Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-11

Commission Bill FaVOrabIy Re-
ported - MIR. Beck on Southern
Cotton MiIls-CannOn VS.. Camp
BELLA Liberal Display Of Bum
cOmbe.
WASHINGTON, January 10.-In the House
Mr.. Benjamin Wood, of New York, appeared
at the bar and qualified as a member. The
| House then, as the regular order, resumed
| consideration of the Utah contested
election case, the pending resolution being
that offered by Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, de-
claring that Allen G. Campbell, delegate
elect from Utah Territory, is entitled to be
sworn in as a delegate on his prinaa .tacie
case.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, offered as a substi-
tute a resolution referring to the Committee
on Elections the question of prima facie
| right as between Campbell and Cameron to
| be sworn in as a delegate from Utah. togeih
er with all certificates and papers presented
| on each side, with instructions to that com
mittee to report at as early day as posi-
Bile.
| After a spirited debate, in which Messrs.
| Haskell and Cox were the principal speak
! ers, Mr.. Reed modified his substitute so as
| W IClCI " buG GOululLbG6 On EltCblOuks uOG
| only the decision of the prima facie case,
1 but also the final decision of the contest,
and proceeded to argue in favor OF his
| proposition.
! Mr.. McCoid, of Iowa, sent to the Clerks
! desk and had read a resolution, which he
said he would offer at the proper time as a
substitute for the pending resolution. 1t is
to the effect that it is inconsistent with the
| rights and dignity of the House that the
! Territory OF Utah, which is so flagrantly
controlled by The institution of pOlygamy,
| should be entitled to a representation on
the e )Or of the House; that the delegates
claiming a seat from that territory
are declared to be disqualified, and that
all papers in this case be referred
/ to the Committee on Elections, with in
| structions to present a bill declaring with
effect the judgment of the House, as here
| in expressed. Mr.. McCold made an ex
haustive argument in favor of his PROPOSE
tion. The debate was further participated
in by Messrs. Converse, Hiscock and Robe
son. Finally, Mr.. Haskell demanded the
previous question, which, being seconded,
cut off Mr.. Marsh, of Illinois, who desired
to offer resolution directing the Committee
on Elections to report on the fact whether
either of the claimants was a practical
polygamist.
Mr.. Haskell then stated that he desired to
offer resolution, giving certain instruc-
+AOub W buG NOuulbic6 Oh Ei6CbiOuB III case
the matter was referred to it. 1t was read
as follows:
WHEREAS, Polygamy has been for many
years and is now practiced In several of the
| territories of the United States in contra
vention of the laws thereof and, whereas,
there has been admitted into former Con
crosses Of the United States delegate from
the Territory of Utah, who has served in
the House of Representatives as such, while
sustaining nOlVCamOng martial relations
wide documents in the contested election
case OF Cannon vs.. CampbelD therefore,
be it
ReoOl0ed As the fixed and final determine
tiOn of the Representatives of the Forty
seventh Congress, that no person guilty of
living in pOiygsmOus marital relations, or
OF teaching or instigatipg others TO do so, is
entitled to be admitted in this House as a
delegate from any Territory Of the United
States.
The reading of this resolution was re-
ceived with applause.
Mr.. Randall raised the point of order that
the resolution was nOt germane TO the case
under consideration. He protested against
the idea that iu voting upon the pending
resolution members were expressing any
opinion on the subject OF polygamY.
The Speaker held that the resolution did
not give such instructions to the committee
as were comprehended in the rules, and
therefore ruleQ IL out OF OrQer.
Mr.. Reeds substitute was then ad0pted
by vote of 1S9 to "A, the negatives being
all Republican, and the contested case was
thereby referred to the Committee on Elec-
tiOns.
Mr.. Haskell then desired to offer, as a
privileged question, the resolution given
above, but was cut off by a motion to ad-
journ, which was, at 4;50, carried.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Bayard, from the FL
nance Committee, reported, with recon-
mendation that it pass, the Morrill, tariff
commission bill, and also an adverse report
on the Garland commission bill. He said
he favored the mode of consti-
tuting the commission prescribed in
the former, namely, from amorg civilians,
as tending 10 remove the tariff question
from the arena Of sectional or partisan feel
ing, of the existence of which Congressman
were fully conscious. Proceeding to argue
the necessity for immediate action to cor
rect the incongruities and ineficiency Of the
existing tariff, he characterized 1t
as class legislation for the benefit
OF the few and as perversion of legislation.
He repudiated the doctrine that what is
wanted is tariff for protection with incl
dental revenue, and argued that taxation
to be just must be uniform, and
TO be uniform must be universal. The para
AuOuDb pOE6 III III idAdLlOu suOuiu D6
to provide for the expenses of the govern
ment, and the incidental result of this in
fostering our industries might be
wisely considered not as the con-
trolling move in laying the taxes
but as one OF its inevitable results.
He did not propose now to discuss the prin-
ciples OF tariff taxation at any length. They
were soon to be acted upon by the represen-
tatives OF the people. The war taxes of the
present tariff were out of date in a time of
peace. In illustration Of this he referred to
the duties on various articles.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Bayard's re-
marks, the morning hour having been ex
tended informally, Mr.. Sherman's funding
bill came up, but was temporarily laid aside
without vote and Mr.. Beck took the floor
and delivered a long speech in opposition to
Mr.. MOrrilPs bill. Mr.. Beck opposed the
bill as a cunning scheme Of the monopo-
lists for delay, to which they had resorted
not only as means of preventing legisla-
ton by the present Congress, but of white
washing all the enormities of the high pro-
tective system. He wanted to have i'm
mediate action upon the tariff, and asserted
that all that the commission would
find out as a basis of a judicious
reduction of taxation could be presented
by a committee Of the Senate and furnished
to the Ways and Means Committee Of the
House within six weeks. The nine men,
WuOu ~ Wdo PAOpOS6u W nave JIG IIebl-
dent select, might refuse to hear whatever
did not suit them and would not be account
able for Misrepresentation in their report.
The evident purpose of the sO-called pro-
tectionists, as shown by the declarations Of
their organs and conventions, was |
to have commissions which |
would be committed to their |
interests. The declaration of the Senator
from Vermont (Mr MorrilD. that the |
changes should be made by friendly hands, |
and not by ill informed and reckless revo- |
lutiOnists, was easily understood. This, |
however, was au impeachment o the integ- |
rlty and capacity of Congress, one house Of |
which was charged by the Constitution with |
the duty of or gDating bills for raising
revenue or changing taxation, upon the |
theory that the accountability Of its |
members every two years would make
them careful. The success of the infant
Southern cotton industry demonstrated that
the only protection such industries REQUIRE
to compete with old and established ones
was only proximity to raw material and a
market for their product. Georgia in this
direction was more successfully competing
with New Eugand t. an would the latter In
future contest In cotton products with |
Great Britain, and he would cheerfullV vote
to exempt all cotton machinery from lax bv
way OF encouraging the home competing
industry, and he would also make iron cot /
ton ties free. He would do this in COM
pensation to the cotton planters for the
$50, ,00O, 600 of which they were robbed by
the unjust cotton tax of 1886 and to
make lhem even with the New England
N1f.a of xuh hod