Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-11
PORTY.SBvExTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

ARLINGTON H.
The resolution offered by Window was
adopted, calling for the report of the treas
ury cattle commission on the lung plague OF
contagious pleuro-pneumonia.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that next Tues
day the judiciary committee would ask to
hear the bill regarding polygamy in Utah,
considered, and hoped that it would be dis
posed of on that or the following day.
/ Mr. Morrill, said that after the pension
arrears resolution was voted on he would an
tagonize all measures with the tariff commits
sion bill.
Bills were introduced BY Mr.. Miller. of
California, TO promote the efficiency of the
/ revenue marine service.
The morning hour was spent in the consid-
| Grafton of private business.
! Mr. Sherman reported from the library
committee. the Senate bill appropriating $780,
600 for the statue of Chief Justice Marshall
with amendments authorizing committee OF
three members from each House to contract
for and erect the statue on one of the publ
reservations in Washington
At 30, the pension arrears resolution was
again taken up. Mr.. Maxey resumed his
remarks in support of the amendment de-
| claring in favor of the Mexican war pension
| list.
| The bill to place General Grant upon the
retired list of the army came up in order on
the calendar, but in the absence of Mr.. Lo-
gan. By whom it was introduced and report
ed favorablv, was laid over without losing its
place.
4 bill to designate, classify and fix the sal
aries of persons in the railway mail service
was passed.
| At 2 10 the resolution was laid aside, and
Mr. Frye addressed the Senate upon the
,arifT tho Mnrr;tl commission hill heiDv in.
formally taken up to permit his remarks. He
said he could not hope to enlighten the Sen
ate either as to the benefit of protection or
the dangers of free trade and its twin sister
tariff for revenue only" but he spoke to the
American people who were intensely inter-
ested in the question. Announcing himself
a protectionist from principle, he argued from
the natural timidity and nertness of capital.
that special inducements TO encourage its
employment and incite its activity in the
mines, FORCES, foundries and factories of the
country were indispensable. In our manu-
features, capital was entitled TO protection
against the competition of cheaper goods
produced by the half-paid workmen of Eu-
rope.
Upon the question of wages the disparity
between the condition of European and Amer
lean workmen, the latter having response
the former, and his comforts being such that
his very necessities were to his foreign com
petitors as luxuries. TO cut down the wages
of the American laborer to the European
level would be to impair the foundation of
our government, for hungry half educated
citizens could not intelligently perform the
duties of citizenship.
After showing the extent to which England
protected her manufacturers under what
might be called tariff for revenue onlv., he
said the proposed tariff policy of the demo-
Gratis in order to induce large importations,
and create great revenues, would necessarily
make the duties on manufactures so low that
our foreign competitors would undersell in
our own markets. He knew from his expe-
rience on the ways and means committee of
the House, what his democratic friends meant
by tariff for revenue only" Such a tariff
would be more disastrous to our people than
free trade. as it would subject to competition
Of all other countries in everything we raise
or manufacture and increase the cost to us of
foreign products.
Mr.. Frye reviewed the policy of England
in sacrificing every growing industry in her
colonies, and REFRESHING their interests to
crafty her selfish purpose of building up and
protecting her own home industries. while
she strengthened and extended her commerce
at the expense of every nation she could de-
Jude or Brighten. Finding herself .'mistress
of the seas" and manufacturer of the world
she adopted free trade in the belief that with
her advantages she could compete with the
world, hold her own markets and gain Others
With an Overlooking population, production
one quarter which she could not consume at
home, with one-third her spindles idle and
protection against her manufactures in al
most every country, she now cunningly join
ed the democratic party in crusade against
our industries. He contrasted the period of
the democratic revenue tariff (ls47 to 1860,
with the republican protective tariff era since
1860 The former left the country in debt
and its treasury bankrupt, while in the latter
era so successful was it that billions of mon
ey was raised, the national debt was paid at
the rate of one hundred millions per year.
interest reduced to b per cent. and the
country made prosperous, while the British
workingmen and manufacturers are discomfort
ed under the free trade system Its deplorable
effects are clearest seen in the woes of Ire
land, whose act, if she had parliament of
her own, would have passed protective
tariff. Free trade should divide with the
land tenure the responsibility for their woes,
and yet nine-tenths of our citizens of Irish
birth, starved out of home and driven here
'"'" eNhSs gu S'SiN ySdf W Tue Halls ana vote
with England's democratic ally for free trade.
After the conclusion of Mr.. Frye's remarks
Mr.. Lapham introduced bill to establish
mint in New York City,
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE.
| Nothing Of Importance was done in the
morning session of the House.
| MIR. Prescott unsuccessfuly attempted to
get his apportionment bill before the House
The House went into a committee of tn g
whole on private calendar
After considering several bills the com
mittee rose. Mr. Bragg Immediately moved
to adjourn. but yielded to Mr. Hiscock to re-
port an immediate deficiency in the appro-
priation bill and to Mr.. Blackburn to report
the military appropriation bill which were
referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Hiscock gave notice that he would
Monday call up the deficiency bill for CON
sideration.
Mr.. Bragg's motion was then rejected.
\ number of resolutions were introduced
and referred
| The Speaker laid before the House COM
munication from the Secretary of the Treas
ury transmitting list of officers and en-
ployes of the internal revenue bureau and
department of justice killed or wounded in
the enforcement of the internal revenue laws
/