Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
Perkins OF Kansas Makes Long Tariff
Speech and Holds the Mills BIZ
Up to Criticism.
He Claims &c Puts the Labcrers OF America
In Competition With tho Laborers
of tho Old World.
THE HOUSE,

| tered 70 the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Robertson of Louisiana from the
committee on military affairs reported the
bill for the relief OF soldiers and sailors
| which enlisted and served in the nrny
and navy during the rebellion under as
sumed names. House calendar.
MT. McR.e of Arkansas, from the com
mittee on public lands, reported back the
Senate bill to relieve the purchaS ere Of
aud TO indemnify certain stasss tor swamp
and oveEfoWed lands. Committee Of the
whole.
NNr. Galli1ger OF Nav Hampshire, from
the Committee on Invalid pensions, re-
ported the bill granting increased pen
sions to soldiers VINO have lost both
hasds. Committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Bynum oi Indiana, from Inc same
committee, reported with amendment the
Senate bill granting pensions to ex-sol-
diers snd sailors who are incapscitated
| tor the performance OF manual labor, and
providing pensions for dependent rela-
tives Of deceased soldiers ard eailors.
| Committee Of the whole.
+ Mr. Perkins Of Kansas, otter discussing
Indian Affairs addressed himself to the
tsr 4 question, replying to the speech
made by Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota, scme
days ago. Ee said that the wealth o. the
8cQuntrEgssas due in 8 crest degree to the
system OF protection, snd be criticised Mr..
Mills bill because, upon examination,
ne found almost every article raised by
the American farmer was put upon the
free list, while whatever protection Was
left was for capita. But this was not
remarkable when the compost
ton of the majority Of the
I'D
WAS remembered. The Republican MEN,
bers of the committee had no choice in
makeup of the bill, and the gentleman
quently been absent. The bill might be
considered report to the House by a
representative of the southern states, and
when the antecedents of these gentlemen
and the convictions they had heretofore
were considered, 1t was not remarkable
they had made no provisions Tor labor. a
! few years ago they had contended that
capital nsbould own its labor, should
lash its labor and should sell It's
labor. He sent to the clerks desk and
had resd for the purpose Of showing the
southern sentiment on the suo-
ject OF free trade and labor
extracts from the Confederate constitu
ton, which lead to an inquiry from the
gentleman of Michigan as to what Demo-
cratic platform the clerk WAS reading
from.
Continuing, Mr.. Perkins criticised
! Mills bill as striking down the products
OF the field and putting the laborers Of
America in competition with the laborers
of the Old World, except, perhaps, in case
of the rice growers of the south, and in
case of those who were binding cotton
who get their iron bands free of duty,
while the northern farmer must pay duly
on hoop iron for hopping hay. He hoped
that in the coming dsbate there would be
no hypocrisy. He hoped that the mask
would be removed and the heinous face
of free trade exposed with sll its de-
formities. While the Townshends and
Soringers and others had been allowed to
Indulge in platitudee, the gentlemen from
the south had been admonisheo to sit
still, but he hoped that now they would
be heard. They gave to the Democratic
party 1853 electoral votes and IL was well
that they should be consulted. After they
mad 1libustered against the bill which
proposed to pay Sl7 ,000,0 900 TO northern
states, it was right that the Democratic
, House should surrender to them. Ap
I plause.
Mr.. Allen of Mississippi thought II q
great pity th.t the gentleman from Kan
, sss (Perkins) could not get his head out
of the CUPBOARD and walk tqusrely .ur
, to the issues Of to day instead OF going
J back to slavery ard REBEL on. The gen.
tlemau from Kansas reminded him Of the
/ story Of the Two men Who, when travel
Ipg, went to sleep in room with cub
, BOARD in It, In the night one asked
, The other to look out the window
! and see what kind Of day
1t was going to be. The
, latter by mistake opened the cupboard
/ window and after looking around ex-
claimed: "It's dark as hell and smells
ike cheese" Laughter The gentle
man from Kansas instead Of getting bi:
head into the daylight of 1888, hsc
got into the cupboard Of re,
. bellion and everything wss dark as
] hell and smelled of slavery. Laughter.
It was to the credit Of the Democrats q
! the House that they had something
better to talk about thsn issues whics
, had been dead for twenty-five years. ant
? II any Democrat got up and instead oil
discussing living issues mad nothing tc
| talk shout but dead issues, he hoped thai
he would be expelled from the Demo
cratic side and made TO take seat beside
the gentleman from Kansas where be
could stick his nose in the cupboard.
r Others participated in the deoste.
, which was OF q partisan character.
Finally Joseph, of New Mexico, OBJ
, tanned re, ignition and addressed the
committee in favor OF the admission o.
? New Mexico IS a state into the Union
He pointed out the efforts heretofore
, put forth in the territory to secure state
hood, and stated that the population and
character Of the people were such a.
entitled the territory TO immediate sd
mission into the Union IS state or OF
: an equal footing with the origina
states. He referred to the statement
+ contained in the minority repor
!. of the House committee on territories
and entered solid protest against tie
charges in that report against the charac
ter Of the people of New Mexico. Tit
people were as honest and virtuous ent
Il Intelligent and as capable OF self-govern-
msse IS were the people in other sections
of the country. BE denounced sill state
ments to the contrary as false and sian
derous, and the bill was was thene con
, sdered By sec lions.
On motion of Mr.. Macdonald OF Min.
nesots, an amendment WAS adopted ssp
propristing 500, 600 for support of mem
bers Ct the Medwskanton band OF Siou1