Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-07

First Fession.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON May Z

Mr.. Bayard and other. presented memo
rials favoring the suspensien Of the eoinag,
of the silver dollar.
Mr.. Cockrell introduced bill tn facilitate
negotiable bills of lsdine and other CONNER
cial instruments, and TO punish frauds there
| in referred.
The free bridge bill across the Potoma,
river was taken up.
! A substitute for the original bill was re
ported by Mr.. Aldrich, having the unanimou,
/ support of the Senate committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia providing for the purchase
| of the Aqueduct bridge if il can be bought
for q sum not to exceed Sl25, 200. The sub
stitute was passed without division
! On motion of Mr.. Sherman the Senate
agreed to attend in body Saturday next, the
ceremonies of unveiling the statue of Chiel
Justice Marshal in the capitol grounds.
The consideration Of the shipping bill wa.
resumed.
| Mr.. Vance addressed the Senate in sup.
of the Vest amendment, providing for free
ships and free material 1t Was absurd TO at.
tempt TO keep up wages of labor by protec-
tive tariff. The Iwhoie people of Europe,
Asia. Africa and the islands OF the sea were
pouring into this country and if the foreign
pauper did not come voluntarily TO compete
with American labor he was sent for and
brought across. Mr.. Vance read from sta
tistics to show the reduction of the wheat ex-
| ports within few years owing to the devel-
opement bv England of wheat culture in
India produced by our high tariff.
Mr.. Hoar asked whether the development
of wheat in India was not due to the compe-
tition of the railroad system in India and
whether Mr.. Vance thought England would
quit railroad building and wheat growing in
India if we reduced the tariff.
| Mr.. Vance replied that if our duty was
brought down to a reasonable point he believed
our exports would keep every farmer in the
country busy.
Mr.. VOORHEES, favored the bill and opposed
the Vest amendment. Free, ships, he said,
meant free trade. Our navigation laws had
been on our statue books 80 years. and the
democratic party had had the administration
of the laws for As years. He did not the-e-
fore see why he a democrat should be ex-
pected all of a sudden and without a cOnvo-
cation of the saints of the party to subscribe
to the repeal of laws as a measur, of party
| feality. Free ships put all the shipping OF
the United Sta,ss IA the hands of England.
an unfriendly pow. If we are to have free
| trade we should begin with salt and other
articles which the poor man had to buy. He
was an American and in favor of protecting
labor.
hstI renaIhs oy Messrs Iiuuo anu Da =
ard, the amendment of Mr.. Vest as modified
by that OF Mr.. Mcpherson was put to vote
and iost-20 to 81
Mr.. Vest submitted an amendment to be
printed, giving the circuit court all power TO
remove :he shipping commission provided in
the bill. and requiring the scale of fees pre-
scribed by the amendment to be hung up in a
conspicuous place 10 the shipping. .commls-
sioner's office
Pending further action the Senate ad-
Journed.
uOUSE.
AT lilo the House went INTO committee
OF the whoie. MT. COX OF New lork In me
char, on the tariff bull
Mr. brown OF pennsylvania spoke IN sup
port OF the protective system OF taxatlon.
Mr.. Townshend OF ILLINOIS quoted from the
various platforms OF the democratic NATIONAL
conventions, 10 snow that the party hao al
ways been IN favor OF tariff reform, and had
always declared Ior revenue tarln.
Mr. Hloson OF west virginia SAID ne was
sorry that the OIL was not In sucn FORM as 10
90 Jusuce 10 ms state lie was uhwliiine,
however 10 enter INTO coantioh Win the
repuohcan party 10 oostruct wise anu Patri-
otic ieglslation oy democratic majority, out
would trust 10 the wisdom, honesty, gooo
sense ana good 1aith OF the friends OF the
measure to do exact justice to his state and
all sections.
Mr.: Randall OF Pennsylvania then took the
aoor In opposition to the bill. For one, ne
was emphaucaliy opposed 70 any such sui
cidai poilcy. III would be Madness Tor any
party TO pursue IT, II was submitted 10 every
member Judgment TO apply heroic remedv
to the Dill or to let 1t llnger out sickly ex-
lstence, bearing IN Its wake business confus-
ION and general bankruptcy, II was not
oased on any sound pfincipie. Ihere nave
peen apologies Tor II out no defense. III was
guessed that II might reduce the surplus rev
ehue, out no oody pretended 10 speak win
ceitalnty' ihere was no attempt 1oi the
adjustment OF the tarln. 1t sliced, reckless
OF the INJURY II might do to interests and IN
dustnes as well as to revenue. horizontal
reduction anorded no remedy. but on the
contrary MADE worse what was bad before.
IL was palpable CONFESSION OF inapiiify TO
handle the problem at Issue, or else a ras
eagerness 10 90 wnat was AT once uncaiied
ior, unwlse ana unfortunate. III was the
clear oictate OF common sense 10 nave walted
until the enect OF the last Dill couih nave
peen fearneu' ana thus saved from all the
passion and turbulence OF a Presidential
election the question in which public welfare
was concerned and which II possible should
never De made purely partisan issue i he