Show WHEfT AND TARES The Scandal Over the House Post office Business CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Morgan Scores Hiscock on Gerrymandering Sherman Explains His Reciprocity Views Matters in the Lower House WASHINGTON Sept 20The hearing of a recount of Oregon was postponed until next Wednesday In the investigation into the charges against Postmaster Wheat today William Bradley testified that he had been on the House postoffice payroll in March and April under different names He did no work but drew about one hundred and sixty dollars all of which went to Wheats sons except 513 Walter Wheat the postmasters son testified he did most of the work for which Bradley was paid and vas entitled to the money ho received In the fc ° rtate WASHINGTON Sept 29The conference report of the bill for the relief of settlers on Northern Pacific Indemnity lands was agreed to Tho conference report on the deficiency bill was presented As thQbill passed the House it appropriated 3230535 The Senate had increased the amount by i2 530933 This has been so reduced in conference that the aggregate appropriations appropri-ations now amounted to 0006238 The item which occupied the conference a long time was 40000 for explorations and investigation in-vestigation in regard to artesian wells and irrigation An amendment had been at last agreed to by the House conference with provisions that the appropriation shouldcomplete the work and those were to be completed by the 1st of July 1591 The report was agreed to The conference report on the taniff bill was presented and read at length Aldrich said that the conference report and bill a modified by it were printed and he did not deem any further explanation of its provisions necessary He hoped the Senate would be able to reach a vote on the report at an early hour this afternoon He had no knowledge of the intention of Senators on the other side of the chamber to retard debate but he was aware of an anxiety of Senators on both sides to arrive ar-rive at an early conclusion of the business of tie session and with that object in view he should ask for a vote as soon as it could possibly be had Morgan said the tariff bill as manipulated by the Republican conferees in both houses bud manv now fpltnrMI nh bCt Th House nor the Senate had voted upon but it was impossible to go into a discaSsion of the changes They were all of real importance im-portance to the people but tho parliamentary arla mentary law applicable to tho present stage of the bill denied San trs present privllegaof separate vote on any one of the numerous changes All that could be done was to discuss in a general way the principles on which the measure was founded The only great leading principle of the bill was higher taxation of the people peo-ple and greater profits to those engaged in manufactures In tho early part of his speech Morgan commented upon some remarks made by Hiscock during the tariff debate reflecting refectn upon the southand southern Senators He said it was not the state of New York that sent that Senator to the Senate but gerrymandering He Hiscock was the child of I gerrymander gcrr nander The languaco of his debate Morgan Mor-gan said was in good New York style Tho soul of the Senator had set before the mirror when he drew tho picture It did not show what the southern men had done but reflected on what would have been the Senators conduct and feelings i ho had suffered what they had been compelled to suffer Thesouth was merely a mute victim of the tariff bill After an allusion to the English corn laws ho spoke of Blaine as the new Cobden and the President as the resurrected re-surrected John Bright Both demanded that a flag of truco be constantly borne by the guard of honor at the head of the march ing column ot the nome market league that white flag had been borne into the Senate with a message from the President on tho 19th of June li > 9J The amendment which had been offered in the Senate by Halo to carry out the reciprocity ideas of the President and Blaine had been voted for by every Democratic Senator and against by every Republican including tho Senator who offered i That amendment amend-ment had been in every substantial sense the amendment of Blame but the amend flout subsequently reported from the finance committee had been intended to supplant and overlie it The latter was a vaccination given to the body of the bill in order to forestall the fatal virus or free I trade which Blaine contended was a mock ory of reciprocity that made actual reciprocity reci-procity inlpdssible and yet Blaine reproached re-proached the Democratic Senators with groundless and insulting Insinuations because be-cause they voted against the amendment amend-ment of the finance committee wHich had been successfully antagonised his own nmflrfilmpnt The finnri < > A i nmfnif tee excused itself for its reciprocity amendment on the ground that it was avery a-very small baby that it could not live long l that was a little doll with which the free traders within the Republican party Uellublcan might amuse themselees It was a Punch I and Judy show at a horso fair Intended to I muse the crowd while the jokers were I growing rich by so selling their old stock I of spavined animals It was marvelous and very sad that any American statesman I shou d so under value the common senso or tie Americans as to pretend t them that bo was in principle a protectionist while I hie ho was openly advocating free trade with every nation that would admit American product free of duty The hnanco committee I com-mittee could never have supposed any body except the uninformed masses would bo for ono instant be mistaken in the stamp of fraud which that reciprocity section cut in the tariff bill Morgan having referred t Shermans letters to Erastus Wirnan Sherman said the statements therein were consistent with the position he always neW That it was by mutual legislation and not by1 I treaties of t reciprocity that measures cOuld be carried out At the close of Morgans speech Aldrich I cal d 101 = a vote on tho conference report Ths was opposed by Cockrell who said Carlisle desired t speak but was somewhat some-what indisposed to day Aldrich asked unanimous consent for a vote at 4 oclock tomorrow but Cockrell Qbjectcd Ooclrel Sherman addressed the Senate in 2 gen errl defense of the principle of protection Somo of the provisions of the bill were too high some too low but admitted the possi pOis bility of framing a safeguard for every in terest He believed the new law lo be a beacon of prosperity to the whole colintry As to tho reciprocity feature there was nothing new in the idea of riciprocity As to sugar he would give the people free sugar up to No 20 standard in the belief that some of the higher grades would enter into consumption without having passed through refineries As to binding twine ho felt that manufacturers hadprobably taken advantage opportunity and demanded grossly unreasonable prices but they had done much as other human beings did even so far as taking advantage of high market prices In conclusion Sherman expressed he hope that manufacturer uld avoid i these trust That made popular discontent discon-tent and would invite fair competition and give tha people benefits thereof and of cheaper production If they did not do so j bo would bo a ready to vote for a repeal of I the bill as he Was now ready to vote for it Paddock addressed theSonatc Hemust vote against the conference report Ho could not consider this great economy problem as one entirely political in its nature affecting as it aid interests the most valued to his immediate constitiency He should not attempt t state in detail the objectionsto the report but should draw particular attention to the action of the committee on the sugar schedule and its relation to other protected interests in tho bill He criticised the treatment given the beet sugar interest and said it was unpleasant un-pleasant to contemplate nor did it particularly par-ticularly incline the Senator from the stato where strong and the most promising commencement was made in the develop ments of such industry to vote for the report re-port Ho sincerely hoped the report would not bo adopted and a new conference ordered The conference report was laid lad aside informally without action Hoar reported from the committee a resolution re-solution whIch was adopted declaring the Senators from North and South Dakota Montana and Wyoming entitled enttled to compensation from tho date of the admission ad-mission of those states Morgan offered 1 resolution which was agreed to calling on the President for copies of all orders and instructions since March first respecting tharegulation of tho fur sea soul fisheries in Alaska or Bohring seaThe The House bill defining the duties of the sergcantat arms passed Individupl pension sion his on the calendar wero taken up and passed fortyfour in twentyfive minutes The Senate bill granting a rights of way across Fort Asinaboino military reserva tion t tho Great Northern way passed Adjourned in the House WASHINGTON Sept 29 The speaker laid before the House the bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction of United States courts with the Senate amendments thereto I E B Taylor of Ohio moved noncon currence in the amendments Breckinridgo of Kentucky suggested fi the bill go to the committee on judiciary I was an important bill and should go over till the next session Taylor said he would prefer that i go to conference with the expectation that it go over until the next session After some discussion the bill was laid aside tempera eI rily rilyHenderson Henderson of Iowa submitted the con ference report on the genera deficiency bill billClements Clements of Georgia called attention to the differences existing comparatively be tween the number and salaries of tho employees em-ployees of the Senate and of the House in favor of the Senate There were some occasions oc-casions for an uprising of public conscience The late SamuelRandall started one of theso uprisings in favor of economy Now it is time another uprising was had He further believed tho number of employees in the executive departments might be substan daily decreased without injury to the pub lie service Cannon of Illinois said considering the growth of the country there never had been a time in history when the work of the government had beet so well SQ econom ornically done as today Tie conference report was agreed to Tho bill passed appropriating 10310 to supply the deficiency < in the appropriation for tn compensation of members of the House The Senate amendment was concurred in i to thoHouse bill granting leave of absence to clerks and employees of first and second class postoflices The amendment extends the benefits of the measure to employees in mail bag repair shops On motion of Carter of Montana the I Senate amendments to the House bill 101 the disposal of military reservations in Montana was nonconcurred in and a con ferenco ordered The conferencereport on the bill to increase in-crease the efficiency of the signal corps and I transfer the weather service to the agricultural agri-cultural department was agreed to On motion of Payson of Illinois the Senate Sen-ate bill passed extending for one year the time for the payment by settlers on the public lands in cases of failure of crops The Senate joint resolution passed requesting re-questing the secretaries of state war treasury and navv departments to submit to Congress propositions for enactment into lour nf recommendations nf tim intoynn I tianal marine conference n On motion of Caldwell of Ohio the bill I I was passed to prevent the desecration of I the United States flag by the printing thereon of any painting or advertisements The House then took raeess The evening session will be for the consideration 1 con-sideration of bills reported by the commit tee on Indianaffairs At the evening session the Senate bills I passed for the sale of the Klamatn River Indian reservation granting the Newport Kings Valley Railroad company the right of way through tho Siletz Indian reservation and some others |