The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-11
HOW'LL ENGLAND LIKE THIS?
CONGRESS ASKED To CONGRATU-
LATE THE TRANsVAAL.

senator Morgan Introduces n Con-
current Resolution TO This Eject.
Senator Jones of Arkansas Speaks
in Advocacy Of the Free Coinage
Substitute-Senator Hill Grows
FacetiOus at the Expense of the
North Carolina Senator's.
Washington. Jan. 1O-After the transac-
ton of some routine morning business Mr..
Pritchard. rep, of North Carolina, ad-
dressed the Senate in advocacy of ar
amendment intended to be offered by him
to the emergency tariff bill. The amend
ment is to impose or increase the duties
on clays or earths. lime. marble and stone
and their manufactures, chronic ore. iron
ore, timber and lumber. leaf tobacco. live
animals and agricultural products.
MIR. Hill replied to Mr.. Pritehards
speech, although he did not. he said in
tend to open up a tariff discussion. II
was somewhat difficult for this congress
to crafty the people of North Carolina.
That state had sent recently to the Sen
ate two distinguished gentlemen elected
substantially, at the same time, by the
same body, and by the same combination.
One of them, MIR. Butler, in his speech the
party for being false to its pledges on
tariff reform, and had given that as his
reason for leaving the democratic party
and joining the populists. Now came the
other end of the combination, and said
that the people of North Carolina were
extreme high prOtectiOniSts and wanted
the re-enactment of the Mckinley act. He
(Mr HID did not know how both these
senators could be gratihed. Gaughter)
On motion of Mr.. Hale, rep. OF Maine
u waS>ordered that when the Senate adj
Journ to-day 1t adjourn until Monday
next.
Mr.. White, dem, of California addressed
me Senate in advocacy of his own and
senator Hills resolutions to amend the
rules so as to establish the cloture system
In the course of his speech Mr. White
gave several ludicrous instances of how,
IN the recent history of the Senate, action
had been checked by the infection of I'M
endlng speeches, under a rule which the
Senate tolerated lin defiance of sentiment
and sense" Was it wonderful, he asked.
that the people censured the Senate: that
the senate was not popular body and
mat everyone asked why the Senate was
80 sloWE Organized for action" he said
,, Inc senate iuXuriatcs in inaction and de-
lperates celebrates and deliberates.
while one part of the country is swearing
ana the other is yawning." 0aughterO
The House bona bill, with its free sill
yer SUBSTITUTE, was then taken up, and
Mr.. Jones, dem, of Arkansas, having
charge OF the substitute addressed the
Sendte IN It's support. He express his
DeIet that the free coinage substitute
would bring relief to the country as no
other measure, either an increase of tariff
qutles, or the sale of bonds, would; and
ne stated his Intention on reply to an in
mnation FNN' N0'el-
Mr.. Morgan, a member of the committee
on on foreign relations, offered the following
concurrent resolution, and had IL referred
TO that committee W
resolved by the Senate, the House of
r1IepresentatlXes concurring, That the peo-
PIE OF the United States of America
tnrougn their representatives i'm congress-
assembled, convey to the President and
people of the republic of the IRA nsvaai
their earnest eongratuIations mon iia t 81
success IN establishing free representative
government republican in form, and i'm
Ihelr opposition to any foreign mower that
denies to them the full endowment of those
rlghtful liberties. The people of America
naVlng realized, through the favor of the
SIou OF nations. the blessings of govern
meAt based upon the consent of the gov
erned, entertain with confidence the pleas
ing Dellef that the principles of seIf-gov-
eminent Will be securely established
through the Influence of the republic of
france, in her colonies, and of the repub-
Ilcs OF Liberia and the Transvaal founded
by the people in Africa, and that those
republics will foster and give firm supnort
10 the peaceful progress of Christian civ
lllZatlon in the new ami vast field now he
ing opened to the commerce and institu-
lions OF all the nations of the earth
throughout that great continent That the
President of the United States is re0nest
Vaal
At $3.50 o'clock the Senate adjourned IN
til Monday next