The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
A BAND OF YOUTHFUL DESPERA.
DOES DRIVEN FROM THEIR
DEN IN WICKED BOSTON.
And a Trio OF COIOred Marauders
Wake into Terror UnsOphisti-
Gated st. Louis.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

after further debate, reSOluti n de-
claring Garrison entitled to his seat
was unanimously adopted, and that
gentleman appaared and took the
oath of Office.
To day it was agreed to report IA
vo-ably the bill authorizing the return
to China of the residue Of the Chinese
indemnity fund.
THE WHISKY BILL.
Blount spoke on the bill andsaid that
though member of the committee
on ways and means he had RETAINED
from bringing IN minority report,
prefering to state his objections to the
bill in open house. The house was
asked by this bill to extend the time
for PAYMENT of the tax on TO-
100000 gallons of whisky, the
sum involved amounting to $66,0OO,-
600. The present depression in the
whisky interest resulted from an over
production, but over-production was
not peculiar to that industry. He eX-
pressed his sympathy for the troubles
of distill r., but opposed the
bill On tie principle OF pub
lie policy, regarding it as
many leading banking interests west.
AS a result of tn tax agitation, the
whisky interests haye been obliged to
come to congress and ask relief, and
the committee on ways and means, of
which the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania RandalD was a member, had
unanimously reported back the bill
for an unlimited extension.
Willis then reviewed the course of
the bill in the last congress,
and declared, though Secre-
tary Folger had objected to it
he had done so simply because the ex-
tension was unlimited. This was not
special legislation. 1t was in effect to
remove only special legislation which
disgraced the statute books of the
country. Distilled spirits were only
the victims of special legislation in the
land. Alcohol was the only taxable
article that under the law was
compelled to pay a tax before it
reached the consumers. In the last
thirty days the price Of whisky had
shrunk five cents per gallon from a
financial standpoint. He asked mem
bers to look around them AMI see the
condition of the country. There had
been a shrinkage in grain and stocks
within the last few years amounting
to billions of dollars. There had been
shrinkage of 100000 in value of
this ware housed property in England.
That one great purchaser of American
grain had last year supplied herself
from India with one-third of all the
grain she needed, and it is predict
ed in less than three years she would
be independent of the United States
for this article. What would become
of hundreds of million bushels of grain
raised in this country which was now
consumed in England? If this bill
were defeated, and if these distilleries
were closed, and the demand cut
down, the time would come again
when the farmers would burn their
corn for fuel in the western states.
1t is a plain economic question and is
recommended by the secretary
of the treasury and commits
sioner of Internal Revenue.
He asked the house to pass the bill.
He was going on to show the amount
of tax derived from whisky, when he
was interrupted by Milliken with a
question as to how many taxes whisky
had made. Willis replied that the
question had no connection with
the pending bill, bat it gave
him "a good opportunity to
say that much opposition to the bill
came from men who wanted to make
whisky free. He stood here for dear
whisky.
Reese regarded the bill as the worst
species of bad legislation he had ever
known to be presented before an
congress. The owners of
~ NV
titled to relief than any other
class of spectators, and this measure
was wrong in principle and dangerous
as precedent. He was in favor of
a repeal OF the whole internal revenue
system, but on no idea would he en-
able protectionists to get higher duty,
because he did not believe there was
any authority for it except in time of |
war.
Cox, of New York, delivered an
elaborate speech on the general sub |
ject of tariff and revenue laws. He |
supported the Morrison bill, and said
the conservative opinion of the coun- |
try demanded reduction in the pres |
emit tariff. He admitted there was |
some divisions in the party on the |
question, but trusted they would be
and he trusted, also, the par
" would be harmonious on the tariff.
He explained his motion was to
nave the matter adjusted, and was
to keep out "wool." The |
dill was not on that account bad, and
his only object in asking delay was to
prevent a duel between two Ohio |
statesmen as to what duty should be
Broadhead brought the debate back
% the bill under discussion with a
hort speech in support of
he bill, which he favored
IN business principles. There was
low in the treasury, withdrawn from
circulation, surplus of $150,O00,O00,
md he did not think the currency
hould be further contracted by an
lddition to that surplus of revenue
derived from forty-five million of gal
ons of whiskey. The bill was just,
air and right one. If it failed to pass
would cause great distress.
Bedford favored the bill and Her
'ert opposed it. Pending action the
ommittee rose. AS tomorrow is
'rivate bill day, and it will require a
vote to take up the bonded
Xtension bill, it is not probable its
consideration will be resumed before
GARFIELD's STATUE.
The speaker laid before the house a
from the secretary Of
Far, transmitting an estimate of $780,
% for the pedestal statue of General
fairfield, to be erected in Washington
y the Army of the Cumb 1rland.
deferred.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
Elaine education bill was resumed.
VanWyck remarked that the elect
re franchise had be n conferred by
lie United States on the colored peo- !
lie of the south, and had been made '
ecure by constitutional amendments, {
nd he inquired of Blaine whether t
FER that had secured to the col
red people the right that had been
,ught to be given them?
Blair replied he did not think it had, t
ut one OF the reasons was because
lie colored people were not educated. i
the colored people were more intel t
gent they would not be found de a
lived of their rights in that respect. '
here was no other means than ed
cation open to aid the colored people.
o obtain theright of suffrage we had
)andoned all other means. What 5
I'd We done to prot c. the ballot-box t
nee 1876? If this were political
lestion at all, which Blair disclaimed,
hat better cause could republican Z