forever three hours,
| and when he took his seat he was ap-
| plauded by the galleries and congratu-
lated by the Republican, senators.
| Mr.. Camden advocated the Senate
amendments TO the tariff bin, as being
wiser than the too violent changes pro-
| posed in the House bill
EDWARDS AND sHRIvER.
Mr.. Dolph made a long speech on the
| subject OF the effort to punish the two
| newspaper correspondents, Edwards and
Shriyer. for refusing to answer certain
| questions asked by the Cray Select Com
| mIttee in the investigation as to alleged
! efforts Of the Sugar Trust to influence
! senator's improperly. He did not believe
| 1t wise, he said. TO proceed with the dis
| cussion OF sugar until htter the senate
was Informed by the select committee
whether there was any foundation for
the charge. And he gave notice before
taking his seat that he would make
motion TO postpone the consideration OF
| the sugar schedule until the committee
made its final report. He was grained
at having an opportunity TO discuss III
omen session the question of the power
ana duties of the Senate TO deal with
reralcitrant witnesses. II the senate was
not, TO do what duty commanded IL hsd
better abdicate at once ana appoint
commission TO go TO Newspaper Row ana
regotiata with the newspaper cores
nondents as TO the dividing line between
The authority of the Senate and the au-
,boritv of the press. He denied that
himself or the Senate had any hoslhty
IN the press or any desire to deprive IL
of any Of its privileges; o,,,,,
After Mr. Dolph had been speaking
over two hours he was asked by MI. mar
ris with an air of WEAKNESS anu uis
gusD whether he had taken coh.Iac.
TO speak all the evening on a suoJsct
wholly foreign to the bill under conside-
ration Mr. Dolph said that he would
not attemnt to answer such question.
ne was RESPONSIBLE for the relevancy or
HE remarks, and he had given notice OF
a motion which he proposed TO make.
AR Dolph ceased speaking a few min
utes before 6, when he was asked by MI.
Harris whether he had made the motion
which he had promised TO make TO posi-
none action on the sugar schedule untii
a report from the investigating commit
tee. He had forgotten II, and was ABOUT
TO make II, when, after whisper from
Mr.. Hin. he said he would defer making
n til tomorrow. lest the motion might
preclude other senators who desired TO
Ciscu.s the matter.
The Senate then, after short execu-
tive session. at Cos adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 A. NJ.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Sickles DemocraO, Of New York,
offered a Joint resolution giving the Sc
cretary of War authority to acquire lands
on the Gettysburg battlefield necessary
10 complete the tract 10 be preserved and
described in the act of March 3. 1893. That
act appropriated $4,000. and an additional
$1,000 was carried in the sundry-civil
appropriatiop bill recently passed by
the House "A United StateJ cdort de.
cided recently that the necessary power
to acquire the ground by condemnation,
or other proceedings. had not yet been
granted the Secretary OF War. and Mr..
Sickles thought there was danger that the
land desired or some Of IL, would be
taken by an electric railway company
and the purposes of the act of March 3
1898, thereby defeated.
Mr.. Sayers DemocraD, of Texas, de-
sired 10 have 1t amended so as 10 pro-
hibit the expenditure of any money in
excess OF the amount already appropri- |
ated, or the obligation TO pay any sum in
excess Of that amount. This was accept |
ed by Mr.. Sickles, and the resolution was |
discussed for some time upon the right
to invoke the power OF condemnation I'm |
such cases Mr.. Bailey DemocraO, Of
Texas, asserted that it's use had never |
been sustained by the Supreme Court.
The joint resolution was then agreed to. |
with Mr.. Bailey's vote in opposition.
Committees were called for reports,
and the House recurred. In Committee |
OF the Whole Mr.. Richardson in the |
chair, TO the consideration OF the bill 10 |
ha nj "a
law.
MIR. Black Georgia. had the floor, and |
resumed his argument against the consti- |
tutlonality OF the law. He spoke an hour
attracting the close attention OF MEM /
bers. His peroration was an eloquent re- |
ctal of the leading part taken by the |
South in the history OF the government |
and Of the nation, and n refutation OF /
the assertion that the repeal OF the bill |
was desired alone by representatives Of
the South At its close he was warmly /
applauded, and received the congratula-
tions of his associates on the floor.
Mr. Walker Repubican), of Massachu-
setts, spoke for two hours upon a general |
financial plan, as embodied In a bill in |
troduced early in the session by himself |
He had no defence 20 make OF the exist
ing financial system Of the country
What II needed was fexiblity The object
OF MS blll was 10 force into circulation
every dollar that could be advantageously |
used. The present system withheld from
circulation millions Of currency. That, he
said. must stop.
KING COTTON.
Mr.. McLaurin, OF South Carolina, ad-
dressed the House on the bill He told
Of the direful results TO the cotton mar
ket during the financial stringency, and
how king cotton" was saved from de-
thronement only by the issue OF clearing
house confidence" certificates, which
passed current in South Carolina.
and enabled the people to tide over the
,rop-moving period. But the promised
when the Sherman act was re-
Dealed had failed to materialize. he said
and the crop-moving period was again
upon them. What were they to do?.
If South Carolina had TO pay a tax upoD
ler clearinghouse certificates he saw no
reason to exempt the great Clearing
House Association Of New York, for while
N the use made OF the South Carolina
certificate there was difference. the
egal principle was the same He did not
believe, as some did that the State hanks
ran1I i