Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-01
THE FUN OF TIE SESSION.
\ Kentuckians Plea for Free ouinine.

Mr.. Mckenzie. of Kentucky, the
author of the free quinine bill, said
that no bill ever rassed by Congress
had met with such united praise from
the country. So far from retardlng
the manufacture of the drug, two
manufacturers had sprung up aince
the passage of the measure. The es-
timated consumption Of quinine was
100000 ounces pc, year, and the
saving resulting from the passage of
the bill amounted to 100000. He
asked the Chairman Of the Commit,
tee on Ways and Means whether a
solitary consumer of quinine, white
or black, male or female, (including
Indians. not taxed,) had appeared
before thataugust body and asked that
duty be placed upon it. The people
|of the country would call this Con-
| gress accursed if the iuty on quinine
were restored. The committee migEz
as we'll lay tax on air and sunlight,
which it probably would do if Sin.
lyle citizen or firm in Philadelphia
were engaged in the manufacture Of
either. The Committee on Ways and
Means appeared as counsel for the
plaintiff in the case of the quinine
manufacturers against the people, and
he desired his name to be entered as
counsel for the defense. Applause on
the Democratic side.l He was poor
lawyer, but he believed that he could
plead successfully before the great
Jury which at the last election had
brought in a verdict of guilty against
the Republican party without any
recommendation to mercy. Laugh
tier. Every man who wanted to ap
pear as the confederate of death and
THE friend of the devil would vote to
place a duty on quinine. Laughter
and applause on the Democratic side.]
Mr.. Mckenzie said that he had..vig-
orously opposed the Tariff COnmis-
sion bill, and had characterized the
Commissioners as middle aged, high
|ly prejudiced specialists, but after
reading this bill in comparison with
the,.b of the Tariff Commission, be
desired to retract sil his uttersnces.
Laughter The free list in this bill
was tull OF wisdom and beneyolence.
The committee, thank God. had made
blood free. Laughter If a tax Of
l cent was levied on the blood which
had heen extracted from the people
through this infamous tariff system,
there would be no need Of any ott er
Paced bone dust on the
Il Ene. ~qtIsIsSt' he
FACED musk and
&ee list, and when he caE ~
al this bill in its concavity and con
vesity, in its obliquity and iniquity,
he felt like exclaiming with Lear,
Give me an ounce of civet, good
apothecary, to sweeten my imagina-
tion.S Laughter 1t had exempted
ipecaa ]; need not have done so,
because it had itself created nausea
enough among the people to spew
the Republican party out in 1884.
"Divi-divi' was on the free list. He
did not know what that was, but he
presumed it was made to protect the
Committee on Weys and Means,
which wanted a double quantity OF
it, whatever it was. Laughter.
Diamonds also had been placed on
the free list. If there was anything
on the face of the earth that ground
down the poor to the dust it was the
tax on diamonds. laughter and the
committee had placed "joss sticks"
on the free list-still ministering to
the spiritual wants of the Chinese.
Laughter He had seen a lot OF
members at the Chinese Minister'S
the other night, and while they might
despise Chinese civilization they man.
itested a very high appreciation Of
Chinese punch. Laughter. Asiat:c
CT. ilization, when it came to labor,
did not suit the average Republican,
but the Chinese liquor met with not
one protest from the gentlemen on
the other side of the House. Laugh
ter. Leeches were on the free list;
that exempted the protectionists and
the Committee on Ways and Means,
Laughter. "Junks, not otherwise
enumerated, was on :he Tree list.
This was done for the protection of
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Its members were fast growing old,
thank God. Laughter They might
stay out Of the country, and if they
ever came back they would have to
&C come sag5 il R1dsr the head of junk.
cauofnr PufaorSe punrtu a1ifv