The record-union., 1896-01-11
THE DOINGS In CONGRESS.
Several Set Speeches Made In the Senate
Yesterday.
Senator White Pleads Earnestly for
the ClOture.

One of North Cardinals Senator's for
Protection, the Other for Free
Trade-Members of the House
Charge Speaker Reed With Unfair
ness-Resolution Congratulat1ng the
People of the Transvaal for Their
/ VaIor and Independence.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-There were
three set speeches delivered in the Sem
ate to-day, on as many different sub
jects, and they occupied practically the
whole of the four hours that the session
lasted. They were made by the Repub-
lican Senator from North Carolina, Mr..
Pritchard, and by the Democratic Sena-
tors from California and Arkansas
Messrs White and Jones. Pritchard S
speech (his maiden one) was in favor of
a higher protective tariff, and it gave
Hill (Dem.) of New York an opportunity
of pointing out the anomaly of the State
of North Carolina having recently, by
one combination, elected two Senator's
one of whom (Butler) had declared the
other day he had joined the Populists
because the Democratic party had been
false to it's pledges of tariff reform,
while the other (Pritchard) now pro-
fessed the most advanced protectionist
doctrine. How both of these Senators
could be gratifed Hill was unable to
perceive.
| Whites speech was in favor of such
an amendment of the Senate rules as
would enable the majority to close de-
| bate and force to a vote any pending
measure.
After the transaction of some routine
morning business Pritchard (Rep.) of
| North Carolina addressed the Senate in
the advocacy of an amendment intended
to be offered by him to the emergency
tariff bill. The amendment is to i'm
pose or increase duties on clays or
earths, lime, marble and stone and
their manufactures, iron ore, timber
and lumber, leaf tobacco, live animals
and agricultural products
| Hill (Dem.) Of New York replied to
Pritchard's speech, though he did not,
he said, intend to open up tariff dis
cusslon. 1t was somewhat difficult for
this Congress to crafty the people of
| North Carolina. That State had sent
recently to the Senate two distinguished
| gentlemen, substantially at the same
time, by the same body, and by the
same combination. One of them but
ler) in his speech the ether day had ar
ralgned the Democratic party for being
false to its pledges of 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 commission and said that the people
of North Carolina were extreme high
protectionists, and wanted the re-enact-
ment of the Mckinley Act. He child
did not know how both of these Sena-
tors could be gratified. Laughter)
On motion of Hale (Rep) of Maine it
was ordered that when the Senate ad-
journ to-day it adjourn until Monday
next
White (Dem) of California then ad-
dressed the Senate in advocacy of his
and Senator HilPs resolutions to amend
the rules so as to establish the cloture
system. In the course of his speech
White gave several ludicrous instances
of how, in the recent history of the SEN
ate, action had been checked by the in
Fiction of unending speeches under
rule which the Senate tolerated lin de-
fiance of sentiment and sense"
Morgan (Dem) of Alabama, a mem
Der of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, offered the following concurrent
resolution, and had it referred to that
committee:
Resolved by the Senate, the House
concurring, that the people of the
United States of America, through their
representatives in Congress assembled.
convey to the President and the people
of the Republic of the Transvaal their
earnest congratulations upon their sue
cess in establishing representative Gov
ernment, republican in form, and in
their opposition to any foreign Power
that denies to them the full enjoyment
of those rightful liberties The people
of America having realized through
the favor of the God of Nations. the
blessings of government based upon the
consent of the governed, entertain with
confidence the pleasing hope and belief
that the principles Of self government
will be securely established through the
influence of the Republic Of France in
her colonies, and of the Republics of Lii
IBERIA and the Transvaal, founded by the
people in Africa, and that those repub-
lies will foster and give firm support to
the peaceful progress of Christian ciyiIi-
cation in the new and vast field now be-
ing opened to the commerce and insti-
tutions of all the nations of the earth
throughout that great continent.
Resolved, That the President of the
United States is requested to convey
this action of Congress to the President
of the Transvaal'
The House bond bin with it's free sill
yer substitute was then taken UP. and
Jones (Dem.) of Arkansas. having
charge of the substitute, addressed the
Senate in its support. He expressed the
belief of the majority of the Finance
Committee that the substitute would
bring relief to the country The sale
of bonds as proposed in the House bill
could, he said, accomplish no good re-
suit and would, in his opinion, be pro-
ductive of much evil. The laws now on
the statute books would, with the re-
vival of business, provide ample reve-
nue.. The change needed was not in the
revenue laws, but in the financial condi-
tion of the people at large. If means
could be devised of relieving the pres
ent embarrassments. there would be no
difficulty about the condition of the
Government or the revenues
Jones finished his speech at 8 so D. m.
having occupied an hour and a half in
its delivery. It was listened to with
attention and interest on the Demo-
cratic side of the chamber, but the Re-
publican Senators paid scant courtesy.
An inquiry was by Teller tRep.) of