Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03
EIftisfh Congress
TEE SENATE,

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Company, Madison, Wis, for abolition Of
all import duties on agricultural mnchin-
srv, such as plows, hsrroWs snd hay and
harvesting machinery, on the ground that
such duties were supeIhuous and use
less, sud that no agricultural machinery
would bs imported il such were wholly
Discontinued.
Among the bills reported from commit
tees snd placed on the calendar was the
House bill to facilitate the prosecution Of
works projected for the improvement CT
rivers and DarbOrs.
Among the bills introduced ard re-
erred was one by Mr.. Butler to provide
for justices CT the Supreme court for NsW
Mexico authorized TO determine the
validity of Spanish and Mexican land
grants.
Mr.. Platt gave notice he would next
Monday submit GONE remarks on the
Presidents message.
Mt. RIddleberger made several at
tempts to expedite business SO as 10 reach
his resolution for consideration in open
session of the British treaty, but the
Plumb resoluti IN for the Investigation Of
4 tie condition Of the postal service took
pt6CtASuCeJ anu VIC NSbaIS OA Inio IOSO-
luton wss resumed.
The Senate decided by 8 vote of So to
& % that when it adjourned to-day 1t would
be until Monday.
A resolution offared by Mr.. Plumb
some days since as to the inetlciercy
Of The postal service in the west and
south was taken up sn0 Mr.. Plumb spoke
st soma length upon the subject. He
Aba ~ Err
rssentstives were filed with com plant
IS to bad mail service in the regions in
dicaTed IN the resolution. He was il
isyor OF proper economy, but the first
consideration as to mail service Wss
speed End safety. Economy came in aft
erwsrds.
The bill to increase the pension OF
totally helpless to $72 per month WAS
passed.
The presiding officer announced he had
appointed IS select committee to which
had been referred the Presidents meg
ssge on P3cif; railroads Messrs. Frye,
Dawes, HisCoCk, Davis, Morgan, Butler
and Hearst.
Mr.. Ksnna then proceeded to address
the Senate on the subject of the Presi.
dents message ca surplus revenue and
speech in reply thereto. He said Senator
Sherman was conspicuous in the council
Of his party and had much to do with the
shaping OF its policy, SO that his assault
on the Presidents position in favor
Of revenue reform and reduction
OF taxation was to be regarded as sieHif.
cant. Time aud thought had been de-
voted TO the preparation Of that speech,
4s,o Rad bonu I
mighsTtheTeiore, De fairly assumed that
the Szlstor's reply WAS exhaustive OF bis
OWn and Of his party's resources en- tina;
important subiec5. In the light OF thai
fsct the 6paecn might Justly be regarded
SIS . challenge. II presented a square
issue IS TO whether the Senator's party
should stand IN that assault or fall in it,
defense The speech, taken il Conuec
ton with the Senator's former utter.
ances or the ssme and similar subjects
presented e contrast as astounding as il
was unexpected; a conflict as irrecOncila
bic as It was positive and absolute; 81
enigma which be would proceed briefly tC
analyz3. After quoting some extracts
from Shermar's speech ana also extracts
from the works Of Jefferson Gearing OF
the question of public improvements
and Arthur; from reports Of Secretary
Folger, Secretary mcCuLoch and Secre-
tSry Manning, be summed up by saying
the four successive Secretaries Of TIL
Treasury (sWo Re Iu5lic.ns end Two Dem
ocratg). Cne TWO successive Presidents,
one Republican and the other Dem
ocrzt, had united IN their condemnatio;
Of 4 surplus revenue and III their demand
g., IN n 5s. hrrrI EVl
And go it had been througaou
the history Of the government
There never had been tims when thu
Of the currency Of the country and it
h.sIdinglin the Treasury WAS justified O.
calmly contemplated. The Senator from
Qlio Wss the only person who seemed 4
regard sucn = condit on as Z "soCd for
tune" SGCh = condition hsd always ere
ated APPREHENSION, and had some time
contributed 20 panic and 6aaGcIsl disss
ter, AGd vet when the President, in
spired by the teaching OF his country'
history, dSrgd to rise h!s voice 10 Srres
the impending calamity, the Senator fron
Oai0 w0Gid laugh to scnrn tHs faithful
adncni;ion znd would held up rs sUt6o
- the ridicule Of the public. Tn
pN-UGLOE u1N tbs sHAkCA 4iS u WI nBA-CNiNC
When surrounded in both houses OF Con
gress by g msj Dirty of his own psrt
friends in 1882 ne excIaimei in the Sen
ate that there WIS no sentiment in tn
country stronger tssn that Congress hs
neglected its duty III not repeating til
tIxss tcS5 were obnoxious Ard unneces
ssry, aud that he Vas determined that tn
sin should not lie ct his door. The Sen
ator from Ohio Rad assailed the Presiden
because of 3 statement in the ness g
that there appeared to be no just com
PLANT of taxes on spirits, TOBACCO an
beer, and had argued that 18Th
traditions and policy Of our people 81
Lgsinst Internal taxes" Wher, he asked
hsd the Honorable Senator undergone
change Of heart On that important sub
isct? For he had declared in 1857 tho
spirits, Wiue and tobacco were "undcub
edly the first obj that should
taxed" He should not follow the Sens
tor in ell that he had said as to the gu
plus in treasury, bat two instances woul
suffice. The Senator had denounced Coz
gress for it's failure 70 provide su0sidit
Tor postal Communication with Soul
American states, and had denounce
the President for his failure to apprey
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