Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-23
Referred to committee ON

=, DIAL, iIoin tne committee on educa-
tion and labor, reported favorably the
OIL 10 create a commission TO inquire
INTO and report upon the material in.
dustrial and intellectual progress made
by the colorei people OF the United
States since 1865. Placed on the cal.
endar.
Mckinley said it was gratifying
that the people could be no
longer deceived as to the real burmese
of the Democratic organization. which
was to destroy the present system of
taxation and protection, and substl-
tute therefor system which
would recognize no revenue
He congratulated the people that at
last under the leadership OF an hone, I
statesman from Illinois (Morrisopl
that party had announced its true
platform on which this great eco.
nomical question was to be fought.
In the i6th.congres the leader of the
free-traders in this house (Hurd) in
troduced u joint resolution declarisr
that to the end that the present tariff
shall become one for revenue. the duty
on tea and coffee shall be restored. and
that was what "A revenue tariff meant.
Hammond inquired what had be-
come of that resolution.
| Mcknight never was taken IN
to be passed.
Hammond--Then it was
the opinion of one man and not of the
Democratic house.
McKinley--That resolution was re-
ported to the house by Democrat /,
ways and means committee, on which
were gentlemen as distinguished rs the
speaker of the present house and emf
nent as the gentleman from Virgins
| (Tncker). Whether IL was the vote,
of the house or not, II was the voice o
that committee, which was the organ
of the house. The bill wa
difficult If not impt ssibl
of execution, and mathematical
experts would be constantly required
to determine the duty on invoices
"Would the bill commend itself l.
you if the Morrill, clause were stricken
out?" inquired Morrison.
II would not support this bill, y re
piled Mckinley, eff 1t wer
simple straight twenty per cent
reduction of duties of 1883. Som
articles of imported merchandise ca
better stand reduction of twenty pc
cent. than others. The reduction {
J twenty per cent. will destroy some {
the great manufacturing indu
tries of the country. Twent
inches off the leg of til
, gentleman from Illinois would leay
him a stump, but twenty inches o
, the leg of one of the small members {
; the house would not leave him an
, stump at ALL"
"Tha. is a good stump speech
suggested Tucker. The troub
with the Democratic rarl
was that it had determin,
on doing something, no matter no
mischievous, which looked to a redu
ton of duties on imports, even who
, doing it was in opposition to u
: universal sentiment of the countr
This work was not TO stop with OF
, horizontal slash. There was to
: another and another until nothing
! life was left and their doctrinair
? would see eXemplification of their p
schemes in the destruction of the gre
' productive interests of the countr
i and the shaving poor would be foui
= without work, shelter or food. II w
: well the senate yesterday passed
bankrugtcy bill. 1t was u fifth
! coro,lary to the Morrison bill.
u The senate had done wise action
: providing legal means for settling wi
creditors, wiping out balances, al
. q rolling from the shoulders of the pc
u ple crushing burdens which b
Morrison bill would put on thel
/, The only persons who demand
= reduction of the tariff we
u members of the free.trade clubs
Brooklyn aud New York, and tn
we're like the lilies of the field, sth
toll not, neither do they spin, the
capital was not Invested Ill active
L. dustries, they cut their &C
> pons and bought most !,
/ their goods on the other 81
# of the ocean. Ifcongress lowered
>, ties they could get their goods lit
y cheaper. He declared the bill was
:. the interest Of England, and IN conc
~ sion appealed to the Democrats not
&c take leap in the dark by the passa
-, of this bill.
y Herbert made au elaborate argume
u; in favor of the bill, and the commit
y. ~ then rose and the house went IL
" committee of the whole on the pensl
nt appropriation. .oo
10 Congress should enter az ohco
re passage of the Morrison bill on
'l reduction of the tariff to strictly. r
y enue basis. This was the great Isl
VI before the American people, IL out
~ not to be evaded and could not
- postponed ,s
On motion of Rogers OF Arkans
an amendment was adopted providl
v. that no agent, attorney or other |
.a son shall demand or receive lee
re his services in any Ease of pension
,,.. bounty land claims until allowance
u. claims; that all fees in pension ca
ei shall be paid out of the first insl'
,ot ment of the pension 10
'of claimant; that no NJ
ol shall exceed 10 per ce
e ea except in cases of special written c
e Gu tracts on file in the pension once.
VI anproyed by the commissioner OF p
ny sions. where S25 may be cnare
vi VI and prescribing the power Whic /.
10 secretarv of the interior may exer'
NIX over pension attorneys. me q
I nu mittee rose and reported the Dill 10
lei ho,,se. when 1t passed.
s.e The house then took recess UNI
"n o'clock. The evening session 's ior
or or bate only on the tariff bill.