The Portland daily press., 1882-02-11
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Feb.7.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Window
and adopted calling for the report ct the
Treasury commission on l1ng plague
and contagious pleuro pneumonia.
Mr. Edmunds gave notice that n9xt MONDAY
the Judiciary committee would ask to have the
bill regarding polygamy in Utah considered
and hoped it would be disposed of on that or
the following day.
rears resolution was voted on he would antago-
nize all measures with the tariff commission
bill. -.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Miller of Cali
fornia to promote the efficiency OF the revenue
The morning hour was spent in the consid-
Grafton of private business.
The bill to place Gen. Grant upon the re-
tired list of the army came up IN order on tne
calendar but in the absence of Logan by
whom it was introduced and reported favor
ABLY, it was laid over without losing its place.
Bill to designate, classify and fix the salaries
of persons in the railway mail service was
passed
Mr., Sherman reported from the COMMITTEES
on library Senate bill appropriating $20 700
for statue of Chief Justice Marshall with
amendments authoring committee OF three
members of each House to contract for and
erect the statue on one OF the pubic reserVa-
lions in Washington.
Att 80 the pension arrears resolution was
again taken up.
Mr. Maxey resumed his remarks in support
of the amendment declaring in favor OF an en-
largement of the Mexican war pension list.
At 2.10 the resolution was laid aside ana
Mr. FRYE addressed the Senate upon the tai1H,
the Morrill, commission bill being informally
taken up to permit his remarks. he said ne
could not hope to enighten the Senate either
as to the benefits of protection or danger Of
free trade and its twin sister, tariff for reve-
nue. only but he spoke to the American peo-
pie who were intensely interested in the ques-
ton. Announcing himself protectionist
from principle he argued from the natural TIM
idity and inertness of capital that special IN
| ducements to encourage its employment and
incite its activity in the mines, forges, foun-
| dries and factories of the country were indis-
| pensable. In our manufactures capital was
entitled to protection against the competition
of cheaper goods produced by. the haif-paid
workmen of Europe. Upon the question OF
wages he urged the disparity between the con-
dition of European and American workmen,
which did not pertain to the former
and his comforts being such that his
very necessities were TO his foreign competitors
as Injuries. To cut down the wages of an
American to the European level would be to
impair the foundations of our government, for
hungry, half-educated citizens could not intel
ligently perform tho duties OF citizenship
After showing the extent to (which England
protected her manufacturers under what might
be called tariff for revenue only" he said the
proposed tariff policy of the Democrats In Or
der to induce large importations and create
great revenues would necessarily make duties
on manufactures 30 low that our foreign COM
pettors would undersell us in our own market.
He knew from his experience on the ways and
means committee OF the House what his Demo-
cratic friends meant by tariff for revenue on
ly." Such tariff would be more disastrous
to our people than free trade as 1t would sub
iect us to the competition of all other coun-
tries in everything we raise or manufacture
and increase the cost to us OF foreign pro-
ducts. Mr.. Frye reviewed the policy OF Eng
land in sacrificing every growing industry OF
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 1rlgnten
or delude Finding herself mistress of the
seas and manufacturer of the world she
adopted free trade in the belief that with her
advantages she could successfully compete
with the world, lhold her own markets and
gain others. With an overfiowing population,
a prod uction one-quarter of which she could
not consume at home, with one-third her spin
dies idle and protection against her
manufacturers in almost every country
She may have cunningy Joined the demo-
cratic party in crusade against Our industries.
He contrasted the period of Democratic rave
nue. tariff-1947 to 1S60-with the Republican
protective tariff ever since 1860. The former
left the country in debt, and its treasury bank
rupt, while in the latter successful war was
waged, billions of money raised, the national
debt paid at the rate of hundreds of millions
per year, interest reduced to 81 per cent, and
the country made prosperous While British
workingmen and manufacturers are dlscon-
tented under free trade, its deplorable
effects are clearest in the woes OF
Ireland whose first act if she had
parliament of her own would be to pass
protective tariff Free trade should divide
with landtenure the responsibility for their
woes, and yet nine-tenths of our citizens of
Irish birth, starved out of home and driven
here into exile, go every year to the Hplls and
vote with England and the Democratic party
for free trade.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Frye's remarks,
Mr.. Lapham introduced bill to estaDllsn a
mint in New York city
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Nothing of Importance was done in the
morning hour.
Mr.. Prescott unsuccessfully attempted to get
his apportionment bill up, but the House went
into committee of the whole on the private
calendar.
After considering several bills the committee
rose
Mr.. Bragg Immediately moved to adjourn,
but yielded to Mr.. Hiscock to report the imme-
diate deficiency appropriation bill, and to Mr.
Blackburn to report the military academy ap-
preparation bill, which were referred 10 the
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Hiscock gave notice he would on Mon
day call up the deficiency bill for consideration.
Mr.. Bragg's motion was then rejected, and
number of resolutions were introduced and re-
ferred.
The Speaker laid before the House a COM
munication from the Secretary of the Treas
ury, transmitting the list of officers and en-
ployes of the internal revenue bureau and De
partment of Justice, and the killed and wound
ed in the enforcement of the internal revenue
laws Referred.
The House then adjourned