The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-18

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Inc Fourth Days Proceedings of the
Guiteau Trial Are Diversified by
Some Little Excitement.
Caused by the Prisoners Determining
to Take His Case In His Own Hands.
Ignoring Attorneys.
District-Attorney Corkhln Opens for
the Prosecution, and Mr.. Blainc's
Testimony Is Taken.
The Tariff Convention ut Chicago
Adopt a Series Of Strong Protect.
i've Resolutions.
They Determine Upon Sending a Com.
mittee before the Congressional
Committees.
The Convention Invited TO Attend the
Atlanta Cotton Planters Convention
Other Domestic and Foreign News
The Chicago Tnrir Convention.


CAIcAGo, November lin the Tariff
convention, upon reassembling in the after
noon, the Committee on Resolutions modc
its report which was adopted without ON.
position. The platform rccltes that the
protective policy of America is TO be credi.
ted with having not only provided reyenue
with which to subdue the rebellion. revived
the national credit and discharged n large
part OF the national debt, but also with
having quadrupled the industries of the
country, maintained unexampled and con.
tlnued prosperity for twenty vears and
turned the balance of trade steadily i,
our iaVor, ETC., and however well
established our manufactures may be a
tariff for protection and reycunc il sim
needed that skilled laborers and nrodrcors
may have constant and rcmunerative en-
ployment, The convention gladly accc,,s
the success of the International Cotton t,x.
position, now being held in Atlanta
Georgia, as an evidence that the new Sou,I'
is diversliying its industries, cmployire its
people, creating home markets, and work
ing up its own raw material therehv
uniting our interests with theirs nc
citizens OF one nation, aud making
our American policy of protection
a benefit indeed 10 all sections. The con.
yention requests Congress for II more G,ir
protection and building up of our NOR.
chant marine: First, that American ,,,r
thine properties be exempt from the bur.
dens of State, municipal and local tayotion.
second, they should make American vessel
carriers OF American mails at rate PRO.
portionate to the value of the service per-
J formed without regard to the rates nj
which foreign vessels. satisfied by their
own governments, may be willing 10 carry
them; third, the United States should re-
gard the American commercial marines
| as an integral element of our American
nationality, and should so discriminate IN
favor Of American vessels, especially oI
those which are striving to extend Ameri
can trade eo new countries, as would secure
to them fair and lucrative share of the
worlds carrying trade, proportionate 10 Tho
dignity OF the power of the country i'm other
respects, fourth, that the methods a,lopted
for meeting the expenses of our Consular
service should be so remodeled as not Longer
to amount toa discriminating tax of Amer.
lean vessels 10 which vessels of other rnrn.
tries are not subject and
Resolved, That wherever any foreign
commodity, which is produced or exists In
surplus, is constantly brought to our mar
kets as ballast, thus reducing the price of
our products, an increased duty should be
imposed thereon for the benefit of the same
kind ot American products as well as The
government revenues.
Inc convention disapproyes OF
ury decisions which = fayors Bessemer
steel, bloom steel, wire rods, cotton ties
and other products of advanced value, the
production OF which has begun since
the tariff law was passed, and to class them
under clause not otherwise provided for.
instead of CHASING them under the desi.
| gnation most nearly corresponding TO these
| products in their native cost of production
The effect of these decisions il TO make
the duties on these articles 'lminisl, ms the
amount of labor expended on them in.
creases, The national internal revenue taxes
should be gradually reduced, with n view
to extend them within reasonable
period. The convention recommended
the passage OF 9 law for appointing a COM
mission to revise our revenue service. IN
Guiding both internal revenue and tariff
laws IN the interests of protection, and
formed revenue committee of five ap.
pointed to visit Washington when Congress
convenes and present the acts of the con
vention to the proper committees of both
houses, and forward its objects in proper
way.
| INVITED TO ATLANTA.
In the convention yesterday, ,cx-G Governor
Bullock invited the delegates to attend the
Cotton Planters Convention at Atlanta on
December 9th. The Committee on Perma.
nent Organization was empowered to APP
point committee to meet the cotton
planters of the South and New England
manufacturers In Atlanta.