The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-13
SENATE rsocExDiNGs.
PoIiiIcal Debate-Ciyii SeryIc. i;e-
form Defeated Cleveland.


WAsHISGroS Dee i2-In the senate
there wss but little morning business, 10
the tariff bin was quickly taken uF, the
question being the amendment offered by
Jones o! Arkansas 70 admit hoop o. hand
iron. cotton ties, etc. free of duty, Instead
of taxing II 2.lo % n cen; per pound ad-
diiioual The question wheihrr eg not
this would hr n tax on ;Ae cotton PLANTER.
aud II 70, how much. was discussed az
length By Berry aud HiscOck
Hiseock replied 10 Berry NJ sonlc length
in speech championing the senate bill
and protective tariff In closing he said
"A verdict on this question has been rem
dered by the people. The Democrats viii
have a chance four years from now to try
IL over again. This Is not the time or the
place. so soon after the fnll discussion, -
coon after q rebnke of that sort % siecla-
nation, TO indulge in II again, and ] i'm.
agine II viii have no effect on this side Of
the chamber and no effect Oh the country
We don't believe the tariff Is robbery. We
believe 10 Building up American Industries
We have the raw material here 20 make
these cotton ties. and we believe the IN
dustry can be so successfully established
that the effect will be to force down the
price of cotton ties.
A colioquy in reference 20 cotton and 20
the question whether SIS price was nxed Ia
the Liverpool market took place between
senators Reagan. HiscOck and CAeee.
After IL closed the caases OF the defeat Of
the Democrats ia the last election was
brought up, Reagan claiming the tariff had
not 20 much 20 do with il as had the veto
OF The dependent pension till ans Demo
cratic discomfort With the presidents civil
chaee asked whether the eissonfent was
because the president had NOS carried out
his pledges.
did not carry cut bis pledges aud because
be kep: Republicans IN Office IN cases
where the law dit not require him 70
do 80.
Dawes-Docs the senator mean 20 say the
presidents party deserted him bccsase be
saaid not break his pledge
Re2gaa-No. sir. 90 not mean inst
Dawes-NhAt do you mean
Reagan--if was the presidents JGfy %
carry ont the lass, but = s as mol DIS Q aty
70 extend the principle oi the iag % O1lce-
tina, we're NOS covered BY u. mean thAt
there was dlsosntent Win The Doctrine ot
civil service reform, snd The gentlemen on
The other side viii so0n have evidence oi
,hEf discomfort
teuec of Democratic discomfort ia rhc
state Of NeW York with TIE psesi1eDt .
efyil service policy during the last year.
Thlen- retiFfng 10 EeaEan's remarks ah0u;
ss-ieyiftr,rsl Interest ea fbe rarsa question.
~ rem aEaand hin Qi the fact that the Re
usslfcaus 81 the sfste ~ %ew YORK cane
i:st,ru 70 Harlem river wish a .8sj majority.
aod that that par of tire state ~ fairy
g-siaaiturai. that Ig8R. a fairly agrigui-
tssrsl stAts. caVc the Republicans . ma
isr5tv ~ sseso. and that Kansas gave s Re-
nnalsasa majority Of 7a9Go % saf.1 &hat
,.rg4gssi. IL said, fhas i'e nzr8eElErfal IN
r~=ests 81 the county iii not ronsis-.f it
was being injured b The igLIf.
geszan aeeouBted for it ~ s1-se sting
fbas ft,s the last . years fsllseles EDSet ths
hie<sfaes Of The tariff bad been preached %
tae farfuers. and that tbe iazf c&nSsaign
VAS 700 snort te urG9 The eitecf q tfaFS'
pEe4chsng-
Hale stated f5st tbs pTtsisaeliss saftli
=. ,-.s-Tgss.s. raj seen sn0ys. excessively csrcu.
g4@sa ssss6tsx TIE f&gazers Of fr@ SfsEo and
S1ssthsest than say osha- docafasEt fef