The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-05-17
WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condensed Record of the Important
transactions of Our National Law
makers-The Work Done In Both
Branches.

Washington, May 11.-In the senate to-
| day Mr.. Aliens resolution for an in
vestisation of the action of the police
during thu Coxey parade was taken Up
and Senators Teller and Stewart spoke
in favor of it. Mr.. Hoar said Coxey
knew that the law under which he was
| convicted was IN the statute books. He
came here with the deliberate intention
of violating it. He wanted to test the
power of the congress in the court, and
when he found both court and jury
| against him he set up hOwf. There is
danger" said Mr.. Hoar, "in such assem-
| blageS. They afford cover for one or two
| fan ltics 1t does rot C:o to scOff. Within
| ten years an attempt has been made to
blow up the houses of parliament; within
| two years another attempt to blow up
the French assembly Tive presidents of
the United States have been murdered
one in crowd at depot, the other in
| crowd at theater, by misguided and fa-
natical persons to whom the peaceable
| assamblages afforded an opportunity to
escape. 1t is needless for me-" said MIR.
| Hoar, drawing himself up and looking
about the chamber his eye pausing when
they reached Mr. Allen and Mr.. Stewart,
''to declare that sympathize with all of
my fellows in distress. l sympathize with
them a great deal more than some OF
chose who always prate of sympathy tor
the down trodden in order to advance
their disgraceful political ambitions"
The gallaries burst into ringing ap-
plause at this utterance, and in order to
uuell the demonstration Mr.. Faulkner,
who was in the chair, was forced to use
his gavel vigorously and threaten to clear
the galleries. The resolution went over
| without action.
Mr.. Allison offered two amendments to
| the drug schedule of the tariff bill, but
they were defeated.
| The house adopted resolutions on the
death of Congressman Brattan of Mary
land, which occurred this morning, and
then adjourned.
Washington, May 12.-In the senate
| to-day the tariff bill was taken up. The
pending amendment was that Of Mr..
| Perkins to the amendment of Mr.. Jones
| [Ark) to change the duty on boracic
acid. Mr.. Jones amendment increased
| the duty from 20 per cent ad valorem TO
| &c per pound. Mr.. Perkins amendment
was to increase it to the present rate, &c.
| MI Harris moved with some temper to
| lay the pending amendment that of Mr..
| Perkins to make the duty on boracic acid
| Sc per pound) on the table.
| The motion was carried by a strict
| party vote-31 to 25. The question then
occurred upon Mr.. Jones compromise"
amendment to change the duty from 20
| per cent to &c per pound.
| Mr.. Aldrich moved to strike out and
insert Sc.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Carried by a vote
of 81 to "a.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment to the
Jones amendment, providing for spe-
| cifc duty of 40 per cent on boracic acid
in place of &c per pound. He wanted O
record of Democratic sentiment on the
| two systems.
Mr.. Harris remarked that he should
have it, and moved to lay the amendment
| on the table, which was carried by
| practically unanimous vote. Mr.. Dolph
alone voted in the negative, The vote
then required on the Jones compromise
amendment, the Republicans voting with
the Democrats. Mr.. Mills alone voted
against the amendment. The vote on the
next amendment offered by Mr.. Jones,
changing the duty on chronic acid from
| 10 per cent ad valorem to &c per pound
| ian incle of % per cent?, was taken
without debate. The Republicans again
voted with the Democrats and it was
| adOpted-57 to 2-Mr, Allen and Mr..
| Mills voting against it,
The next amendment was that increas-
| ing the duty on citric acid from 20 to
| 25 per cent ad yalorem. Mr.. Harris
moved to lay the amendment on the table.
| 1t was carried-29 to 20, as was his mo-
| ton to lay on the table an amendment
| Of Mr.. Aldrch to substitute &c per pound
| for 25 per cent ad valorem on citric acid.
| The amendment increasing the duty to
| 20 per cent ad valorem was then adopted.
The Republican senators by their votes
| to-day, and also in private conversation,
indicated the purpose of voting for the
amendments proposed by the Democratic
| compromise committee wherever they
could make changes from the ad
| valorem to the specific system.
1t is understood that this ques-
ton of policy was under discussion by the
Republican advisory committee to-day,
and that while a majority of those pres
ent counseled this course, the decision
was not unanimous. 1t is one of the
| questions which will be discussed at the
Republican caucus Monday night.
| After action on some minor bills the
| house went into committee of the whole
to consider general appropriation bills
| (Mr. Richardson of Tennessee in the
chair), and the naval appropriation bill
was taken up. Mr.. Boutele advocated
liberality towards tn. navy to continue
| the good work commenced under Secre.
| tary Chandler.
Washington, May 14.-The senate took
Up the tariff bill again to-day, but made
| little progress. There was an evident
desire ON the part of the Democrats to
Wcit until after the Republican caucus
:C night before taking any decisive action.
! The Democrats are hopeful that the Cau-
| Gus will decide upon treating the tariff
| in what they consider "a business like
morner and letting the bill proceed upon
| It's course without as much speech-making
end without the effort at delay which the
| Democrats claim has been displayed by
| some of the Republican senators so far
in the debate. There Is unquestionably
large element on the Republican side
| of the senate chamber opposed to any
| course which smacks in the least of fill
| clustering. This element includes large
| number of senators from the West, and
| also a sprinkling of the older Eastern
| senator's, who feel that they have rec
ord to sustain against dilatory tactics
The younger New England Republican
| senators are, however, almost a unit in
favor of continuing the fight upon the
lines which have been pursued I'D to
| this date.
The house considered District of Go.
| lumbia matters to-day.
Washington, May Ex-senator Davis
to-day gave notice of an amendment to
the tariff bill providing for retaliatory
duties upon silks, velvets, pushes and
lace and all MANUFACTURED of these arti-
eIes, and also upon dice, draughts, chess
men, billiard goods, dolls, toys, brandy
and ether spirits manufactured from
grain, champagne and still wines against
countries imposing discriminating or pro-
hibitory duties upon grain or it's product
or ether agricultural productions exported
| from the United States. The senate to.