Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-06-15
Resolutions Offered in the House to
Repeal All Internal Revenue
Except on Liquors..
Pointers on the Strength of the V a.
rious Candidates Before the
Chicago Convention.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.

addressed by Mr.. Gray in support of its
ratification. II he knew himself no partisan
consideration could influence his judgment
as to the merits of the treaty. The senate
was bound to presume that this treaty was
the outcome of an honest endeavor and an
earnest and patriotic desire on the part of
the executive to make q satisfactory and
advantageous settlement of the vexed
question to which it related, and that the
president was correct, until the contrary
appeared, when he said that it had been
made on basis honorable and just to both
parties. He greatly mistook the temper
and sense of the American people if they
would tolerate any other discussion of the
pending treaty, but one which appealed to
their Judgment, not to their prejudices or
passions, and not to class or section.
"God help the country and the people," he
said, elf those into whose hands they had
placed the power should refuse to look at
both sides and at all sides of questions
which involved the peace and honor and
welfare of the nation" He went on to
argue that the pending treaty was prac-
tical, sensible and statesmanlike way of
dealing with the question. Coming down
to the eleventh article of the treaty he
argued that it gave the American fisher
men the right to enter Canadian ports on
all occasions to purchase all the supplies
ordinarily asked for trading vessels, the
only exception being supplies distinctvely
peculiar to fishing vessels, and asked
whether it was not a part of craftsmanship
to secure impartial privileges by the rati-
fication of the treaty. At the close of Mr..
Gray's speech Mr.. Hoar obtained the floor
and the further consideration of the
fisheries treaty was on motion of Mr.. Sher-
man postponed till Monday, the 25th of
June. The senate then adjourned.
The House.
Under the call of states the following
was introduced and referred in the house
this morning by Mr.. Dougherty of Florida.
A resolution reclting that at this time there
seems to be no prospect of the passage at
this session of congress of the Mills bill;
that there is a large surplus in the treas
ury which is daily accumulating to the
detriment of the general business, which
tends to contraction of the circulating me-
dium; that the uncertainty as to whether
the Mills bill in its present shape will ever
become law at least in time to gain the
relief demanded, and that the late unfortn-
nate and unnecessary civil war made an
enormous and daily increasing pension
list just and necessary that the success of
the United States be made possible and Sc.
cures the accumulation of large private
and corporate fortunes all over the coun-
try. The resolution instructs the COM
mittee on ways and means to report to the
house a bill:
Firsr-Repealing all laws providing for
an internal revenue tax and removing all
of said tax except that now collected upon
spirits, distilled whole or in part from
grain, and upon malt liquors.
Second-Providing for the levy and col
lection of a graduated tax upon all In
comes of persons, corporations and trusts
Of $1,000 and upwards, per annum, the
proceeds of said income tax to be devoted
exclusively to the payment Of pensions.
Third-Providing that all articles or pro-
ducts not manufactured or produced in the
United States shall enter the ports of the
United States free OF all import duty.
A colloQuy arose in the house this at.
ternoon between Mr.. Woodburn of Ne.
vada and Mr.. Cox of New York, turning
upon the reference of Mr.. Cox in his tariff
speech to Nevada as a rotten borough
Mr.. Woodburn defended his state and was
bitterly personal in his attack upon Mr.
Cox, but the latter gentleman replied in a
more good natured manner, although hi
also indulged in some biting personalities
Adjourned.
Gladstone Items.
GLADSTONE, June s.-[Special.]-At {
convention held here to-day for the pur
pose of nominating candidate for count,
superintendent of public instruction, Mis-