Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-09

THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The Question Of Rebel Riers
Citizenship, Raised by Blair.
Have the Presidents Pet Banks Made
Contributions to Democrats =?
Allison and Vance Speak Concerning
the Senate Tariff Bill.
WAsHISGToS, Oct. ;.
Senate.

d.
on November 10, 1855, of Louis David Riel,
who claimed to have been naturalized citi-
Zen of the United States, and whether the
proceedings in the case were according to
due process of law, including the presenta-
ton of the fact of Eel's citizenship and de-
fense of insanity.
The Senate, then at l240 proceeded to
the consideration of the tariff bill, the read
ing in full being dispensed with, and the SEN
ate substitute being ordered to be first con-
sidered
Referring to the question of tobacco ALI
son said he had not been vigorous and ur-
gent in removing the tax on that article, but
he sapposedst there was practically a uniyer-
sal So timent in favor of taking off the tax
He had yielded and the committee on finance
had yielded to that sentiment. The only
difference between the House bill and Senate
bill in regard to to tobacco was that the
Senate bill made reduction of 81 so
thousand on manufactured cigars and took
OFF the tax 81 on retail dealers in tobacco
He then discussed the question of aboishing
the tax on alcohol for use in arts, and ar
gued there was no practical difficulty in pre-
venting frauds in connection with that mat
ter. The House bill reduced the duty on su-
gar. Is per cent. and the Senate bill re-
duced 1t 80 per cent. Even with the latter re-
duction the duty on sugar would remain at
4 per cent. adyalorem. Sugar was essen
tial in eyeryhousehold as bread, and ifl there
is any article that should have low rate du-
ty it was sugar.
He argued that the effect of the house bill,
in regard to the sugar schedule, would be
to legsla six millions year into the pock-
cts of the sugar trust OF II per cent on their
4 t,lra H. ,E 81.
pockets of the people and yet the republican
party is denounced and this substitute de-
nounced as favoring trusts. In comparing
the two bills Allison said that the Senate bill
was clear and distinct measure of protec-
ton to American industries while the House
bill was a long step in the direction of what
was commonly known free trade. In CON
clusion he said that it was the purpose of the
senators on his side of the chamber TO
proceed as fast as possible with the discus
sion of the bill. Vance, one of the minority
members of the finance committee, next ad-
dressed the Senate.
The House bill he said, made a,total re-
duction of SIS 900, 900, but how had the fav-
Ored classes responded to that fair PROPOSE
ton? Every republican member of the
House had voted against it and it had been
rejected by an equally unanimous vote of
the republican senators on the finance com
mlttee. And how, he asked, did the Senate
substitute divide the reduction of duties as
between the government and the people on
one side and the favored classes on the 9th
er. 1t took off the lax on tobacco $50 000,-
UOO) and the tax ON alcohol used in arts
81 900 ,000) and reduced the duty on sugar,
nearly all of which taxes amounting in all
to 500 100000 were pure revenue. In 9TH
er words the senate bill took nine dollars
from the government for every dollar it took
from the manufactures.
Vance then proceeded to discuss in detail
the provisions of both bills in the various
schedules, arguing that the House bill had
in view the interests of the people and of the
government. and that the Senate bill was
specially in the interest of the manufactur-
ers aud favored classes.
The democratic party, he said, had for the
last ten years made an honest effort to reduce
the taxes to the requirements of the govern
ment aud had been at every step thwarted by
the republican party The entire body of
republican members in the House have re-
sisted at every step, every bill the democrats
have tried to pass for several years, and
were able, with the help of handful of
democrats, to defeat every such bill and
those democrats who aided the republicans
TO defeat the tariff reduction were applauded
to the skies and made patriots and moral
heroes For 10 years past no republican IN
the House of Representatives, Certainly no
considerable number of republicans so
much as proposed bill to reduce lakes.
The House bill is framed not only to relieve
the treasury but to relieve the people, while
the Senate bill is framed as to increase
the burdens of the people and after all, that
is the difference between the bills.
IIiscock then obtained the floor and the
bill went over till tomorrow. After short
executive session, the Senate adjourned.
House
The following bill was introduced and re-
ferred, appropriating S200, 900 to suppress the
infection in the interstate commerce of the
United States.
Mr. Mason of Illinois asked unanimous
consent to discharge the committee on bank
ing and currency from the further consider
alton of the resolution offered by him some
months ago, asking for an investigation of
the allegations that national banks to which
public money has been loaned, have been
solicited for contributions to the democratic
campaign fund.
4 demand for the regular order by Mr..
McMillen operated as an objection.
The Senate joint resolution was passed au
thorzng Brigadier General Absaom Baird
to accept from the president of the French
republic diploma co1ferring the decoration
of the National Order of the Legion of Hon
or,
McRae of Arkansas. representing the pub
lie lands committee, was entitled to the floor
but yielded to Wheeler of Alabama, who
addressed the House on the tariff question.
At the conclusion OF Wheeler's remarks, in
which he criticised the Senate bill as being
in the interest of monopoles, and detrimen-
tai to the agricultural industry, the House
adjourned
General Congre ssional News.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of John II. Oberly, to be commissioner of
Indian affairs.
The postmaster general has appointed
Frank W. Spaulding postmaster at Sher-
burue, Vt.
Toiays purchase of bonds, amounting to
S3, 50 200 completes the requirements of
the sinking fund for the present fiscal year.
After Judge Thurman left the supreme
court he returned to the Ebbitt House and
spent a quiet evening. Only few friends
being received. Ar their request the Judge
consented to hold a reception in the parlors
/ of the Ebbitt House some time prior to leay-
| ing the city. The President it is said will
attend the reception. General Rosecrans
was made chairman of the reception CON-
mttee.