Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Sc :ate de
voted most Of the day to the consideration
and passage of minoi bills on the calendar
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds it was agreed
on saturday and devote the day to business
on the calendar.
Mr.. Farwell introduced bill authorizing
the President to issue proclamations retail
ating against any countries which discrim
mate against American products and TO ex
clude from the United States animals and
all products from countries in which con.
tagious diseases are prevalent among such
stock.
The Committee on Interstate Commerc.
vss relieved from further consideration oi
the bill and petitions for suspension oi
Interstate traffic, postal and military ser
vice on the Sabbath, and the subject was
referred to the Committee on Education
and Labor.
Bills for public buildings were reported AZ
follows: At New London, Conn, iS75, ,OOO);
lansing, Mich, (slOo OO0l; Norfolk, Va,
($250,
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill to establish
courts for the Indians on the various reser-
vations and to extend tie protection Of the
laws of the states and territories over all
Indians.-Referred.
Mr.. Beck secured the floor for q speech
on the Presidents message. He spoke OF
the universal interest awakened by the bold
and fearless manner in which the system OF
federal taxation was discussed in the mes
sage. and said that the time could not much
longer be delayed when some change must
be made in that system. When fairly can
vassed and understood its injustice would
(he believed) necessitate a change Taxa
ton should be for revenue purposes only.
The present system was utterly indefensi-
BILE. 1t was fundamentally wrong in pru-
ciple, and doubly wrong in its detailes. As
to the proposition of the protectionists to
repeal the taxes on whisky, beer and tobacco.
he expressed himself as entirely opposed to
it
At the close of Mr.. Beck's speech the
Senate proceeded to the consideration of
bills on the calendar only those being
taken up TO which there was no objection.
Among the bills passed were the following:
Changing the boundaries of the Yellow
Stone National Park, and providing police
and other regulations there; increasing the
limit of expenditure for q public building
at Troy, \. Y, to cost 500, 900, and for q
public building at San Francisco
70 cost $4,000; appropriatins 500:
600 for public building at Hudson, n. Y.
Appropriating $3.50, 900 for a public build
ing at Sioux City, Iowa, Appropristing
S0,00o for public building at Cheyenne,
Wyoming Territory. To authorize the Co.
lunbia River Bridge Company to construct
and maintain bridge across the Columbia
river, between Oregon and Washington
Territory. To grant the right of way
through the Indian Territory 10 the st.
Louis 4 San Francisco Railway Company.
Appropriating $40, 600 for the completion Of
the monument to Mary, the mother of
Washington, at Fredericksburg, Va.
Sixty-one bills altogether were passed
and the Senate at p. m, adjourned until
Saturday.
The principal event in the House yester-
day was the debate on the adverse report
on the resolution calling on the Postmaster
General for information on the alleged pos
tai discrimination in favor of Canadian cit
iLsns. The resolution was tabled. The House
considered the Indian Appropriation bill
without action.
An adverse report was submitted on the
resolution calling on the Postmaster Gen.
srsl for information relative to the pruhi-
bition Of American citizens from using the
United States mails on the same terms as
Canadian citizens The report accompany
ing the resolution states that the resolution
AAtiC VI VI cAlsIlilR
law, protest against the enforcement and
an arraignment of the Postmaster General
for enforcing the law than of proper reso-
luton of inquiry.
Mr., Enloe said that the resolution re-
fected upon the PostmaSter-Geueral by
drawing an inference that he has violated
the law by the issuing OF certain order,
and that it was intended TO reflect upon the
department for the negotiation of the con-
vention. He contended that the Postm as
ter-General had ample authority conferred
upon him by the fourth article OF the pos
tai treaty to issue the order complained of.
After some discussion the matter went over.
Mr.. Clements. Of Georgia, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported the
District Of Columbia appropriation bill
Committee of the whole.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, from the Commit
tee on Revision of the Laws, reported the
bill to prohibit aliens from acquiring title
to or owning lands within the United
States-House calendar.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Indian appropriation
bill.
Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, took advant-
age of the general debate, 10 speak upon
The tariff 1t was not honest, he said. to
call men who favored tariff reduction, free
of tariff reduction were not the only friends
of American labor nor were they the only
guardians of American enterprise. The
question of protection or free trade was not
fairly involved in the problem Congress
had TO solve. The question was whether
the surplus should be got rid of by extrava-
CANT expenditures, or whether the taxes
should be reduced. The great body Of the
people were agreed that the surplus should
be reduced bv reduction of taxation. He
had read by the clerk a number Of letters
from Republicans favoring a reduction of
the tariff and the continuing of the inter-
nal revenue tax.
Mr.. Nelson next quoted western Repub-
lican platforms declaring in favor OF re-
duction in the tariff al an early day, and
added amidst the laughter and applause of
the Democrats, land now, my friends, is
the appointed tune"
He concluded by saying that he would
put free salt and free lumber against free
whiskey and free tobacco and so would the
great mass of the American people. Gap
plauss on Democratic side.
Mr. Funston, of Kansas, attempted to put
some questions TO Mr.. Nelson, but the lat
ter remarked that the gentleman could
have the floor to himself; and took his seat
not.replying TO Mr. Funstons challenge US
10 why he did not put the wheat on the
free list. The committee then arose and
the house al 5:l5 adjourned.
Good words for the Hog ut the Proper
Time.