Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-27
THE FEDERAL LEGISLATURE.
ShriT Dcbatc-Advcrsc Committee u epor
on Carlisle Bond issue.

WASHINGTON. y. G., January 10
SENATE. The usual number of memo
rails and petitions were presented at the
or~ninr of She session Of tho Senate to-
dAv. Most of them We're against the
,,ssacp az the Wilson tariff bill one OF
thc.e was from cighty-two citizens Of
ktrcator. H., saying: I'VE cannot feed.
,i1thc. and educate our families. and
compete against the poorer-paid laborvr
h Europe. We are proud. and don't want
=, d. Inundated by asking for charity.
How would any OF YOU like To 90 10 a
r.uu-house2 We have pride, as Wei as
SOL. We ask you o. defeat the Wilson
llI. and We viii take care Of ourselves
.'l papers relating II that subject went
g. the Finance Committee.
The resolution heretofore offered hv Mr..
I.u as to the protection Of the rights
q homestead settlers on railroad-lands III
tIuriIa. was taken up. and Mr.. Can adj
dressed the Senate thereon.
~ the conclusion OF Mr.. Calls remarks,
Vrro was a long discussion rs 10 what
deposition should bc made OF the reso-
i.tiou-the question being whether IT
Should 40 10 the judiciary Committee or
2, thr Committee on Public Lands.
member Il the latter commiuee-Mr.
1'oluh R~puhucom. Of Oregon. stated
that for several Congresses the same
Lu.euun. substantially. had been before
tfli committee. and the same statement
tuair about it, and that the committee
l.I made five reports adverse 10 the
views of the senator from Florida.
l'utly. tac resolution was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Ou motion Of Mr. Harris. II was ordered
thtt when the Senate adjourned to-day II
Should adjourn TN next Monday
The Hawaiian resolution was laid pc
f.rc DO. senate. and was ON motion OF
sir Turpic. postponed til the morning
hour % the next day
The House hin 10 repeal the Federal
election laws was then taken mp ana MT
Chandler renewed his suggestion 10 itt
Nhe hin 60 over TN next December. lie
lgt his suggestion into formal MOTION
rrl demanded the yeas and nays upon H.
VlV motion was defeated by strict
PARTY vote-ycas, 20. nays. 2S-Mr Allen
PopulisU. Nebraska, voting with the
Democrats IN the negative.
Mr. Chandler then resumed his argument
AGAINST the bill. speaking until 90"
O'clock. when. without concluding his re-
,1arks. he yielded TO motion to 20 into
q Nutiyc session. and few minutes there
Ter the Senate adjourned I'LL Monday.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The opponents OF the income-tax were
prompt IN raising the point Of no quorum
thls morning, but when the resulting roll
tall showed the presence OF quorum the
loirt Was Withdrawn.
MIR Bailey Crexasl, from the judiciary
Committee. faVorably reported the resolu-
Ton denying the right OF the Secretary
~ the Treasury TO issue bonds save for
r.sumption purposes. The resolution was
referred 60 the House calendar After the
transaction OF some routine business. the
House went into Committee OF the Whole
q, consider the tarin bin. with Mr.. Rich
arlson. Of Tennessee. in the chair.
An amendment Was pending last even
ing offered by MIR Wilson. 10 the sched-
he relating 10 dolls dolls heads. TOY mar
bles. etc. and all other toys not composed
of rubber. china. porcelain. parian, hisque.
tarth. or stone-ware. providing That II
,h0uld take eject October !. is'f To-day
Me lockwood (OemocraO. New York,
,fcred an amendment 10 the paragraph
taising the duty on those articles from
b 10 81 per cent
He stated that he offered this amend
mont i'm the interest of the men and wo-
men who were engaged in the manufacture
d TOYS In this country. Republican
member tried 10 drive Mr.. Lockwood into
an admission that this would beneht the
manufacturers. Mr. Lockwood paffied the
questions and refused 10 be cornereu.
and the only response the Republicans
could get was that he expected Worship
women and children TO be benefited py
an increase Of the tariff. A great deal
OF badinage was INDUCED In on this
question and free trade. Mr. Johnson
CDemocfat). Ohio. asked II there were no,
enough grown people In the country wi,h-
out taxing the children. Mr.. Harter. IN
the name OF the millions of children Ia
the country" spoke In the same strain.
Mir. Iockwood's amendment was lost
on yiya-yoee vote. and the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Wilson was then agreed
loyeas 1886; nays. 10.
Mr. Wilson also offered the following
amendments. which were agreed 10 with
out debate:
In the paragraph regarding hsh insert
he words saltwater. 70 ss 10 make
I read 'nerrings. picked. frozen or
saited, and saltwater fish. frozen or
packed Ia Ice. three-quarter cents per
bound"
In the. free list the clause reading "nsh'