The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25

A long and bitter tight followed, the issue
was fairly drawn. all who wanted tie tariff
to remain unchanged voted for the bill, all
who wanted ii reduced voted mo-
STRAIT VOTES To PREVENT REDUCTION.
The vote was taken My u. 1889; II stood
1Jl yeas to S3 nays. Washburn and Dun
nell voted no--MAoR STRAIT VOTED AYE!
Even Washhurn's cast-irou stomach could
| not swallow the dose that Strait eagerly
gulpcd down. daughter and apptattsc.J
| 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.
| ANp WHAT WAS THE REsrLT9
| Just what Dunnell predicted. The COM
mission amounted to nothing. II was packed
In the interest Of protection and 1t resulted
| In few imnatera reductions made year
afterwards, that were of 10 practical consc-
quence to anybody. But Dunncll was re-
tired to private life and there remains, aud
Strait asks TO 60 back To congress.
STRAIT VOTES AGAINST FREE SHIPS
The high tariff, 1t 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 IL Is too costly
| to compete in carrying freghts 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 a 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 shipbuilding
industry, and have produced ships that
would have given employment 10 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 1t to-
wards the west: the vote stood ayes 81, nays
90, Dunnell not voting, and Washburn and
STRAIT voting 10. The vote stood:
Yeas: Democrats, -: Republicans, Q;
Greeubackers, .; .eaajustcrs, /.
Nays: Republicans, %: Greenbackcrs, II
STRAIT DOES IT AGAIN.
Then Pig-lron Kelly, of Pennsylvania,
par ,reel'eaoe the champion of protection,
burn lodged. Duunell was absent but STRAIT
WALKED rr LIKE LITTLE MAN AND VOTED
AYE. Laughter
STRAIT As FREE TRADER.
But say his friends, granted that oil this
is true, the Major has seen the error Of his
ways, he has reformed, he "has had white
one SINCE" and
'While the lamp holds out to burn,
The yiiest sinner may return" Laughter.
Let us look into this and see If he has
really repentcd or stolen the livery of heaven
TO serve the devil in.
FEAR OF THE scaSDISAyIANs.
tits we'll known that that great Gothic
race the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Norwe-
gians and ,Dancs-the most libcrty-loving
people in Europe, who have, in past ages, furn-
ished dynasties of kings and nooilities to
every nation on the continent, have been
for years past the main reliance of the Re-
publican party in this northwestern part of
America. This was due to the fact that they
had drawn In with their mothers milk u
deep seated hatred of human slavery; and
the course Of the Republican party in over
throwing slavery made it very dear to their
hearts. But the Scandinayians are a prac-
teal people, and have, like all northern races,
a hard grip on facts, and Il keen sense Of
the rights Of property. They cannot under
stand why, under color of a sentiment Of
patriotism their hara-earned money should be
taken out OF their pockets and turned into
the pocket of some one else: they are willing
to be taxed to support the government but
p.ty tn rich yattr Ia il HAY,
are all free traders or low-tarilf men.
now KSUTE NELSON BuLLposEp STRAIT.
We learn from the Minneapolis Erel.iay
Journal that last May when the question
came up of killing the Morrison bill, which
proposed to make considerable reduction in
the tariff, the Hon. kuute hneison, a Nor
wcgian. and the member of congress from
the Fifth congressional district Of Minnesota,
went to Major Strait and told him that the
Scandinavans were free traders, and that ii
he expected to 70 back 10 congress he must
vote against the killing of the Morrison bill,
and he pursuaded the Major to do so. but
it was in very haif-heartai way.
STRAIT DoDGEs TIE VOTE IN COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE.
The first vote came in the House. sitting
as committee of the whole, aud there the
vote had to be taken by tie members Tor
and against, the bill passing between two
men who arr called ''tellers, - and who count
the vote. As this was tue most important
vote taken in the recent session Of congress
permit me 10 read you the following. writ
ten nj the time by correspondent of the
ST. Paul GLOBE, and published in the issue
Nf lat Al .fs
SCENE ON TIL. VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
The scene in the chamber was one Of intense
| excitement and confusion. To which the galleries
rendered no little aid by loud tokens OF approval
The tellers being ordered, Converse and
Morrison were appointed by the chair.
Morrison took his station. giving Converse n very
cool shake CT the baud a. he stood opposite tina,
| gentleman. Then the voting began. and the tel
iers announced the Affirmative vote 10 he i55. The
| first man To pass through in the negative, WAS
| Reagan, Of Texas, who had been brought in an
invalid chair in order To east his vote.
| The negative vote Was announced as ISL, and
then George II. Wise, IF Virginia. voted In the
affirmative making the vote stand loo to Isl.
| Then cheer followed from the Republican
side, aud the cheers We're taken up 10y the gal
| lerrs ami revcrhcrated from every mock and
granny Of the hall. Ladies stood up aud waived
| their Laudkcrchief> aud naen their hats Morr-
son. yielding gracefully IL the inevitable, walked
smiiinsly To his seat and tie tariff hiii was dead
Morrison was not disconnected, and seemed to
think the yeas aud nays woaid change the re-
| suit. n tcas H0ttraaife hat oaiy Ha&hbErH, If
TEE Minnesota dtiegatioH, passed betrtta
| The tc!itFs, When tie committee rose,
and Carlisle resumed the speakers
| chair, he appeared nervous and blanchcd.
\ Cox reported that the committee had
stricken out the enaetng clause; and the qaes-
ton VAS ordered by yeas and nays.
MINNESOTA VOTE.
On concurrlng therein special attention was
| directed to the Minnesota allegation. Ma-nburl
| voted yea and White nay. Nelson, Strait aat
| Wake fsia ,etfkdfeW Mttf tofss on As first r0i
| rail-. Anderson ale his laek and voted To strike
out. Upon the second call al non-soiing mem
| bers, Nelson, strait aud Wakefield voted nay,
Their votes did not effect the result. There were
| four pairs. two members, Barr, of Pennsylvania.
| and Lichclieu Robinson. OF New York, not yot-
| inn Tie L. suit WI: Anas. IL naAs LII: tninl