The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-06
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
LEADING TOPICS At WASHINGTON.
opinion Concerning Morrison's Tarln Bill
workingmen Protest-Eiforts 10 Re- -
duoe Newspaper POstago--iOn-
days Congressional Report.
MoRIusos's TARIFF NIL

II proposes 10 touch, hold that II does mol
make equitable reductions, and that no fair
adjustment OF duties can be made by q bill
that applies the castlron rule OF hor.
zontal cutting Of hrllf rates, The Just pros
portion OF reduction as between articles ln
different schedules, aud IN between raw ma.
terlals and manufactured articles can mol
be determined by tho plan adopted by Mr..
Morrison, but by considering each case with
the facts bearing upon It Some Of tho
wool lnen complain that no would make
matters worse for thom, instead OF afford
Ing even partial relief, by lowering the
duties on manufactures 10 u point colnmen'
surate with the reductions made by tho last
Congress on raw WOOL
Tho protectlonlats already raise the cry
that tho bill will destroy all Industries. one
OF them CharaClOIizcs II as follows, and this
statement may be taken as an indication
vi tho character Of the opposition that
VIII be wagodi II should bc called u
bill 10 destroy tho salt Industry OF the Unit
ed States, 10 wipe out the American pot
terry Industry, 10 demollsh important
manufactures OF glass, 10 destroy tho
lead and copper mining industries,
" reduce the wages OF coal miners and Iron.
minors, ~ we'll m tho wages OF operatives
In cotton and w00len mills, In furnaces and
folllng'mlla, and In nearly every other
branch Of Iron and steel manufacture; 10
oppreSs tho rlco'grOwcrs OF South Carolina
aud Georgia, 10 depress the wages Of labor.
oIa on the sugar plantations and In tho sugar
mills OF Louisiana, aud 10 eliminate wool
growing from tho llst Of productive indus
tiles OF tho United States"
rRoTEsr or wolKISoMES.
II has bocn evident for some time that
tho rapid Increase In emigration 10 this
country IN exciting tho anlmoslty Of work.
ingmcn In general, Tho subject has boon
discussed In labor organizations TO greater
or less extent The first woll'organllel Of
fort appears 10 have been made on Monday,
II Ia In tho form Of printed petition,
II Ia addressed 10 Congress. II says; 1--WE
call upon you In the name OF tho
Intelligent wage workers In tho United
States, We call your attention 10 the fact
that this custom IN growing Into stoady
monaco 10 the stability OF American lnstilu'
tlons, and aims direct blow NJ tho CON.
mcrcla llfo OF the Union by attempting by
unfair means 10 reduce 10 tho starvation
level OF Europe the wages Of our workmcn,
10 such an alarming extent has this aystOm
been developed that wo lind tho attention OF
foreign CUnsula drawn 10 lts manifest evils
aud In some Instances II has boon the sub.
ject of special reports, We welcome gladly
10 our shores those who have burst asundur
the chains Of oppression and come into our
midst FREQ moral agents, but wo STORMY pro-
test against tho landing OF bands OF foreign
lNborora upon whose body blood money 10 tho
extent Of thirty dollars por head has boon paid
aud whose liberty II i0rosw0rn before thOlr
native land passos from their ylow We
call upon you 10 enact such laws IN will
make Il q criminal olcnso 10 bring 10 this
country bodies Of mon whose freedom hOs
been purchased, M II Ia the onslOst thing In
tho world 10 send an agent among tho III.
fcd, lllpald, aud populnton'prcssed labor
orH IN almost any OF tho industrial
oontcm OF tho world and obtain sufficient
number OF votora rcady 10 20 any whore NJ
any time aud NJ almost any price"
These petitions arc signed by many thou-
sand persons, ono alone has thirty thousand
signatures appended.
LAND oi,ANIs.
WAsuiN0roN, Fob. b.--1ho simple pas.
nago OF bill by tho House declaring for
follurc OF tho land grant Of q railroad docs
not forfeit that grant and return tho land 10
tho public domain, Moro than that thOr0
are many people In Washington who hayo
nh idoa that this Ia about ns near forfeit
urc ~ they will ever got, II may not bO tho
proper thing " mention In public, but II
sceinn that There was u good doal OF bun
come In tho action OF the House In passing
tho bill fOrfeltlng tho T0xas Pacific grants
ue othor day "'fhc fact Ia, said q very
prominent member OF tho House ~ no
talked OF II after thinking II oil oyori ~
havo very serious doubts whether Congress
has the right 10 mako those forlolturoa
have all along believed II " bo tho business
OF tho courts, aud not that OF Congress- 10
paaa on the land question. II Is not llkcly,
however that this action by tho House
means that tho roads arc 10 loso their lands
Even II tho Senate should pOSS tho bill,
which Ia not NJ MI certain, tho matter will
be brought into tho courts In some way, aud
finally 10 tho Supreme Court before u IA do
cidod.'
The Senate Public Lands Committee gave
q hearing Monday evening 10 attorneys ropfo-
ncntlng tho rival claimants " tho onl0na-
gon and State Limo land grant In Michigan,
Tho case was fully argued IN tho last Con.
gross for tho Ontonngon and BWlc
River Railroad and for tho claimants on
cash cnirloa Tho hearing Monday night was
mainly " glyo Mr. liodnglon OF thls city,
and Mr.. Mapos, OF Marquette, u chance 10
present the cnse OF tho h0mostondols
within tho limit OF tho grant, who
number between three and four hundred.
These lands were withdrawn In 1900, when
the land grant was made, and have never
pnco boon opened for sale or settlement
Nevertheless, aotilcm have established
homes on portions OF tho irack, aud lumber
companies, by some mysterious influence
with the Marquette land officers, have
secured many thousand ncros NJ cash
saloa, tho local land officers allow.
Ing such entries TO DO made not
only In violation OF tho law but IN dis
obedience 10 repeated instructions from tho
Commissioner OF the General Land Ofllce
There Ia now on the calendar OF each House
n bill 10 confirm oil those cash entries ~
we'll as all tho homestead claims. Tho bill
daposcs Of some eight hundred thousand
acres Of land IN the upper peninsula, though
the alleged railroad company Ia Interested
IN only about $4,000 acres, and tho sottlors
number 400 OF less
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE,
Mr. Flnerty presented In tho House 20.
lilon from tho Western Associated Press
asking for q change In the laws
relating 10 postage on transient
newspapers Tho petition rocltes
that Tho present law requires tho payment
OF one cent Oh two ouilcea II not fully
prepaid the paper never leaves the oflce. II
iays the average newspaper OF to-day, with
| supplement- runs above two ounces, and the
tonaeQuencets that many 30 mailed never
sAch tl,slt destination. II ssta that tho