Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-18
The Bond Issue Briefly Discussed in
the Senate.
MR.. MORGAN QUESTIONS AUTHORITY
Free Wool the Chief Subject De
bated in the House.
THE WHEAT ESTION

which had been laid before the Senate on
Tuesday, had not been printed in the
Record as ordered-a note being inserted
that the letter had not been received by
the printers. He asked that the omission
be supplied and the letter printed in the
Record tomorrow; and 1t was so ordered.
The presiding officer (Mr. Harris, Tenn.)
ing to lay before the Senate the following
letter:
SENATT CHAMBER
Washington, ID. C.. Jan. IL. 1894.
To the Vice President Of the United States:
Sir: respectfully advise you that have
forwarded to the governor of Mississippi
my resignation of the office Of Senator in
the Congress of the United States. to take
effect on the oath instant.
EDWARD e. WALTHALL.
The letter was placed on file.
Mr.. PETER the Bond Issue.
Mr.. PETER QkanJ offered a long pre-
amble and resolution reciting the notice
for the issue and sale OF per cent bonds
given by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
published in this mornings papers, and de-
ciaring that, In the opinion of the Senate,
the Secretary OF the Treasury has no law
full authority for issuing and selling bonds
as proposed.
This resolution went over until Thursday
next. Mr.. Allen giving notice that he would
The civil service resolution Of Mr.. Call
(F'la.). which was under discussion yester-
day, was laid before the Senate and post
poned till Monday.
House bill to improve the methods of ac-
counting in the Post Office Department
was, on motion of Mr.. Villas (Wis), taken
from the calendar and passed. with an
amendment.
The McGarrahan Claim.
Mr. Teller (Col) moved to take from the
fbo fO SIlb
claim to the court of private land claims.
Mr. Morrtss Vt.) objected to its consid-
Grafton today, and then Mr.. Teller gave
notice that he would move to proceed to
its consideration on the next legislative
day, Immediately after the morning busi-
ness-but not to interfere with the federal
elections bill.
On motion of Mr.. German CAId) 1T was
ordered that when the Senate adjourned to-
day the adjournment shall be TIL MONDAY
Lext.
House bill regulating the method of ad-
vertising for supplies in the departments
at Washington was, on motion OF MI.
Cockrell (Mo), taken from the calendar
and passed with amendments
Mr. Stewart New said that he felt very
sensibly the force of Mr.. MOrgans remarks,
but he regarded this as very meritorious
case.
MI Gray Oel) expressed his concurrence
with Mr.. Sherman's view as to confining
government to the District of Columbia
Mr. Daniels Change.
Mr.. Daniel Va.) said that he had voted
for the bill, but that he would now vote
against 1t as he did not believe that the
financial situation of the country would
justify him, at this particular 1uncture IN
following the suggestions of his own heart
and the inclination of his patriotic desires.
The bill vas finally passed by a vote OF
- to Is, and the federal elections bill was
taken up
The Senate at 3 pm. today went into ex-
ecutive session This will be the last op-
portunity 10 reconsider the vote the
Hornblower nomination.
Adjourned Until Monday.
The doors were re-opened at $40 and the
Senate then adjourned until Monday.
THE HOUSE.
After the disposal of some routine busi-
ress, the House passed a bill authorizing
the Chattanooga Western Railroad Com
pany to construct a bridge over the Ten
nessee river near Chattanooga city.
A joint resolution authorizing the joint
committee on the library to grant to the
CHIEF justice and associate justices of the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
the same privileges of the library as are
enjoyed by the members of Congress was
also passed.
Al Ito the House went into commit
tee of the whole to consider the Wilson bill.
The Wool Question.
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn) took the chair,
and Mr.. Hare tOhio) addressed the COM
mittee- His remarks were mainly directed
to the wool question. He stated that un-
der a high tariff the price of wool had been
steadily decreasing. He announced himself
as an advocate of a tariff for revenue only.
Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) said that there were
1000 wool growers in Ohio and that the
falling off of the democratic vote in the last
election was mainly IN the wOOl-growing
sections He referred to the news in the
papers this morning that the Secretary of
the Treasury was about to sell bonds. The
inference was that the treasury was about
to go to protest-that 1t was bankrupt. In
such state OF affairs, he asked what rea-
son there could be for throwing away the
income to be derived from the 800 OOOOOO
pounds of wool which came into the coun-
try every year.
In answer to a question from Mr. Hunter
Qll) as to the cause of the fall in the price
OF wool in recent years. he said the price
of Ohio and Australian wool had fallen I'm
London in the same ratio as in this coun-
try. If America cannot produce within
8oo.OO.OOO pounds OF wool necessary for the
manufacturers in this country. why rot
impose revenue tariff that wool?
I'VE need the money" continued Mr.
Grosvenor. THE democrats come here an l
try to cut down the revenue by S15,OW,OOO
while the Secretary of the Treasury is en-
deavoring to sell bonds at per cent in
order to save the treasury from bank
IUptcy"
American SheepgrOwers Referred to.
Mr.. Ellis Oreg) said that putting wool
on the free list placed American sheep
growers in direct competition with Austral-
Ian and Argentine wool growers. There
were over 1OO.OOO.OOO sheep in Australia
and 6O,WO.O0O in Argentine against about
D.OO.UO in the United States. 1t costs
Australian wool growers about three-quar-
ters of a cent per pound to get their wool
70 market. while it costs the American
from 3 to 4 cents
In the matter of wages. too. the Austral-
Ian wool grower had decided advantage
over the American. Here a shepherd was
paid from $50 to so per month to take care
OF from 300 to 400 sheep; his Australian
prototype got maximum wage of s2O for
caring for 1000 sheep.
1t Is time to quit booming charity" said
MI Ellis. "and begin booming America and
american workingmen- Republican ap-
plause)
Mr.. Davis (Kan.) took the ground that the
country was not prosperous under the high
protective tariff. He gave statistics of the
per capita debts in many states He said
debts did not indicate prosperity, and the
only case he knew of where roen lived on
their debts was the national banking sys-
tenn.
NJ Davis was frequently Interrupted by