The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-03

ABOUT the presence OIL quorum.
There was quiet while the chaplain
delivered his opening prayer, but only
for that short period. When he had I'M
ished, the hum of voices was resumed
and it rose to height that made it
difficult to hear the calling of the roll
which followed the prayer. 1t was dur
ing the progress of the roll call that the
man entered who divided with the lead
| ers the interest of the spectators He
was not greeted with applause, but i
huttering in the galleries told that he
was parsonage to be noticed. People
leaned forward from their elevated
seats as Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky,
came. in. He looked as debonnair as
ever His silvery beard was closer trim
| med than usual and his long locks had
been shorn. He walked down the aisle
leading to his seat. smiling and bowling
and shaking hands with the members on
each side of the passageway.
At 1922 the roll call was completed
and Speaker Crisp reported that 2lo
| members-more than a quorum-were
| present. Tim y ]. Campbell of New
York, ap, leu just then and made the
211th. Some attempt at applause was
made when he asked to have his name
| recorded, but it failed. Many more
| members appeared and increased the
total.
INCOME TAX AND SHIPS.
Mr.. Bartlett Dem, N. W had the
honor of introducing the first bill of
the session. The message is very brfief
providing simply for the repeal of the
Income tax sections of the new tariff
law.
| y Representative Fithian of Indiana,
the author of the Free Ship bill, said
today that he expected to have his bill
considered before the holidays. He
| made every effort to have the House
take the bill up last session but did not
succeed. A resolution introduced last
session, requiring the Committee on
| Rules to set aside certain days for the
consideration of the measure, is now be-
before that committee and Mr.. Fithian
said today that he understood that he
would be given time for his bill in the
near future
IN THE SENATE.
The last session of the SD Congress
was opened in the Senate Chamber at
noon today with a large attendance of
| Senators, and in the presence OF a big
crowd in the galleries. The first Senator
in his seat was the Kansas Populist, Mr..
PETER, and for nearly half an hour be-
fore the formal opening he exchanged
greetings with various officials of thar
body. On the desks of several Senators
there were flowers. sent by some OF
their admirers.
The proceedings were opened by prayer
from the blind chaplain, Mr.. Milburn
The usual resolutions fixing the hourly
meeting at noon, directing the Secretary
to inform the House of Representatives
that a quorum of the Senate had assem-
bled and for the appointment OF a COM
mittee of two to join a like committee
on the part of the House to wait upon
the President and inform him that Con-
gress was ready to receive any commun1-
cation he might be pleased to make,
were offered and agreed to, and Sena-
tors Harris Dem., Tenn.) and Mander-
son Rep., Neb) were appointed such
committee on the part of the Senate.
Then the roll of Senators was called,
and sixty-nine answered to their names.
AS the Senate consists at present of 50
members, there were but sixteen absen-
tees. whose names are:-Messrs. Black
burn. Butler, Caffery, Carey, Davis,
say, Martin. Walsh, Washburn, White
and Wilson.
Both Houses took short recesses to
await the arrival of the Presidents mes
sage. The reading of the document was
begun about 1:30 P. M.
GROVER ON THE TARIFF.
The greater part of the Presidents
Message is devoted to a review of all
the branches of the Government. All
that is of novel interest is contained in
the last four pages, and is as follows:-
The tariff act passed at the last ses-
sion of Congress needs important amend
ments if it is to be executed effectively
and with certainty In addition to such
necessary amendments as will not change
rates of duty, 1 am still very decidedly
in favor of putting coal and iron upon the
free list.
So far as the sugar schedule is con-
cerned, l would be. glad, under existing
aggravations to see every particle OF
differential duty in favor of refined sugar
stricken out of our tariff law. If with
all the favor now accorded the sugar-re-
fining interest in our tariff laws 1t sull
languishes to the extent of closed reflner-
les and thousands OF discharged workmen,
it would seem to present hopeless case
for reasonable legislative aid. Whatever
else is done or omitted, [ earnestly re-
peat here the recommendation have
made in another portion of this com.
munication that the additional duty of
one-tenth of a cent per pound. laid upon
sugar imported from countries paying
bounty on it's export, be abrogated. 1t
seems to me that exceedingly important
considerations point to the propriety of
this amendment.
With the advent of a new tariff policy
not only calculated to relieve the con-
sumers of our land in the cost of their
daily life, but to invite a better develop
ment of American thrift and create for
us closer and more profitable commercial
relations with the rest of the world, it
follows as logical and imperative neces-
sity that we should at once remove the
chief If not the only obstacle which has
so long prevented our participation in tne
foreign carrying trade of the sea. A
tariff built upon the theory that it is
we'll to check imports and that home
market should bound the industry and
effort of American producers, was fifty
supplemented by refusal to allow Ameri-
can registry to vessels built abroad
though owned and navigated by our peo-
pie thus exhibiting a willingness to
abandon all contest for the advantages
nj American transoceanic carriage. Our