Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-12

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trade, and with wonderful 81 simplicity forth
with proposed TO recommend absolute free
trade in wool. He would by this measure
cut the jugular of every sheep In the coun-
try and argue with the owners that they
would be better off without them, or that
they lost more than they gained by protec-
ton. Deducting the protective duty i'm
posed for the benefit of American wool. of
ten cents per pound, the value OF Texas
wool in New York and Boston markets
would suddenly drop to four or six cents
per pound. No State would continue to
raise wool at that price. Wool growing ia
the great State OF Texas, with an area
larger than that of Germany, France.
Spain or Italy, would be known as one of
the lost arts. The prodigious loss to landed
estates from abandonment of sheep hus-
bandry was problem difficult of solution.
He deprecated the attempt to excite
panic in financial affairs because of an
annual surplus of $50, 100000. The main
tenanee of bimetallic system of coinage
and the preservation of currency of both
gold and silver was liable to be affected.
Were the rates of duties to be placed
mere tritie in favor of foreign importations,
an excess of imports over exports would
soon appear and turn the balance of trade
against this country. This could not con-
eihoO 4OiiB bS4O4O SOlu WOillu COilluduu d
premium and find its best market as a
commodity to be shipped abroad.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill to provide for the admission of Dakota
and for the organization of the Territory Of
North Dakota, and was addressed hv MI
Davis. He said the Senator from South
Carolina (Butler) was of the opinion that
the admission of a State was purely within
the discretion of Congress. He Davis
denied that proposition. He denied it
from the light OF law, and from the light
of history. As to the claim of the Senator
from South Carolina that there was great
opposition in Dakota to the bill, he asked
why petitions of dissent had not come 10
the Senate from Dakota. The whole Terri
tory, he said, contained some 100000 in
habitants, OF whom about $4,000 were in
Southern Dakota. OF the latter, 10000
were ex-Union soldiers, who were denied
enfranchisement by the country which
they had fought to save They were
in all that constituted a State, more
fully equipped than MANY States which
were now persistently denying their
admission. Why delay longer that great
act of national justice? The question
should be stripped of all pretense, evasion
and sham, and it should be plainly
admitted that the commonwealth of South
DahOto hdo UCCh utuieu duIIllsSlOu as u
State for the sole reason that the party in
power, with the solid South. was deter
mined not to lose its political ascendency.
Turpie obtained the floor, and the bill
was laid aside until to- morrow
The following bills were taken from the
calender and passed
House bill to purchase of the widow of
the late General James Shield, certain
swords at cost not exceeding $4,000
For the erection of monument to the
memory of General Joseph Warren, who
fell at Bunker Hill.
Authorizing the construction of railroad
bridges across Snake river and Clear Water
river by the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company.
Appropriating $40 600 for monument
to Brigadier General William Lee David
son, who fell in the battle of Governs Ford,
in February, 1881.
The bill for the purchase from Miss
Virginia Taylor Lewis, of a sword of
Washington, for $4,000 was taken up and
read. 5a
A long debate ensued, but the matter
when over without action, and the Senate
adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, April 11th.-The House
remained in session all night and to-day
without being able to transact any busi-
ness, owing to the deadlock on the direct
tax bill.
The daily test vote was taken at p. NJ.
This motion was defeated by vote of yeas
76, nays 1872, a falling off of votes from
the opposition, and IA from the advocates
of the measure since yesterday
The proposition submitted by Oates to
take recess until HAS tomorrow, was
objected to by Reed.
roll-call was taken about 4:45 p. NJ,
on McCrearys motion to dispense with
further proceeding under the call-yeas "A,
nays 1l9. Shortly after the vote had been
announced, Cox appealed to the House to
take recess until tomorrow.
Objection was made, and Cox put his
request in the form of motion, which he
withdrew, however, upon seeing the formid-
able opposition.
At Z P. NJ. Talbee asked unanimous con-
sent for recess until HAS tomorrow, and
there being no objection recess was taken.
The Clerk announced call for DEM
ocratic caucus at o'clock.