Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-12
The House

adopted the conference report on the joint
resolution authorizing the President to
arrange conference for the purpose oi
promoting artisans and encouraging recip
rocal commercial relations between the
United States and the Republics of Mexico
and Central and South America, and the
Empire of Brazil; the bill appropriating
$450, 900 to supply the deficiency in the
appropriation for the expense OF collecting
thereyenues from customs for the fiscal
year ending June 80, was passed with
amendments, appropriating So, 800. 900 to
supply the deficiency in the appropriation
for the payment OF pensioners of the war
OF 1882. The House then went Into COM
mittee OF the whole on the tariff bill. 1
TURNER, OF GEORGIA,
spoke in favor OF the bill. Cannon, OF
Illinois, said it was admitted that the
revenue should be rednced. Much well
founded complaint had been made that
the President by his veto of the dependent
pension bill had prevented distribution
OF a part OF that revenue amongst the de-
tenders OF the Union. The President had,
however, signed the Mexican war pension
bill, and each of these soldiers, rich or
poor, had his name inscribed on the pen
sion roll when he reached the age OF sixty.
two years. The widow of the Mexican war
soldier
WHOSE HUSBAND FOUGHT
to destroy the union. got pension, while
the widow OF the union soldier could only
receive it by producing the strictest tech
meal proof after the lapse OF quarter of
a century of the death of her husband.
The President
HELD UP THE SURPLUS
in three hundred national banks to the
amount of S6,O0O,O 900, with interest. It
was only by the efforts OF Randall and
that he had been forced to apply
q part OF the surplus to the redemption of
bonds already due. Taking up the tariff
bill, Cannon denied that its tariff features.
v ould reduce the revenue one cent. We
would destroy our great wool interests if
We placed them in competition with the
rec lands of Australia and South America.
Il. as he believed, the provision placing su-
,ar on the free list it would
REDUCE THE REVENUES
,s far as was prudent; he would enact such |
! provision with the addition of admins
rative laws and stop there. He never |
ould be accused OF aspiring to leadership,
,ut BE was willing to fling on the walls a |
,anner with the inscription $4,000, 900 |
'ff the internal revenue, $4,000 off |
obacco, and $T,000,O0O off special |
icenses." and under that write: Free !
ugar and bounty Of two cents pound" /
That was all that was needed to reduce the
evenue $50, 6,006,00o
wILKNsoNs, OF LOUISIANA,
aid the White bill had not been framed to |
uit his views or those of his constituents. |
yet he would say to the friends OF honest
eduction in taxation that his people
Tould not shrink from bearing their share
a the reduction of the taxes now imposed |
N the people. Continuing, he argued in
avor of the sugar tax which he said was
ource of revenue in the time of peace and
yar and gave employment to many per-
ons. California was already producing
nough beet sugar to justify the prophecy
hat from her fields would be taken a /
reater wealth than had been mined from
he golden treasure houses of her noun
aims.
BRUMM, OF PENNSYLVANIA,
aid Grover Cleveland, acting President of
he United States, had solemnly proclaimed
doctrine, which was dictated by COM
inc Of Wall street sharks and of Ken
1cky whisky rings. By protection only
ould fairly remunerative wages be paid
,r labor. Brumm denounced the gall OF
outhern Democrats who professed great
sgard for labor. That same element had
sduced it's laborers to more abject slav-
" than before the war. To-day
NORTHERN LABOR
as working out the great problem of it's
,lation to capital and he hoped the South.
n representatives would assist them and
low to the other nations the path to light
nd glory. Clements, of Georgia, asked
hat protection was doing for labor. and
roeeeded to argue against it. depicting the
ondition OF the laboring men Of the North.
-e adiured the gentlemen on the other side
, abandon their discussion OF the Con-
derate Constitution and slavery and to
cal with this vital question which con-
,rned the people of the whole country. The
,mmittee rose and the house took a recess
ntil evening.