Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-09
Fiftieth Congress--First Session.
1nxEsrfa Ar1re rHK nrArH DE REEL.

INVESTIGATING rHK DEATH OF REEL.
 SENATE.-Senator Blair of New Hampshir' ] offered resolution-which WAS laid over til l to"morroW-calhng on the President for in
 formation as to the trial (for tresson), con- ylction and execution in Canada on Novem Der 16, 1885, of Louis David Riel, who
 claimed to be 8 natu1alized citizen of the
 United States, and whether the proceedings | Tn the case were according to the due process | of law. including the presentation of the fact of Riels citizenship and defense of in- | sanity. THE TARIFF BILL.
 Shortly after noon the Senate proceeded to ! the consideration of the tariff bill, the read | ing in full being dispensed with. MT. Ali son took the floor and addressed the Senate on that measure. There was no question, he said, but that the Senate bill would reduce the revenue between $61 ,000, ,000 and $75, OO0, 600, and in his judgment the reduction would be substantially midway between those two points. The reduction would be
 not merely from import duties, but also from internal revenue.
 TEE DUTY ON TOBACCO.
 Referring to the question of tobacco, Mir. Allison said that it had been reduced at va rious times from 38 cents pound to 8 cents,
 which was said to be an onerous imposition on many of the agricultural States, and for
 that reason the finance committee had yield
 ed to the practically unanimous sentiment to taking of the duty. The only difference be-
 tween the House bill and the Senate bill in regard to tobacco was that the Senate bill made reduction of $1.50 8 thousand on manufactured cigars and took of the tax of dollar on retail dealers in tobacco. He then discussed the queseion of abolishing the tax on alcohol used in the arts and ar gued that there was no practical difficulty In preventing frauds in connection with that matter. Great Britain had had that princi- pie in her taxing system since 1854 and Ger- mony had had it for many years, and yet both those countries had taxes on distilled spirits more than twice as high as those in the United States.
 REDUCTION OF THE SUGAR DUTY-MmLs BILL.
 IS PER CENT, SENATE BILL 50 PER CENT.
 Mr. Allison discussed with some little de- tail the changes proposed in the rates of duty on glass and china, on iron and steel, on wire rods, on copper, on wood and wooden ware and on sugar. The House bill reduced the sugar duty IS per cent and the Senate bill 50 per cent Even with the latter reduction the duty on sugar would remain at Al per cent ad valorem. Sugar was as essential in every household as bread and if there was any article that should have low rate of duty it was sugar. He believed that whatever en- couragement there should be for the protec- tion of sugar from sorghum or beets was still left in the fair protection given by the Senate bill. It had been the boast of the Democratic party that it wanted to reduce the duties on the necessaries of life, but what was greater necessary of life than sugara And yet the House bill only proposed reduction of the existing duty on sugar by IS per cent. He argued that the effect of the House bill in regard to the sugar schedule would be to legislate six millions Q year into the pockets of the sugar trust, or 12 per cent. on their capital, and to take that amount out of the pockets of the people. And yet the Republican party is denounced and this substitute is denounced as fsvoring trusts. Consistency is jewel that is not found in this minority report any more than it is found in the report of the senator from Kentucky (Beck.)
 INCREASED DUTY ON CIGARS.
 Taking up the schedule of tobacco and cigars, Mir. Allison stated that the Senate bill increased the duty on imported cigars from g. 50 8 thousand to 25 per cent. ad va lorem, to specific duty or $3.50 thousand. The effect of the change would be to increase the duty on imported cigars, but as they were luxury he did not think that the in- crease would be very much felt. A change had also been made in the Senate bill as to the duty on cigar wrappers, which was fixed at 10 cents pound.
 As to the schedule of provisions, he said that the Senate bill proposed specific duties | duties. The same is true in the majority of the other reductions. In comparing the two
 bills MT. Allison said that the Senate bill was clear and distinct measure of protec-
 tion to American industries, while the House
 bill was a step and a long step in the direc- ton of what was commonly known as free trade.
 In conclusion he said that it was his pur-
 pose and the purpose of senators on his side of the chamber to proceed as fast as possible with the discussion of the bill. At some fu- ture time he might have occasion to make some further observations in respect to it, but his desire to-day had been to state the general provisions of the bill as plainly as possible so that they might be understood by those who had not studied it.
 THE MINORITY SPEAKS. Mir. Vance, one of the minority members of the finance committee, next addressed the Senate. He drew imaginary sketch of the partnership entered into at the close of the war between the government of the Unit ed States and the manufacturers of the United States, the terms being that the gov ernment was to enact the law and subject foreign products to taxation for its own bene- fit, while home products were to be taxed for the benefit of the home manufacturers. He described this an unholy and iniquitous sys- tenn of taxation upon the many for the bene- fit of the few.
 Mir. Vance proceeded to discuss in detail the provisions of both House and Senate bills. He asserted that Henry Clay, were he now alive, would most bitterly dsnounce the pres ent Senate bill. MT. Vance denounced the I idea that protection meant high wages, and as for the home market boom he declared that effect of protection was to convert an in- dependent yeomanry into dependent factory operatives. In closing he said that the Sen ate bill was framed to relieve the treasury, but to increase the burden of the people. -k-A -Ao1- i. A. T Al IxsI went over till to morrow.
 After 6 short executive session the Senate adjourned.
 oonferses A greed on the Deficiency Bill WASHINGTON, Got. S.--The conferees on the general deficiency bill have reached an agreement on the only remaining point of difference, that relating to the Woman's In dustrial Home in Utah. They make an ap- propriation for the completion of the build 1 ings for the home according to present plans aud provide $4, 900 also for furnishing the building and maintaining it during the next fiscal year.
 GIANTS GROWING CARELESS. Beaten by Pittsburg-BossOn Loses B Game.
 NEW YoRK, Got. S.-The weather was cold
 dreary and threatening to-day and only .09l I people saw the game between the New York l and Pittsburg clubs. George pitched a splen | did game and but for bad errors the Giants would have won easily. The score:
 fisssS1PE Esw x9rk: -: k::::: 66-GSSSS g: ! Earned runs, New York 1. First base errors New York 1. Pittsburg 4 Left on bases, New Yori G. Pittshurg B. First base balls, McahaDnc, Cole | man Stolen bases Hatfield. Struck out, Foster Gore, Hatfield, McShannic; Smith Coleman, Kuehne | Maui, Nichols Morris. Three base hits, OfRourke | Ward, Carroll. Double play, ORourke and Ward | Hit by pitcher, McShanuic. Umpire, Kelley. Time 1:30.
 ChHcagOss Heavy Hitting. | WASHINGTON, Dot. S.-The Chicago team de feated the Washingtons to-day in game which was marked by heavy batting and loose fielding. The Washingtons failed to dc
 anything with Tener's pitching until the | fourth inning. Score: