National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-31

The morning hour having been dispensed with
the House, on motion Of Mr.. Butterworth, passed
the Senate bill amending the statutes relating to
license fees of officers Of steam vessels.
Mr. Joyce, chairman Of the Committee on Pen
sions, Bounty, and Back Pay, reported bill in
creasng the pension of soldiers and sailors who
have lost an arm leg in the United States SER
vice to $40 per month. Referred to the Committee
OF the Whole.
Mr.. Springer, from the Committee on Printing,
reported joint resolution for printing 5000
copies of the first volume of the report rela
tive to the population Of the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbell, the number of copies
was increased to 10000, and the resolution as
amended was passed.
A Joint resolution was also passed for the print
ing of 1900 copies of the report of the Fish Com
On motion of Mr.. shallenberger, of Pennsyl-
vania, the Senate bill was passed to provide ad-
ditional accommodation for the Department of
the Interior, with an amendment reducing the
amount appropriated for that purpose to $1,000
Mr.. Updegraif, of Iowa. chairman of the Com
mittee ON the Laws Governing Presidential Bec-
tions, reported bill to carry into effect the pro-
visions of the Constitution respecting the election
Of President and Vice-President. Ordered printed
Mr.. Calkins, Of Indiana, desired to call up the
Utah contested election case, but the House re-
into the Committee of the Whole (Mr. Robinson
of Massachusetts, in the chair on the tariff com.
mission bill.
NJ,
Mr. Hewitt, of New York, was the next speaker,
He promised his speech by quoting from speech
delivered by Mr.. Kasson in 1866 to show that that
gentleman had altered his views on the question
OF the tariff since that time.
This brought Mr.. Kasson to his feet and q run
ming discussion ensued in the course of which
Mr. KassOn read some views held by Peter
Cooper, and asked Mr.. Hewitt whether he agreed
In them.
question called forth, said that II was usual when
he was introduced 70 anybody to be introduced
as tue son .in-law of Peter Cooper. He had once
said that his greatest ambition was that Peter
Cooper should be introduced as the father-in law
of Abram s. Hewitt.
Mr. Kasson-I don't believe that he concurs in
that desire. [Laughter.l
Aiter some further colloquy Mr.. Hewitt ad-
dressed himself to tho pending bill.
to happen In case we delay the reforms In the
tarifi, which Rr0 demanded by both political par.
ties, and by every consideration of public interest
If good harvests should be secured abroad we
shall have great surplus of food upon our hands,
aud the price will fan wages will go down with
@Sge, hS fall in bri'o rossSd SS FfSacon ST strsS Of
and lockouts; the conflicts between capital
and labor will be rcopened, and indeed have al.
| ready begun the prosperity of tho country will
| be arrested; railroad transportation will fall Off
| new railroads will cease to be constructed; our
shops will lack work; there win be dearth Of
| employment all over the country the volume of
! immigration will fall or and the career of ex-
panslon and general development will be
| brought to a disastrous conclusion; the sad
experience Of ls78-'7p will be repeated, until
| through the gate Of suffering, poverty, and want
we shall establish lower rate OF wages, and the
products Of the country weighted as they are with
| obstructive taxes, which must be deducted from
| the wages oflabor will force their way into tho
| open markets Of the world in spite of the tariff.
! We shall then reach the era of free trade,
| but on conditions which will deprive this
! generation of workmen of all the benefits
| which they would have derived from II
If the way had been properly prepared for its final
| triumph The result cannot b0 arrested, but with
| wise statesmanship the transition may be made,
| no. only without disaster or suffering, but with
ure, however, 10 comprehend the situation 1t will
| come through conyulsions and revolutions, from
the suffering and horrors of which prefer TO turn
| away In silence" [Applausel
The committee then rose.
NJ King offered resolution directing the Com
mlttee on Public Health TO investigate into tue
| probable effect of the present overflow OF the
Mississippi River on the health of the people living
! in the oyerfowed section. Referred.
The House then lat $40 adjourned