The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-15
SENATE AND HOUSE
Limited Time for the Great
Tariff Debate.
Hhe senate Has Two Executive S~s-
sians-The Treaties Are cen<ta.
cred hut ns fisai Action Il Taken
-Assemps - DiminisA the v~se.

y ~
offered ta-siav a tssia prs,t.,s5ns- an
amendment to the constitution ,f the
nifed states ~ - % resluce from two
thirds "a a majority the vote In each
house overriding the presidents We
tes~
Mr.. Hear. from the committee an
privileges and elections. to which hal
s-seu referred certain resolutions of The
iilsiiassa legislature concerning the
eies.fion Of Mr. Turpie as United states
senator, made report and askei 10
he discharged from further eonfi.tera-
tion OF the resolution and the mena,.fi-
ais confirming the title Of Mr.. Turtle
10 his seat.
Mr.. Vest osfersst = resolution for The
appointment OF select committee Ia
examine eareia.Iy an questions to,s,st, .
ing the niea; pro..aet IL the fnite1
sfssrs- and ~<ye,.sssfy as Is the trans
por'stioa and sale ef beef ana cattle.
and whether there exists or has exist
ed any continuation Of any Kind hy
reason OF whieh the prices of hsef ana
cattle have been SO controlled or assert-
Ell - to diminish the price paid "a the
producer without leSsenine the cost az
meat 10 the consumer
HoVsg PRocEEnfSes.
WASHINGTON, MAY I4.-Mr. Mills
from the committee on rules, reporte,i
and the hosise adopted without dis.
ct.sSlon or division resolution pro-
sieiing that the general dehate ON III.
tariff bili should close ON SATURDAY..
Mr.. Wcedhurns oi Nevada, intro
duced a bin for the erection OF pab
lie huilsiing at Reno. Nevada.
The house went into COMMITTEES
of the whole on the tariff hill.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, said that
the protective tariff had Injured to the
benefit OF the manufacturers alone.
and the farmers and consuming
masses had no share in those ben. fits.
Mr.. Hewett Was opposed 10 the
present system OF protection and re
grctted that the pending bill pre- served
every single feature of that system.
The measure was simply PROPOSE
tion OF modification and reduction,
but the principles of protection were
fastened ON the country. and all that
could hc hoped for today and all that
the bills sought to accomplish was the
reduction oi the amount OF taxation
collected by the government. and pat
into the treasury. He argued at
length IN favor of the pending bill.
Mr.. SyInes, of Colorado. said that
the president had shown an entire
want OF comprehension on the whole
tariff system when he told the farmer
in one paragraph that n protective
tariff was wrong and in the next hr
attempted to show the manufacturer
that he would lie benefited by the
placing of raw materials ON the free
list. The president had forgotten or
ignored the fact that the placing of
raw material ON the free list wouli
ruin the agricultural. mining and
other industries of the country. He
argued that il was the capitalist, mon
opoii 4 and the importing merchant
and those who derived their income
from bonds and other investments
who were clamaring for free trade, and
that il was the employer, workingrnan
and those who build the industries of
the country who demanded the pro-
tectiye taritr He would make the
protection of American from foreign
competition the arch OF American in
stitutious. He would protect the
laboring men OF America from
the importation aud Immigration Of
convict and pauper laboreFs as we'll a>
from the Importation of the products
of their work.
Mr. Pension. of Kansas. argued in
favor OF protection.
MIR. o'Neili. of Indiana, argued in
favor of putting lumber, oil and iron
on the free list. because he thought in
those products the country could com
pete with the world without there be-
ing any tariff on them.
Mr.. Thompson, OF Ohio, spoke in
opposition 10 the pending measure,
and said that the surplus should I've
devoted Ia building navy, To restoring
our commercial marine to the proud
position 10 once occupied, TO the de-
velopment and improvement of in
ternal transportation. 10 the payment
of liberal pensions % the old soldiers
who have made all the promise OF our
future possible and the people will not
complain. They will sanction and
approve il all.
Nr. Strulle, of Indiana, said among
ofher things that some conmendahle
and some deSpicaile things are done
by the present admin tration. AT
least three could not escape the con.
demnation of the people. The presi-
dent had first attscs eli the silver dol
lar. then the greenhacs and then the
protective system, under which the
had grown and prospered,
and by reason OF which it had attained
commercially and intel
lectually the proud distinction accord
ed it by the civilized world.
The committee then rose on motion
OF Mr.. Carey. when the senate bill
granting ,o Wyoming6i9 acres Of land
on 1T. Sanders military reservation for
a ii h hatchery and other public pur-
poses, was taken up and passed.
Adjourned.