The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-07

AI5 COuFoAAtyS ltS ObllQulCy anu lLS lnlQ-
uity. feel like exclaiming with old
King Lear, when contemplating the in
gratitude of his daughters, "GiVe me an
ounce OF ciVet, good apOthecary, to swee-
ten my imagination" Laughter) You
have exempted 'Ipecac" from duty. All,
gentlemen you need not put that on the
free list, to create nausea enough in the
stOmachs Of the American people, to lead
them to spew your party out In 1884.
And you have put "leeches" on the free
list. That 1 suppose is for the purpose
Of exempting the protected "BarOns,"
and the Committee on Ways and Means.
(Laughter) Then you have put upon
the free list an article called 'DiVi diVi,'
and what that Is God Almighty and
few protected individuals only know.
presume 1t is meant to protect these
"BaTOns," and to suggest that the Com
mittee on Ways and Means wants dOu-
Ole quantity of whatever "Divi" Is.
You have put diamonds on the free list.
Now, gentlemen, if there is anything
on the face of the earth that grinds the
poor people of this land into the very
dirt, it is the tax on diamonds. Uaugh-
ter) You have put 'jOss-sticks" on the
free list. Still ministering to the spir-
itual wants of the Chinese Qaughter.)
you are willing that the heathen with
In our borders may burn incense to his
unknown god free from taxation, while
the humble American wOrshipper is
taxed 20 per cent upon the Bible which
points his way to heaven. (Applause.)
| saw lot of you at the Chinese Minis
ter's the other night, and while you may
despise his civilization, you manifested
a very high appreciation of his punch.
(Laughter) Asiatic civilization, when
il comes to the matter of cheap labor,
does not suit the average Republican,
but the terrapin and champagne frappe
of the heather Chinee," am forced to
conclude, met with the unqualified ap-
probation of gentlemen on the other
side Of the House. Uaughter.)
You have also put on the free list
Junk, old, not otherwise provided for"
This was done for the protection of the
Ways and Means Committee. They are
fast growing old; and, thank God. an
indignant people will shortly relegate
them to the shades Of private life. They
may stray out of this country some time,
and If they ever come back they will
have to come in under the head of old
junk, not otherwise provided for. Great
laughter and applause.) am glad you
put this on the free list, because 1t will
save you from undergoing inquisitOrial
processes in Democratic custom house
Uaughter)
the free list prevailed 108 to 81.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS IN THE SEN
ATE AND HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 3.-In the
House the Senate bill to encourage the
holding of a Worlds Industrial and Cot
ton Centennial Exposition in 1884 was
passed. Mr.. Singleton, of ILL.,, offered
resolution directing the Naval Commit
tee to inquire into the condition of af-
fairs at the Naval Academy, and report
the cause of the trouble between the stu
dents and the Superintendent also
whether there had been oppression and
tyrannical management. 1t was re-
ferred to the Naval Affairs Committee.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the tariff. On motion of
Mr.. Haskell, Of Kansas, the duty on flint
and lime glass bottles and walls was
changed from two cents pound to 35 per
cent. ad valOrem.
Mr.. Tucker, of Va, moved to reduce
the duty on glass, cut, engraved, etched,
decorated, etc, from 90 to 40 per cent. ad
valOrem.
In opposing this motion, Mr.. Wilson,
of W. Va, exhibited various specimens
of glassware, which led Mr.. Mills, of
Texas, to inquire whether the gentle
man was selling at wholesale or retail.
Mr.. Wilson, holding out a glass dish,
said:
IF handed this to the gentleman,
full Of apple toddy, he would not ask the
price of it,"
Mr.. Sparks, of Illinois, ventured. to
suggest If 1t were full of apple toddy
Mr.. Wilson would not hand it around.
After further debate fuckers motion
was lost.
Mr.. TOwnshend protested against the
bill as an outrage on wOrkingmen, which
gave rise to a humorous speech from
HOar, in which he expressed the thought
that Cox should not Tidicule the person.
al appearance Of the gentleman from
Colorado, (BelfOrd) as he had done this
morning, in allusiOn to the color Of his
| hair.
Mr.. Cox said if there was anything be-
| tween the gentleman from Colorado and
himself, they did not need the interfer-
ence of the gentleman from Michigan.
He raised laugh upon BelfOrd by say
| ing:
Though round his the rolling clouds spread,
/ Eternal sunshine settles on his head"
A long discussion ensued, which took
a wide range, touching upon the relative
merits of protective and revenue tariffs,
| embracing abstract questions of rates
and wages in this country and Europe,
| ngnt6d up at rare intervals Oy na9h6S
of humOr, but seldom addressed to the
subject of duty on glass. After the re-
lection of several amendments the COM
mittee rose, public business was sus-
pended and the House proceeded to the
consideration Of appropriate resolutions
on the death of Hon. W. M. Lowe, of Ala
bama. After eulOgistic addresses by
several, the resolutions were adopted,
and the House, as an additional mark
of respect to the memory of the deceased,
adjourned.
SENATE-The Senate went into execu-
tive session, and confirmed the nOmina-
tiOns of Ketchum to be Appraiser of Mer-
chandise at New York, and Starbuck, to
be Supervising Inspector of Steam Yes
sells OF the second district. When the
doors were TeOpened the tariff was ia
ken up. Mr.. Harris's amendment of yes
terday, making the duty on yarn, warps,
cotton thread, or warp yarn 30 per cent.
ad valOrem, was lost. Ayes %, nays 80
Mr.. Beck said this cotton schedule
was the most outrageous attempt tO
make raid on the Treasury that had
yet appeared in the bill, and if 40 per
| aant vUOnld nOt aatiofu ithaca manila fhau