Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-04-06
The House Holds Another Filibus-
tering Session on the Vexing
Direct Tax Bill.
A Vote on the Bill Evaded Until All
Are Tired and Disguised and
a Recess Taken.
The House Bill Authorizing the Pur-
chase of United States Bonds
Passed by the Senate.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate.

WAsH1NGTGN, April 5.-A[r. Wilson ad-
dressed the senate on the presidents an
nual message to-day. However much Sen
ators might differ as to the methods Of re-
duction, he said, all would doubtless agree
that the revenue should be reduced. The
country was doing very well under the
policy which the president assailed. What
ever OF danger was now menacing the
country came from causes other than those
embraced in the protective policy. That
policy had given the country strength and
prosperity. Proceeding to the discussion
of the question of
THE DUTY ON SUGAR
and molasses he quoted figures to show
that in spite of the tariff, the prices of
these articles had fallen considerably for
several years past and he suggested the re-
moval of the duty on sugar and molasses,
amounting to about $5O, ,OOO, 900, as means
of guarding against an annual surplus of
$6O,OOO,OOO. "And then,' he asked, "why
not adopt the practical business plan which
has worked so we'll IN European countries
and provide for paying a reasonable
bounty to producers of sugar." After dis
cussing the wool and flax questions as af-
fecting farmers, MIR. Wilson said that farm
ers should demand that all articles pro-
duced by them should be taken from the
free list and that at least moderate rate
of duty should be imposed on them. He
should deeply regret the passage of any
bill looking to a reduction of revenue
which did not make pronounced start
toward the ultimate elimination of the
liquor tax.
THE BOND BILL PASSED.
At the close of Mr.. Wilson's speech, con-
sideration of the house bill for the pur-
chase of United States bonds was re-
sumed. Mr.. Mcpherson withdrew the
amendment offered by him yesterday.
Then the substitute. as amended by Mr..
Beck, was agreed to without discussion or
division and the bill was read the third
time and passed. The senate insisted on
its amendmedt to the bill and committee
on conference was appointed. Following
is the text of the bill as passed:
That section 2 Of the act making ap-
preparations tor sundry civil expenses Of
the government for the year ending June
80, 1882, and for other purposes, and which
is as follows: s'That the secretary of the
treasury may at any time apply the sur
plus money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, or so much thereof as he
may consider proper, to the purchase or
redemption of United States bonds, pro-
vided that bonds so purchased or redeemed
shall constitute no part of the sinking
fund, but shall be cancelled,' was intended
to be a permanent provision of law, and
the same is hereby declared to have been
since it's enactment and to be in full force
and effect now.
Section 2. That whenever the circula-
ti0n or any portion thereof Of any national
bond not in liquidation shal! be surren-
dered by the deposit of United States
notes in the treasury or otherwise and the
same or an equivalent amount is not taken
by other national banks within thirty
days thereafter, the secretary of the treas
ury is hereby authorized and directed to
purchase at the market price thereof an
equivalent amount of silver billion in ex-
cess of the minimum $1,000, 600 worth per
month for coinage purposes, which shall
be coined and used as provided in the act
passed February 28, 1878, entitled san act
authorizing the coinage Of the standard
silver dollar and to restore its legal tender
character" provided, that nothing in the
act shall alter or repeal said act of Febru-
ary, %, 1873.
THE PLEURO-PNEU1ONIA BILL.
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