Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1894 — FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

The Senate met at 11 •30, Tuesday, and Mr. Harris at once moved to proceed with tho consideration of the tariff bill. Mr. Hoar spoke in opposition, and said that Democratic Senators who would support the compromise caucus bill as submitted to the Senate would violate this Constitution and their oaths. This statement brought Mr. Gray to iiis feet. He demanded to know what tho Massachusetts Senator meant by such a charge—a charge, he said, which was unworthy of Mr. Hoar. Mr. Hoar waved tho Delaware Senator aside, lie would refuse Ur yield to him, he said. But Mr. Gray refused to bo put off. His cheek was flaming; ho insisted upon an explanation. “Very well,” said Mr. Hoar. “I cannot be intimidated by a little bluster. But I will explain. I meant to say that for a Democratic Senator who subscribed to the doctrine of the Ghieago platform that a tariff for protection was robbery; who went to the people affirming his allegiance to that platform, and who now comes here seeking and obtaining protective duties—l mean to say that for such Senator there is no escape from tho logic that ho violates both his Senatorial oath and tiny Mr. Palmer said Democrats were compelled to take what they could get —not what they wanted. The debate was cohtiriued by Senators Morrill and Quay and at 4:45 the Senate wont into executive session. In tbo Senate, Wednesday, Mr. Alien spoko on ills resolution to investigate the Coxoy affair. Mr. Daniel denied the propriety of bringing thomattor into tho Senate, stating that Coxey had #remedy in court. Mr. Sherman also opposed tho resolution. A running discussion of the tariff bill followed, culminating Ina vigorous speech Jjy Mr. Mills, who disowned the report of the committee, stating that tho Senate tariff bill as it now stands, Is undemocratic, bearing no resemblanco to the Wilson bill. It ought, he said, to boar tho name of Mr. Gorman or Mr. Brice. No man could torture him into an admission that this bill was a response to Democratic pledges. He had said that taxation should be levied upon value; that it was tho only just system; that taxation shouldn’t bo Imposed as under the specific system of tho McKinley bill so that the goods of the rich would escape with the same tax as was levied upon the cheaper articles of the poor. There ho hail stood and there he would continue to stand. He rose to say that ho did not Intend to voto for a single one of the amendments carrying a change In specific duties. It was continued throughout the bill, until it was now a question between the McKinley bill and a Democratic system of protection, with very little margin In favor of the Democratic measure. The Democratic party in 1892 had declared protection a fraud; had declared for a tariff for revenue only. Ho would have reduced tho duties below the point set In 1,111) Wilson bill if he had bad the power, lie would have given still more raw inatnrlais to relievo those who were coming in Washington to tell of their distress [produced by protection. Ho would vote ‘Tortile Kon’nte bill, but he did not Intend D«)lp make it as bad as it could possibly Mr. Gorman was present but made no reply to Mr. Mills’s charges. Tho pending amendment was agreed to. Mr. Stodge offered his amendment to impost) Rouble duties In the bill against Great Britain until that country she ild agree

to an international ratio for the coinage; of silver. The amendment was laid on the table--31 to 20, a strict party vote. In the House, Wednesday, Mr. Pendleton replied to the charge that the Presl- 1 dent was influenced by the publication of Andrew Carnegie’s letter favoring tariff reform to reduce the, judgment of the Secretary of tho Navy from 1284,000 on account of armor frauds. * Such a charge, he , said, was absurd. Whatever arrows of slander and detraction had been hurled at Grover Cleveland, and heaven knows no man in public life had ever been subjected to such calumnies and attacks, everyone knew he was not a man of such dishonest action. After some discussion the committee rose and tho House, at 4:30 adjourned. Hoar addressed tho Senate, Thursday, on the perils of Coxeyism. He which he was convicted was on the statute books. He came here with tho deliberate intention of violating it. He wanted to test the power of Congress and the court, and when he found both court and jury against him set up a howl. “There is danger,” said Mr. Hoar, “in such assemblages. They afford cover for one or two fanatics. It does not do to scoff. Within ten years an attempt has been made to blow up the house of Parliament; within two years another attempt to blow up tho French Assembly. Two Presidents of" the United States have been murdered; one in a crowd at a depot, the other in a crowd at a theater, by misguided and fanatieal persons to whom the peaceable assemblages afforded an opportunity to escape. This is why, In the provisions of the riot law of every State, when the magistrate reads the act, all the people must go home. A man may be there with peaceable intentions, but If when the riot act Is road he refuses to go he is liable to punishment. Those who are peaceable shield those who are not. It is needless for me,” said Mr. Hoar, drawing himself up and looking about the chamber, his eyes pausing when they reached Mr. Allen and Mr. Stewart, “to declare that I sympathize will all my fellows in distress. I sympathize with them a great deal more than some of those who always prate of sympathy for the downtrodden in order to advance their disgraceful political ambitions.” The tariff debate was then resumed. Senator Chandler spoke sarcastically of Mr. Voorhees and Daniel intimated, that tho New Hampshireman | was a falsifier. More amendments wero I offered. At 5:15 the Senate adjourned as , a mark of respect to representative BratI tan, whose death was announced. Tho somber emblems of mourning cov- ! erod the desk of Representative Robert | E. Brattan. of Maryland, on which lay a I bunch of roses, when the House met, j Thursday, The message of the President I transmitting Hawaiian correspondence, received Thursday, was laid before the | HonSo, Some routine business was transacted, and then Mr. Talbott briefly announced the death of Mr. Brattan and offered the customary resolutions. The resolutions were adopted and the Speaker appointed a o.ommftteo to attend the funeral. The House then, at 12:30 p. m., adjourned. In the Senate. Friday, Mr. Chandler, In speaking on tho pending amendment to the tariff bill, said it was unwise to go ahead with the consideration of the measure until the Senate was informed on what principle the bill was framed. It had been changed, torn and patched with protective tariff, free trade and revenue tariff duties until it was neither fish, flesh, fowl nor good red herring. Ho thought it was time the Democrats of the Senate should go out and gather around a boxax pit in the Humboldt valley and sing that good old hymn: “Are wo wretches yet alive, And dare we yet rebel? ’Tis wondrous, ’tis amazing grace That keeps us out of hell.” Mr, Chandler succeeded in irritating the Democrats, especially Mr. Harris, who, at the conclusion of the remarks of tho New Hampshire Senator, moved, with some temper, to lay the pending amendment (that of Mr. Perkins, to make the duty on boraclc acid 5 cents per pound) on the table. The motion was carried by a strict party vote—3l to 25. Various amendments were considered until 5:55, when the Senate went into executive session. In the House. Friday, the body went into committeo of tho whole and tho naval appropriation bill was taken up. Mr. Boutello advocated liberality toward the navy to continue a good work commenced under Secretary Chandler. Mr. Baker, who followed Mr. Boutelle, spoke briefly on tho bill from the Populist point of view. An altercation between Mr. Cummings and Mr. Reed ensued. Mr. Reed said he always had the largest majorities when tho navy yards of his district wore in possession of the Democrats The debate continued some time, taking on a very acrimonious character and chargos and counter charges of “colonlzatlo n” In tho navy yards were freely passed between Mr. Reed, Mr. Boutelle and Mr. Cummings. At 5 o'clock, this being Friday, the House took a recess till 3, the evening session to be devoted to private bills. At tho night session six private pension bills wore favorably acted upon, and at 10:27 the Honso adjourned.

pf Grand Rapids, whom Gov. Rich, ol Michigan, haS just appointed to succeed tho late Senator Stockbridge, Is a prominent lawyer of Grand Rapids. H« is also vice-president of tho People’s Savings Bank of that city. He has always been a stalwart Republican and has taken an active interest in politics. He hsi never been a candidate for office before. North Manchester’* water works an completed.

JOHN PAŢON, JR.,