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Show CONGRESSIONAL. The Annual Tenslen Appropriation Bill and the Tariff Bill. A DOCTOR AND WIFE ARRESTED IN DENVER X Frenchwoman Gets a Lire Sentence Sen-tence for Barb aroutlr Mnnlcr-Ing Mnnlcr-Ing Her Daughter. n THE CHINESE IMMIGRATION QUESTION. A Clora!Tras-lT Wisconsin has h Tornado. Triple Murder in Minnesota. By Telecriph to the Mws. TIirXTO llOlSE.H. ProereHlloc In the Senntr and Hone orKeprceniAtlve. Washinotos, D C , Stay . I n the Senate a communication from the Treasury Department, with reports re-ports from special agents as to tlie evasion of the laws airaJntt the rn- traoce of Chinamen coming from Canada, was referred tat ho Committee Com-mittee on Immigration. The Annual Pension Appropriation Appropria-tion bill was taken up, the question being on the amendment increasing the number of pension agents at a salarj of $1,(M) from eighteen to twenty. Agreed to yeas 5, nays 19 a j-iarty Tote, except that Payne voted aye, and Allison, IngaIL, Plumb and Tiller no The bill having hav-ing been reported back from the committee of the whole to the ben-ate, ben-ate, tlie que-llonon thatamendment came up again for hearing. Cocknll said that he was humiliated humil-iated by the fact that the committee on appropriation, headed by tlie distinguished senator from Iowa (Allison), had jut been ridden over rough shod by the republican majority. major-ity. There was no reason whatever fur an increase of the two offices. SHFUMAN SLGGESTEO thatCocknll was making a Tcry great affair out of a small matter, and argued for tlie increase. Faying that the pension ofllce at Columbus was so crow dl now by the increase In pensioners that It w as necessary, lie (Sherman) very seldom disputed with the committee on appro ria-tion, ria-tion, but when a new question came up, the committee ought not feel offended that its work had been innuired Into Cockrell reftrred to the rumor that there was a warm and lively contest over the Ohio pension agen-cyl agen-cyl that a friend of an ci-1'resi-dent had been sclette-d over the choice of another distinguished citizen citi-zen (meaning Sherman), and that the senator w ho was so grievously disappointed was patiently awaiting await-ing the creation of lhee two new offices Sherman said all this showed that Cockrell had been looking into small details about local affairs, which hod no more connection with the amendment than the man in the moon. AlUson said he felt grieved tint the majority bad voted for an increase in-crease ef the agencies. It showed that tho majority bad nut examined the question with care. IADDOCK fcAIIl there wire localities wor-e ofT as regards re-gards the necessity for Increased agencies than Ohio, lie poke of Nebraska, Kansas and other western west-ern htates, and said that if there was any action it should bo a readjustment read-justment aud a consolidation of some of the smaller agencies. Gorman said, in the interests of the soldiers, Congress might bankrupt bank-rupt the government, and probably would, lor in fifteen Jears there would be more spent for pensions than it had cost to put down the rebellion re-bellion In view of all this, econo my should be practiced in the administration ad-ministration of the pension office at least. Finally the dicussIon closed, and Sherman's amendment was agreed to 21 to 31. Payne voted With the repubbcans, and Allison, Ingalls and Plumb with the democrats. Teller did not vote. The bill was then passed and the 'Military Academy bill taken up and passed. The Army Appopriation bill was then takeu up. Among the amendments amend-ments agreed to waa a paragraph appropriating 10,000 for buildings at military posts fur libraries, gymnasiums gym-nasiums and canteens. Hale moved an amendment that no alcoholic liquors, beer or wine be sold or sup, lied to enlisted men In an army building. Cockrell mocd to amend tlie amendment by striking out beer and wine. No quorum voted and tho Senate adjourned, leaving Hale's and Cockrell's amendments pending. llou.e. VAhiliGTON,SIay 9 Tb.eIIoue went Into committee of Die whole on the tariff bill Fitch (X. V.) spoke against the bUl. Gear (la ), a member of the committee com-mittee on ways and mean, said tho old proverb ' Scratch a Russian and you will find a Tartar" might be applied ap-plied to tho democrats, for if the flimsy pretences were scratched off, the democratic free trader would be found. In 1SSS the people had rendered ren-dered their verdict. He favored protection pro-tection for any article that was produced pro-duced In this country. If the United States could produce sugar In sufficient quantities to supply the domestic wants, he woul 1 foster it by fair protection, but he believed that was Impossible. He was convinced con-vinced that the United States mut look to other countries forhersucsr. He contended that the sugar schedule sched-ule of the bill would be a blow at the Sugar Trust. iicMMan Inqnired how it was that the Sugar Trust securities had s a phenomenal rise recently. (tear suggested that the pending bill gave the refiners a protection of only four tenths of a cent, while tlie Mills bill gave them one cent. JICMILLAV RETL1ED that the pending bill gave them free raw material. It was evident from tun rl In Sugar Tru-t securities that the trust was not to be hurt by this bill. Gear, continuing, expressed his opposition to any trut or combine formed to enhance the price of the necessaries of life. The time had come for the American Congress to end the sugar combine by passing the landing bill. . This bill gave tho people cheap raw sugar and cheap refined sugar, and destroyed, root and branch, the greatest combine known to tho. country a combine Which might be calleJ the American devil fish which has been devouring devour-ing the substance of the people for almost a century. Crisp did not believe that to Die manufacturer protection badlieena beneficial system. As lo the laborers labor-ers In manufacturing establishments and as to the farmers throiighoiitlhe IanJ, he felt sure that the j stem had been injurious The system drove nut competition. It dimin ished tho number of producers of a given article and Increased the ease and facilities with which they could combine to elevate the price. The majority ot tho ways and means committee, said Crisp, continuing, con-tinuing, was pledged to the principal princi-pal of protection and offered A HOP TO THE FARMER. It is said to the farmer that it put a duty on his products, when the truth was that it would do him no good. The way to benefit the farmer was to give him free salt, give him free cotton ties and reduce the price of the necessaries of life. The gentlemen gentle-men on the other side claimed that they were recording the verdict of tho people. The people did not agree that the taritT question was finallyscttlcdattlie polls. It was generally believed that the protected protect-ed industries had put together a great campaign fund, by which they bought the "blocks of five" to vote to ca"IT out their I Jean. Payne (Xc York) remarked that tho gentleman from Texas (Mr. Mills) had Kiid that ho knew how the republicans carried tlie election, and the gentleman from Tennessee (McMillan) intimated that the postmaster post-master general had contributed money. He (Payae) noticed that McMillan did not say anything about his presidential candidate and his cabinet officers who stepped up to the cai tain's office and settled in violation of tlie civil service law. f Applause and laughter Ofcoursj that money w as not to buy votes. VAaMSTHEN lKOCEEDLD to argue in support of the bill. Wheeler (Ala ) spoke against the bill, and the committee rose and the Hou'e took a recess. At tlie evening session the tariff debate was continued. Wise attacked at-tacked the policy of protection. Kerr (la.) opireed bounties. In tlie matter of a bounty on sugar, it w as his opinion that the foreign producer pro-ducer would get four fifths of tho advantage of taking the duty off sugar, lie was opposed to taxing one American industry for the benefit bene-fit of another. Fithian (Ills.) voiced like views. Morse piotested against the long and short haul clause of the law, and argued that the remedy was to return to the let alone policy. Goodnight opposed the bill. Atkinson regretted that the bill did not repeal the tobacco tax and place a protective duty on sugar. Walker argued against the bill Foreman (Ills ) briefly opposed the bill, and at 10-.30 the House adjourned. |