The Red Cloud chief., 1888-05-18
MONDAYS CONGRESS-
Minor Matters in the Scnate-TWO
New Bridge Bills Intro.
duced.
Open Executive Session Resolution De.
feated-The House Discussing
the Tariff.
Hatch, c. iE%,issouri, Fayors a Broader Meas
urs-Eunstoa and Others Advocate
Protection.

ure-tuDSt0l and others Advocate
Protection.
WASHINGTON, May 1h-Whcn the Senate
got to work yesterday Mr.. Stewart offered
a bill proposing an amendment othe Con-
stitution Of the United States so as to re-
luce from two-thirds to a majority tho vote
in each House overriding Presidential We
toes. He remarked thatthe time had come
for such "a change, and said that he would,
at a convenient time, make some remarks
on the subject.
The House amendments to the Senate
bill for a public building at Youngstown,
O., were concurred in, and Mr.. HOar, from
the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
to which had been referred certain resolu-
tons for a join, convention OF the two
houses OF the Indiana Legislature concern
ing the election Of Mr.. Turpie as United
States Senator, made a report and asked
to be discharged from the further consid-
Grafton Of the resolution and memorials,
.sthereby confirming the title Of Mr.. Turpie
to his seat"
Mr.. Vest. from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bills authorizing the con
struction OF q railroad bridge across the
Missouri river at Parkville, Mo-, and the
construction of a railroad bridge across the
Missouri river at Omaha. He also offered
q resolution for the appointment OF q select
committee of five Senators to examine fully
all questions touching the e product OF
the United States, and especially as to the
Transportation of beef and cattle and their
sale in the cattle markets, stock yards and
cities; and whether there existed, or has
existed, any combination Of any kind by
reason Of which the prices paid to the pro.
.ducer without lesscning the cost Of meat to
the consumer, the committee to be per
mitted to hold its sessions during the re-
cess, at such times and places Is it might
determine, with power to send for persons
and papers, to employ q stenographer and
sergeant-at-arms, and report at the next
session. He asked that the resolution be
printed and laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Farwel the Senate bill
to authorize the Baltimore & Potomac Rail-
road Company to acquire and use real
estate fer railway purposes in b District
Of Columbia was taken up and debated un-
til two p. n, when the Animal Industry
bill was laid before the Senate Is the un-
6pished business and then the Presiding
Officer, pl esumably under IN order agreed
upon in executive session last Thursday,
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doors to be closed and tho Senate proceed
ed to the consideration Of executive busi-
ness and when the doors were reopened
adjourned.
The Senate spent three hours in secret
legislative session discussing the Riddle
berger resolution for open consideration Of
the Fisheries treaty and the Hoar resolu-
ton for o stenographic debate, to be made
public at the option Of the Senate. Both
were defeated-the Democrats votes sOlidly
against them and the Republicans dividing
according to Individual preference Tho
consideration Of the Fisheries treaty was
further postponed till next Monday.
HOUSE.
When the House met yesterday Mr.. Mills
from the Committee on Rules reported,
and the House adopted without discussion
or division. Q resolution providing that the
general debate on the Tariff bill should
close Saturday.
Under the call Of States bills were intro
duced and referred: By Mr.. Lawler. Of
Illinois, authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to cause such changes and i'm
provements to be made in the public build
ing at Chicago INC to erect such additions
as might be necessary to provide sufficient
accommodations for the post-ofice, and by
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and reservation Of coal lands Of the United
States.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Tariff bill and was i'd
dressed by Mr.. Hatch. of Missouri. He said
that he would be derelict in his duty to the
people, faithless to his constituents q
disloyal TO the agricultural interests Of the
country, il he neglected to speak earnestly
and plainly in what he considered a legis-
lative crisis in the history Of the country.
He extoiicd the industry of agriculture as
the most honorable occupation of men and
he commended that that industry had borne
more than its Just share Of the burden Of
Government No system Of taxation could
be devised to benefit one class of people
tha would no: bear with harshness on some
other class. The protective tariff mad in
ured to the benefit IF the manufacturers
alone and tho farmers aEd tue consuming
masses had no share In those benefits. A
tax that enriched the manufacturer i'm.
poverishcd the farmers, and the claim
made by the pro,ectionists that the tariff
duty Hid not increase the cost OF an article
he regarded as too ridiculous 10 discuss
He was opposed TO the present system OF
protection, and he regretted that the pend
ing bill preserved every single feature OF
that system. Inc measure was Sahuply q
proposition of modification and reduction.
1t did not touch the principle involved in
the Morrill, Tariff act. He wished tina,
there was a bill before the House based
upon a principle OF equality aud fairness
broader and deeper than Wa involved
in the pending proposition. But the prin'
ciples of protection were fastened on
the couttry and all that could be hoped
for to-day-and all that he bill sought
10 accomplish-was the reduction Of
the amount Of taxation collected
by the Government and put into the treas
ury. He read from a table giving the re
ceipts ana expenditures OF the various ma
lions of Europe, and asserted that not on
of them was strong enough to dare to IL
what the United States was doing to day
collecting 800. 10000 from taxation liz ex
cess of the needs of the Government 10
the benefit OF a favored class. The protec
tive system had been conceived IN gree'
and a~varice, and had been kept up by cor
runtion and fraud. If the gentlemen OIL
The onnosite side would learn a lessor
from the pas: legislative history OF I'M
country. they VIII not only accept the OIL
- for If the measure was rejected