The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-05-18
WORK OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
seventh Week of the Tariff Debate.

eulogies of the late RaIsall Lee Gibson,
senator from Louisiana and Mr. Rich
ardson asked unanimous consent for its
consideration. No objection was made,
but Mr. Reed and Mr.. Burrows took oc-
casion TO express their opinion that
stop should be put to this useless ex-
penditure of money.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-When the tar
III bill was laid before the senate Mr..
Aldrich took up the second amendment
IN the bill, which is the words 'sor with
drawn for consumption, " the purpose be
ing to include goods so withdrawn from
bonded warehouses in the provisions ap-
plying in the bill to goods imported
The pending amendment was then
agreed to, and Mr.. Lodge offered his
amendment to impose double duties in
the bill against Great Britain until the
country should agree to an international
ratio for the coinage of silver. Senator
Stewart followed with a long silver
speech. Senator PETER followed him.
The amendment was laid on the table
81 to 20. strict party vote.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The somb1e
emblems of mourning covered the desk
of Representative Brattan Of MARYLAND.
on which lay bunch of roses, when the
| house met Thursday. The message of the
president transmitting Hawaiian cores
pondence was laid before the house.
Mr.. Talbot, Dem, Md, briefly an
nounced the death of his colleague, MIR.
Brattan, and offered the customary reso-
| buttons.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-When the SEN
ate met today a bunch of La France
roses graced the desk to be occupied by
Mr.. Patton. the new senator from Michi-
gan, appointed to succeed the late Sena-
tor Stockbridge. Some routine business
was transacted The hearings given by
the joint committees Of naval affairs on
the personnel of the navy was ordered
printed. Mr.. Allen, Pop, Neb.), intro
duced bill to repeal the act regulating
the use of the capitol grounds under
which Coxey and his lieutenants were
prosecuted. Mr.. Frye presented the reso-
luton of the National Statistic associa-
ton in favor of thorough reform of the
consular service.
The Allen Coxey resolution went over
without action and the tariff debate was
resumed.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-After action
on some minor bills the house went, into
the committee of the whole TO consider
general appropriation bill and the naval
appropriation bill was taken up. Bout
ellie advocated hberality towards the
navy to continue the good work COM
menced under Secretary Chandler.
Cummings IN " and Reed (Me.) in
dulged in very acrimonious debate and
charges and counter charges of, ''coloni-
cation" in the navy yards were freely
passed between Mr.. Reed, Mr.. Boutelle
and MIR. Cummings.
! WASHINGTON, May 11.-Friday Sen
ator Allen tried in vain to obtain con-
sideration of his Coxey resolution, and
after brief discussion of Mr.. PETERS
| industrial depression resolution, the SEN
| ate resumed consideration of the tariff bill.
WASHINGTON, May I9.-Only four
senator's we're in the senate chamber
when the senate met at II o'clock today,
and Senator Harris, who was temporar-
| lily in the chair instructed the clerk to
! call the roll. The bells brought 20 sena-
| tors into the chamber-15 less than a
| quoruln-and steps were at once taken
! to secure the attendance of absentees.
/ Search of the corridors and coat rooms
! of the Capitol was made, but it was %
/ minutes before enough absentees could
be found to make up the quorum.
Mr.. Dolph made a motion to adjourn,
! but withdrew it upon the suggestion OF
| Mr.. Chandler that such a motion vio-
lated the agreement entered into just be-
fore adjournment last night by which it
was decided to take up the tariff bill at
| II o'clock each day. Some routine bust
ness preceded the resumption of the tariff
debate.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The seventh
week of the tariff debate began in the sen
ate at II O'CLOCK today, with fair attend
| ance on the floor. Vice President Stew
enson called the senate to order. Two
! bills, one to pension the widow of Real
! Admiral Donald MacNeil Fairfax at the
| rate of 800, and the other to increase the
pension of the widow of Major General
Doubleday to 500 were reported and
! placed on the calendar. Under the agree.
ment made last week. an hour was de-
voted to the consideration of bills on the
calendar.
WAsHIxGToN, May 15.-At the opening
| of the session of the senate today, Mr..
Allen pop, Neb.) introduced and asked
for the immediate consideration Of 4
resolution calling upon the secretary OF
the treasury for information as to the
total number Of persons engaged in pro-
| tected industries; the number of such
/ persons whose wages are claimed TO be
| affected by protection; the number
whose wages are not affected; also the
proportion of the population of the
/ United States dependent upon the for
eign market for the sale of their products
The tariff bill was taken up at moor
Three items IN the chemical schedule
were passed.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Speaker Crisp
was not in the chair when the house met
Tuesday, as he had been called away by
the death of Mrs Crispis mother In d
letter he designated Mr.. Dockery NO.
as speaker pro tenn.
Among the bills presented was one
] from the committee on labor, reported
By Dir. Mccain, making labor day a
holiday. It was placed On the calendar.
The naval appropriation bills were then
taken MP. Mr. Cummings substitute
providing hereafter no cadet shonld b
appointed who was not 3 resident Of the
congl essionai district he IS appointed e