, 1869-01-21

The Senate has passed she e use bill
inclepsinE the uK On copper, with some
sight amrr1meuff. 1t WAS not pretcud-
70 .hat the object Of the bill WAS 10 In
crease the revenue, and .ihe charge was
rot dtn,ed Ct refated that one purpose
was 10 decrease II. Tae bill Is q kuAYlsh-
ore, because she intention is to take
h"nty cut Of the .poskets pf .}hs people
and tlaEsfer 1t to The shAre-oW.ess
ard epeculatozs In Lake Superior cop
per stock counautes. .-.
Ia order 10 give the psop'e this re1l
ind true meAning Of the b,ll1s ahoala
mad Is fotloas:
;.fWAxs1As. II is alleetd that the shato holdtsp
Ii .he Lake SrPeriur copper stoel companies
nave rot realized for the lat year TWO - iaxee
lava:s 'zom wesk.rg 'ae,s sa'nes Is they aealts;
f.+Bs u tndeted BY a. Staat< and Rou.s or Rep-
txss.totis<s. That fran It ahet the pass sxe Of
thts bll The people Of tho United States shal DER
unto Ine Eaid cfppsr stoek COM tanleA Of LA1e
sup tier, In ado4stnn to tho tall eomme1e1N
nstket ~ ur OF copper, n fql1o14: On al cap
EeS in tie torn o1 ores three cents on eaeh poutd
q Ate copp.r eontAtted therein ; on al! 1t2.
ulus of copp<E. four cents On taea poand It fne
cepptr cottAHed theretn; on 4 o!d copper, dt
ctly fcI n2lnfactufe, four cants per pound On
aA copper IN psAses, bars, lrzots, 2tEo ann
in other forms not mxzutactuttd or herc-
\ IN enumerated, fta cents psr pound. SAID
fonIilts"so to ehsrEtd and collected II gold,
| *1'h md ddle-men's ptoats added thereto and pa
II 'unhsr tctct4d. that Ill copper used IL The
arss mi IN s1oJs With xIe 0. TN, gold Or silver,
tcrtsing tEass, hsnuxes, self-meta. je sr,sY. e:r
stsll be sold for 1ve cents per pound ia Ko1d,
| above the regular Ioa,ket puce ef tha same, snl
that ~ oIsnmetn Of copper, In auy otttt ~ iuah
| OF rixtnres With othts utral4> RhAl psy..he sa1d
,L&fo SUPERIOR copper stock companies
aald Ave cenA per pouud IN gold
u ezrcsG Of tbs enmn1ciI yaIns
Of such copper In order to enable raid speeula
tors IN copper stocks TO Eeallze ls14s prouu. and
thasthrs nsJ ''Natex" saca stoeks. ahd 11so d
[ voc tat'sfActofJ pEod:s on Tho "wa:c1." Tht
t1ue ints ut and purpose Of tht1 BIN Ii TO cna
bls lie etId coppsfssock onntts, bT lsw, to col
| loct ucrn the people u{ The Uniteo Stztes tpu
t1etts to tTetu ul1hon doll.ss per kmno,
without auy .oenaidesatlnn therefor, to tho eul
that American Interests may be promoted an
protected. No part OF e4id ta1 Of are ccuts pc
puut collected fenm the coualn.ms 1t copper IL
any Of lts Io' rs or suoJa shall be paid into tn
1rtaaur1 Of the United Bta,ss; but It IL desre
md expsefed that Whatever 1eys1ae M de1,ye
tx n iraposte4 coppts wilt be cut Of, and tn
smcnut nftho ssu,e transtksred to tho eopp<
| stock elds.s Of Lake 5upe7tot."
such Is The bill, stripped Of Ill disguise
snd preterees and plsced before tb
reader in plain and understandable
Erc!lsh. Congress- has commiued this Oh
, r.geupon the people and. Insusted the
!, intelligence ard common sense By givin
ta'se reasons Tor perpe.rating it--call,n
: i{a bill 70 protect American industry
- We uuss President Johnssn wall ssr.s
his dlshorest bill wl.h his veto. whic
i, will compll the Advocates OF the swine
: 10 place themselves 60 conspicuously {
= be II cord as to N Ike II convenient her
= AtuT fcr the constituents Of those mel
- nrs 10 copper their untaiahful ser
~ ants.