Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-30

AhnuS1y OF heECucky mas been pre-
pared to make a speech on the tariff. 4
The Republicans do not want 1T to be
made. The friends Of Mr.. Lindsay In
sist that a quorum can be brought here
and that the speech must be made, If
any senator desires to make it. There
is a suggestion that the absent senators
may lie sent for, but it is considered
doubtful whether they will return un-
less more urgent business than speech
making shtuld bring them here.
No business was transacted during
the short session of the senate. At
tention was called to the absence Of
quorum within five minutes after the
vice president raped to order, and
from that time until II, when the SEN
ate Went into executive session, that
body was in a state of suspended ami
nation. The last Of the appropriation
hills-the general deficiency - was
signed by the vice president and now
only awaits the Lresidentc signature to
become !: law.
Senator Golman and Speaker Crisp
lad long conference and the matter
Of early adjournment was discussed.
1t was believed by the Democratic lead
crs that u business quorum cannot be
longer maintained in either house, and
| that it would be we'll to have an early
adjournment, and that it should come
as soon as the tariff bill is finally set.
tied.
Before telegrap hing for absentees the
Democra tic leaders made an especial
appeal to the Republicans to permit the
bill to correct the error with reference
to alcohol in the arts to go through
without objection in the absence of q
quorum. 1t appears, however, that
| when Senator Chandler went away,
he left behind him request that the
bill should not be taken up in his alb
scnce. and the Republican senators are
! guarding this request. The Democratic
senators now threaten to retaliate by
taking up the supplemental tariff bills
aud trying to pass them in case they
succeed il. getting quorum, but they
realize that tEtre are many difficulties
in the way of putting such pro-
gcamme into effect, and did not at the
meeting to-day decide upon any plan
beyond eNerting themselves to the ut
most to secure the attendance of
| quorum.
| Washington, Aug. 24.-Representa-
! tive Amos J. Cummings, chairman Of
the house con mittee on naval affairs
presented to the house to-day the pre-
lin mary report upon the Investigation
| of the amor plate and billets fur
nished to the government by the Car
negie Steel company. The investiga-
ton has been i'll progress for weeks,
and during it's course. testimony has
been givel by the principal officers Of
the Carnegie company, by workmen
and the government officials. The re-
port is remarkably complete and
good review of the case. The commit
tee finds that charges of fraud have
| been srls tained; scores the company
| severely. and recommends. as has been
stated il. these dispatches, that fifty
| nine suspected plates in use should be
tested, as the OILY method of proving
| their fitness or unfitness. It only finds
that the government inspection was
| negligent, but 10 charge Of dishonesty
rests upon the inspectors.
| Washington, Aug 24.-Representative
Hudson, Populist. Kansas, has intro
| duced resolution for the appointment
! Of three pension commissioners instead
of one. One would represent each pol
itical party. including the Populists,
| they would hold office for six years, and
in disputed cases majority of the
board would decide. Mr.. Hudson also
introduced a bill for the coinage of all
silver from American mines into stand
ard silver dollars