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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.' ATLANTA. OA- TUESDAY .TUNE 29 1886
CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Two'Houses
Last Week.
With the President and His Ad;
visers—General News.
Washington, Jobs 21.—Iu tbe senate, Ur.
George, from the committee on the judiciary,
reported favorably tbe bill to remove tbe po
litical disabilities of J. G. Flournoy, of Miss is-
Uppl, and on motion of Ur. George, tbe bill at
once pamed, the vote being unanimous.
Ur. Vest, from tbo committee on commerce,
reported favorably Senator Plumb's bill to au
thorise tbe Kanin City and Memphis railroad
and bridge company to construct a bridge
over the Mlsslmlppl river fromHopeleld,Ark.,
to Memphis, Tcnn. The committee haa
amended the bill so aa to provide that If the
construction of the bridge is not commenced
vrltbln one year, tbe act ahall be be void.
Ur. Conger, from tbo committee on com
merce, reported favorably bill recently passed
by the honse to amend section 4670 of the re
vised statutes, so as to provide for not ex
ceeding sixteen light honse districts and re
pealing any law or regulation prohibiting the
employment in light nouses of persons over
forty-five years of age, and directing the
secretary of the treasury to establish range
lights near Fort UcBse; to re-establish Fort
Barn seas range and to place a [dsy beacon to
mark shoals between the anchorage and Black
Water bay, Florida, at a cost of $17,250.
Washington, June 23.—In the senate Ur
Frye, from the committee on commerce, re
ported favorably tbe bill to amend laws re
lating to the Inspection of steam vessels. Tbe
bill provides for payment ont of the treasury
of tbe expenses of steamboat Inspectors.
Ur. Frye raid the bill was In answer to re
commendation of the president. The vessel
owners of the country, Mr. Five added, were
under obligations to the president for his ap-
S val of the shipping Ull, and Ms recommen-
ion for supplementary legislation to pro-
e for tho expenses of steamboat inspectors.
Congress ought atones to provide that legisla-
Tbe bill passed without debate.
Ur. Hawley's motion was then taken np to
reconsider tbe vote by which the senate passed
the bill prohibiting members of congress from
acting as attorneys of land-grant railroads.
Tbe motion to reconsider having been
brought to a vote, was agreed to—year 31,
nays 21.
The only republican voting in the negative
was Van Wyck.
Democrats voting in the affirmative wore
Cell, Gray, Payne, Pugh and Bansom.
Ur. Hawley then moved to refer the bill to
the judiciary committee.
Ur. Vance called for tbe reading of tho bill
by way of a final “farewell” to it. [Laughter)
The bill having been road, Mr. Edmunds
axinred Ur. Vance heshouldbave the pleasure
cf seeing the bill back in the senate within
eight days.
llr.Uaxey, (sotto voce,)—With an advorso
report
Tho bill was then referred to tho judiciary
cimmittec by a vote of thirty to twonty-one.
A number of veto messages, received from
tbe president, were read and laid on tbe table,
Ur. Logan remarking as to one of them that
he had never before known such a construc
tion as that a soldier on furlough was not in
the lino duty.
Ur. Blair said tbe president seemed to find
It a congenial duty to express himself in most
extraordinary terms respecting the twohouies
of congress. That, however, was a matter of
official propriety as to which overy ‘man must
jndge for bimeelf.
Mr. Blair defended congress from criticisms
made by tbe president and stated some of tho
president's statements were an entire misap
prehension of facts. Ur. Blair gave instances
to support his own assertion. Ho charged
that the pension officers organised, was or
ganised to ndect claims whenever that could
be done. It bad come to bo a court of chan
ary. Some of the statements made about tho
action of congress regarding pensions were
“petty, trilling and contemptible."
Washington, June2l.—After routine morn
ing business in the senate, the bill repealing
tho pre-emption and timber culture laws was
1»M before tho ccnoto.
On request of Mr, l'ogb, it was informally
laid aside to permit the consideration of the
bill providing for the appointment and com
pensation of a United States district judge for
the southern district of Alabama.
Ur. Logan moved, aa an amendment, the
provision of the bill heretofore passed by tho
senate fixing all district judges' salaries at
$5,000 a year.
Ueasrs. Ke
amendment so
of salary, Ur. George maintaining that when
cotton was down ton cents per pound, wheat
to 70 cents per bushel, it was no Urns to In-
create the salaries of gentlemen who bad lifo
placets
Ur. Logan advocated the amendment, which
was agreed to, the first division (relating to
salaries) by a voto of 32 yeas to 20 nays; the
second division (prohibiting nepotism) by a
viva voce vote.
The bill as amended was then passed.
The bill repealing the pre-emption and
timber culture laws was then proceeded with,
and after a short debate passed; yeas 34,
nays 20.
The House.
The following Georgia bills were Introduced
Ur. Crisp—To authorise the Americas, Pres
ton and Lumpkin railroad to bridge the Flint
Mr! Norwood-To extend for two years the
time within which tho Importing and Export
ing company of Georgia may sue the United
States for property taken during tbe war.
Ur. Blount—To pay B. U. Jackson two thou
sand two hundred dollars for property taken
during tho war. _ ...
Tho house passed the Anal appropriation for
tho Macon public building, and work will soon
be begun.
The bouse having resumed consideration,
the naval approprlaUou bUl was rejected—yeas
Ths^motion made Saturday by Mr. Goff, of
West Virginia, to rocommltt tho Mil with in
structions to the committee on naval affairs to
report it back with an amendment making a
provision for tho completion of the double
turrettc monitor. The bill was thsnpaaMd.
Ur. Zack Taylor, of Tennessee, ofihred a
resolution reciting the fact that tbs lower por
tion of Uemphls has boon Inpart destroyed
S r tbo caving of the bank of the Mississippi
ver at that point, and providing for a loan to
properly authorized officers of the taxing dis
trict of Shelby connty, all or enough of barge
beat, tools, implements and appliances under
control of tho Mississippi river commission to
be used In improving the river below Peel
street in that city.
The resolution wax adopted.
Wbllo tho house eras considering pennon
Mils this evening, Ur. Gibson, of west Vir
ginia, criticiied several of tho reports sub
mitted by tho committee on invalid pensions,
and slated he would raise a point cf no quo
rum upon certain measures. Thereupon, Mr.
Barne, of Pennsylvania, rose and attacked
the president for hU recent voto msssagas on
pension bills. He was serenaded at the vetoes.
In the whole history of the republic they
were without a parallel. The tasters
and rigorous Andrew Jackson, do-
sirons of asserting bit power and
making his individuality conspicioat, had
never monopolized power as the present oreil-
dent had dona with reference to those pension
bills. This man had oven had tbo temerity to
sneer at tho reports of a committee of this
house. He bad tbs temerity to pot tho seal of
his sarcasm on tbs reports of the committee
granting a pension to tbe widow of some man
who had been alala In the terries of his coun
try. This sasa, himself no soldier, hiaaatlf
walking in the path of penes, when ail those
| other men imperiled their lives to save the
union, came in and put his v.t
the unanlmeuc vote of
honte and sc us to of
United States, what constitutional
asperity bed tho president for going to this
length? Who had Invested this man with such
power that he must assert himself and any to
the people of tho country, “I am larger than
yon, and I know more about what ihould be
come law than the three hundred and twenty-
five members of tho house of represents tires
and the seventy-nix members of tho senate.-"
It was the fault of men endowed with brief
authority to arrogate to themselves knowledge
that they did not possess. He was no better
than any American cltiien, and he, by G al,
wan not the equal of any man who perilled
his Ufa and went out to save the union. [Ap-
plonse on the republican aide.]
Mr. Matson, of Indiana, defended tbe pres!
dent, who, he declared, was fair and just and
prompted by his conscience. Two men might
honestly differ npon s question and that war
all there was In all this talk. All the gentle
man has said in tbo way of abase of the presi
dent was uncmlled for. Tho president was an
honest man and the people of the country
knew It, [applause], though ha (Matson) d(d
not agree with the president on this question,
Tho president was a courageous man, and ha
honored him for it. Howes president of tho
United Slates, and was called npon, in the ox-
ercise of his high office, to take tho grave re-
sponoibility of approving or vetoing Mile, and
when be did it honestly, though ho (Matson)
might differ from his views, ho would not
abuse him, and the gentleman from Ponnsyl-
rents could make no more ont of aboaiag him
than he mode out of abusing his own presi
dent, Arthur,
Ur. l’eten, of Konsao—Wo cannot honor
tho praoidont for an ignorance of his preroga
tive.
Mr. Matson—Ho knows his prerogatives,
and knowing them ho has the courage to ex
ercise them. [Applause.]
Tbe Tariff mil.
Mr. Morrison said that last Thursday ho had
given notice that he would today move to go
into committee of tho whole on tho tariff Mil.
Ho bad no expectation now that any different
result would be attained from that of Thun-
day last, and he. therefore, would not make
the motion today.
Mr. Morrison then called np aa a privileged
question tho report of the committee on
rulee amending tho rules oo ae to provide that
it shall ha in order, when a general pension
bill la reported to the house to attach thereto
a provision raising tho revenue nocoosary to
moot tho expenditure involved. In advoca
ting tha proposition Mr, Morrison argued that
its adoption wa* absolutely necessary unless
congress was prepared to grant pensions and
leavo tbo government without moans to pay
them. Since the war tha government had
paid ont $800,050,000 In pensions. When it
had paid out $$00,000,000 more there would bo
pensions yet to pay. It had boon
estimated when the arrears set vnu passed, in
1870, that it wonld coat $35,000,000. Thera
had already beeo paid out nearly $203,000,003,
and by tbe time tbe act was fully executed
there would have been paid out $260,009,030.
Congreao, at tbo present aassion, had passed
tbe widowo' increase bill, and the house had
passed tho Mexican pension bill. It was esti
mated that these two measures would add to
tho onnual pension list from ten to fifteen
million dollars. There were now ponding in
the honse what was known as tho dependent
soldiers’ bill, to pension mon who suffered in
confederate prisonsand are near limitation of
tbe repeal bill. It was estimated that tbe re
peal bill would require an ex
penditure of $222,000,000, anvwhere
from fifty to ■eventy-five millions of which
must bo paid in tbe first year. He need not
•gain go over tho qneotion of revenue and the
smiunt of surplus. Tha gentlemsu from
New York, (Hiscock) aud other gentlemen on
both sldea of the house had predictod for tha
next fiscal year there wonld be u deficit of
$14,000,000. For himself, he thonght that
there wonld bo a surplus, but eertainly no
surplus to compare with tho large number of
pozi'oao asked. If hit or tho othar
gentlemen’s prediction ehould prove true,
and there genareal pension bills
shonld pass theta wonld bo no
money to moot tho first
yett’s payment. He thought that as a prin
ciple, m these times of reckless appropria
tions—he meant other appropriations than
cnslon appropriations—it would bo safe to
[■corporate In overy bill making a now appro
bation of any great sum » tax bill, and thus
provide means for meeting tho expenditure.
He thought that it would add to tho frugality
of tbe administration.
Mr. Baed, of Maine,said that he had llstoned
with some intereot to hoar tho ressons which
had governed the majority of tbo committee
on tploo in reporting tho props-
liticn to change of rules. Ho
admitted a drain to dlsgnteo it, but
he wea surprised to tee tho ecu on which tho
majority proposed to tako. If there wore
anything in logic presented in fitvor of a
change, It would be equally applicable to all
subjects of appropriation aa well aa that of
pensions, mad yet tbla rale was proposed to bo
confined to pensions alone. What was tha
real object and what would be tho practical
effeet of thin action ?
There waa not a practical man in tho house
who did not know that tha proposed rote
wonld bo applied to Luton up on ovary pen
sion bill tome method of taxation which
would prove obnoxious to mon who might ba
deoiriouxof voting for the ponslon mascara.
Why was tbla {nvldlouo distinction made’
The purpose waa to saddle on tho pension bills
legislation which would result in tho defeat
ortho bills thcmoelroe, end ho saw no aaoh
< rials which demanded that the house should
invlduoualy single out s single class of leg
islation and give an opportunity to
hamper it by tacking on leg
islation which would ho obnoxious
to those who favored tho drat clans. Ho, for
one, won not willing to enter on each an in
vidiam course as proposed by the gontloman
from Illinois
Mr. Hiscock regarded tbe propoood rale as
more than an attempt to mako an invidious
distinction against the pension bills It was
an attempt on the port of tha gontloman from
Illinois to avoid tbe reaponribUity of defeat of
pension legislation by a direct vote. When
tbe pension bills wore reported hero and the
gentleman desired that be and bis
friends should escape the raoponslbllity
of a direct vote against
tho bills, bo wonld move an amendment levy
ing a tax, and the recall would bo that the
whole system, either of internal taxation or of
easterns taxation, wonld ho forced la tho honse,
and an endless debate wonld enauo. Tho malt
would be that all pension legislation would bo
defeated, and gentleman who opposed ouch
legietetlon would avdld tho responsibility of
voting directly against is It was sail that it
waa proper that a pension bill should carry a
pledge of a particular fund for its payment.
This was s strange position to be taken by the
gentleman from Illinois.
Mr. Bandall—Hava wo not already pledged
gold that oomrs Into tho treasury for the In-
i crest of bonds?
Mr. Hiscock—Yes, wo have and that Is tha
only pledge that congress has aver made of
tho revenues of the general government It
pledged its gold for the payment of tho pnbllo
debt whoa It was necessary to do It to sus
tain ths public credit When this govern
ment wu striving for Its vary existence, when
it was necessary to sustain our credit abroad
to rapport our armies In tbe field, wa pladged
that should be collected
tbo payment of tho public
debt, and I confcao to surprise that this should
bo cited at a precedent for tbo measure. Htvo
wo retched that point that what wa ware
obliged to do to maintain oar credit la the
marneta of tho world In the darkest days of
tbe nation’s lmtory, should bo cftad as a pm
cedent for a llll to pension soldiers/
Mr. Hiscock than want on to onoto from tho
democratic platform, which, ho said, had boon
framed by Mr. Morrison in fsvor of dedicating
internal revenue to tho relief of persons dis
abled In tha line of duty fa tho wan of tho
republic and in tha payment of roeh
pensions as congress may ftom Urns
to tlmo grant to aoldiere. A hundred and
fifteen million dollars had boon received from
Internal taxes and tha Modes of tho democra
cy wu that this hundred and fifteen mil toss
should be devoted to the support of all sol
diers. Yet in tho first congress since tho
adoption of that platform the same distin
guished gentleman who reported that plank
fit the platform wu found saying to oolalert,
“wo have not money enough to pay your pen
dens and to cure out our pledge. We repu
diets tho obligation that war taxes shall bo
devoted to this holy purooeo.”
' Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, gave notice that he
wonld offitr an amendment making it in order
to amend the river and hubor bills and bills
for the erection of public bulldinp
by attaching thereto a provision raising
revenue to meet the expenditures. Tho com
mittee on rules proposed to place it in tho
power of say man In tbe house, friendly or
unfriendly, to movo a revision of tho tariff »r
an imposition of Internal taxation all along
the line on pension bills, which meant the de
feat of all poaaton measures. Ho wanted to
ige whether, In their hottillty to pensions, the
S ntlemeu on the other side wonld go a stop
rther and ssy that where there wu to bo a
public building erected to benefit some gentle
man In hla own 'district, they would allow an
amendment railing a tax to meet the expendi
ture.
Mr. Bandall said that remarks of the gentle-
mon from Illinois, who reported tho change of
rales, were so clear and comprehensive that
there wu little left for others to ssy in its
advocacy. Heconoededtothoothersidoarull
measure of patriotism In this connection, and
be claimed for his side a like spirit in overy
paiticnlar, both Individually and collectively.
So far u he know, there wu no gentleman on
the floor who wu not ready to do entire Jus
tice to tbo Midlore. Some might differ u to
tbe method or extent to which congrau
would go; none would differ on the proposition
tbot if congress did grant pensions ft ought
honorably to provide money to nay them. The
probable revenue and amount of appropriation
approached equality. The pemionllsulraady
required eighty million dollars, and this
proposition meiely said that if congress added
to that eighty million it thouid at ths umo
time provide a way of payment. That wu a
manly, courageous way to do it. Ho had wit
nessed from time to time an effort to got umo
political advantage for one party over ths
otherin connection with tho pension claims. All
sack efforts should be dismissed. There should
be no doubt about the standing or purpose
of any repnoantattve in thla particular. The
g entleman from Now York (Hiscock) thougnt
o had found danger in tbo opportunity for
tariff legislation. Thosentloman need not be
uneeay about that The snppooition had no
such object. Let not tho houu pettifog about
this matter or venture; in tho lout, npon ths
realms of domogogaory. There had been
enough of this heretofore and now lot ths
bouse uy deliberately that whan it voted pen
sions it would alio voto taxation to moot
them.
Hr. McKinley held that If Mr. Mor-lton's
proposition had any meaning, it wu s confes
sion to the houso and country that tho reve
nues were inadequate to moot tho Just do-
mauds of pensions. If tho government had to
reurt to the taxation of Incomes to pay pen
sions, then he fovored an Income tax for gen
eral purposes.
Mr. Bramm, of Pennsylvania, referred to
whet he termed the attempt of tho demo
cratic party to foist upon congress a tariff bill
and commented on tbo fact that upon the
heels of tbo failure of that attempt, the chair
man of tho committee on ways and mss ns
brought in the resolution which would ena
ble him to gain, by iudlreclion, what ths gen
tleman from l'ennaylvante (Bandall) and
other democrat# who had stood with republi
cans, to prevent him from gaining directly.
It wu a cowardly effort to do what tho gen
tlemen had failed to do openly and above
Loard.
Mr. Hewitt, of Now York, laid that the
democratic party hid mtds two great pledges
in Its Chicago platform. Ono was that tho
democracy pledged Itself to revise tho tariff
in a spirit of fairness to all interests. The
other wu that so long u tho government con
tinued to levy war taxes under the internal
revenue system It wonld dsvote that money
notedly to tho payment of ponolonr. Those
two pledget wen honest, and ths demo
cratic party coming Into power was
bound to fulfill thorn. Within a'weok It
bod attempted to begin tho fulfillment of tho
first pledge, end by a combination between the
meraben on the other aids and gentlemen on
tbo democratic tide, It had bun prevented
from going into that quution. [Applause.]
But the pledge was there, and democrats who
combined with republicans to dafut the ful
fillment of that pledge ware bound tooooit
executed and bo expected to see them and
" ilrdistinguished leader,!Ilaudall,)bringing
_ meuuro in tbe honse which would
enable ths democrats to tako up tha
S neilion in n spirit of fairaou to
!1 Interests sad revise the tariff and redact
tho bnrden of taxation. Tho ponding measure
he hold wu in fulfillment of that pledge. It
provided that monay might ho raised by
special taxes or otherwise. Tbs word "other-
wlao" wu pat there for tho purpose of enabling
the hoasc to dedicate Internal taxes to tho
payment ol pensions.
Mr. Cannon offered an amsndmaat of which
he bad given notice, but subsequently with
drawn, stating that ho wonld rather have n
direct vote on tho proposition.
Mr. Boed, of Marne, argued that the purpose
of the proposition wu to attach tariff legisla
tion to the pension bill, and Inquired in a oar-
cutic manner what legislation on earth could
ttand n tariff diaenmion,
Mr. Brug, of Wisconsin, expressed his do-
light at ltr. Heed's reference to tho failure of
tho honu to content to consider revenuo bills.
“I am delighted,’’ ho uld, "because it allows
what sort of contampt tha republicans of this
houu leal for thouwho have boon recreant to
their faith and their pledges. While they are
received with open arms and approbation for
tho act they have done, they are thoroughly
despised for their political defection.” [Loud
applause on the democratic side ]
Hr. Bandall—I did not intend to Indulge in
any further discussion of this subject nod I
would not, except for the language used by
the gentleman from Wiaoonsin. I stand hare,
bis peer In every respect, with convictions u
pore aa ho can pouibfy have, [applause on tho
republican side, participated in by the demo
crats who followed in Mr. Baadall's load
Thursday last,] and 1 have tbo courage to
maintain thorn. How la this question? Home
yean ago, ws bad the asms controversy, and I
cut my vote then u I cut it on Thursday—
ftom conviction, I resisted anything tint
tended to free trade In tho United States, and
tha lowering of wages to American laborers
" republican aide. 1 I water
quarters for that vote,
went with the rest of yon (addressing tha
democratic side) to tbo notional convention,
where I wu told thst I wonld bare no repair-
” n to help me. What wu tbe result of that
nation? Don any man here attempt to
. that ths measure reported to this house by
tho committee on ways and menu u
in harmony with tho spirit of thst con
vention, or the ennncistions ot thou who
took thoetump in its behalf? No, I am just
today where I stood then. I am in favor of a
revision of tho tariff and tha lowering of tho
rates of doty, and tha repeal, in port, of in
ternal taxu, npon which ths ways and menu
committee of this honu has denied any ono
tbo privilege of n voto. [Applaoao.1 I hare
cnlyfouytothe gentleman from Wisconsin
that ha has from me u much contempt u I
can well lend to him. [Laughter and ap-
platue.1 And I am ready to dioeom
with him tho propriety of my conns
either ben or in my own city, whore tho gen
tleman from New York (Hewitt) recently took
occuion logo. I invite that gentleman from
Now York to coma and partake of tbe can raw
in my district in November nest. [Laughter
and applause.)
Mr. Hewitt—The gentleman asks whether
tha meunre reported by the wage and mesas
committu was in accord an CO with tha Chicago
platform. I uy it ms end on that question I
will go to his district and talk to his worklng-
know well the conduct of
the gentleman laths Chicago convention. I
know this, that neither bo nor oar other men
went on the stamp in kia state sad declared la
direction of the bill (u I conceive it to ba
from the committee on nays and mesas. On
tha contrary, I not only know that, bat I
kuw I wu invited there, sad stamped your
ctateia tha exact line of tbe declarations I
make ten now. I know that wkaa Cover no
BUI • canvass came lut fall yon took care to
Invito me ogaln, and Invited many other men
who agree with me in their conception of that
platfbim, and failed to invite any man to
speck there who thonght u —
now declare. [Applause and laughter.)
democratic majority of tho state of Now York
increased from 1,000 in 1884 to 11.000 In 1885,
and it was not on any free trade doctrine
whatever. I declare that I am ready and will
ing to vote with anybody who will seek Intel-
■Jgtnlly to reform the Inequalities of ths tariff.
But how have wo bun met in thlo particular?
Wo bare had to take one particular
bill si nothing. It io asserted that we cannot
put on tha customs bill anything that looks to
the repeal of Internal taxation. I believe
'that Internal taxation Is unamorican and un
democratic. It wu to pronounced by the fa
thers of our country ana I ahall never waver
In reeking its repeal In part or in whole.
Mr. Morrison—I do not intend to bo driven
sway from tho subject before the house; as
the gentleman from Pennsylvania very well
understands. He very well understands that
I cannot go Into the tariff quution now. It Is
true he claims that no bill la fair and the in
spirit of the Chicago platform that dou not
present him an opportunity of voting on in
ternal revenuo taxes, and again and again he
mtkrs hla promise as to what ho wonld do.
Azd here we are reproached by the other side
because, at Chicago, we pledged ourselves
aiainst tbe repeal of internal taxu and in
favor of a revision of the tariff.
Hr. Henley of California—You are taking
representations or the other side In arraign
ment of the democrats on this side who voted
against you.
Mr. Morrison—I am arraigning nobody, and
tbe lust of all tho representative from Cali
fornio. [Applause and laughter on tho
democratic side.] I am talking
to a mon whom ho followed
and invited mo to spook hero. I
•hero with tho gontloman ftom Pennsylvania
in feeling that this snb|ect (loos not belong
here. Wa are here for another purpeso. Bnt
I will take an early occuion to reply in detail
to what ho hu uld, if he will only efford tho
occasion and to prove that there la not a word
of troth in hit Dronlwi.
After short speeches upon the qnution be
fore tho house by a few republican members,
Mr. Morrison recurred to tbe subject of hie
controversy with the gentlemen from Penn
sylvania (Mr. Bandall) because ths gontloman
teemed to invite it, because In replying to ths
gentleman from Wisconsin (Hr. Bragg) ho had
gone ont of his way to my that tha proposition
presented by the wage and means committee
was not without tho spirit of tho
Chicago platform. He wished to call atten
tion to tho tho fact thst in nearly overy par
agraph of that platform, tha democracy had
pledged Itself u a party to a reduction of the
tariff taxes and especially declared in favor
ofthecontlnnance of the internal revenue
taxes. The war taxes remain substantially as
they did at tha clou of tho war,
and tho party promised a redaction,
Y'et tha gentleman from Pennsylvania, not
withstanding the promlu of reduction and hla
desire to keep faith with the platform, would
not voto to consider tho bill nnlou It fare him
an opportunity to do that which he had
pledged himself not to do. The gontloman
knew that tho Chicago platform required ad-
dltlons to the free list. Mr. Kendall axkodif
the gentleman believed that President Clove-
land could have been elected if the conven
tion had declared fur free, raw material?
Mr. Morrison replied that Mr. Cleveland
would bavo gotten more vote# than he did.
He bad not carried Ohio, anyhow, and had
not carried Pennsylvania by eighty thousand
votes, and wonld not have carried them if tbe
tariff on wool bad boon piled a milo high. If
tbo democrat! never voted to redneo tho taxu
nntll tho gentleman from Pennsylvania voted
that way It would never voto at ail. Many of
the gentlemen who had voted for tho bill re
ported by tbo ways and menu committee did
not favor many of its provisions, yet they had
voted for ita consideration because tho bill
would bring the whole subject before tbe bouse
for consideration. Tho taxeo could not bo re
duced unless tbo bill received consideration,
and uie gentlemen who reftsaed to permit con
sideration were Justly chargeable with a desire
to keen taxes u they are.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, oboerved that if tha
hare purpose now before thohoaM raised such
a atom, it would bo Impouiblo to uy what
the tariff question ltaolf would do,
Mr, Morrison retorted that If tha repub
licans would give np their illicit In-
tsrcourao with bis aide, than this
pension matter would ran along eully.
[Laughter.] But tho republicans soduced
members on his oldo into voting with them
and reproached tho democracy for failing to
carry ont ita pladgee. Than wu not an hon
est man in the country who wonld (aspect his
(Morrison’s) vote on this or any other qnu
tion, Dotwlthetanding all tbe hard namM that
had bun called, and tbo republicans wore
welcome to mako all they could out of tbo
chargee, when applied to him. If tho arrure
of pensions wore to bo paid, did not tho gen
tlemen know that thora wu no money to pay
them? If tbe democrats hsd reduced taxor or
If they had not bun reduced at all and tho
propooltlon to grant arrears of pension ihould
put ths honu, ths republicans knew—and If
they had troth in them they wonld uy re—
that thin woald bo no money to pay them
next yur. Ona of thsir moo bad[told tho
home that It wonld bo fourteen million dollare
In debt.
Mr. Hiscock, (rising)—Don’t yon believe [ft
Mr. Morrison—I do not; I do not.
Conllnning ho charged that tha republicans
wanted to hup a surplus In the trsuurr and
yet stood np ben and told tbo honu they
were paying pensions. The country did nut
bcliovo them. This resolution enabled tbo
houso to lay on a tax to got money if it fslt
itself in duty bound to great pensions, that it
found itself without money to pay. If it wu
left to tho ways and means committee to got it
la tho regular way, tho bonne would not coo-
aider it. (Applauu on the democratic aide.]
Mr. Morrison then moved tho previous ques
tion on tho adoption of tho reoolution.
Ilr. Beod moved, u n substitute, to toy ths
resolution on tbo table.
Tho you and nays were ordered, and re
sulted in tbo dtfeat of Mr. Ilcod's substitute-
ytss 120, nays 130,
Before tho vote could bo takon on tho orig
inal motion, Mr. Boed moved adjournment,
end tha republican!, by dilatory tactics, man
aged to co ana mo tho Umo np to 5 o'clock,
when, under tha standing order, ths house ad
journed amid an outburst of opjrlanu and do-
rlalve laughter from tha republicans.
A natch uf Vetoes.
Washington, Juno 21.—Tho president to
day sent to roDpress fifteen voto messages, six
of which wore tent to tho nuts and nlnoto
tho homo. In hie message vetolngo bill grant
ing a tension to Etiubeth 8. DaKraff, tho
president uys hit objection in that it la ot no
possible advantage to the bonilclary; tbot tho
present pension loin give her all ths ad
vantages which oho would reeeivo under tho
spscial law. Tho president adds:
I am so tbonmibly tired of disapproving gifts of
pul,lie mosey to IndirMtieU who,fa my view,here
on licks or culm to the seme, notwllhgteadiog the
apparent congressional sanction, that f interpose,
with a feeling of relief In aeon wbtrt I find It un
necessary, so determine the menu of tho applica
tion. In speaking of promiscuous tad III advised
grants of pensions which have lately been present
ed to me Tor approval, I hare spoken of their “ap
parent congressional sanction" In re*
cognition of tho fact that a largo
proportion of these bills have never been
luUnittid tee majority o(either iranch of eon-
R ese, but arc tbs result of nominal sessions held
Mbs psprcaa purpose of their consideration, and
attended by a smalt minority of tbo membere of
the rsfpecsfve houses of tho fcstilaUvs branch of
the government. Every relaxation of principle
In the grsnilog of pensions. Invites applications
without merit and cncoursgss those who. for
pain urge honest men to become dishonest. This
Is a demoralising lsssoa laugh t the peopls fthit as
■salmi the public treasury, the moss qiiosslsMahla
•xpcditnis ore allowable. Burins the present
•eteion < r-ou tress m special pension bills hare
been tubmluad to me owl 1 cm advised tbot 111
ms-re have received the favorable action of both
houses ol contram tndwlll bo predentod within a
day or two, teak ugover MU of there bills which
hove been passed rp to this time during the pres
ent retslou, nearly ihreo times the number
rested at any entire session. since MSI. With
[be pension bureau fully equipped and
regulated by the most Itoeral rales
la scllve operation, supplemented lulu work by
constant special legislation, It certainly Is not un
reasonable to suppose tbat In all tho yean that
have elapsed since the clo>e of war, malorltyor
meritorious claims for pensions hare been present,
ed and determined. rhave now more Uiau 130 ot
and the consequences involved in Us continu
ance."
Washington, Jane 22.—Tho ipeeksr laid
before tbo boare nine messages from tho preat-
fen', snnonro'ng his disapproval of a like
l umber ot private pepsion blue, and they were
referred to the committee on invalid pensions.
Severs! of ths president's tons sentences and
iionicsl suggestions were greeted with applsnso
ai d laughter.
Tho Nlls-Jnhn Foster Hill.
Washington, June 25.—On motion of Ur.
Sowell, the senate lookup tho Fits John Porter
The bill wu then brought to a vote and
petted; yets 30, nays 17, u follows:
„ 'ra»-Btek, Berry. Blackburn. Brown, Butler,
Cell, Cemeion. Cockrell, coke, Colquitt, George,
Gibson. Gorman, Grey, Boer, Jones of Arkansas,
Jones ol Nevada, Ifcl'henon, Maxoy, Mile bell of
Oregon. Fngh, Ransom, Rlridleberger, dewell,
'sure, tern. Voorbres,Walthall, Wbltthorn end
Wilson of Maryland—50.
_ bsys—A Idrich, AUlson, Conger, Cullom. Brads,
Frye, Halo, Uairlton. lla-ley. Ingalls, Logan,
Mandenon, Palmer, .-’su per, Hpooucr. Teller and
Wilton or Iowa-17.
Among tbe pain announced ware the fol
lowing: Dolph with Meant, Blair with Pike,
Chaco with Keans, Edmunda with Uarrte, Me-
Millan with 8alien, Miller with Hampton,
Dawes with Payae, Platt with C.nndcn, Plumb
with Morgan, Morrill with Hsulcaburry, Van
Wyck with Fair, Mitchell, of Pennsylvania,
with Jones, of Florida. The senator first
named In each pair would, It la believed, have
voted against the bill and senator hut named
In Its fsvor.
Tho bill having already puled the homo,
and not having boon amended l>y the senate,
now goes to tho president for hla signature. .
The River and Uarbor mil.
Washington, Jobs 21.—Tho senate com
mittee of commerce has nearly completed the
river end harbor bill. It la possible, but not
probebli. that a flaw unimportant changes may
be made at tha meeting tomorrow. Itame In
tho honu bill hare bun Increased to an aggro*
gate of $3,483|275 and others have boon do-
erected to an aggrsnte of $015,500; not In
crease $2,807,775. The total appropriation by
tbe mate bill la $18,019,075.
The following are among the changes made
in tha home bill, the uiuounta given Ming to
tals of tho appropriations recommendod by tho
unato committee.
river, *15.000: New river, tIO 000; James river (do-
--rate), 1100,000.
North Carolina—Cepe Fear rlrcr, IJIS.OOO; Can-
tentnls creek. t15,o£?IXewi river. *30.000: Paul.
llco and Tar river. it.OOO: Hogue sound, 110,000; Ko-
onoko river, *30,000: Ban river, *10,000.
South Carolina—Wltigan bay. *25,000.
Georsts—Usvsmish. 5;.vooo. Cumberland sound
j. at, high,
The Regulator and Cotstrolter a* Low Frteae.
Klorida-k'hoctawhotchec river (decrease), *7,500;
Conecuh and Cambria rlverKdecreue). *7,000.
Alabama-Black Warrior liver (decrease), *50.-
(0.
Mississippi—Big Black river appropriation la
Irlrkett out.
Tcnncrscc-Cnmborland river (decrease). *50,00);
lllawasscc river la stricken out. Tbe south fork of
Hie Forked Beer river Is stricken out; Wasaol
tlioa)B.(dccrcue), >250,000.
For Insurbordlaatlon.
Washington, Juno 24.—Tho following
special notice was today tuned by the general
superintendent of railway urvlco.
By order of poetm(iler.geurral, the ctcrkr
named below base been relieved ftom service to-
insubordination In conspiring to obstruct tbo rags
illation of service by the deportment and to Injure
*"TboyhsvfcWrefiyattempted to form an asso-
elation with a view to dictate oollon
to the department end many of
them have also been guilty or decptloo [towards
tbolr Allow clerks by representing the purponof
such association lobe merely benerolanl and Ihm
entangling them, AS rbc tame time the postmas
ter general directs me to express his gratification
In ibat so Aw comparatively could be found to
ongago In such a scheme suit his| acknowledgment
to those who have kept tbo department Informed.
A Hat of twenty-seven darks in lira railway
mall urvlco Is gppended, alt of them located
west of Itttabnrg, north of tho Ohio river and
east of On-aha, a ma|ority of them In Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois.
Presidential Postmasters.
Tbo regular annual readjustment of tho tel-
arlea of presidential postmasters, was complet
ed today. Tho following channel wen made
for Georgia: Savannah wu Increased from
$3,100 to $3,200; Gsloravlllo, from $1,400 to
$1,500; Balnbrldgo, from $1,100 to$1.200; Hew-
klnavlllo, from $1,100 to $1,200; LaGraags,
ftom $1,200 to $1,300; Weet Point, from $1,000
to $1,100; Thoiuaiville, ftom $1,000 to $1,700;
Nawnan, ftom $1,300 to $1,400. Tbo follow
ing wore reduced: Columbus, from $2,500 to
$2,400; Cnlhbert, from $1,500 to $1,400: Modi,
■on, from $1,400 to $1,100: Washington, from
$1,400 to $1^00. Tho Atlanta office wu not
tuuehed. The salaries are adjusted on tho bs<
•Io ol last year’s hnalaou.
An Important Hill,
Washington, Jane 20.—[Special.]—A moat
important Mil wu finally passed this morning
byaconenmncohythohoawln the report of
a committee of conference. Daring tho lut
leulon tho houu committu on Pacific rail
roads matured and named a bill requiring the
Union Pacilo and California Pacific read* to
pay the amounts they owe tho goverament
for tho ratvoying, selecting and conveying
lands donated to tboao roads, emanating to
nearly ono million dollare. That bill waa re
ported by Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, and support
ed In strong and elaborate speeches by him,
Governor T'hrockmarUm aud othorsof tbat
committee, but after piulog tho bourn wu
not noted upon by ths unato. At an early
day of the present ternlon tbe committee on
Pacific railroads again considered tho anbjoct,
which wu again reported by Mr. Crisp, and
again pamed tho boom and wont to
the rebate. Ths committee also re
ported another bill, through Mr.
Blchordeon, of Tonneaus, which waa
ably and elaborately supported by him
Inn speerh to tho house, making like re
quirements of tbs Northern Pacific railroad
company. Tbo unato amended tho first
honu bill by Including in it tho Northern
PXdfic rend. Tho two Mila than consolidated
provided for tbe collection of over a million and
a half of dollare. Thou several lsa-1
S rent railroads of tbo government fur
to surveying already done In which
under the original lawa thouid kayo boon
paid from Umo to llmo u tbo work was dona
and will also Include man than a half mil
lion dollars for fntars work. Bat the most
Important resnlts ftom the legislation la in,
ths requirement tbU thus land grant rail
roads and their amigneu ahall psy
(axes on thou lands to tho state tad
territories whore they exist, when-
aver tho government oatboriUoa notify the
sold companies tbat the patents are resdv.
Heretofore then bade have paid comparatively
no taxes to tho states or territoriee become of
tho refute! of the companlniondtheparobssere
onder them, who bay the lands on long time,
to take out potent*. These Unde
being in’ largo bodice Io many
localities and paying no taxes,
have been a great and growing bunion upon
tLo counties, states and terrlturieo where they
are situated. Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, tbla morn
ing made a strong presentation of tho bill and
report of tho conference eom-nitteo, after
which tha honu agreed to tho report and
passed the bill. Tbo members of tho com
mittee on tbo Pacific reUrotde congratulate
themselves upon tha saccate of this meat are.
Congrats This Weak.
Washing-ton, Juno 27.—In pa nuance ot
remaina to berooijsldaiwd to ofccnpy phe time
of tho hotuo for a day rr tiro a* the beginning
of the week, and before It U finally disposed
«f, tboappnpriatlMt eommittco will have
placed the naonl deficiency Appropriation
bill on theciuendar. Tbla wilt loavo but one
general appropriation bill—tho fortification
blllo—to be reported to tbe homo. On Wed-
neidny nnd Thursday tho commute on public
lands will call np tha northern pacific land
grant forfeiture bln, and it It tho present
Intention to allow n day’s debate on tho meu
nre before patting it on Its passage. If the -
temper of the honu le favorable, this bill will
bo followed by other forfeltnreo MBs In tho
order In which they stand on tho calendar,
and their consideration and necessary action
WIlimaflmmplMof allcismucf Dry Goods, *ad g tho policy agreed npon at the democratic
psyexpeeamgo oo ail ssdjm abm'Mm. Ton . etneu lut week, tho present week In tho
I homo of repreeentotlvm will bo devoted to
is the consideration of appropriation bill* nnd
tUocknowMndlowaMprieu. Mud4* WUlo- \ Mils declaring forfeitures of land granta
U« acxnow^ogeo loveae pneso. m ~ | Eacugh of ths aondry dvll appropriation bill
Ull swot. Atlanta. So
Apparently lnaurmonutable parliamentary
obstacles threaten to thwart Morrison In bin ’.
desire to Monro tho action of the hooao cn hla
re solution directing the redemption of United
statu aecnritiea to tho oxtent of tho treasury
•qrplna. Tha resolution la not privileged on- :
dor tho recent roieaof tho hotuo, nor 1* tbo
bill providing for s new naval establishment,
but in each case it lathe determination of the ’
promoter to secure tome action by ths honu
— the next ten da -
of poulbUlty,
IN THK SKNATC.
In tho senate it is proposed to devote ono
day this week to the consideration of tbe vo
to of the Dcamoina river land bill, and anoth
er to executive business, if oo mnch time ie re
quired. Tomorrow the bill provldiag^for the
adjustment of landSgranta, which stonas ns un
finished butlnen, will bo discussed. It Is ex
pected tbat the rest of the week will b# devot
ed to the lfgletative and the poatofflea appro
priation bills, tho latter oomilig up on tho dla-
agreeing report of tho conferees. The river
and harbor bill will bo reported, but will not
bo taken np nntll next week. At
tho fiscal year will expire be
fore tho end of tho present week, -
THE CONDITION Of BUSINESS,
Tho following la a lummary statement of
the present rendition of tho regular annual
appropriation bills:
Become a law—The Indian npproprlatlon
billo
Awaiting tho president’! approval—Tbo
Uilltarjr Academy.
Fused both houses, bnt now In tho hand! of
conference committees—The pootoffiso, tho
army, the District of Columbia, tho agrienl-
ture!, ths consular and dlplomatlo sod the
pension billo, and only ono of tho regular ap
propriation bills hu yU bocomo a law.
Congress will bo required to make tem
porary provision for tho executive do-
e rtmento. This to expected to be done
poising a resolution authorising tho
continuance for a few dayo of tho expondl-
lures for tho several branches urvlco npon
tho bule of tbs appropriations for the present
year. This may give rise to a abort discus
sion. Tbo policy of anticipating appropria
tions la criticised, at loading to confusion, by
rraMnofthe fact that the expenditure are
thus often made npon accounts for which itta
afterwards found congress makes no provix-
ion U all In tho regular appropriation bill.
Passed tbe home of representatives and
awaiting report from ths senate committees;
tho river and harbor, the naval and legisla
tive, the executive and Judicial.
Under coneideratlon in the honu of repre
sentatives. The sundry civil.
In coureo of preparation by thohoau com
mittee on appropriation; tho gonoral defi
ciency and the fortification bills.
MS. BAKDALL’l BILL.
Mr. Kendall will tomorrow introduce hit
tariff bill In tho house. Tho bill, bo uys,
dou not contain anything novtl or extrsor-
ordinary, snd it designed to buildup much
oded lnduatrlre, revive those that are Ian-
... . dsttog .
cam- •
nlete or a perfect meunre of tariff revision,
but bolds that it la n dcoldod stop In ths right
direction, and a sufficient Indication of ths
policy tbat ahontd bo pnnnod in remodelling
the tariff and revenue laws. Ths changes in
rates proposed on to go Into affect tho first of
January, 1887. Manyofthoprapoudchangea
have already been published. Homo of tha
most Important are aa fellowa:
Iron snd stool railway bam-*13par ton.
Iron and atatl Tec rails and fiat rolls punched—
tic per ton.
Boiler Iron—1H rente per pound.
Bboel Iron—one cent per pound.
Iloreesaoo nalli and wire nails—three cents per
pound.
Iran er stool beams, girders end Jolst-onoeent
per pound.
M &£ , £»hfn l
posed of cotton—forty |
^ Cotton corda, braids.
meal, broken rice-twenty per
ady made Mothlng, tseept knit goods cotn-
- per centum ail valorem.
gimps, oto-IS per coot, ad-
Uon tod all lawa root riding lit sale and
tioalUon by fermtra and producers after Octo
ber 1 next. It tllowx a drawback or a rebate
of tho fell amount taxu paid os tobacco of
ovory description held by mannfacturan or
dcnliis at tho time tho repeal gore
iota effect It also permits, from and after
the passage of tho act, ths monnfiseture and
tale of fruit breadies and trines, free of Inter
nal revenue taxes. 7. Balt In packages—ten
cents par hundred ponnda, and la balk font
cents ptr hundred pounds. The main festeru
ofthsllowltt bill are incorporated, inclndlng
tho olanu removing tho doty on alcohol mod
In the aria, tha tobacco wrapper clause and
admlnlalratlvo clanaqe.
Florida Cooks,
from tbe Evening Wisconsin.
Ths highest ambition of tbo colored indi
vidual or tbo female persuasion Bi Florida la to
possess tho title of ''cook.” From aumstrom to
washwoman, Iboy Invariably speak of each other
u Mrs. Fo-and-Ho'i "cook.” Hy tlrxt (and lost)
"cook" ponemod tbe romantic cognomen of Violet
love. Vloltl appeared one morning dressed Io a
pale blue soother bnbbord, end applied for talma-
lion. Her -anrlces were engaged, and (ha follow
ing coo reflation look piece:
"YMbnia " n *°° c<>0 * ,,,
"Gan you' make bread?"
"No’ll*.’-
Can yon broil steokr-
"No’nm. I kin done fly boom."
"Gan yon moke coker ’
“Yoibnm,”
"What klndl"
"W«U?vioiet,what else can yon oookT’ ,
Oh, n heap of things. I kin make rice, and
hominy, and solIcIons Hop andjobn."
“Andwbat Athol, prey!"
"Well. Misty, you Jet dona taka some sire and
prasaaa baoon, and put 'urn In spot and cook
"note Vlqlct love that she might gel the dinner,
and hungrily awaited tha result.
Alter -undent urn# to prepare an elaborate
meal bed elapsed, diaper wu announced, and we
repaired to the table, nut tor a bag* walarmelqa
that nature bed prepared, end tbo contents ole tin
eta tbat oqr own boontlml and oat
bad famished, we should bare
for our dinner-all except VW
to appreciation had, she of l
John that she ala It ail.
An English Jury,
From tbo fit James Gtmtte.
I was prrasit la ooort whan ths following
Incident occurred:
Beene—Berby Assises—fiemuol Lows and James
Hallitan charged with stealing a ham.
Clerk of Aadse-Do yon find the prisonon gnilly
or not guilty?
Foreman of the Jnry-Wc find u ono oa ’em
stole It ud tho other received It knowing II Io
have been stolon.
Glerk of Asdso—Who do yon sty stole 111. „
Foreman-Nay, I can’t say which stole it. Ono
on ’em brought It home under hla arm end the
other took Itnom him. . . .
"'wSmoa-Yea LowertoUlt.
J 5SK,‘li33=SS ! J?-.ar of too
*jory (foreman Included h-Tra.
MBA WOTLO Wt fiOOTBUra STBUF tat OkB-
Mon, shays all pahs sat I
• wtadttue. fesasw