Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-20
BE SUR TO REGISTER TO-DAY
LABOR.
Important Debate in the EOuse Of Repre-.
seHlatiVes Yesterday.
The Campaign opened for Grant = The
HSrklngRen invited to Walk into
the FarI0F.

WAsHISeroN, December l9 - In the
house to-day Mr.. Perez, chairman of the
committee on education and labor, ,endeav-
o. ed to affect arrangement as to the
debate, Alter discussion, Mr.. PsrO o
gave notice that he would move the
previous question st one o'clock
tomorrow. He YVES not prepared to
necessary on the labor question, but wss
convinced that an investigation would do
good. There was no partizanship in ques-
tiOn, and the bill was not in the interest
Of the Internationsls society or trades
unions, He advocated the passage of the
bill in the interest of agricultural lsborers
aud the IsbOring classes South; be wished
to attract emmigrants TO that region.
Mr.. Campbell suggested a substitute for
the bill, but the proposition was declared
out of order.
Mr. Howe advocated the passage of the
bill. The evils OF which ths industrial
CLASSES complain was a. clear as the noon.
day sun. Investigation would show that
two billion three hundred and hfty-thEee
million dollars worth of property belong
ing to capitalists was exempt from taxa
tion. and ether interests are taxed 70
make up the deficit. Twenty-one million
dollars Wss paid annually out of the treas
ury to the banking associations as mere
bounty. IL was shown that the poor man
now paid upon mis- salt tax Of one hun
dred and 6fty- i've per cent; on cutlery,
ever Atty per cent; on clothing, ever
sixty i've per cent, and on his spade snd
shovel, over tOrty i've per cent, while the
rich man paid upon his jeWelry, diamonds,
laces, gold rings, paintings and ststusry,
q tax not exceeding ten per cent. To sd-
Just the wrongs of the labOring
man, congress would have TO re-
peal many Of the pet financial
schemes OF tie party in power. The ns-
tional bank scheme, the exemption Of
the bonded debt from taxation and the
present system OF tariff. When these
we're repealed the Republican party would
be repealed and dissolved. The only OBJ
stacls in this country 70 the interests of
the masses vas the existence of the Re
publican party, and when it was removed
. better order OF things wOuld reign.
Mr. Cox said It Wss singular that Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts, States that
bad more Of bounties and Of the protective
system than any others, should be ths
most urgent advocates Of this bill. he
would propose an amendment In the
intarest OF the civil service, that no party
OF political influence should control the
apDoiptmsnt Of the commissioners.
Rsfore the protective frauds there
was little or no agitation among
working men. There is no in
quiry 50 pert nent 20 falr division
Of the Joint profits Of labor and capital as
the inSuirv into the commodities which
pass through the custombouse and the
oopseGueD effect OF exsctions upon
materials Of labor. 1 take this bill as an
earnest OF better policy on the tariff to-
wsrd which even New England is pro-
crossing. II the administration can bring
al its power 70 put down strikes, surely
We should inquire into the causes out OF
which these strikes grow. l will be glad
to see intelligent investigation from any
quarter. A Joint committee, with both
parties represented, would bast accom-
clish this object. The question Of our
shipping, 50 dissstrously settled, should
be Investigated. Would that such a an
e. David A. Wells could be appointed on
such commission.
Mr, Kerr spoke against the bill, which
he regarded insinoere and hollow, and
chiefly intended by false pretence TO
bridge over the next pTesidentisl election
and mislead diseontented sons Of toll into