Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-25
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
HALF AN HOUR GIVEN TO THE Ar
BIrRATIoN TREATY.
ATTACK ON CIYIL-SERVICE LAW.
Two Bills In the Same Direction in-
trodu ced-Antf-Kin Prize
Fight Picture Propositfon--The
Tariff Debate.

Tariff Debate.
WASHINGTON, March A.--The senate
spent nearly half an hour in open ses-
sion to-day the remainder OF the time
being given TO the consideration OF the
arbitration treaty. behind closed doors.
The agricultural appropriation bill-one
OF the four money bills that failed a. the
last session-was reported back In the
shape in which It passed the House last
week. and was placed on the calendar.
II will be acted on at an early day.
The attack upon the civil-service law
and its administration. which distin-
,gushed yesterdays proceedings, was fol-
lowed up to-day by the introduction Of
two bills-one by Mr. ALLEN PopulisD. OF
Nebraska. for the repeal and annulment
OF the law and of all Executive orders
issued under IL: ard the other by Mr..
Pritchard (Republcan).' Of North Caro-
lima. chairman OF the Committee on civil
Service and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It
in its application to the governments
printing Office.
A bin prohibiting the exhibition In
Washington OF kaleidoscope pictures OF
prize-hghts. and the transportation OF
materials therefor. was introduced oy
Mr. Hoar Republican,, OF Massachusetts,
and was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee. 81,
t5P. NJ the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow. Go.
While i'm executive session the senate
confirmed the nomination OF Binger Her
mann. Of oregon, TO be Commissioner OK
the General Land ONCE, and Ernest =:
Tjmme Of Wisconsin, TO be AUDITOR Oh
the state Department.
House OF Representatives.
Large audiences in the galleries ana
an unusually large attendance on tho
floor Of the House OF Representatives
heard the third days general debate upon
the tariff bill The principal speeches. OF
the DAY were those Of Messrs. Johnson,
OF North Dakota; Grosvenor, OF OHIO, ana
Evans, Of kentucky. Republican members
Of the Committee on Ways ana Means III
favor of the bill, and Of Mr.. McMiillh, Oh
| Tennessee, the Oldest Democratic MEM
Der. against II. other speakers were
Messrs. Fox Democrat, OF MISSISSIPPI
Sims DemocraO. of Tennessee; Williams
! memocraD. Of Mississippi; Terry Demo
| craft. Of Arkansas; Sayers Democrap' Oh
! Texas. and Maddox (DemocraO, or teor-
| eia. against the BILL and by Messrs.
| Adams Republican,, OF Pennsyivahia' anu
Walker Republican,, of Massachusetts
in favor of II.
The general debate viii be closed to-
morroy when Messrs. Russell. OF Con-
necticut; Dalzeil. Of Pennsylvania; steele,
| OF Indiana. and Payne. Of New YORK.
Republican members Of the Committee on
Wevs and Means. and Mr.. Bailey or
| Texas the Democratic leader VIII SPEAK
| The latter makes the formal closing TOT
the minority. and Mr.. Payne for the ma
iority. Besides these, Messrs. Hepburn
| (Republican). Of Iowa, and richardson
| DemocraO, OF Tennessee, VIII SPEAK.
Mr.. Brownlow (Republcan). or Iennes-
see introduced IN the House bill es-
tahlishlng department OF commerce.
labor and manufactures. It's head TO be
a Cabinet officer. and providing the neces-
sary clerical force therefor
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. TIvinsston DemocraO, OF Georgia,
was the first speaker at to-nights ses-
sion and INDUCED In haf-hour's pro-
test against the tariff bill. A tariff that
would bear equally upon all sections or
the country and treat al interests alike.
he said, all parties would support, but
| this bill benefited manufacturers az the
expense of the masses.
Mr. Brundige (DemOcraD. OF Arkansas,
spoke against the bill. and Mr. Bromwell,
Ohio: Belford. New York. and Parker.
New Jersey, all Republicans. in favor OF
it.
Mr.. Castle PopullsO, Of California, at
tackled the bill most vigorously.
The proper title OF the "monstrosity,"
as he designated IL, should be. In his
| opinion, "to foster trusts, and TO pauper-
ne and peonize the agricultural Ia
/ borers of the United States" The pri-
mary object OF the bill, he said. was
neither to raise revenue nor 10 en-
| courage the industries OF the United
| states but the measure was designed by
| its authors for the express purpose OF
enabling the powerful trusts TO stand up
against the people OF the country and 10
| legally rob them.
eve are to-day" Mr. Castle said. Tin
the TRANSITIONAL stage, passing from a
republican into the most odious form OF
government known in history-a moneyed
oligarchy. Rome, in her decline, had her
Cataline; America has her Honna."
applause and hisses)
ANOTHER LOST CAUSE"
Mr.. Brown Republican) OF Ohio said
Il was not necessary to hold q Ions ses-
sion OK Congress 70 execute the COM
mission placed i'm It's hands by the pas
sage of the tariff bill. In the opposition
to H. he said we see the final struggles
OF another Lost Cause The new MEM
beers, as well as the Ole, could see, and
did see in this struggle, tho old contest
between the two different systems OF
labor
Saying that he should vote for the bill,
Mr.. Kerr Republican), OF Ohio, criticised
the reciprocity system, as being, In his
opinion. fatally defective. The conces-
sions proposed IN the scheme he said.
were so Insignificant. compared with
what we must ask In exchange, that any
nation negotiating with US for them
would be without either dignity or sense.
He urged the substitution for the pro-
visions OF the bill OF the reciprocity sec"
ton OF the Mckinley bill. born IN the
brain OF James G.. Blaine.
The last speech OF the evening was de-
livered by MIR Olmsted CRepublican). or
Pennsylvania in support OF the bill. lie
addressed six representatives on the door
and a score OF visitors I'm the galleries.
Al II o'clock the committee rose, and the
House adjourned.