Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-27
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

| the expense OF the bureau is borne by the
! the United States. L. was sent TO the commit
| tee on immigration The Senate agreed 10 the
conference report on the diplomatic and con-
| sular appropriation bill. Mr.. Voorhees, asked
That the House message on the tariff bill be
| laid before the Senate Mr.. Voorhees, stated
| that he was commissioned to say the bill had
| been under full and flee conference and the
| conferees had not agreed to the amendments
adopted in the Senate and that the Senate con-
| ferees insisted on their amendments. Having
| consulted with gentlemen on both sides, he
said he should ask to have the bill lay on the
table. and such action was taken. The Indian
| appropriation bill was taken up. An amend
| ment was agreed TO directing the secretary OF
| the interior to inquire into the propriety OF
disseminating the Indian contract school as
rapidly as possible without interfering with
the education OF the Indian children and to re-
port at the next session OF congress an esti-
mate of the cost OF substituting gov
ernment schools for all the contract
HOusE.-The House sent the tariff bill back TO
conference with instructions to the conferees
TO stand firm against the amendments which
the Senate had placed on the bill special
order was brought in from the committee on
rules which limited the debate on the motion
to disagree to two hours and was so worded as
to prevent specific instructions on sugar or any
other particular schedule In the preliminary
debate over the adoption OF this resolution
Representative johnson, the radical free
trader from Ohio, protested against course
OF procedure that would give the House no OPP
portunity to give specific instructions on sugar:
| The debate which occurred on the adoption OF
the motion instructng the conferees TO insist on
its disagreement was practically confined to
Chairman Wilson on the one hand and OK
Speaker Reed on the other. although short
speeches were made by Gen Wheeler of Ala
hama. and eX-Spea<er Grow, OF Pennsylvania
before the vote was taken. The utterances of
mr. Wilson, who was suffering intense pain
and whose head was bound with handkerchief
that extended TO his chin, so that he was prac-
tically blindfoldcd, created the most intense
enthusiasm among his Democratic colleagues
Every sentiment he uttered in opposition to
! the concessions which the Senate sought TO
force annlaudal echo limaX
was reached when he sent to the clerks desk
and had read letter from President Cleveland
declaring that the future welfare OF the Demo-
cratic party depended upon the adherence to
| the Domocratic principles upon which the
| House bill was framed. Mr. Reeds reply also
met with the greatest applause from his polit-,
! ical colleagues. The motion to disagree was
adopted without division, and the Speaker re-
appointed conferees. The conference reports
! on the naval military and diplomatic appro-
| priation bills were then agreed to and the
| House began the consideration OF resolution
! for n constitutional amendment looking TO the
! election Of L. :. senators by the people
! SENATE.-1slst day.-Crowds such as had not
| thronged the Senate in months packed the GAL
| lerics The House and President had thrown
| down the gauntlet to the Senate on the tariff
! question, and a pitched battle was expected
! An ominous hush was upon the chamber when
| the president pro tenn tMr. Harris. OF Tcnnes-
scCD rapp2 the Senate to order. The frierds
| OF the tariff bill We're anxious faces and more
! than once during the day felt that the very
! danger point had been reached. The enemies
| OF the oil at times believed they would be able
| to defeat IT, When the ad ournmcnt came the
| situation was still perDlCXing The Senate
proceedings proper were OF a peculiar nature,
| in that the Debate was carried on entirely by
! tho Democrats, save brief speech by Senator
sherman and a question by Senator Aldrlch
| The principal speeches Of the day were those
! OF Senator's Hill and Vest. though others con-
| tributed TO the interest of the occasion. SEN
ator Hi!ls position indorsing the President in
emphatic terms was one of the most conspc-
uOus incidents of the day. Senator Vest took
occasion 10 talk in plain terms in defense of
its conference without executive interfer-
encc. His criticism OF the Presidents course
and the action OF Mr.. Wilson was more
severe than was expected. He spoke for the
finance committee and the position OF the Sem
ate conferees. The action OF Senator Villas in
preceding his speech with motion to strike
out the one-eighth difereutial on sugar was an
additional sensation OF a sensational day from
the fact that il was probable that the motion
would carry. 1t caused CONSERVATION until IL
was found that the motion may be declared
out of order. The statements OF senators
Smith and Blanchard were important "a in
dicating that change in the sugar schedule
might mean the loss of their votes, while SEN
ator Blanchard stated decidedly that he would
not vote for the bill II this change was made
Senator Gray's vigorous speech was enlivened
| by a brisk cOlloquy with Senator Hill. HOUSE
Most of the day was devoted to the discussion
OF the resolution introduced by Mr. Tucker. OF
Virginia. to amend the constitution by taking
away from congress authority over the election
OF United States Senators and empowering the
states TO prescribe the times. places and
manner of holding elections for senators. Be-
fore a vote was reached, the House was COM
PEELED under the regular order to take recess.
The night session was devoted to pension bust
ness.
SENATE-ls?d day. No session. HOUSE,
The resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution proviulng for the election of Sena-
tors by the direct vote Of the people was passed
by two.thirds majority with thirteen votes 10
spare. The Senate amendments TO the Indian
appropriation bills were disagreed TO and con-
ferecs were appointed. The House bill for the
reinstatement OF clerks dismissed from the
|
and the LIST OF May, 1889. was under considera-
ton for some time. but failed to pass on &C
count of the lack OF n quorum.
SENATE.-ls}d day-Perhaps no more re-
markable scene was ever witnessed in the
United States Senate than that which occurred
there when for two and one-half hours Senator
German, the Democratic political leader on the
floor, delivered his speech against President
Cleveland and in defense of the Senate tariff
bill. the galleries were packed TO the doors,
and so great was the interest in Mr.. Germans
speech that the members of the House Hooked
to the Senate end of the capitol and the House,
being unable to hold a quorum, adjourned.
Mr.. German, with franliness that amazed
those present, discussed party secrets, opened
the door TO party caucusCS and flashed his
Searchlight into the dark corners OF party his
tory. The President was assailed with Keen
ness and yigor by the leader OF his party on the
floor OF the Senate. He defended the Senate
tariff DILL and its preparation, and charged that
both Mr.. Carlisle ana Mr.. Cleveland were not
only aware OF the concessions made in that
bill TO procure its passage through the Senate,
but that MIR. Carlisle had been con-
suited at every step ana tnut MT. CleNe-
land had sanctioned all that was done.
One by one he called Senators Vest, Jones and
Harris as witnesses to the truth OF his state
mcnts Then. having freed himself from all
restraint, he told the history of the conference
over the tariff bill. lie went back and told the
secret of the Mills bill, and the st. Louis and
Chicago platforms, and the demands made
upon the national Democratic committee by
the sugar Senators IN 1892. His personal attack
on the President was full of the most sensa-
tional cnaracterizations. He told how he had
dared, when other men faltered, TO walk with
Cleveland through the filth and slime of the
campaign of 1892 - how he and his colleagues
had fought for tariff reform when towards in
high places would not show their heads; "hOw
Mr.. Cleveland had tried to gibbet the Senate
before tho eyes OF the country" and said that
his action must be attributed to consuming
vanity'-an action that was echoed by those
who 'chirped when they talked" His refer
ence TO the President created much commo-
tion in the galleries, sometimes OF approval
and sometimes of disapproval, that the presd-
ing officer was obliged to repeatedly caution
them TO preserve better order. He listened
to with rapt attention throughout his speech. a
deep feeling Of excitement being printed on
every face. In conclusion Mr.. German practi-
cally warned his colleagues that on the mate
rial points il must be the Senate bill or no bill
| Mr.. White. of California. the only other