, 1880-03-05

1i'stmcgs (wt'Mlen) nml nt1er Connecticut
prntertWl n,Mts: Feftoil. Ut tarnrHin, repre-
senltng au,ne Iron mills; fairfield, represent
frg slal,on',H tron mills; ke'lny, of t'cl1isyl
vania, ptg.irail, sterl, cnhl. uulnne, ETC.: Con-
Ecr, of Mtcllfgntl. I.nla,rr, copper, n1l.f snlt,
Frye, rabd prolectEonlst: ami Fernando
WoMl, flo'ltieserSpt n1nl tr[rkster. 'rhis Is tho
Committee 10 which att bills looking 10 n re-
form nf tho 1seyentte laws are OF necessity IT.
ferrc.l. Tho ullieacy of t'lis arrangement WIS
snwt at tho meeting nf the C0m,ntttec o,1
ruestlny. t'I',smt, representing prntcc'ul
sugar, utuyel n btu for wl,Ie1, Feitnn. Gar
tiehl, kctlcy, md Congrr yotc.l. with, Ut
course, tttclsster Woo,1. 4 ninlnrfty rotcd
this bill towl. d 10 7; tit''soa ttlcn innvr.(
that there 10 no Legislation ngaInst frau,s on
stlBar, nni this WIS agrccd tn, I to q;
Fryu ttelt ,fnvcd IN tnkn no netton
iii tho Bit to rc,tuco tho tnonatrous
duties of S23 PR ton oil steel rails;
and forthwith, Gibson, Phelps, rc'ton, t3ar-
field. Kelley, Congur, aml Fytn vo.el aye.
Sugar, irun md coaf, MID nulllcgs having
combined 10 llnvG M feRslntlon MI tho suRnr
fra,,,ls or stccl-rai lax, Garfield tlsen ,loved
tn smother tho bill ltiting tito lux IN cnttnil,
tlax. and wuolen g0olls to 10 i'rr cent, which
any reasonable person must SHY II still nh
cSecsstyo tax. end far higher ttlan Is needed
fur either rnvehne nr protection. a 10 per
cent tux, with freight commissions, asMt nlisl-
.lemeli's profits, really a,Ilnnnts to iosI per
cent on the consttnlors. Hut c0fllloralt 0ar-
fial,t was not satisfied even with TINT rapa.
ctons tax on the people, but Insisted on tic
retention OF tho present bGnstly ttulips III
their ullafn.tcd rllor,nE.y. t3attichl moved tD
iMi!elinIEy postpone Alurr1sUi,'s notifications.
The 'notEon was adopted:
c.. rss-H{!!lson {!! lheIps FELTON,, GARFIELD KclIOy
Ni!*-r,iuker. Morrison, Mills; car,,ase, Dnr-
neil WoM-tt
Titus tho Committee announced to tic
country TINT It will mt permit my DEll to bn
rrpnrtctl ut This session 10 alnelstl tho frauds
and rot,5eries III The tariff.
Irnnlpsfy upon taking Ills ncti6n tho 1,lcl,l-
bers Of tho Committee rl,sliel Into tie House,
md tho Ilos,se hNsrieaIy Dasset' tic new
rules; tllesa rules prohibit any ,notion IN tho
1lollsu to suspend the rulcs and pass n bill
despite tic Committee, oven by tw.-ttlrds
vnte, except n1lce Il month 0r during tlio lust
six days Of the session. Even tn make II
lnottoll to pnss ona Of these tnrltr bills will re-
ulirn the previous consent Of tho prohibitions
| ist Speaker 1au,talt. As uo bill reducing tic
turllf can originate In tle Senate, tho soye,,
| pyehibit1onjsts Of tho Committee Of Wuys
and Means and Fernando }Vuol ore in n
pnsit1un to tlefyoyeu twt.tlir1yof tic House,
| md to defy tho sentiment Of tl,rce-fourtls
Of tho American people.
Tho prutecttonjsts o,ld tim n,o,,ouolists.
tho sulsitly.,nonscrs. t]o luulnty-tumnrrs.
tho spcc!al-lcgistatlo,, NETS. tin ,n,,prr;xrd
| civil pcl,so,,rrs. tho ltce,,scd cxtorthu1sts.
u,l the l,,lycnllcti ,oyetr.otl .tlnYnnts. |uye
obtusnc.l through, Sneaker 1,a,Naall's Demo-
! cratjc Couni,tce of Ways au,l Means n rrent-
or protection tl,an they cuioyct under even
profcssct, protect1onlsl,
| ;rIe artion of tho {,ou,n1ttco of yyovs ont1
| 31eous IL dfsyrucnfu1. lin conntrv NM. ,rolr