The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-27
RELIEF VOTED
JOINT Res solution for 100000 to
Yellow Fever Sufferers Passes
the Senate.
Stewart, of Nevada, Almost Has
a Spasm at the Spectre of
Free Trade.

Edmunds reported from the committee on
foreign relations the following resolution:
Ordered, that the president of the SEN
ate be directed to withhold transmission
to the house of representatives of the act
house billy to prohibit the coming of
Chinese laborers to the United States un-
til further direction of the senate.
He asked for its immediate considera
tion.
Senator Teller objected, and the order
went over till tomorrow.
Senator Vest inquired of the presiding
officer what the effect non-action ON the
proposed order would be, but no response
was made.
Senator Edmunds offered joint resolu-
tion appropriating 100000, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the presi-
dent of the United States in aileviating the
suffering caused by yellow fever now pre-
vailing in the state of Florida, and asked
for its immediate consideration. 1t was
obvious, he said, from public reports,
about which there could be no doubt, that
a most dangerous and fatal plague was
rapidly extending-not only in Florida,
but into adjacent states, and that vast
amount of suffering was being caused
thereby. The appropriation for restraint
and quarantine for the disease could not
be used in aid for the sufferers. He
thought, therefore, that while citizens of
the United States were contributing their
private means as literally as they might
in aid of these stricken people, the whole
people of the United States ought, for the
sake of humanity and the public good, to
contribute out of the treasury of the
United States to the aid, not only of the
sick, but those who have left their homes
to help those communities in their dread
full distress. He knew of no better use to
make of part of the public mony than to
make this contribution, to be expended
under direction of the president of the
United States Immediately.
Senator Brown inquired why the sppro
priation should be confined to Florida,
while the disease was spreading in other
states.
Senator Edmuuds-"It is not contine d
to the state of Florida. 1t is in aid of all
sufferers wherever they may be, whether
in Georgia, North Carolina, the city of
Washington, or any place else"
After brief remarks by Senators Call
and Pasco, of Florida, the joint resolution
was passed.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, proceeded
to address the senate on the motion to
refer the presidents annual message, and
discussed from democratic standpoint
the question of the surplus and protective
tariff, which he declared to be "a system
of naked robbery"
Senator Stewart next addressed the
senate, expressing views directly opposite
of those put forward by Senator Jones,
but declaring that the existing stagnation
and depression in prices did not result
| from the tariff, but from ths demoniiza-
tion of silver.
Senator Stewart pictured the condition
of the growing manufactures of the south
and lts rapid development within the last
| few years, and maintained that the south
needed protection more than the north,
and that with protection and development
of its great natural resources, its wealth
| and prosperity wo3ld soon rival the north.
| He contended there could be no free trade
for the United States with any foreign
country. On the contrary, every nation
maintained high protective tariffs against
the products of the United States, aud that
Great Britain and her colonies legisated
especially 10 protect their own industries
and exclude American products, not only
by tariffs, but by export dutifs, and sub
sides to her merchant marine. That, since
the the United States had re-
moved discriminative duties IN
favor of American ships, foreign coun-
tries had adopted system of subsidies
which made it impossible for American
| IL, k< in, fha for fraI Ia
| That free trade in the United States
meant surrender of our markets to all
the world without the possibility of re-
ciprocity from any source; the destruc-
tion of our manufactures; the glut of
our markets; the withdrawal of our gold
to pay foreign balances and universal
bankruptcy throughout the country. That
the union between the sixteen southern
states called the solid south,
with 153 votes, with the agents of foreign
bondholders and foreign manufacturers
located in the city of New York controll-
ing, by lavish use of money, New York.
Brooklyn and adjacent places for the
purpose of overwhelming voters in the
states of New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut, and joining ffty-one votes to
the solid south, is unnatural, unpatriotic
and in the interest of England and against
that of the United States, and has not
even the excuse which the cotton planters
of the south, while slavery existed, urged
for opposing protection to home manu-
facturers and advocating free trade with
England. On the contrary, the infant
manufacturers of the south depend upon
the policy of protection, and no person
can be benefited by free trade except for
eigners and the agents of foreigners do
ing business in the United States.
The senate then took up the calendar,
and, after passing several bills, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house resumed consideration
of the conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal the house resumed consideration
Of toe conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and, after some
debate in regard to the library building
and finding that there VAS no quorum
present, the house adjourned.
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Violating the Postal Laws.