The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17

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~ DAsss moved an smsndmsht ~ the
iill a. A. a. msEe tna HmI dHf ~ lsri g. be
rigfu ip stvsfaliy {, the P0rcs Isdisus
.unfifen sfcilons. Aaesi 90.
Feeding acton on tue bill the ohalf laid
before ihe rsnae ibs nnhaisnsd business.
hfius Tia bankruptcy nill.
hf DtSes TemafklnR no would t0-mor'
rnw, after the mofning business, oil np the
Indian bit for further consideration, co...
.ifsFaii0p OF The b1n Tnpl0T bill 6Hs pro-
cpsdsd siih by seoiiJrs mud much progress
risds, ina dsnst6 neiEg opnlinrd IA The
legal aspects Of the provisions read. Amend
mems IN detail wsrs propos.d nv
Nessis. George, BsyAri, hoar. Wilson,
Salisbury End Slater mosi Of which
agreed 10, rue ee l,te was ps,iieiD tsl la
b. the senators nsm Il and ny Mtssfs. HaT-
r,son, Alddoh, Garland, Cameron, Of Wis
eonsin, aud others.
The sections agreed TO to-iisy provide
among other thlnf- that any person owing
q pfoyldshle deb exceed M 1900 may DO ~
voluntary petition hcIudgsd bantrnp,,
any trader o wing dsDts In ez iess OF vi 900
which leases his estate to avoid
his creditors, or cjncerls nim
self % avoid arrest or service
Of legal process, or irauiulently Transfers
bss property, OF c0nceas or removes the
same % avoid process or With tina Intention
10 csirauu his creditors, procnres or suffers
Judgment b be procured sgairs, bin, of
Nh1 being rctuslly insolycnt suit ~ mis-
nfnptfiy I. b. svizai on execution, and
falls within thirty days 10 redeem II or has
tusre ded payment Of hls Rccount
Tor the period OF thirty dayi alter
the day found payable ehal be
deemed 20 have almmitted the act OF b,nk.
rupicy. aud NAV be adladsed bankrupt 4
peti.isn lied by one Or more oil his cFedi'
tors.
Aner executive sessIon the uenste sa-
lourned.
WAsniSoros, April l6.-lPrsss.I- tho
sXpfcla iun al fight over ihe Morrison
tAr,il DILL, 70 take place to-day, mem bers on
the republican aud democratic sides who
nave the duiy If securing pairs lor ab.
sentees weIe kspt busy this morning 10
seeing that tbs vote OF no msG should
be was cd and that all pairs should contain
tha names Of Ihe advocates and opponents
o! the measure.
Morrison moved that the house go into
committee Of tho whole for tha considera.
ton oi tina tariff bill. There was no divi.
sion end the motion was agreed 10. Cox o!
New York being called TO cheir.
Imme diately upon the commiitee's az
sembling Eaton objected 10 the considers.
tion of the bill aud the objection was re.
ported 10 the house by = vote of li0 yeas
aud 1873 nays aud the committee decldet 10
consider the measure.
There was intense interest manifested 10
The rolf call. At the conclusion OF the first
cali there sppeared u m. iority OF ono Ia ia
vor of the measure. Tnen went on the
secJud c-l'. Sni ~, members rowded
aroupd any one OF their colleagues who was
keeping taliv, earnestly listening fer each
response. The result WAS 30 close until
the flnsl announcement thet nobody was
quite sure how the vote stood; but upon the
announcement there was round of ap-
plsuse from the democratic side. The COM
mittee then resumed ite sitting, and Nor
rison opeaed the debats In support OF the
bill.
He described the financial condition Of
the country: s'eted the estimated surplus
Of revenues, over expenditures, and dwelt
moon the necessity OF reducing taxation.
To fail TO reduce taxes aud relieve the
people would ne fligraat disregard of
public duty. Tas peudiDg b!ii might not
be- all required, but was an advance
10 u promiee Il more complete tariff re-
iorn,. Such reform aud adjustment OF the
tariff was not believed stssinsDle q, the
present session. IL would create no sur
prise. In the opinion Of the mej)rity o
thu ways aud mans committee
the measure WAS not suficle tiy
harmonious 10 secure their
They found Ia il no merit, be-
cause IL proposed to reduce all duties alike.
A horiz)ntsl reduction might not be best,
but DoGe otter was now practicable. Pro-
tsctiouieta opposed II, nat because IL was
horz ontal reduction, but because it Was Is
reduction a. sll.
The year 1860 was the time Of plenty OF
labor for wages, worker was al least, as well
as the grower OF grain,. better paid than
b. d rf In hat
wear IS6o) Of bounteons plenty our mpor.
iations OF foreign g6odswgie lefs 70 the per.
son or in proportion to population taan-- In
the years 1880 and 1882 To the list OF ar.
tlcles now imported free Of duty. amount
ing to nearly one-third OF our mp0rtations,
It ia proposed 10 add ealt, coal, wood
and lumber Salt il already free
from tax for fishermen, also for the ex.
porter OF meats, 10 lessen the cost OF food
20 the people OF other countries, not for our
own. Coal ia untexe6 for use on vessels
having by law exclusive right TO the coast
ing trade, privilege denied uerscn, en-.
gagged in other pursuits. The revenue
from wood aud lumber imported and here
after TO be admitted free OF
not exceed $40 900 0o0. The census
retu rms show The domestic wooden products
to exceed $500, coo 600 per annum. II an
average duty of 20 per cent on imported
wood sdde but 10 per cent. 10 the price OF
that product hereto an increased cost to
the people has been added OF 100000 600
in teu years. In thefes ten years, under
the preteuss OF taxing this article to secure
$40 Geo 600 revenue, We have cOmneiled the
people 10 pay $500, ,OOUin bounty 10 en-
courage the destruction Of forests aud fill
ing OF lrees, aud ut Che same time We have
given more than $18 0U0 coo acres of land
under timber culture as bounty to ec-
courage the planting OF trees and ether
Forests; in estimates made by actual ex.
perience in the bureau OF statistics which
actual payments in appropriations show 10
be but estimates, though based on oflicia!
data, The bill would leave II appears 10 COT
tons, but two articles Of cotton yarns not
finest, du.iable above DC per cent;
in woolena but ona coarse
carpet wool, which we do not oroduce
above 90 pr c.nb eiii II iron and Steel but
few above 30 per cent. There rates have
been fixed al the limit above which on
thoae articles no duty shall 10 collected. |
The present rate on the finest cotton Is 40
psr cent. and yet 1t is IN unquestioned
fact, as shown by invoices aud payments |
mace, that duties exceeding 100 per cent.
(exceeding first cosi) are exacted and paid
on cotton goods, the duty upon which
Is 10 estimates referred To stated to be
less than 20 per cent. Ins same 10 true OF
woolen schedule these abuses are most glar-
ing. In all they reeult from enormitiss
hidden and concealed. both in olase fication
articles aud rates of duty. The limit Of 30.
so aud 60 per cent. on the cotton, metal
asd WOODEN schedules Is intended to expose
and remedy these hidden enormities,
thus Offering some relief tor
OF $500 600, on sugar ns much ss on cotton
and wooden goods, and Sl4 600 010 Oh other
articles used 10 every house. The insuffi
cien,, not TO say deceptive character Of the