Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-02

| these armor-barons. he would build
government factory for the manufacture
Of armor, even II Il cost $500 or $500 ton,
| for then there would at least be the
consolation Of knowing that the amor
was good. and the money was distributed
among the workingmen.
In answer TO a question from Mr. Quay
! MIR. Tillman said that nothing would pe
gained by sending the bill back TO the
House. for that body was In the power
! OF the trusts-thc Standard OH COM
pany--as much AS the Senate. "and every
man there was manacied and under the
rule Of one man. the Speaker, ana COM
/ PEELED 10 crawl around like a worm, OF
| like "a whipped cur
Mr.. Quay moved to lay on the table the
motion to reduce the maximum cost OF
armor from 500 10 500 a ton, but TINS mo
| ton was bcaten-ayes, y; noes, 90.
Mr. chandler. in a final explanation OF
this amendment. said there was no sucn
Thing as competition in the manufacture
| Of armor-plate. either In tins country y,
! I'm Europe. and that the Bethlehem ana
! carnegie plants were members OF an IN
/ ternational combine.
| His amendment was then adopted Wl'n-
out division, and the total amount appro-
! priated for armor was reduceu li0n' 80
| 10000 to 80, 4O7 900.
INC committee amendment appropriat-
inc s2.5O0OOO for government armor-
! plate factory was defeated by vote Oh 20
/ 10 %. ,,.,a,,,
/ The bill then passed. and at midnight
/ the Senate adjourned until tomorrow
House of Representatives.
At the opening Of the days session the
/ Senate amendments to the sundry clVl'
AUTHORIZATION and post-ofice approprla-
ton bills were non-concurred In. and con-
ferences were ordered on the bills.
The Senate amendments were concurred
I'm to the bill extending for one year the
time for completing bridge across lhe
Alabama river near Montgomery, Ala
A bin repeating that section Of the law
providing for sending TO Washington by
special messengers the presidential-elec-
tion-certifcates was passed, after an eN-
ulanation by Mr. Mercer Qtepubhcan), OF
Nebraska. that these certificates could
as well be sent by mail or express, and
the present system was costly
The Senate bill TO extend the use or
the mails to postal-cards and envelopes
owned by the United States Economic
Postage Association was laid on the
table
Mr.. Aldrich Republican,, of Illinois,
called up the "anti-prize-fght BILL the
measure provides that no pictures or de-
scription of any pTize-fght, or encounter
of pugilists. under whatever name, or
any proposal or record of betting on
the same shall be transmitted in the
mails of the United States, or by inter
state commerce. whether in a newspaper
or other periodical, or telegram, or in
any other form
Section 2. That any persons sending
such matter. or knowingly receiving such
matter for transmission by mail, or In
terstate commerce, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punish
able by Imprisonment for not more than
five years in the discretion of the court,
or by a fine of not exceeding $1,000"
Mr.. Aldrich. I'm supporting the measure,
said that all the States of the Union,
save one or two, forbid prize-fghts,
which have been sent to the limbo of
condemned customs, with dueing,
slavery lotteries and polygamy. The
bill simply protected the more advanced
States, which have forbidden pugilism,
as brutal and brutalizing, against having
prize-fghts brought into their borders
i'm pictures, and descriptions, which are
only a little less harmful than the de-
grading sport which they describe. The
hill did not forbid a BRIEF statement of
the fight as a matter Of news.
Congress, in its swiftest enactment. for
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diction. and so drove a prospective prize
fight. announced to occur in one Of the
territories. into the mountains Of Mexico,
whose government has also forbidden II.
| This bill Is but a logical extension and
protection Of that act, and is in accord
! also with another act of this Congress,
| aDproved by this committee, and since
| enacted into law. prohibiting the inter-
state transportation of obscene pictures.
Pictures of the brutality Of pugilism are
hardly less harmful to our youth. 1t is
| in accord also with the anti-divorce act
! Of Congress. which has protected the
! families of the whole land against the
"divorce colonies" of one of the Terri
tories. This bill calls for immediate
| consideration. for manifest reasons. 1t
is believed the reputable press, which
| describes prize-fghts only because Of
/ competition, will welcome this protection
FOR A DOUBLE FATALITY.
! Mr.. Morse Republican,. of Massachu-
| sets, advocated the passage Of the mea-
! sure. He was piled with questions, and
/ i'm reply 10 one, he said that he hoped
that the outcome of the coming fight
would be that it would be telegraphed
/ over the country that the two brutes
had killed themselves
Mr. Grosvenor Republicam, OF Ohio,
| favored the bill.
Mr.. Dockery DemocraO, of Missouri
opposed prize-fghts, but considered this
an extraordinary proposition. 1t was
censorship of the press. If this was
done. it could be extended TO details or
murder and other crimes.
Mr.. Cummings Democrat, Of New
York. considered it very dangerous
ground. and said that it could be made
| TO prevent sending through the mails
hundreds Of books now in print, with
pictures of pugulists in them. 1t would
be lust as well to prevent comic pictures
of public men.
Mr.. Hepburn Republican,, of Iowa, de-
Tended the measure. holding that IT
would not prove censorship on the
! press.
Mr.. Quigg Republican), Of New York,
moved 10 adjourn, pending which Mr..
Dockery moved TO lay the Dill on 'he
table.
Mr.. Quigg withdrew his motion, and
MIR. Payne moved to take recess.
Mr.. Payne withdrew that motion, ana
the Speaker put the question Tor the
third reading of the bill.
The vote resulted: Yeas, 56 nays 9S.
The motion of Mr.. Dockery to lay the
| bin on the table was then adopted-yeas'
SO; noes, 55. -,
Mr.. Aldrich demanded the yeas ana
nays on the question, and they were
| ordered.
Pending the roll-call, Mr.. Grosvenor
endeavored 10 have the bill referred 10
the Judiciary Committee, but the propo-
stion was rejected
A motion by Mr.. Cannon for recess
until 10 o'clock tomorrow was agreed 10.
| This leaves the prize-fight bill IN the
same position-the yeas and nays oeing
ordered on the motion to lay it on the
4 table