Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-16
THE UNEXPECTED
The Popgun Bills Referred to the
Finance Committee.
MANY NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
Mr.. Hill Gets His Anarchist Bill
Passed.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE

The contest over the disposition of the
free sugar bill was resumed IN the Senate
today. At the opening OF the session Mr.
Hill On. ", by unanimous consent, secured
the consideration of mis- bill to provide for
| the exclusion and deportation of alien
anarchists. Mr.. Hill explained that the bill
was virtually report from the conference
committee. The House had passed a bill
for consular inspection abroad and the SEN
ate had amended it. In conference it was
decided that new bill could be framed
more easily than the differences between
the two houses could be adjusted.
Mr.. Hill remarked rather bitingly that the
bill was, like another bill over W. ich there
had been some controversy, step in the
right direction.
Mr.. Chandler On. H. gave the bill his full
Endorsement.
Mr.. Palmer QIlD. however, announced his
opposition TO the principle involved. The
bill was passed without division.
Civil Service Commission Report.
Mr.. German CMd) presented the resolu-
tion for the publication of the report of the
civil service commission. In doing so. he
explained that the delay in reporting it had
been due to the pressure of matters in con-
| nection with the tariff bill, but that mem
bers of the commission had used the DELAY
to circulate false malicious and slanderous
reports about Senator'S. He warned the
commission in the future to be more re-
spectful when they sought TO have their re-
ports printed The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Dolph (Ore.) gave notice of an amend
ment he should offer to the free sugar bill
to restore the Mckinley duties on wool
Selling Liquor in the Senate Wing.
Mr.. Kyle of North Dakota called I'D his
resolution to prohibit the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the Senate wing of the Capi-
tol during the recess
why prohibit the sale only during the
recess?" asked Mr.. Plat of Connecticut
is there any rule that authorizes the sale
of spirituous liquors in the Senate wing of
the Capitol?'' asked Mr.. Sherman of Ohio
THE rule prohibits the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors at any time" replied Mr.. Kyle.
answering both questions at once. And l
should like to see ii enforced 3iJ days in
the year" He proceeded to acQuit Senators
of drinking, but said IL was well known
that liquor was sold to strangers and en-
ployes OF the Senate. The practice should
be stopped.
Mr.. German moved to refer the resolution
to the committee on rules. In doing so he
took occasion to score sham reformers He
referred sarcastically to those who were in
the habit of making a public display of
their virtues. he happened TO be one of
those who could deal with the whisky
question without prejudice, as he did not
know the taste of whisky, but he had never
yet, in public or private, especially in pub
lie, posed as a special reformer and then
gone behind door, as reformers generally
did, and took several drinks u.aughterD
The rule was plain. If it was not en-
forced let the Senator find out who was
responsible for its violation and bring in a
resolution condemning the remiss officer
Mr.. Mcpherson and Mr.. Platt thought the
subject worthy of investigation.
Mr.. Kyle denied that he posed as a re-
former. He did not want to prohibit the
drinking a whisky hit hn hi,,l-
sale should be prevented in the CAPITOL If
uen wanted to drink there were plenty of
saloons in this vicinity.
He had never left the Capitol at o'clock
in the evening without staggering against
drunken man within two blocks
You mean without having a drunken
nan stagger against you," suggested Mr.
Gray, correcting Mr.. Kyles language
d-aughter).
The resolution was sent to the committee
-3-14.
Abuses of the Patent System,
Mr. Cali Fla) then called up his resolu-
tion to empower the committee on patents
TO investigate the question of the abuses of
the patent system with a view to the re-
vision of the patent laws, and to go to
such places they saw fit for that pur-
pose.
Mr. Platt supported the resolution, which
was opposed by Mr.. Camden of West Vir-
ginia on the ground that the tunket would
be too expensive for the treasury.
Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode Island also opposed
the proposed investigation as a junketing
tour.
If the committee wanted to spend the
recess at watering places at the expense
of the government they should be frank
and say Mr.. Call denied that such was
the purpose of the committee.
At the same time he called attention to
the fact that Senator Aldrich had spent
entire summer at Bar Harbor, Me-, at
the expense of the federal treasury, os-
tensibly In the investigation of the tariff,
end was now a member of the committee
which had the privilege to do the same
thing this year. Mr.. Call maintained that
the patent laws needed revision.
Mr. Chandler declared that the committee
should be the judge of the necessity of the
case. If the committee could not be trusted
it ought to be blotted from the list of COM
mittees.
Mr. Cockrell called attention to the fact
that but a few years ago a very thorough
investigation Of the patent laws was made
Patent attorneys came to Washington from
all parts of the country. The testimony
was printed The proposed peripatetic
junket would be n farce, and would be
without justification. He moved to lay the
resolution on the table.
The First Popgun Bill.
The motion was lost POS. At 2:10 the
Vice President laid before the Senate the
ul'IlnlSneu DuSmeSS-tne House Dill to place
sugar, raw and refined on the free list
The pending motion was that of Mr. Har-
ris, to refer to :he committee on finance
Mr.. Aldrich gave notice of an amendment
he would offer to the bill to repeal the tariff
bill now in the hands of the President
Mr.. Manderson gave notice of an amend
ment to continue in force until 1905 the
bounty provision of the Mckinley law.
Sent to Finance Committee,
Then the unexpected happened. Without a
word of debate. the vote was taken on the
motion to refer the bill to the committee on
fir ance.
The motion to refer was carried 32-ls, as
follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Blanchard Brice,
Butler, Caffery, Camden, Chandler, Culioni.
Davis, Faulkner, Gallinger, Gibson, Cor
man, Hansbrough, Harris, Higgins, Jones
Of Arkansas, Kyle, Manderson, Murphy,
Patton, PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew, Piatt'
Pugh, Quay. Roach, Sherman, Shoup and
Stewart-32,
Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Call.
Cockren, Coke George, Gray, Hunton, Jar.
Wis, Lindsay, Mitchell of Wisconsin Nc
Laren, Palmer, Ransom. Vest, Villas and
White-1S.
The Other Bills Go.
In quick succession the other three bills