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Show mi. mm ion. He Docs Not Belicte in Members Submitting Sub-mitting Like Cowards to the S peakera Dictation C0HTEA3TED WITH CARLISLE, He Registers a Vigorous and Voluminous Eick Against the Methods Pursued by Speaker Reed. Washington, July 211. Morgan presented pre-sented the resolutions adopted at the public meeting of republicans in Hir-niingham, Hir-niingham, Ala., against tho passage of the election bill. The postolliee committee reported back the senate bill to establish u limited lim-ited postal and telegraph service. Placed on the calendar. Ingalls introduced a bill to establish a department of communication and said it w as prepared by ami introduced at the request of the wage workers alliance. The tariff bill was taken up pending the question hearing ou McPherson's amendment offered yesterday, to reduce the duty on notic or'phvroligiieous acid. Tho amendment was rejected by a party vote. Yeas 20, nays 27. Clark proceeded with reading of bill, but only got through tho first lines when lie was stoimed bv Mo- Pherson. lie (Mcl'licrsoii) had something some-thing to say about tne first line fixing the duty ou Boraclc acid at !i cents per pound. At present the rate of 4 cents jier pound duty ou Boraeie acid is ?M. 8 per cent, and now It was proposedtomnkoit01.it per cent, nd-valorem. nd-valorem. llo (pioted the statement of Niedringliaus before the tinance com-mitten com-mitten to the effect that Boraeie acid could be produced in California at 2 cents per pound; so that proposed duly would amount to '.''.Ti per cent, adva-ioruui. adva-ioruui. llol'si-:. Wasiiimitiiv, July 2'.!. In speaking to one of the senate amendments lo the sundry civil bill. Struble, of low a, made a bitter attack iipkii Speaker Keed for his action towards the gentlemen having interest in the public building bills. He contrasted the courteous manner of Speaker Carlisle towards all gentlemen requesting recognition, with the almost SMnoring manner in w hich the present sneaker treated such retiuesls. The speaker treated members aslliniigh they were boys, lie did not propose lo stand t'-.is sort of treatment any longer w ithout protest. Should members mem-bers lie asked, continue lo submit longer like cowards to the dictation of the speaker? Should they not rather combine in an honest attempt to have recognition? lie was for rebellion against the rulings of the speaker in regard re-gard to public building bills. Stnibles' remarks were vigorously applauded by the democrats. Committee on appropriations reported repor-ted a joint resolution providing tem-poraril'ly tem-poraril'ly (until August HI for such expenditures ex-penditures of tho government that, had not been provided for by appropriation appropria-tion bills, which had already bocomo laws. Passed. The house then went into a committee commit-tee of tlie whole on committee amendments amend-ments to the sundry civil impropriation bill. dates of Alabama, tillered for reler-ence reler-ence to the committee on rules a resolution reso-lution reciting an editorial published in the National F.coiiomist of Julv 211 an organ of the Farmers Alliance, Al-liance, declaring that bondholders are now happy and their bonds w ill be paid now' in gold, only slating it would be interesting to know how many millions it took to force a hill through congress, and charging that in these days of corruption and trickery men do not change their constituency constitu-ency without consideration. T.m resolution further recites that a Inli (the silver bill) has been nassed through congress by bribery and corruption nnd tlie integrity of the house demands that the truth or false-hood false-hood of the charge shall bo established, and providing that acoiumitteeof seven members be appointed to Investigate the charge. |