New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-08
THE MESSAGE LHALYggD.
SENATOR pLATT FINISHES HIS SPEECH
OTHER MATTERS IN TIE sENArT-A FLOOD VI
.urs Pam HorsR nOMMlTTEEA

BILLS FROM House. coNMfrTHEa
WASHINGTON, Feb 7.-Among the petitions %"
memorials presented ana referred In the Scns'o We"
several from the womans Christian Temperance uhio'
Of various States. asking for the aooht'on Oh VI" "
ternal revenue taxes all alcoholic nquor' oho "
New-York asking for the appointment Oh oon
sion to examine into charges alleged against inc
p. C.,,o,,c nr,.stbood on account OF the practice
nj sur,oylar confession (referred to the Committee on
Education and Lsbori and ono against the com"u'
ton Of the Nicaragua Ship Canal
| Bills were introduced as follows.
pv Mr. sAWYER-Provding that al soldiers VINO
served at least uuety days In tho late war snu ''
honoraby mustered out discharged on snrgeons oe
tncate Of disability shall be entitled to receVe .ho
same bounty 70 which they wouio nS'o oo0 ~
| for a full term Of service
By Mr. DOIPH-To carry into effect the lnoorh%
t,onal Parts Convention OF March IL, 1854, ror THO
| protection OF submarine cables
gy Mr. notwithstanding o bounty OF 800 Tor
each wears enlistment who enlisted In the
! rnited States Navy between March 1, 1861, ana
| March 8, 1853
Bv Mr. sTEwART-To amend the mining laws OF
| the United States.
BY Mr. Observation-Disclosures the rounding
TO capt ains pilots. engineers mates OF steam YES
sells Of the paid by them to the United STATES as
license and for license certificates rom june o.
1864 to April g. 1882 less 80 cents for each certin
Also-To provide that steamer shall depart rom
anv mort unless she shall have a full complement OF
officers and crew. sufficient at all times to manage inc
vessel
The Senate then resumed consideration of the reso-
tuition to refer Presidents message. and Mr. PAfI
resumed the speech which he began yesterday
He had shown yesterday, he said, that the Presi-
dent,s message means the destruction Of the pro-
tective system that il meant practical and absolute
free trade and that It could result in nothing else
than the downfall Of the protective system OF the
country As 10 the surplus in the Treasury he 90
MED that there any necessity for such an &C
| cumulatOn. Why had the accumulation been per
| mittedi Why had taxation not been redncedf why
! had the Democratic party IN power in the House OF
penreentatives where revenue bills had TO Orginate)
not sent TO the Senate some bill looking to recuc-
| ton What reason could be given for that delay II
we're that the accumulation IN the Treasury was
deliberately used force Congress into destruction
| Of the protective system Of the connfryf But was
| hero no proper employment for the surplus In
hree years on the lst Of January. 1891, Govern
meut bonds To the amount Of $500 100000 viii fall
me and the four per cent bonds would fall due In
SOL Why moi try to pay OF that debt IN adV au'e !
He asked BIS he rciuc' On SIon4G roi Dc Hi4d5 ny
| because the protective system would then be left ia
orce Internal revenue taxation was a taxation on
baf op@raqd "nc ain And ye the Pre-, dent said
hat nobody objected TO IT, The repeal of the AK On
The repeal Of the tax alcohol used IA the ar even
| Z confined TO that wOuld reduce II by S1o.oooOoO
more If reduction were needed why not ab,ilSh
he duty or reduce n hv 20 per cent VIM
would he equivalent Al o. 600 coo. why hnl 'aNr
| half the tax of tobacco and whishcy which womb
rhrci recuctiOn Of $4,000 DOOR II relnc'lou OF
the only thing aimed a. ~ cohlc DC eaeS
lcc0m pshcd BY dcaiin- with internal revenue taxa
| lion
In coucludng. he commented vigorously on senator
Ecnua's speech. saying that II wiS pretty haru 70
End free trader who was not protectons' FOR he
matters I'm his state He W. rod to cgntnc the
Democratic leaders lice iI-c Iadr Issue ldu down
bv The President Protection is m" policy OF nlf"d
america On rs connection With the world Vn''fS
Harv wcr@ permitted 10 destroy This safeguard uuiird
\nicrca would cnn'inur o. heat th' world in the
grand struggle for human adVancemr NJ.
Mr. Plat concluded bis sp''ch ar = 10 p NJ aLl
nn reported hv him. for payment If the Oregon and
washington Indian War Claims. for the suppression
= Indian hoSfillfies in 1873 and 80
on motion OF ~ Frye The House bin 70 grant an
american register 10 the fore gnbuilt bark NOrds ef
~ now IN Al Francisco. was taken up mf. t-I
aid thar he arrr0ved OF the bill Tier" was hih
now rendng admit 10 American registry The steamers
" The Rcd Star Line. which that company had been
compelled under tho American nHflSail9n iaNh 10
have built abroad aud he hoped thai the senator rom
Main would helm 70 " naturallZe" these steamers.
Mr.. FIVE replied that he would never assist IN
oassn ny such hiu. This red star company. hc ,al,
abroad and employ ch~ap labor shroa had taiyon
rs capital abroad He declared that tho navigation
avs not infamous thts they were neu'-h. anu
hat through them the United states coastwse nert
| was the finest in all the world The bill was then
! naSSrd.
| Mr. PIUMn introduced hn granting right OF way
tbron Oh The Fot Nritarv Reservation, n kanS IS
the chicago. Kansas and Western Railway company.
| Referred
The Senate then proceeded to executive business ;
| and AT 4 adjourned.