St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-23
Dunnell did not vote and Washburn voted


THE SAME THING IN THE SENATE.
In the senate we find the same spirit. On
motion that the tariff on wool should not
exceed 90 per cent. or one-half of the value
of the article imported ian immense figure)
both our Minnesota senators, Mcmillan and
Window, voted no.
.. FREE SALT.
On motion to place salt on the free list,
they both voted no. 1t is absurd to pretend
that you cannot dry the salt out Of the salt
water Of the springs of western New York at
profit without you are protected against the
salt made 5000 miles away, but must have a
bounty to the tune of from to II cents
the eastern coast gets back the duty he pays
on the salt he used in the fisheries, in a re-
bate, but the farmer pays the full duty.
LOWER RATES ON FLANNELs.
Then motion was made that the duty on
iannels and blankets should not exceed so
cents on every dollar of value; and again
Minnesota's two senators, representing the
coolest part of the Union, voted nc. Every
one of these propositions was voted down, in
each case upon close vote, 21 to 20, and by
the aid of our senators.
THE Do-NoTHING COMMISSION.
But we come back to Major Strait
In 1882 there was great clamor all over
the land for reduction of the tariff; it came
up from men of all parties. twas too fierce
to be resisted outright. 1t was necessary to
''whip the devil round the stump And
so cunning scheme was devised to refer
the subject of tariff revision to commission,
to be appointed by the president to report at
the next congress. This would staye it off
for year or two 1t was saying in effect to
the people, -''you have elected US and pay
us handsome salaries to legislate for you; it
is presumed that you picked US out on ac-
count of our superior knowledge and intelli-
gence; but we confess that we are pack OF
ignoramuses, and know nothing about
question that has agitated this country ever
since the nation was formed; and we must
ask the president to select some outsiders to
supply the brains and knowledge we ought
to have furnished; and you will pay these
men for their work, and we will draw our
salaries all the same"
A NEW KIND OF FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
Fancy parallel case: You are sick, you
call in doctor. Doctor" you ask, ''are
you skilled in your profession!'' eyes, GER
tainly, )" he replies. ''What will you charge
to cure me?'' s'One hundred dollars" says
the doctor. GAN right there Is the money"
The doctor pockets his fee, feels your
pulse and looks at your tongue, and says:
Greatly, my friend, this case is something
know nothing about, but there is a fellow
round the corner that will cure you for a
hundred dollars. will keep your hundred
dollars and remain your family physician,
and you will pay the other fellow another
hundred for curing you" Laughter and
applause.J
DUNNELL'S COURSE.
Mr.. Dunnel to his honor be it remem
bered, vigorously and ably opposed this COM
mission. He argued that it merely meant
delay. He prophesied that if the commits
sion was appointed the next congress would
do little or nothing on the tariff question.
He said:
81 am not believer in the doctrine that
party gains anything by Sinking present
responsibility We have reached
a period in the politics and legislation of this
country when parties cannot live by ideas or
! principles resting on mere sentiment; we
have got beyond the period OF the war. We
ought to realize that we are now in a period
where progressive legislation is demanded.
We ought not as Republicans to let the Forty
seventh congress die, as did the Forty-siXth,
with record of non-action.' Applause.
A long and bitter fight followed; the issue
was fairly drawn; all who wanted the tariff
to remain unchanged voted for the bill, all
who wanted 1t reduced voted moi
STRAIT VOTES TO PREVENT REDUCTION.
The vote was taken May 6, 1882; it stood
| ISL yeas to SO nays. Washburn and Dun
nell voted no-MAJoB STRAIT VOTED AYEl
Even Washburns cast-iron stomach could
not swallow the dose that Strait eagerly
gulped down. daughter and applause.)
| Alone, of all the members from Minnesota,
the representative of the Third district voted
with the robbers of New England against the
people of the west.
AND WHAT WAS THE RESULT!
Just what Dunnell predicted The COM
| mission amounted to nothing. 1t was packed
in the interest of protection and it resulted
in few immaterial reductions made year
afterwards, that were of no practical conse-
| quence to anybody. But Dunnell was re-
| tired to private life and there remains, and
| Strait asks to go back to congress.
STRAIT VOTES AGAINST FREE SHIPS.
The high tariff, it is known, has killed off
our ship building business, and almost
driven the American flag OFF the oceans of
the world: this is because when you build a
! ship with high tariff materials it is too costly
to compete in carrying freights with ships of
other nations costing less, and therefore able
to carry for less. The American sails the seas
to-day under foreign flags, and the stars and
stripes have almost disappeared.
/ On July 23d, 1882, motion was made to
allow ship builders rebate equal to the
whole amount of duties on the articles enter
| ing into the construction OF the ship, This
would have revived at once the ship-building
industry, and have produced ships that
would have given employment to thousands
| of men as sailors. But the high tariff men
did not want it. If the gate was opened
towards the east the next thing there would
be demand for the farmer to open it to-
wards the west; the vote stood ayes "a, nays
&C. Dunnell not voting, and Washburn and
STRAIT voting no. The vote stood:
Yeas: Democrats, rs; Republicans, 8;
! Greenbackers, q; Readjusters, 1.
Nays: Republicans, %; Greenbackers, Il
STRAIT DOES 1T AGAIN.
Then Pig-Iron Kelly, of Pennsylvania,
par excellence the champion OF protection,
moved to lay the bill on the table. Wash
burn lodged, Dunnel was absent, but STRAIT
WALKED Up LIKE LITTLE MAN AND VOTED
AYE. Laughter