Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-02-26
MEMS on Tng WEEK SUMMARIZED.
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WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Feb 20
There has been q great deal OF SURPRISE ex-
pressed to-day at the ~promnrArss OF the SEN
ate IN voting on the Texas Pacific forfeiture
The expectatiep Was that no vote would be
reached this sesaion. It Is said Senate
Beokss fierce attack ON Morgan OF Alabama
and other Democratic senators for delaying
action had its effect TO bring on an immedi-
ate vote. Forfeiture men are labilant &C the
result, and feel sure that other rrfnmsns win
follow The house las Already passed bills
forfeiting ovaf nfts million acres Of land,
with an stekage value, at the lowest estl-
niata OF $40 TO Sl5 per acre, INT owing
70 the hardness OF tire seAate, only one or
these bills-the Oregon Central has become
q law We house started in at the beginning
Nf the Forty eighth congress with O determiI
nation TO forfeit all the untarned lands held
by the railroad corporrtfsfs The public
lands committee, with Mr.. Cobb for chair
m>n, worked hard, and reported bills TO the
Eoase for FORGETTING over loo, DOC. 900 acros
Their consideration was pressed upon the
house by Mr.. Cobb and Mr.. payson. and bills
were passed last session declaring forfeited
seven small Southern grants, Amounting in
all TO about e,U0O, 900 acres, the
Texas Pacific $4,000, 900, the Ore
goa Central 1000, 600, the California
a Oregon 5000. 200, and the Atlpnti6 q
Pacific 80, 600, 600 acrea The other for
fe,ture BILLS which forfeit about 90, 000, 600
acres, are on the house calendar. The sen
ate has acted very slowly upon these bills
They passed tho Oregon Central with an
amendment giving the railroad the lands co
terminous with their work nc the end OF the
time tba entire work sEould have beon COM
pleted- Tins the house agreed TO do after
some protestation, and the forfeiture, re-
duced 20 2.0tbo. UDO acres, became a law,
The only others the senate has passed are the
Atlantic a Pacinc, which they SO amended
that IL took from the bill ia Whole Character,
referring the matter to t3s court OF claims
for settlement, which amendment the house
would net aRree TO. and the bill cannot
beeofiie a law unless the senate recedes from
lts position on the Texas Pacific bill yestef
day. Among the bills reported npon by the
house public lands comnsittee, but not yet
acted upon by tho house. is the Northern Pa
cifio, emounting 20 80, 600, 900 acres All
the Bulls not receiving final action will die
on the 4th OF March, but they will be intro
duced into the next house, and beirr ~ such
a complete form they ear then be acted
upon without sarch delay, the committee
CONSIDERING them in merely a formal way.
MI" AtAtN lduu tOlttibAI0 DAux Ut Dihhtu w
the senate yesterday, meets with the APP
proyai of the house committee, and M soon
az the bill comes over 10 the house Mr.. Rea-
a viii move TO concur in the senate
amendments, and the bill viii he sent TO the
president for bis signature
Discussed the Tarin.
New YORK. Special Telegram, Feb. 90
Prof W. O. Sumner, of Yale college, and
G.an Afatvart Il tEn,IforI - n.~.ll.. A..
cussed the tariff question for two hours this
evening IN the American Art association
rooms. Brooklyn. The debate was held
under the auspices OF the Revenue Reform
club of that city, and attracted to the hall al
most twtce a. nlnny people as could be ac-
Two thirds OF the audience
had Go stand throughout the debate, but
listened attetiyeiy to the dis
cusston anti the close. The question
wa, SHOULD the tariff laws of tho
United States be for revenue ohlyy
Prof Simmer argued In the affirmative. and
Gen Woodford took the opposite view. The
Yale theorirt consumed the first half hour OF
enc debate by stating his wellmatured views
on the iuiquity OF the tariff system and Che
necessity OF an immediate return 10 o
Tree trade basis. Throughout his discourse
ae followed the same line OF argument
which he had used IN all bis public
speeches md pamphlets Gen. woodford
was rcundly applauded as he stepped for
ward 70 the reading desk. Fora time III
himself TO answering what Prof.
sumner had called. @the fantiainental falla-
cies OF protection but afterward made a
general statement OF the benefits OF protec-
zion. He said in part;
/ believe In the tariff becauso I am an Amer
lean, and have the good OF the country at heart.
dont care 10 give our market over 10 the Inn.
porters, and the nations wealth Il treat enough
Us a fair chance TO strike the markets abroad in
reterh When the iron iBdnsWies OF pcnnsyl-
vania aud the cotton mills ut New England are
saifieiehtly developed 70 allow us 10 compete with
countries on their own Erpnud, then
Ae shall be willing tG let them compete With us
here. Until then We must have protection II we
would have nrsrr, comfort and content
n ssoa among the workins classes, The
gress In 1887 waa TO introduce a proper
tafiif system, and It's preamble read -in erdef 20
and encourage aDirtfsaa Industries. SO
We stnrtes sMd. after almost q CEN
We C-e independent Of tho whole
world IN everything. Wages are higher.
are cheaper and the people
are richer. Whyi Became the nation has fol-
in the line marked out by that resolution.
SO tar ~ the present business depression Is con-
cerped, 1 believe that II Ia due TO the cor
stspt threat OF free traders ard the constant
OF the mapnfertnrer and the importer OF
sadlcal changes In the tariff system. Stop agita-
iia. and prosperity will reign. IL this country
nonld have anyt thing positively stable and settled
In its financial and commercial legislation
Iii we would have ono system continuously
within twenty-five yc.rs America would control
he manufacturer anu BUSINESS Of the world.
We are nearer to IL to-day than we ever were.
and the advance has only begun.
In concluding, Gen, woodford said:
The free tradcrs have never dared to ask . vote
Df the country on the question. They are afraid
70. Every time sat II has been introduced they
have been repndlatcd by ths voice OF the people.
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