The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-09
Tariff and the Radicals Of the
House.

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House.
10 the House last Thursday, the tariff
question was brought up fair and square, on
q resolution offered by Mr. Roberts, (demo.
craft, ths. "the interests Of the people of the
whole country demand radical change in
our tariff laws to the end tha. the same NAV
basis as is consistent with the interests OF
the whole country, and instructing the Hin
ois Senators and requesting the Representa-
nves IN congress to urge such modification
ana reduction of our tariff laws as will place
all Interests of the country on an equshty
with respect to taxation" This did not suit
the repu blcau mem bers, and Mr.. Dixon
proposed as a substitute the following sixth
resolution of the Illinois republican plat
form
WHEREAs, The interests of the people OF
the whole country demand q reduction OF
taxation, both by interna! regeuae sao tar
ills,
Rssolce7 BIZ this house, tire senate concur
rim rnAt oar saastJrs sud representatives. in
congress be Instructed 70 fully recognize, in
all legislation Ii pou the subject of revenue
and TAXATION the following, to-wlt: That as
taxation /, II pscunisry burden imposed by
hubble authority on the pro rerty of the peo-
pIp for the msIntainance of the government,
tbs payment OF its debts, and the promotion
OF the general welfare. congress ought not
TO tax the Substance or the earnings of the
citizen for any other purpose than those
above Indicated, and 1t is wrongful and
oppressive to enact rev niue laws for the spe-
cIal advantage Of one branch Of business
a. the expense Of another, and that the best
system Of protection to industry Is that ichicu
imposes the Eg8teSt burdens and the .fe,cesf
restrictions in the property and MSiasSS Of
the people, and promotes the prosperity or
all r."
THIS res olution in itself lodges the ques
ton at point, and avoids the slightest refer
ence to the present tariff Law and the cor
ruption forced upon the people by it. Doss
i; say that the present tsr.f, the offspring OF
republicans, and adopted and sustained by
their votes, contains all that the resolution
of Mr. Roberts denounced No; 1T entirely
elaies and ignores them, snd attempts to
blind the people by resolution having no
bearing 8, sII upon the point Of question.
AMI which was pGc into the platform of the
raica party for just such emergencies.
Mr.. Morrison, of Monroe, see!Cg the defects
of the resolution, offered the following amend
Deut
And the existing tariff laxs are wrong
ful and oppressive; are IN theIs operation
Tor tns special advantage OF one branch OF
bus.aess aE lae expense 0! smother; DO tar
the substance and the earning O: the cItl-
zen; Tor purpose other than the maintain
ance O. the government, the payments Of is
debts, aud the promotion OF the genera. vel
far, and should be l.. once reduced TO s.
near tree-trais basis as is consistent with
those eads; there b Il Ruten!ug the burdens of
aud res oylng the restrictions from the prop
erty and business Of the people, and pro
noting the pros perity 0 I all
THIS was asking entirely too much of the
radicals, who allowed Dir. Morrison TO make
five minute speech in favor of his
amend neut, and then tabled it, BY the fol
loving vote
4eas-Messrs. Adams, Austin, Berry,
Broaden, Bray ton, Brown ot bond, Brown Vi
Nassau, Ca.d~et.. Campbell, Car geute-,
CA.ey, Chamber, CARA VI name, ClOId OF
Aacouplu, Glow, Collins, Crouch, Daniels,
DAVIS, Derrickson, Dixon, Dodge, Elmer,
L4gau, t'.enarty, trew, Fuller, FUNK, GA.-
DsA.,E, Galloway, flames, hawes, HIcAoS,
Humphrey, Hua.eT, johnston, Joues, OF
AAraualt, hlug, OF Cook, kueruer, LaL.mer,
Mason, Mayo, Mcconnell. Mckweu, Me
Master, Mcmillan, Miller Of Kane, Miller OF
:. CLAIR, MJtii.. Morgan, Morris, Morrison
Of cox, O.soa, fiAIeg, Powell, PrItc1Ard
Prce, Rs.un.rdt, Rec Of Pe0sIa, Rodgers,
PAU, RJOI, RJ~.ay, Ryan, Sanford. Seune,
onerrli, Snort, Smith OF Ugle, otIllweA,
S;rOug, Sullivan. Townsend, Eeunum,
Eoche, Waite, Waters. Watkins, Whitney,
Williams, " Williamson, Wight, Wright. Mr..
Speaker 81.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Ayres, Barnes, Barr,
Barrett, Bensen, BOYD, be.scoe, brooAs,
Burnside, Car, Casey Of Jefferson, Casey OF
Shelby, Caveu, Cloud OF Morgan, Co!er
Cummings, CunUIGgGam, Dwight. Eaalag,
kdgcomo, Elder, + Duke, G&ines, Grass, CHI
ham, Hall, Hay, Herd man, LIuchclltie, Hun
d.ey, JeifsIes, Jones Of rawiord, Kelly,
hsuney, King Of Jeraey, Knowles, Land
rum, Lang ston, Lee, LeGth, Manley, Massen-
berg, Nck!vaIu, McEwee, Meeker, Merritt,
A14tAtI Vi MB4IeOus JOTCI5OA Vi
Monroe, Morse, Mussetter, Nelson, Nor:h,
Rails, Reese, REESE Of Logan, Rice of San
gamon, Rich. Richardson, Riggs, Rives,
Roberts, Rodgers oil Madison, Roessier
Ross, Sage, Springer, Stewart, Taylor, Trim
bic, Turner Webb-T2.
What proof of the plexion Of the radi.
Gals on this question, is here lacking.
The republicans voted strongly In the
affirmative, and the democrats in the mega
i've. Take the record Of this proceeding il
the House, and there Is not a word or q
vote to show that single republican in that
body is opposed TO the present monopoly
tariff, while The votes show that all the
democratic mem bers are opposed to it, and
to the principle on which it stauds.
Legislative Eat-Killing.