The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-11
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, 10. = Dawes, from
the committee on Indian affairs
which had before it a letter from
the secretary of the interior on the
subject, repOrteda bill to accept and
ratify the agreement submitted by
the Crow indians of Montana, fol-
the sale of a portion Of their reser-
walton, and to make necessary ap-
preparations for carrying out the
same.
Bayard, from the finance commit
lee, reported the Morrill, tariff COM
mission bill favorably, and Garland
the bill adversely. Bayard made an
argument stating his views on the
tariff. He arraigned congressional
lobbyism like the Credit Mobilier.
The House had delayed action on
the tariff, and protection had been
fOstered by questionable methods.
He was willing to try the expert
ment Of an honest, practical COM
mission.
Beck. in his speech opposed the
bill as cunning scheme of mOnopO-
lists for delay, to which they had
resorted, not only as a means of pre-
venting legislation by the present
Congress, but of whitewashing all
the enormities Of "a high protective
system. He wanted to have imme-
date action upon tariff, and as
serted that all the commission would
find as basis of a judicious reduc.
ton could be presented by com
mittee Of the Senate, and furnished
the ways and means committee Of
the House in six weeks. The wise
men whom it was proposed to have
the President select might refuse tt
hear whatever did not sui
them, and would not b.
accountable for misrepresentation
in their report The evident pur
pose of the so-called protection, a!
shown by the declaration of thei
organs and convention, was to have
a commission which would be com
mitted to their interests. Thu
declaration of the senator from Yer
mont (Morrill) that the change
should be made byfriendly hands, ant
not by i'll Informed and reckless revo
lutionists, was easily understood
This, however, was an Impeachment
Of the integrity and capacity O.
Congress, one house of which wa
charged by the Constitution with
the duty of investigating bills fO
raising the revenue or changing
taxation, upon the theory that tn,
accountability of it's members every
two years would make them careful
Beck closed by criticising will
some severity the recommendation
of the secretary of the treasury 70
the withdrawing of silver certifi
Gates and placing the currency il
the hands Of national banks.
Morrell said he had never sough
to make the tariff a party question
If the Senate chose 10 make it ;
party question, upon them restet
the responsibility. He then com
batted some points presented b,
Beck, and said, as to the cotton ta1
Of which the senator complained
that was about the only tax paiC
by the south, while the north, cas-
and west paid thousands of million
to support the government. If b
(MorrilD was a southern man h
would institute that very policy to
day. That is to say, Of levying al
internal revenue tax on ever,
pound of cotton produced III thi
country, except that for family use
and making a drawback of equa
amount upon manufactured article
thread, yarn, etc.-sent abroad
He believed this would III shor
time double the southern exports
Here the debate, which was COZ
tinued by unanimous consent, ter
minated, and the chair laid befoT'
the Senate the unfinished Shermal
funding bill.