Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-23

GcI sergicr belonged to the Republican
Iarts. ard that was Unfair and unjust.
IiC eva moi wre her the lazy could be
repealed or rot. but he believed that II
should he ~ f.led and It's operation re-
Ffiictcl
sir Cockr,n asked whether the re-
sgonslhIny foT the ret ntiCn Of Repub-
lcans in Office Was IN the Law or IN the
Executive
SIR Berry said that he did not know
whore the responsibility lay, bat he d!d
know that the civil-scrvlcc law and rules
were not carried out In a non-partisan
way. and that some OF the most extreme
Republicans were holding office under a
democratic administration. lie believed
that a Democratic President ought TO be
surrounded by political friends and not
by those who were continually doing what
they could To make his administration
failure.
Mr. Wocott moved TO strike out Of Mr..
Bcrrys amendment the part that re-
duir,s the politics Of employees 90 be re-
ported who" he asked. could tell
their politics? There We're men who six
months ago entertained certain political
views. and who had since changed those
views radically. The best test Of the use
fulncss OF the Civil-Scr,ice Commission
WAS that the members of each political
Marty found the most fault with il when
their own party was In power. He agreed
with Mr.. Berry that the President should
De surrounded by his political friends; but
Il was not always the fault Of his politi-
cal friends that he was not so surrounded.
G.aughterJ
Mr. Cockreu suggested that the dates Of
appointments should be reported. as such
dates would indicate very clearly the po-
litical party 10 which the appOintees be
Iouged. and Mr.. Wolcott adopted the sug-
l:astion After further discussion Mr..
Wo.cotrs amendment was agreed to, Mr..
Berry's amendment so amended was
agreed to, and the resolution was adopted.
SENATOR MARTIN.
The credentials OF Senator Martin Dem
ocIlD. Of Virginia, for the term beginning
March I. 1886. were presented and placed
on file.
The resolution offered last Thursday by
Mr. PETER ON the subject of the notice
oC the issue If bonds. declaring that the
Secretary of the Treasury had no lawful
authority for issuing or selling such
bonds. was laid before the Senate, ana
was discussed for nearly three hours. Mr..
PETER had the floor most of the time.
yielding. however, to other senator's to
intcrpose remarks.
one OF the most pregnant of these re-
marks was made 10y the Populist Sena-
tor from Nebraska. ~ len. and had
reference to the proposition on the part
of the knights of Labor 10 apply 10 the
courts for an injunction to prevent the is
sue Of bonds Mr. Allen suggested that
tn courts might decline 10 interfere with
the Executive branch OF the government
and that the best way would be TO allow
the bonds to be- issued and then TO enjoin
Lsf
without action until tomorrow, when it
is to hc further discussed by MIR. Stewart
Then there Was a short executive ses-
sion, and afterwards. at i.3O T. NJ, the
$ Snate adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
There was a very slim attendance Of
members on the floor and OF visitors In
the galleries when the third and last
week Of the tariff debate In the House
opened. II took but eight minutes 10
dispose of the routine business. ard az
l.US the House went into Committee or
the Whole 10 consider the taun bill.
Mr. Richardson, Of Tennessee, took the
chair. and then. pursuant TO the special
order adopted last Friday. the sugar
schedule was taken up.
Mr. blanchard. of Louisiana. ana Rob
erison. of Louisiana. tried TO come To
some arrangement concerning the dis-
tribution Of the three hours TO be given
10 the consideration of the sugar sehed-
ulr. Pending this Mr. HIT, Of Illinois
inquired as To what had become of the
amendment relative TO reciprocity with
Canada offered 10y him late on Saturday
and which was still pending when the
House took a recess. lie suggested that
il be- taken up with the general coal sched-
ulc tomorrow, but subsequently withdrew
his amendment altogether
Mr.. Blanchard then asked unanimous
consent that the Louisiana delegation be
allowed one hour Of the three, and that the
Chair should control the other two, and it
was 50 ordered.
Mr.. McRae, Of Arkansas, presented the
amendment outlined i'm Saturdays dis
matches abolishlng the bounty on sugar
and putting sugar on the free list. He
declared himself an advocate of free sugar
and no bounty
MIR. Mcikleiohn Republicam, of Ne
braska, offered an amendment TO the
pending amendment. which proposes a
bounty of from 3-i 10 2 cents per pound
on sugar according to its character ana
quality This amendment provides for
substitution of the corresponding sections
of the existing law for the sugar clause
of the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Gear. Of Iowa, offered an amend
ment providing That the decrease IN me
bounty on sugar should begin July ], 1898,
instead of 1895.
MORE HAWAIIAN MATTER
t1:5s o'clock on motion of Mr.. Turner,
Of Georgia. the committee rose and the
Sneaker laid before the House the Presi-
dents message on Hawaiian affairs.
Immediately after the reading OF the
Presidents message transmitting the Ha-
waiian correspondents IL was reierfed 10
the Committee on Foreign Anairs
Mr.. Boutelle rose u q question u per-
sonol privilcge. The correspondence
-,,,,,,ed ~ said. that the Government of
,i,o -nited States and its ministers abroad
,cera still engaged In an attempt 10 In
cite f. inrrection In "a country WIN Whloh
,,a ar. nj pcace and the duty OF Congress
o., -, ratt3r was 50 obvious that ne
could not conceive that the Speaker
,..,uld any longer persist In interposinS
5f. will against an expression 10y the
ti51ise in the matter. lie would, there
fo-e can up his privileged resolution
Md, was reported TO the House some
,,r,e ago. The Speaker tried to can MI
pa,,teIle IN order; there were cries on
,h, Democratic side for the regular order'
and Mr.. Hatch called the Speakers at
,ention TO the fact that the geh'sihaii
from Maine was violating the ruies vi VI,
House In not taking his seat whe" ea"'1
20 order. .s., hu.
Mr. Routelle said he was in oruer' pu'
no would not take his seal.
The Speaker remarked that the sehue-
man was violating the rules. even "hiis
ne said he was obeying them
MIR Boutelle / rose to point vi oiusi,
The Speaker: The gentleman cannot rise
70 a question OF privilege ana 'ioia'e '"'
rules. -, q,
MIR. Boutelle: Am 1 not allowed 70
speak? ,tu
The Speaker: The Sergeant-at-Arms VIII
request the gentleman TO take ms seae'
The sergeant-at-Arms approached p1a,-
ing the mace. and Mr.. Bouteiie tooA h's
seat for the time being.
The Speaker then put the question, upon
Mr.. wilson's motion. that the House re-
solve itself into Committee OF the "noie'
and as the Republicans refrained from
voting and only 40 Democrats voted In
The affirmative. Mr.. Bouteile made the
noint OF no quorum. and asked for tellers.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. WILSON
and Boutele az tellers. whereupon MI
Houtelle Inquired whether he was quail
nd TO act as teller.
BouTELLE oUT-GENERALED.
The Speaker replied: The Chair VIII
regard that az dsciination. and appoint
the gentleman from Illinois tMr. Hop
kins), and the gentleman from West vtr-