Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-03

over under the rules.
Mr.. Aldrich spoke against the
pending tariff bill upon tho first
amendment reached, that fixing the
date upon which it should 20 into eff
feet.
Mr. Platt followed on the same line
OF argument Mr.. Palmer spoke next
in favor of the bill.
Mr. Aldrich suggesed an amendment
to the bill that it should 20 into effect
five months after its passage, to which
Mr.. Vest emphatically objected The
latter part of the day was occupied
with good natured bantering and by
a silver speech by Mr. stewart
No business of Importance was trans
acted in the house today.
Washington, April 2G-Mr Aliens
CoXey resolution came Up, and Mr..
Allen stated that there would be no
opposition on the democratic side TO
its passage
Mr. Vest, however. opposed the reso-
luton He declared that the men who
are marching 10 Washington should
be protected in thel" rights, bat that
they would have to learn to abide by
the laws of the land, and if congress-
for one instant compromised with
them it would open a creyicc which
would end in a food and final dcstruc-
ton.
Mr.. Wolcott entered a vigorous pro
test against the passage of the resolu-
ton He declared that there was to-
day no man who sincerely desired to
work for the support of himself and
family who could not get work or
bread to put into their mouths until
work could be found
Il am tired of this talk of natural
demonstration" he said 81 believe the
time will come when those of US who
are il pubic life ought to begin to
cultivate more regard for perpetuity
Of the republican institutions and pan
der less to that portion miscaued the
labor vote whose labor is wi;a their
threats and never with their hands
IT is time we stood for American man
hood, for the right of every man to
work if he wants to if it takes the
whole army Of the United States to en-
able him to do so. The right Of every
man is tC enjoy equal liberty with
every other man and that means that
he shall have such liberty not incon-
siStent with the equal righ} of his
neighbor: the right 10 hold and enjoy
property which the laws Of ,le coun-
try have enabled him to secure 1t s
time that we had the courage to stand
together against his populism and pa
tornaliSm which is running riot in this
country and which must end Of it is
not crushed in the destruction Of the
liberties which the laws give us; liber-
ties which should be dearer to us than
life itself"
Mr. Dolph stated that his objection
to the resolution lay in the fact that
it is accompanied by a lying preamble
which in effect is a censure Of the au-
thorities of the District of Columbia.
Mr. q Hy also condemned the resolu-
ton.
NJ Alien defended the action in in
tro lucing the resolution and spoke for
some time III the course of his speech
hn called these gatherings "spontana-
Gus upriSingS Of American citizens
against wrong and oppression He
denied that it was a socialistic move
mcnt; whether it was populistic he
did not know, because he did not
know whether amy populists We're en-
listed in it. 1T was" he suiJ, "a
peaceable project
The senate without division then
agreed to the resolution and Mr.. Har-
rlS moved to take up the tariff bill.
Mr. Higgins took the floor in opposi-
ton to the measure.
Mr. Dolph was next RECOGNIZED and
gave a further iustallment of his tar
if speech begun on the 20th inst
Washington. April 2G.-NIr Hepburn
introduced his daily objection to APP
proyal Of the journal in the house and
compelled the roll to be eallo1. which
resulted in approval, 237 10 O.
At this point became visible the first
effects Of the attempt to enforce the
law of 1856 to dock" members for alb
Sence except on account Of sickness.
Mr. Mahon pre.ipitated the matter by
Offering a resolution directing the ser
geantatarmS to pay the members
their salaries without any deduction
on account of absence unless such alb
sence be first certified by some duly
authorized officer Of the house
The point Of order was raised that
the resolution did not present the ques-
ton Of privilege. 1t was sustained by
the speaker
Another resolution was promptly Of
fercd by Mr. Mahon declaring that the
sergeant-atarms. i'm the absence Of
any rule, has no authority TO require
the members to report absence and
the reason therefor This was also
ruled out Of order and the appeal was
laid on the table by a strict party
vote. except by Mr. Lucas. who voted
with the democrats.