The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24
Congressional DOingS.


ohered on Tuesday by Mr.. Call of Florida
Tor an examination into the civil service OF
the United States was laid before the SEN
ate. Mr.. Berry, the democratic member
from Arkansas, expressed his hostility to
! any further extension of the civil service
and characterized the whole business az a
great humbug MI. Hoar replied that what.
| ever might be the difficulty in the way of a
complete application of the principles of
civil service reform, he did not see how any
| body could desire to continue the system
| which has prevailed since the time of An
drew Jackson, If not before, of using the
offices of the United States to bride the peo-
| pie to activity in the service of the political
parties. He did not think that any applause
| could be got anywhere for such talk as that
OF the senator from Arkansas except from
| olhCe-hOlderS or oiiiCe-seekers. Mr. Allen
the populist member from Nebraska, thought
ghe clVllservlce law, az now administered,
| had tendency to throw upon the country
a distinct class of OtiCe-holders, regardless
oil Their merits. The resolution went over
WiGhout action - The house again went
! INTO committee of the whole to consider the
| wilson bill Mr.. Morse of Massachusetts
| predicted disaster to the country as a re-
suit OF the passage Of the bill. Mr. Outh-
waite OF Ohio followed, and spoke in de.
renee OF the measure. The substitute of
Tered by Mr.. johnson, providing that the
tree-wool clause should take effect imme-
dlately after the passage of the bill, was
agreed to. Yeas, 112; nays, 1902.
THURsDAY.-The senate bill appropriatinp
S4O,OOO for statue of Major General John
Stark, in Manchester, n, H., was considered
by the senate. A vote resulted in twenty
nine yeas and thirteen nays-one less than
quorum. The second vote resulted in its
passage-years thirty-two, nays fifteen. In
the discussion of the BILL Mr. Morgan of
Alabama said the government was actually
too poor at this time to honor the memory
OF heroic ancestors. 1t could not afford to
borrow money at three per cent in order TO
build monuments. Mr.. Stewart of Nevada
SAID he felt very sensibly the force of Mr.
Morgans remarks, but he regarded this as
very merltorous case. He had voted for
similar bill on several occasions before
ana ne would be glad to see the appropria-
tlon made. He was aware of the fact that
the treasury was adopting war measure
lalludlng to the issue of bonds, although
there was no visible enemy in the field
Inc trouble was that the enemy was nvis-
IDLE to the people, but it was really a war
which the money power was waging against
industry and production; and the national
debt was to be increased to carry on that
war. The senate then adjourned till Mon
day. - In the house, Mr.. Hare of Ohio
spoke on the Wilson bill, directing his re-
marks to the wool question. He said that
under high tariff the price of wool had
been steadily decreasing and he advocated
tariff for revenue only. Mr.. Grosvenor of
Ohio replied that there were 5000 wool
growers in Ohio, and that the falling off in
the democratic vote in the last election was
mainly in the wool-growing section. He re-
terred to the news in the papers that morn.
ing mat the secretary of the treasury was
about to sell bonds. The inference was that
the treasury was about to 90 to protest, that
IL was bankrupt. In such state of affairs,
he asked what reason there could be for
throwing away the income to be derived
from the 100000 900 pounds of wool which
came into this country every year. Mr..
Cannon of Illinois said it was necessary to
utilize and develop the industries now in
existence IN order to provide for the time
when we should have population of 250,-
OOOOO people. He then drifted into the
wheat question. He accounted for the fall
in the price of wheat by stating that we had
but two customers in Europe, and that with
a smaller demand abroad there was a
smaller demand in this country. He was
Interrupted frequently by Mr.. Simpson
(Pop) OF Kansas and others. He was not
quarreling with the policy of Great Britain
he thought for her it might be wise policy
but it resulted in making eight hundred
thousand paupers, whom it cost England
S5O,OOO,OOO year to support. Mr.. Outh- |
waite spoke on the decline in wages in this
country. He said that where there are two
men seeking one job, wages will 90 down: |
and when there are two jobs seeking one
man, wages will go up. That free trade
Will HOU operate TO lower wages was shown |
by the fact that wages in England had
steadily increased since the adoption of the |
free trade policy, and that wages in free |
trade England were twice as high as in pro- |
lection Germany. Mr. Cultivate laid par |
ticular stress upon the fact that the demo-
cratic party has been pledged to free wool |
since 1885.
FRDAY.-In the house, the amendment to
the Wilson bill proposed by Mr. johnson of |
Ohio, that steel rails be put on the free
list, was lost by vote Of 70 to 100. Mr..
Dalzell of Pennsylvania gave Mr.. johnson
the hottest kind of a roasting. He asserted
that Johnson had misled the committee
into the belief that he was a manufacturer
of steel rails in general, when in fact he |
was manufacturer of a particular style
a class of which he had monopoly. Sum-
the charges Mr.. Dalzell made
against Mr.. Johnson are as follows: First,
thatihe had misstated the facts before the
committees second, that he was anxious to
have steel rails put on the free list while he
was still protected by 102 United States
patents; third, that he forced his employees
into receiving their wages in one-third cash
and two-thirds scrip; fourth, that he had
made a statement on the floor of the house
in regard to the redemption of those Certif-
Gates which was untrue fifth that he pri-
vately altered the stenOgrapheT's notes and
inserted in the record a statement he did not
make on the floor which was true, and
floor which was untrue. Adjourned till
Monday.
Acknowledgment the presentation of
several remOnstrances against the Wilson
tariff BILL there was nothing of public i'm
portance in the session of the senate In
these circumstances many industries were
but particularly the clothing
and wooden goods manufacturers. &C.
The third week OF the tariff debate in the
house opened with a lively debate over the
sugar bounty clause. Mr.. McRae of Arkan-
sas presented the amendment abolshng the
bounty on sugar and putting sugar on the
free list. He delivered an earnest plea
against continuing the bounty, in view of
the depleted condition of the treasury. He
declared himself an advocate of free sugar
and no bounty. Mr.. Dockery of Missouri
in speaking of the bounty, characterized the
sorghum, beet and maple sugar Indus
tries as petty larceny, having received a
bounty of 5000, 900, while the cane sugar in
dustry rose to the dignity of grand larceny
as 1t took out OF the treasury the sum of S.
5S4 900 Mr.. Cannon of Illinois made a
vigorous attack upon the cowardice of the
party in retaining bounty
which the democrats had denounced as UNI
The attendance was small,
and but very little interest appeared to be
taken in the discussion.