The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-09


as poor, fatherless thing, known only
by Its number and cruel satire on the
catchword free-trade and revenue reform.
by which it was hoped to be popularized.
He trusted that in 1876 the world would
find America free and untaxed nation
with the whole internal revenue system
abolished.
Mr.. Wood said the Democra tic party
was in favor of the abolition of the inter
nal revenue system.
Mr.. Brooks-And of increasing the tariff
duties.
Mr.. Wakeman spoke in favor of pro
lection.
Mr.. Stevenson was the next speaker.
Referring to the immense reserve in the
Treasury, he spoke of Secretary Boutwell,
as the most magnificent miser that the
world ever knew. He supported the bill
as one which contained no selfish project
or jobs; as one Of reform, and a pledge
and earnest of honesty for which he con.
graduated the Committee Of Ways and
Means
Mr.. Colburn from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill on Fri.
day for the distribution Of 1000 breach
loading rifles and 100000 cartridges
among the settlers of Gallatin Valley and
other exposed localities in Montana, to
enable them to repel Indian raids Pass,
ed.
Various bills were reported from the
Committee on Indian Affairs and passed.
| The House, at 1 o'clock, went into Com
mlttee of the whole (Mr. Scofeld IN the
chair on the Tariff bill, and was address
ed by Mr. Maynard RHp Tenn.,O a mem
Der Of the Committee on Ways and Means,
made speech on the other side of the
question. He avowed himself not salts,
ned with the pending bill 1t was not in
harmony with correct principle, but it
was in part his bill, and he expected to
vote for it with proper amendments. In
The course Of his ech he denounced the
ring in copper (Which has run the price
up to 40 cents pound Ia New York, while
Mr.. Greeley had demonstrated that it
could be produced at 10 cents) as vile,
scandalous, abominable conspiracy and
comJinatiod. The tariff on copper had
only produced $165 last year, so the duty
Wa, Hos imposed for revenue, but for
bounty robbery, and plumber.
Mr.. Speer Dem, PENN stated his OBJ
Election to the bill to be two-fold. The
reductions it proposed were too small,
and they were improperly made. He
was in favor of blotting cut entirely the
whole Internal Revenue system as being
unjust, oppressive, inquisitorial and in.
iquitous.
On SATURDAY, the House met in Com
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. Rusk in the
chair, and with thirty or forty members
present. Several tariff speeches were read
or filed for publication.
| On MONDAY a great many bills of no
general iu4erest were introduced the read
ing of which consumed most Of the morn.
ing honr, which had been devoted to
action on Mr.. Hooper's supplementary
civil service bill.
Mr.. EIdridge, by way of sarcasm on
Mr.. Kelley and Mr.. Maynard, sent up
their substitute for the tariff and tax bill,
altered to read, {" to further increase the
taxes and encourage the monopolies with
out adding to the revenue" the reading
of which Mr. Cox demanded, and which
efectually used up the morning hour.
Mr.. Dawes moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the rule making it in order on
the consideration of the tariff bill, to treat
as single paragraphs the various items
relating to iron, steel, copper, wool and
woolens, and the manufacturers of cotton,
so that substitute might be offered re-
newing to each of those subjects as a
whole.
After an explanation by Mr.. Dawes, and
opposition by Mr.. Cox, Mr.. Brooks of
New York Mr.. Kerr and Mr.. Banks as a
log rolling proposition, the rules we're
not suspended-yeas 65, nays 121.
Mr.. Ely introduced bill to add to the
United States election law, q provision
that the test Of the supervisors of cleo
tions shall be submitted to the represen-
tatives in Congress from that district, who
shall have the right of peremtory chal-
lenge. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Plat moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill appropriating 100000
for the government building at Port HUI
ron, Michigan. Rejected. Yeas 90; nays
Is. Less than two thirds affirmative.
Mr.. Wood, rising to question of priv
ilege, stated that Friday morning the |
Committee on Foreign Affairs, were called
to convene at the State department on
Saturday; that the meeting had been
called by the President of the United |
States by notes issued to the republican,
members of the committee and signed by
General Babcock, the President and Sec
rotary. His point was, that he himself
and other Democratic members Of that
committee, which, in it's very nature, was
now partisan committee, were excluded
from that meeting, which exclusion he
considered an invarion of their rights,
against which invasion he protested and
called the attention of the House and the
country to that most extraordinary pro-
ceeding on the pars Of the chief execu-
tive.