The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-15

Senate changed. In the line OF cioture'
and accused Mr.. German with having op-
posed such a change, wnicn wouIu, ~
TJ,u sa,d "haye enabled us to provide the
necessary revenue for the Government.
.T krow." he continued. that IT Is Ut
terly impossible for US to legislate unless
these rules are changed" and he re-
ferred contemptuously to "the exhiDiton
which the Senator from Maryland MADE
today. turning around TO his Republican
friends and appealing to them, In pite-
Gus manner TO come and save this side
OF the chamber" daughter in the gar
leries)
II do not" Mr.. Hill continued. Join
In any such appeal ! would appeal
rather. to our own friends here-if we
are in the majority. The appeal Of the
senator will be In vain. Our friends on
the other side opposed the tariff REFORM
bill. and they do not propose TO heip us
our of our difficulties. That Is natural
The patriotic appeal which the Senator
made 10 them will not find any response
on that side of the chamber
THE ACTION OF TIE CAUCUS REfEshhp io'
In the further course of his remarks
Mr., Hill referred to recent Dehocra''s
senatorial caucus, and said that ~ hao
done nothing on the subject OF currency
reform.
Mr.. Pugh: That was one OF the specihc
subjects by the caucus.
Mr.. Hill: What has become Oh it' Is
Il up in the air, or where Is II! u-augh-
ter) ~,
"The Finance Committee" Mr.. Pugn re-
pljed. "did not consider II its duty 10
act on that subject until 1t was disposed
OF by the House After action py tne
House / take it for granted that COM
mttee of this body will consider II ana
bring ii before the Senate. understand
that the Finance Committee IS now pom
dering."
'.Pondering is good" interrupted Mr.
HiN with a sneer.
"Pondering with great care" Mr.. Push
continued. with quiet disregard OF Mr.
Hlrs remark. "and with a sense OF the
responsibility which the Senator himseii
recognizes. because the question is fuii
of complications and difficulties NO par
ty has ever had the responsibility "hish
is now resting on the Democratic party.
and no marty mas ever been able to deal
with it without the trouble when no"
surrounds us" -,
In the further course OF MS speech Mr'
Hill said: -,
III do not propose to-day, or In the I'M
measure. | have my ideas of what ought
to be done. But unless we have the rules
amended so as 10 be able TO pass our
legislation 1t Is practically useless to pre-
sent any measure
Mr.. German made another snort speecn
in reply TO Mr.. Hill, denying that ne had
made any ''piteous appeal 10 the RepnD-
lican side of the chamber. ana assert
ing that no change of the rules was neces-
sary. There never had been. he SAID.
measure pending in the Senate looking
m ameliorating the condition of the party,
or TO advancing their interest and honor,
of home or abroad, which had not been
acted upon under the existing rules.
some remarks were made by Mr.. CALL
and the Senate after a snort executive
session, adjourned at $40 +. NJ.
House OF Repre-. entat YES.
At the beginning of the morning hour
in the House Mr.. Hatch called up the
bill making oleomargarine subject 10 the
laws Of the State or Territory INTO which
IL is imported, and demanded dHe pre-
vious question on 1t.
Mr.. Byn,1m moved that a recess be
taken until half-past / O'Clock. This was
a filibuster, and it was successfui. NO
o,,orum was shown. and the point was
raised. BY the time quorum was Sc
cured the morning hour had expired. Mr..
Hatch asked unanimous consent 10 nave
the House consider the oleomargarlne Dill,
hut objection was made, and the Dill
lost its favored place WITHOUT having
reachad n vote on it's merits. An order
from the Committee on Rules VIII ProDa-
bly be necessary for the further consider
alton of the bill. Objection was made 10
granting unanimous consent asked ny
Mr. Hatch.
Mr.. Catchings presented from the COM
mittee on Rules a resolution proViuihs
that the remainder of the day be given
M to business from the Committee on
the Judiciary. Objection was raised 10
this by Mr.. Cobb (Ala), who claimed that
the rules gave up to-day to the COMMITTEE
on the District Of Columbia. IL was
finally agreed that next Friday be SET
anart for District business, and the reso-
,ution giving to-day to the Judiciary COM
mittee was agreed to-
chairman Culberson called up the SEN
ate hin "to provide for redistricting the
Ir dian Territory for judicial purposes, Ior
an additional judge and more Uhited
Stotas commissioners and to prescribe
me Jurisdiction, duties and authority of
such iudges and commissioners"
II occupied the time OF the House III
Committee of the Whole nearly the whoie
of the remainder of the day, and was
enally passed with certain amendments
recommended by the committee. The Dill
"a make an additional judicial distrlct III
kentucky was taken up. but no cohciu-
sion had been reached when the House.
at 5:15 p. M, adjourned.