Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-07
GIFTlETH CONGRESS.
The Debate on the Presidents Message
Commenced.
Senator Sherman Opens the Ball Win
Pointless Arguments.
He Asks Why the Surplus Is Not Oseo
to Pay OF the Debt.
Senator voorhees, Charges kepuOlica"S
With Misrepresentation.
Announcement Of Standing Comn'l''eeS
in the House Deferred.

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WILMINGTON. January 4.-Among 'ne
~. ners presented in the Senate to-day "a'
= n%et;tion handed in by Mr.. Haie' protest
ing against any change in inc nsn0:
treaties and in favor OF the rights OF A"erl,
oon fishermen under existing treaties anu
LEGISLATION Mr.. VOORHEES, presented a pe'l-
ton in favor of the present tariff on lum'
hor Senator Sherman began a speech Oh
the Presidents message at 1 O'Clock. Inc
President OF the United States ne saio'
from the practice OF his lllustrl-
obs predecessors, dropped from his re-
cent annual message all reference to 1orelgn
relations of the country and Interesting
of national affairs, even omltslng
the usual recognition of the supreme ruler
of the universe, postponing all things ceies'
tial and terrestrial until
THE SURPLUS
be got rid of. The existence OF the surplus
revenue had been a constant occurrence
ever since the close OF the war. Instead OF
it's being a danger, it is an indication OF 1ne
continuous increase of the domestic pro.
auctions of the country and its foreign ana
and OF the steady I'M
of it's financialcondltlon. Larger
had frequently been dealt WHO
by Republican administrations by
he reduction or repeal OF taxes. lnese
remedies had been applied in the ad-
m%inistration OF each of Mr.. Cleveland's
predecessors since the close OF the wal
without the cry OF alarm being raised.
Democrats had now had control OF the
House since the Mississippi plan, except
Tor two years, and had no proposed a re-
of tn xes. Whv had not the fresi-
dent followed the example OF his predeces'
sors by using the powers conferred upon
the Secretary OF the Treasury and applying
the surplus to the reduction OF the pubic
lebt? His administration had changed the
form of the debt statement SO as to cancel
nearly thirty millions of money as
UNAVAILABLE ASSETS.
If the President regarded this growing sur.
plus as a danger, why had he not brought
influence to bear upon Congress to pro-
vide for a reduction OF taxation?" Pro-
.eeding to details, Sherman said that not
over one third of all articles Of foreign
production was consumed by this country.
1 mere W " dU6oluCC q " hwy VClC
mainly such articles as could not be pro.
iuced here, and did not come into compe- |
5ition with domestic industry. With that
lini of free trade he was in hearty |
sympathy. The moderate protection
,iven to labor and capital employed in min
ny and agricultural industries was
I favorite point Of assault by the Presi-
lent and all free traders upon the pro-
.ective policy. The farmer performed as
yaluable labor as the artisan and the
lights OF every producer should have
quail and just consideration without fear
n favor and yet the President had selected |
hat class of production rnder the name
raw materials" for destruction and !
Tot to be protected. His whole argument |
on the allegation that the price OF
was increased to the extent OF the
luty and but for the duty ihe merchant |
ou!d buy this wool cheap-r in South |
America and Australia. This
ARGUMENT WAS FAILACIoUs
,ecause the destruction of the wool indus.
ry in the United States would at once adj
'ance the price OF wool in foreign markets, |
'ut even if the argument were true it would
Ipply as well to all domestic productions
thN W. "i NCOl WAS yHE |
ompleted article OF the farmer lust as
10th was of the manufacturer, and as the
oat was Of the tailor, and the objection
bat the duty on wool raised the price to
he consumers applied as well as the duty
n cloth and on every article on the tariff
st. The all-sufficient answer was that the
uty encouraged the production of wool, the
manufacture OF cloth aud OF AN infinite va
iety of articles produced by American IL labor
ompeting with foreign labor. Cheap labor
4 this country meant degradation oil
Imerican politics. He had thus endeavor-
i to give Il respectful answer to the Presi-
ent's message. He was willing to correct
be %irregula rites of the tariff and to re-.
uce the surplus. Not by a vicious and in
process of horizontal reduc-
ion, but by such methods as would relieve
he taxpayer without injuring the laborer
r the great productive Industries OF the
)untry.
DENOUNCED THE
Sherman, Teller and other Republicans
ln-incere and misleading, and asserted
nat by way OF preparation for the coming
res dental election, the Republican legis-
tors were e~ndeavoring to put the Presi-
emu ana the Democratic party in The atti-
ide OF hostility to American manufa ctur.
interests. Under the leadership of
eveland the Democratic party demand
len a revision OF the tariff, reduction of
venue and surplus and such administra-
on OF the powers OF government as was
ost beneficial to all interests
ne 1rosts OF November would
light the Republican tions
ld rebuke Republican Senators who had ,
aracterized as ''hulnbugs'' the fearless
I'd statesmanlike message of the Presi.
'nt. ne subject OF taxation was az old
the government itself. and yet it was ,
OF interest to day to the aborinq {
The contraction OF the volume Of
e currency had always been "A policv
arked by disaster and suffering, hit
zen that abominable policy was further I
ded by III d
sNATCHlNG THE MONEY G
the people from their bands at tho ratio a
Ten millions a month, every honest mind
q 10 revolt against surh wanton roh t
ry' and yet the Senator from Colorado {
q sheeree at the idea of the surplus being
y consequence, and the Senator from n
10 declared it was fortunate for The =
untry that there was a surplus Of fftv. :,
e m'll1ons IN the Treasury. 1t would bo -
Una Senator il he should become the q
puolcah candidate for the Presidency To
'ialn why it WAS fortunate that tho q
op'e's money was gathered into the q,
easury in excess Of all the wants ~ Il
Government: There was among the
publican politicians a determined and
zen campaign of nendacity on
$ subject. The President had not d..
Yea rom the declaration OF the Demo. NJ
TIC platform On the subject of taxation o;
at declaration had been bold, explicit 81
1 peremptory. Incidental protection to e.
manufacture had always been the Is
10y oi .he democratic party. He re- M
'eu IN every element OF American success T
was proud of the inventive genius Of the DC
.htry and the vast establishments, where CO
labor abounded. He looked w;th
ght on the cotton mills, blast furnaces m
rolilng mills of the South, as well "a su
sc OF the North. Proceeding to discuss a
''essage OF the President, he said, this pc
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