The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-01
FORTY-EIGHTM CONGRESS - FIRST
SESSION.


SESSION.
HOUSE.
WAsHIHGToN, April 20.-TPress Lamb
called up the joint resolution di.
recting the president to bring
10 the attention oil the govern
ment OF Venezuela the claim OF J. L.
Wheelock, a citizen OF the United States,
upon him by the officers OF that govern.
ment. and demand and enforce in such u
manner as may seem best for the immedi.
ate settlement OF the claim.
Lamb gave brief description Of the out.
RACES committed on Wheelock by officers
in order to extort from him confession of
a crime Of which he WAS not guilty. The
Joint resolution passed.
Washburn asked leave to report from the
committee on appropriations joint resolu.
ton appropriating $40 1000 to defray ex.
penses attending the visit Of the special
embassy from Siam to the United States,
but Weller objected.
The morning hour was dispensed with,
and the house went into committee OF the
whole on the tariff bill.
Hiscock instituted comparison between
the condition OF the business OF the couu.
try prior to the tariff OF 1861, and its con-
dition at the present time, and from the
omparison deducted, the conclusion that
the protective system was the better one
for the people. Agricultural products he
m maintained, secured higher price now
than twenty years ago, o result which was
which the Other side sought to initiate,
might have the effect of giving the former
a market abroad, but 1t would
do 1t only In one way, by turning out to
agriculture large pr oportion OF producers
and lowering the prices OF products. At
present prices the American farmer could
not compete with foreign production and
must depend on the homo market for the
OF the protective system he asserted TINT
organized manufactures and labor melted
the inventive genius of the people and
gave capital the opportunity for saielin.
vestment. He denied it had had the effect
of building up monopclies.
Morse wished he could support the bill,
which would reduce the revenue $lC0 000,-
OUO, aud he would vote for the Morrison
bill because i5 author had informed him
1t would result in tae reduction of $4,000
600
Hurd advocated the bill. He denied the
right OF the government to surrender the
taxing power and allow an Individual to
exercise it. When he earned wages they
were bis own and he had the right to eX-
American tariff was an embarrassment to
commerce and injurious to the carrying
trade and it was question OF
only little time When under
this policy the American flag would
entirely disappear from the high eeas.
What was the effect of this ruinous system
on the farmer? 1t increased . the price Of all
sumption. and this increase amounted an
nually to $47O,OOO0'O. For this there was
absolutely mo compensation in the pro.
tective system. The system operated to in
crease tho price of the transportation Of
grain from the west to the seab0ard, and
from the sesboard to Europe. When the
grain of the American farmer reached
grain of every other farmer of the world.
The protective tariff of America was valu-
Athletic help him there, and every dollar OF
increase in price which the transportation
occasoped to him, diminished the profits of
his sales. But hat protective tariff did
more injury TO the farmer than the injury
1t occasioned him in 8 foreign market. 1t
the markets of the world. India now fur.
nishes England with wheat. The effect OF
this on the markets Of the United States
in the last nine months had been to de-
crease the export of American cereals more
than SAT ,0C0, 900, and wheat had gone down
in Chicago to less than so cents; and this
development OF the wheat production OF
India was. entirely the result of the pro-
tee We policy in America. ~ say" con.
tlp u ed be, FARMERS of Americs, the prosss
pect before you is not encouraging now.
With elevators, granaries and warehouses
all full, the old crop uusold, with vast
fields greening to the coming harvest; with
q crop unexcelled in India; with splendid
promise among all the wheat.growing ma
lions, and with the price of wheat at less
than 80 cents, the result of which will be
ikoh uf
January next will not pay the price Of pro-
duction, and corn raised on the western
prairie will again be burned for fuel. In
that day farmers will be beggars in the
midst of their own. plenty. There
is absolutely no relief except making
foreign markets for agriculture He went
to argue the Of the System
terests, but on the contrary, was detri-
mental to them in that, it prevented them
from securing free raw material. "Oh, II
could put into the brain of the mauufac-
turers Of America one sentence" he burst
forth, sit would be this: Turn from this
constant introspection to the nations of the
world down With the walls and to the sea!
buy what you make. Rise up to
the truth Of the great thought that these
immense peoples can be supplied by you
with all the instruments of husbandry and
tools OF craftsmanship, but they will not take
your goods unless YOU take theirs. Let
your tariff disappear; then, oh, msnufact-
urer, your attention will be diverted from
home markets to the generous rivalries of
foreign trade, in which wealth will come
to you of which you do not dream to-day.
Geddes followed with an argument in fav.
or OF tariff for revenue judioiously adjusted
for the protection of struggling and infant
industries.
Turner, Of Kentucky, advocated the Nor
rison bill and spoke In favor of placing
trace chains on the free list.
Barney, from the committee on appro.
priations, reported the army appropriation
BILL. Referred to the committee OF the
whole.
The house took recess until o'clock,
The evening lesson to be for debates on
he tariff bill.
There were very few members present at
short speech by Winans, OF Wisconsin,