Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senator Blair Wants Information as to
t eLegality Of the Hanging Of
Louis Rel.
Tus Bnl Wsking appropriation fer Sup
PRESTON of Infection II IoseTseate
Commerce Passes The Eouse.
Fiftteth Congress.
TIE SENATE,

Fiftteth Congress.
TIE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s-The House Joint
resolution for al inquiry by q committee
Of three Senators and three Represents.
tives into the contracts and work on the
Washington aqneduct tunnel was taken
up, explsiGed and passed.
M. Blair offered o resolution (Which
WAS lsid over till tomorrow cslling on
the President for inform stion az to the
trial for treason, the conviction and exc
cu'ion on the 18th Of November. 1885, Of
Louis Dsvid Riel, VINO claimed t., have
Teen 6 na.u tsi:zsd cirz2n OF the U iited
States, and whether the proceedings in
the csse we're acc riding TO due process CT
lew, including the presentation q the
tscs Of Riel's citizenship and his 0eteuss
Of inssetly.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sitersyi1n Of the torf bill, readicc In
full being dispensed with aud tbs Senate
substitute being ordered 10 be 6rst Coz
sidered.
Reading OF the tariff bill reported from
the finance committee was dispensed
win ind the Senate substitute wss or
dereG to be FIRST considered.
lii. Harris asked Mr. Allison 20 tx q
tine when genera. debate shonld close.
Mr. Allison SAID he could not tell when
the Senators would resign thelr right 10
speak on the bill He though thai eu.ges
| ton rstheF premalu5e.
Mr.. Hsrrls Gsked that general decste
| might close in ten days, bu: M:. Allison
refused consent 20 this proposition.
MIR. Allison entered into long eiplcna-
| ioa OF the flslce committees auost.ru.e
BE spoke CT the length OF time
il had tske1 the House to prepare
s bill rot, no said, tcr the purpose /
streng theniCg tae Industries q .he
country, but vita the effect Of great
| disturbing those Interests. From the re-
POI. Of the Secretary OF the Treasury 3or
the first quarter o: tbs present fiscal yea
| be cs'cuIsteh there would be reGuc,isn
Of IS Geo coo in the import receipts as
computed with lsHt vssr and s
reduction CT SIT coo. 900 s conpsrj q
Win the Sacretsrs's st3mste. e. n ughs
reduction Of $50 900, 900 or $40 Geo, 000
IS great IS COZ d be srfsly made. Tue
Serate bill contemplated ths. for the cur
reLt hscbl var SGd TIC y&ars to s3ll9W
tlera should be no surp Us fJr the sink
| ing fund, certainly none bsyopd 81
| smouas necessary 10 r2dstm bonds fall
irg due Octobar l, 1891 lie crald
NOT understand oy what process
OF dnaocisriuG so great surplus
should have been allowed to accumulate
0nen :hs government could havs par
chased bonds 90 So 20 have msde /. ger
ceIb. on tRa money C0M.ng to tn
features CT Il, no sid, Ma Sehate bill
differed from the HJuse bill in thst II
proposed 20 deal with all schedules OF
;hs tarif winch tbs House Dill not
The S.Gafe committee esd soueh,
10 This bill 10 care fer evsry industry il
the couAtry. Hs spGks CT the diverSen:
,csion Of !he minority OF the com ,nistee
&c said sac report OF three Democratic
Ssrs'or8 woo hsi been s9ie t.
agree wss full c. transformation
The calculation Of the reduction TO
be msdesay the Mills DILL was based
on the assumption that the imp ,rtatiob
OF articles On which the tariff YVES in
crossed would be corresponGirsly re-
duced. This was probiemaiic, but there
was 10 question CT reduction to be
.nsde BIZ tne Senste hill l. vas between
SSl 100000 and $4,000 GEO. Speak "a
said tee committee had 7ie,d
ed TO what they had suppos. d
was OF un,ve eminent In
favor OF tasing the tx from mss article
As to the ABOLITION Of the lax or s!cobal
for uss IN the stse, Great British ecd
Germany hed held thas principle
in their ttxirg systems for mary
years, ana found no dif1;al!y IL
Prev ntirg Erauts in that connectit n.
Coni0g 20 TIE Bugsr question Allison gs.d
even WIKI the proposed redGc ion Of IN
81 per cent. fle duty would rsms in 8 Al
| ocv esnt sd vaIorem. He bal syed er0i
| Gent encouragement for the production
Il sugsr Ircn sorahum o. bess was LETT
IN this protection. The eE-ca of the
Hue bill in rsglrd 10 tbs
sugzr schedule he ssid w0u
be u legi2.a.e $4,000. coo ys,s
or y pes cent. on their capital into tie
rockets OF the sugar trust, Ole { q C /,
ths proposed sdyst &C 10 duty On imp orted
cigars, wCuid not BE much selt ss they
uers luxury. AS TO chs schedule
81 provisions, Re ssid ths Senate
bill proposed epec;hc duties SO
far IS p0ssiels. The c'mniftee wse
C II s!deIing G re&e on imported egef.
The comittee had substituted spec fc Ter
sdvslorem duties on Fix and six gpode,
following the recommendation ct Sscre-
tar. Manning. This he though. would
increase somewhat the duty on silks. l.
conclusion Mr.. A!liso said the Sa,e'e II
WAS diatincs measure Of protection
# American Industries wife sne II Juse
bill WAS Q long step in tho direction CT
Whist was known as free trade.
Mr.. Yelce, man 7er Of the minority re-
port Of tbs ii laIce committee, took tbs
h,or Hs said the governnen. Of the
U lited htes hcG in partnership. with thu
manufacturers Ct she Uo,ted 8 .t"sft the
close Of the wsr re-estsblished an unholy
ard in.qnisous system Of !sxstion upoC
the many for the benefit OF the few. The
Hnuse bill n.de Q total reduction Of
$4,000 Geo. How did the Senate
snbsnruse divide It's reduction OF
rs, Ooo, 600? How did the Srn..e
Sc ostitute divide its reduction
Of dutiee? Il took dollars from
the Government for every one dol
lar 1t took from the manufacturer
Hr. VsDc, continued st some length to
sIgue that the Senate bill WAS framed In
the iuseres. of favored classes. Hs s:id
If Henry Clay were alive he would de-
rounca the Sonata Hill mnat kjtterlv II