The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-02
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.



in the senate Monday. II President Cleveland
did thing unique when he arraigned the DEM
ocratic majority OF the senate in his letter to
Mr. Wilson for party perfdy and party dis
honor" his own party in the senate went even
further beyond all precedent in arraigning the
president Monday for hypocrisy duplicity and
dishonesty The annals Of congress, even in
the most exciting periods and tremendous
crises of the nation, furnish no parallel to the
exposure Of President Cleveland made Monday
by senator German, Of Maryland. assisted by
his fellow members Of the finance committee,
Senators Vest Jones and Harris. After Sena-
tor German concluded his speech Monday,
Senator White (Cal) made short speech in
favor Of the motion to insist on the senate
amendments to the tariff bill and to agree TO
further conferences; and then, without action
on any Of the pending measures, the senate at
$40 adjourned.
HoUsE-The attractions of the tariff debate in
the senate Monday were too strong to be resist
ed by the greater number Of representatives,
and II was found impossible to secure the pres
ence of a quorum. After vainly endeavoring
for an hour and a half to effect the passage Of
the bill which came over as unfinished bnsi-
ness from Saturday, directing the re-employ-
ment of railway postal clerks who were dis
charged between March IS and May l. 1885, the
house at 80 clock adjourned until Tuesday.
WASHINGTON July 25.-SENATB-Senator
Hill, in q speech Tuesday, defended the presi-
dent, but the New Workers. purpose was to
distress the president by defense from his
bitter enemy and to stir up trritations among
the democratic senators that would not be con-
ducive to harmony might defeat the tarih and
bring discredit upon Cleveland's administra-
tion. No criminal lawyer with bad case ever
defended client nor pleaded justification
more ably than Hill did.
HoUsE-Mr. Harter (O.) introduced o COM
promise tarin bill Tuesday. 1t provides that
ION and after September l. 1894 all existing
tarin taxes or duties not herein otherwise pro-
vided for shall be reduced one-half; also that
on and after September /, 1899, all tariff taxes
and duties in excess Of 12 per cent ad va1orem
shall be reduced to and collected at the rate Of
12 per cent. ad valorem which shall be added
to the taxes. uniform duty or tax Of cent
per pound shall be levied and paid upon all su-
gars and molasses imported into the United
States having 100 degrees of saccharine
strength, and reduction Of one-hundredth Of
q cent per pound shall be made for each degree
Of saccharine strength below ITO degrees a
uniform duty Of four cents per pound upon all
coffee, and eight cents per pound upon all tea
imported shall be levied and paid.
WASHINGTON. July 26-SENArE-Wednes
day the proceedings were tame beyond COM
parison, but the tameness was insignificant in
showing the abandonment of the programme
which, II carried into execution, would have
continued the exciting scenes of the past two
days. Chairman Voorhees,, of the finance COM
mittee, who was to have followed the vigorous
attack upon the president by Senator German
with defense of the senate bill, was absent
Senator Lindsay, after waiting for two hours
for a chance to deliver his message from the
white house, found himself crowded out by the
prosiest of speeches from Senator Caffery and
from Senators Daniel and Hunton, of Virginia
nor could Senator Mills burning words of tariff
reform find time for their utterance.
HoUsE-Wednesday was set apart by the
house committee on rules for the considera-
| tion OF measures reported from the committee
| on invalid PENSIONS and Chairman Martin sue
ceeded in having passed three bills of great
Importance. These were house bills to amend
the general act of June 81, 1890, by providing
pensions for widows and orphans of soldiers
who died were killed in discharge of duty
and who did not therefore receive discharge
| from the service: authorizing fourth-class
! postmasters to administer oaths to pensioners:
| to extend during the term of their natural
lives the pensions granted to insane, iodiotic,
| or otherwise permanently helpless orphan,
! children of deceased soldier
| WASHINGTON, July 27-SENATE.-In the SEN
ate at o'clock Thursday, Mr.. Jones called up
| the conference report on the tariff bill. Mr..
Villas was Immediately recognized, but yielded
! to Mr.. Quay who withdrew the sugar amend
| ments he offered just before adjournment
| Wednesday night. The Wisconsin senator be-
| gan his speech in defense of the president. He
| referred to the fact that President Washing
| ton came to the same chamber accompanied by
| his secretary, to urge in person the ratitica-
| tion of a treaty he had negotiated. President
Jackson's course in making his views felt by
| congress was alse referred to. Mr. Villas said
| he was content to leave to fair-minded men
whether the president had wantonly encroach-
| ed upon the rights Of congress. Mr. Hills
resolution that the senate recede from it's
| amendments making coal and iron ore duti-
| able at forty cents per ton was lost.
HoUsE-No business of importance trans
acted. Representative Holman, the chairman
of 1ny,a to h
the house democrats will probably caucus on
the tariff bill when II is returned from the next
! conference. He does not think an agreement
| will be reached by the conferees without in
| structions, and anticipates that another re-
port of disagreement will be returned to both
| houses In that event. he says, caucus of
| the house democrats will be called to decide
! upon instructions to be given the house con-
| ferees.
WASHINGTON, July ss.-SENATE-The tarin
bill was sent back from the senate to confer
| ence Friday after three exciting roll calls
which resulted in tie vote each time. The
republicans were defeated Friday in their ef-
fort to amend the sugar schedule By the deser-
tion Of Senator Stewart, who, although pres
| ent, withheld his vote. Senators Allen, Kyle
and PETER voted with the republicans. and
! Senator Irby was paired on the same side with
Senator Smith, of New Jersey. Senator Villas
who withdrew his original motion to strike out
the differential at the command of President
| Cleveland and the dictation of the sugar trust
voted with the democrats.
HoUsE-The conference report on the mill
tary appropriation bill, which the senate
agreed to Friday, agreed to, and the bill
now goes to the president. Under the rules OF
the house Fridays session was subject to a
motion to consider the bills on the private
calendar; but when Mr.. Bum dem, N. O.
made the motion, the house refused to agree
to it, and after routine matters had been dis
posed of the time was given to the bill to au-
thoriZe settlement of the claims of the state
Of Florida (about s6O0,OOO) on account of the
services of certain troops not mustered into
the service of the United States in the Indian
war of 1868. No action was taken on the
bill.
WASHINGTON, July 30-Nothing of impor.
tance was transacted in either branch of con-
gress Saturday, The democratic conferees or
the tariff bill, excepting Voorhees, who is sick
met Saturday and talked the situation over fol
a while. The four house conferees afterwart
consulted. II was a sad meeting. They had tt
decide what to do either to surrender or defea
all tariff legislation. The alternative was no
pleasing. They fretted and worried for somt
time and adjourned They discussed the sal
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