Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-10
49th Congress---Second Session.
WASHINGTON. Dec. g. 1886.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 1886. SENArE.-The Senate took up Mr. Morrill,
 resolution that there be no tariff legislatio
 at this session. Mr. Merrill maintained tns
 1t was clear the Democratic presidential car
 didate in 1884 would have been defeated bu for the protective tariff backbone inserted i the Democratic platform. He ridiculed MI Morr1son's schemes for a reduction of tn tariff, comparing them to Dr. Sangrado' specific, and said that their effect could onl be to let flood of foreign productions pou in and overrun the American market. MT | Morrill, ikened this continual loud barkin, l about Hwar taxes" to that of the dog whicl parked at the hole after the squirrel had gone 1t was true, he said, that many American products had outgrown protection. Bu | while all home manufactures had been cheap ! ened, foreign competition had become un bounded and protection against underpaid labor could not be abandoned. MT. Beck wanted to know whether the Senator from Vermont proposed to advise his friends in both houses to resist all ef- forts toward 8 reduction of taxation. MT. Morrill, said he only desired to show that he was opposed to such propositions as had come from the Democrats, but he was ready to unite with any party that would take hold of the subject in the spirit which he had suggested.
 MT. Beck said that the Senator should ad- wise his friends to bring up some measure that would suit his views. He hoped that the Republican Senators and members would present to the country plan for reducing taxation and give the Democrats a chance to discuss the question.
 MT. Morrill, said his only purpose had been to show the difference between the promises and performances of the Democratic party.
 MT. Sherman said that if the plan pro- posed by the Democratic party last session had gone into effect it would have been the r1o ,oks1 ~e l. might have reduced taxation it would have destroyed the industries of the country. The object of the Democratic party was not to reduce the taxes, but to tamper with the great industrial system of the country. It was against such action that the Republican party stood like a wall.
 MT. Dawes will address the Senate when the subject Is again taken up.
 The Senate adjourned.
 HoUsE.-On motion of Mr. Morrison a con- ference was ordered on the Senate amend ments to the bill proposing 'staxation of fractional parts of gallon," and on motion the Senate amendments to the bill restricting ownership of real estate in the territories to American citizens.
 The House then resumed consideration of the bill extending the free delivery system An amendment was adopted providing that
 
 delivery of mail matter as frequently as the public business may require at every incor- porated city or village containing five thou sand and may be so employed at every place containing population of not less than ten thousand, according to the last census taken by authority of State or United States law, or to any postofice which may produce gross revenue for the preceding year of not less than $10,000.
 The bill as amended was passed.
 A bill was also passed authorizing the en- ployment of mail messengers in the postal service.
 Consideration of the electoral count bill has then resumed. After brief remarks the bill as amended was passed without division.
 The Senate bill was passed relinquishing the interests of the United States on lands in San Francisco to the city of San Fran cisco.
 At this point of the proceedings Mr. Reagan of Texas, rising to 8 question of personal privilege, had the clerk read a Washington dispatch to the New York World of Decem- Der 4, alleging that dispute in the confer ence on interstate commerce had occurred between himself and MT. Cullom and that he (Reagan) was compelled to retract a statement that all the opponents of his favorte measure were acting in the inter est of monopoly. MT. Reagan also had read 8 second extract from the issue of De-
 
 and further article reiterating it's first story. MT. Reagan denied the truth of the and said the only foundation for them was that he had said that the proposed commission s'would serve more as a buffer between the people and the railroads than to promote the ends of justice.'' He said no such scene as was described has occurred. He could have no quarrel with a creature base enough to invent and send for publica- tion such falsehoods and islander. MT. Rea- gan quoted the Hon. Joseph Pulitzer as the controller and publisher of the paper and said: ''By publishing the statements he showed himself capable of prostiruting his paper to create sensation to inerease it's eale and nnalra s,si. UI rHe pam ana 1nluSIlce inflicted upon others, and just and an hon. orable man would not employ or would not retain in his service men capable of such conduct"
 The House then at 3:10 p. m. went into Committee of the Whole, MT. Springer of H. 1inois in the chair, on the bill creating de- pertinent of agriculture and labor. The bill was discussed at length and pending debate the committee rose.
 Mr. Randall, from the Committee on Ap- pIoPrle~ions, reported the sundry civil bill, adjourned.