The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-15
Airs Himself ON the Subject
of the Tariff,
AND TALKS OF DEAD ISSUES
Joseph, of New Mexico, Advocates the
Admission of His Territory as
Stakeholder Notes.
HOUSE .

udll, d.,J HUM Inc COInuIbte6 Ou dp-
preparations, reported The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
Referred to the committee Of the whole.
Robertson, La. from the committee
on military affairs, reported bill for
the relief Ct soldiers and sailors who en-
lis ed and served in the army or navy
during the rebellion under assumed
names. House calendar.
Gallipger, IN. H. from the committee
Oh invalid pensions reported bill
granting increased pensions to soldiers
who have lost both hands. Committee
of the whole.
Bynam Qndiana) from the same COM
mittee, reported with amendments, the
Senate bill granting pensions to ex
soldiers and sailors who are incapaci-
tated tor the performance Of manual
labor. and providing for dependent re-
lations of deceased soldiers and sailors.
Committee OF the whole.
Whitthorne (Tennessee) from the
committee on Indian depreciation
claims, reported bill to provide for the
adjudication and payment of claims
arising from Indian depredations.
OOh1ulbleS Vi tue WUOlo.
The House PROCEEDED in committee
OF the whole to the consideration oil the
bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to settle and pay the claim OF
the State of Florida, On account of ex-
penditures made in suppresslng indian
hostilities.
Consideration of the Homestead" bill
having been postponed until next Satur-
do Ii ,,f
tue whole, McCTeary kentucky IN the
chair, on the Indian approx Ration b II.
Perkins, of Kansas. said the bill pre-
scented no new legislation, but it did
contain provision for the payment of
the Choctaw judgment. This judg-
ment, amounting to s., $780, 900, was now
drawing per cent. and he could see
no relief for the government, except al
sot of Reputation. Then PASSING from
the subject of the Indians, Perkins ad-
dressed himself to the question of tariff.
lie criticized the recent speech made by
Nelson, OF Minnesota, and proceeded to
argue that tie wealth of the country
was due in great degree to the system
of protection. He criticized Mills bill
because, upon exam nation, he found
that almost every article raised by the
American farmer was put upon the free
list, while whatever protection there
was was left for capital. The bill
might be consider report
TO the House by the repre-
sentatives of the Southern States, and
when the antecedents of these
gentlemen and the conviction they have
heretofore entertained were considered,
IL was not remarkable that they had
made no provision for labor. A few
years ago, they had contendtd that
capital should own its lator. should
lash it's labor, should sell it's labor. He
sent to the clerks desk anu had read,
for the purl ose of showing the southern
sentiment on the subject Of free trade
and labor, extracts from the CGnfedeY-
ate Constitution. Continuing, Perkins
criticised Mills bill az striking Gown
the products OF the field and putting the
laoorers Of America in competition with
laborers of the Old World. except, per-
haps, ia the case of the rice growers OF
the south and the cotton growers, who
got their iron bands free of duty, while
the northern farmer must pay on hoop
IRON, for hopping hay. He hoped that
in the coming debate there would be no
hypocrisy, that the mark would be re-
moved and the hideous face of free trade
exposed, with all its deformities.
While the Townsheuds and Springers
had been allowed to indulge
in platitudes, the gentlemen from the
South had been admoniShed so sit still,
but be hoped that, now, they would de
mand to be heard. Alter they Lad fill
bustered against the bill which proposed
to pay SIT 900 eco to the northern States,
it was right that the Democratic House
should surrender to them
Allen, OF Mississippi, thought it was
pity that Perkins could not get his
head out OF the dark cupboard and walk
souarely up to the PAGES of to-day, in
stead of going back to slavery and re-
oellion. It was to the credit of the
Democrats of the House that they had
something better to talk about than the
issues which had been dead twenty-five
years, and if any Democrat had nothing
to talk about but dead issues. he hoped
he would be expelled from the Demo-
cratic side aud made to take seat be-
side the gentleman from Kansas. where
he could stick his nose into the cupboard
where Perkins had his. No man on the
WAYS and means committee was in
favor of slave labor. They had all had
as much respect for white labor in this
country IS had the gentleman fromKa--
sas or any other person who would vote
against the bill.
"How about black labor2" asked
Perkins.
ut is as free aud independent as
white labor in Kansas" said allen.
blow about yoting?" asked Perkins.
Mcmillan, of Tennessee, replied,
"they vote as they please"
Perkins" How about chain gangs in
Arkansas and Texas?"
Allen-"There is no law in Mississippi
or Arkansas that does not consign white
felons to the chain gang, justas quickly
az black one"
Joseph, of New Mexico, addressed the
committee in favor of the admission OF
New Mexico as State into the Union.
He pointed out the efforts heretofore
put forth in the Territory to secure
Statehood, and stated that the popu-
latiOn, resources and character OF the
people were such as entitled the Ter
ritory TO immediate admission into
the Union on an equal footing with
the original States. He referred to the
statements contained in he minority