The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-26
WASHINGTON. April %.


m BILL and a resolution on the
IAN subject Of expected arrival in
Il( Washington of CoIey and his
u U followers were iatr roducsd by
tDo Populist senators from Kansas and
Nebraska. Mr. PeTers bill is ito pro-
vide work for unemployed persons in
the district OF Columbia
The work ia to bs begun without IN
necessary delay and such persons are
to be employed in it AS have no other
present employment and who desire 70
work at daily wage of 81 80 per day
Of eight hours. The act is to remain in
force till April, 1896.
The bill was referred to the district
committee. Mr.. Aliens resolution was
An assertion Of the right Of citizsns OF
the United States 20 assemble in the
city OF Washington for any and all
pssceable purposes, and TO enter upon
the Capitol grounds and into the Capi.
tol. This resolution went over and
will come up in the morning hour to-
morrow.
THE TARIFF BILL APPEARS
At p m. the vice president laid the
tariff bill before the senate and Mr..
Harris, Tennessee. asked unanimous
consent that for the remainder of this
week the confederation Of the bill shall
coutiuus daily from TO 9 p IN. Mr.
Harris moved that hereafter and until
otherwise ordered the senate shall meet
each day at II n IN. The motion went
over Till tomorrow.
The bill was then taken up for con-
sidorstion paragraph by paragraph the
formal reading OF the bill in extension
being dispensed with. On the frat line
OF the bill there WAS an smandment
reported by ths finance committee) to
tx the time when the act is TO take
effect the Both OF June, 1894, instead OF
the FIRST
AIMED At AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
To this amendment Mr. AIdrich.
Rhode Island. = member OF the finance
committee, addressed himself There
was not a paragraph in the bill he said,
which would not strike y cruel and de.
structiYe blow at some American ia.
dusiry. No tariff measure had ever
been presented in tho American con
gress Inat made such ruthless changes
as the pending bill No measure hsd
ever been suggested IN the history or
the country that so completely revolu-
tioniZ,d the policy adopted by the
founders Of the government hundred
years ago, aud which had controlled
the tariff Legislation OF the country
from that time TO the present
Mr. Platt, Connecticut, spoke against
the proposition that the bill should 90
into effect on June 30, 1894, and de-
clarsd that its doing so would impose
penalties TO enormous amounts upon
merchants and upon manufacturers
who would not be able 10 dispose OF
their stock on hand without great loss,
aud also upon the working people OF
the country. He denounced the Pre-.
posed legislation as n crime against the
nation. and n crime against humanity.
The mere throat OF its passage had pro.
duced dire results
CHINESE TREATY iN THE HOUSE.
over four hours Of today's session OF
the house was devoted to a considera-
tion In committee OF the whole OF the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill for the year ending juno 80 But
seven pages OF the bill were disposed
Of in that period OF time.
A great part Of the session was con
sumed in au attack upon the Chinese
treaty now pending in the senate, by
Messrs Herman. rep. Ore.), Wilson,
Rep, Wash. Bowers, rep, Cal }. and
Blair REP, n, H. Considerable time
was also given to general, though
somewhat desultory discussion Of the
consular fee system. upon motion by
Mr., Hepburn (Rep,, la. to require all
consuls receiving salaries of 81. 600 a
year upward. to cover all their fees into
the treasury.
Although many amendments were
offered to reduce the appropriations for
various consular salaries, chiefly by
Mr.. Cannon, (Rep,, H., none of them
were adopted. AT 515 the house ad-