Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03

on the bill to repeal internal revenue
taxes in '67 that he hsd made the re-
marks that the taxes most willingly paid
were those on spirits, beer and tobacco.
So they were then. So they are to-day.
But within the lsst few years complaint
had come, mainly from the southern
states egslnst the tax on tobacco.
It came from the farmers.
he needed 1t. He obeyed it. Aud in do
ing so he only did what the Senators
from Virginia, West Virgins, Tennessee
and North Carolina and Kentucky ought
to do. The Republican party said that II
tscted industry Of the country ;
that when manufactures had sprpns
up By the aid Of protection
it would not strike them down or lower
the prices Of their labor. The Repuo-
liczn party would join with the Demo-
cratic party in reducing such taxation as
bore hesvily on the people, but 1t would
preserve the system Of protection by
tariff duties just SO long as 1t
wGs necessary to give to Americans
fsir chance in the trade and commerce
OF the country, SO as not to invite foreign
ers to compete with home industry. The
law referred to by The Senator from West
Virginia Gin regard TO immigration under
contract was passed in the midst OF war,
when 1000, GOO northern men were down
south. It WAS law inviting
foreigners to help make good the sb-
seEce of the brave Union soldiers. he
would have voted then for any kind of q
law to defeat the Democratic party ofthst
| day. But he was sure that he had voted
for its repeal whenever that matter was
presented. He congratulated Congress
that the country vas now TO have fair,
square, manly issue presented on the in
dustrial question; question which
affected the life, properly and interests
Of every citizan; s question between pro-
tected labor in this country and the paupel
labor Of Europe; question between
diversified Industries and that OF single
| (sgriculturaD interest with few black-
smith and carpenter shops scattered
throughout the country.
Amid the hum Of applause which fol
lowed the close Of MIR. Sherman's re
marks. Mr.. Reagan rose and briefly de
fended} the Democratic part
from the charge that it hsc
presented no affirmative tsrif
proposition during the ten years tina
party had majority In the House.
The motion to refer the PRESIDENT
message then went over without action
Mr.. Stewart addressed the Ssnat
briefly in support OF the educational bill
After an executive session the SanSt
adjourned until Monday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Mr. Blount c
Georgia called up the bill to prevent th
transmission through the mails as second
class matter of cheap literature and
require il to be transmitted as third
class MISTER.
after considerable delay the bill ws
, passed.
Mr.. Crisp of Georges, chairman Of tn
committee On elections, called up the COZ
tested election case of Lowery agslrt
a White for the Twelfth Indiana 6istric
An arrangement Wss made thst the dis
cussion should continue for eight hour
! bat the Republicans declined to aCcede
= the proposition that at the end Of TIL
time the previous question should be CO.
sidered as ordered upon resolutions r
ported by ms iority and minority of Il
? committee.
i Mr.. Barry Of Mississippi argued
! support of the majority resolution, Of
9 cleripg the sent va3snt.
Mr. Cooper of OHIO sustained ii
claims of the contestee, saying that Il
!, honor Of an American citizan could NJ
! be taken from man by the negligence {
! some who failed to perform a mere
i ministerial duty.
! The matter then went over until t
4 morrow.
Mr.. Grain of Texas, from the commi
? tee on Presidential elections, etc, repor
I ed joint resolution proposing conet
, tutional amendment providing that Cor
3 gress shall mold its annual meeting c
! the first Monday in January. Houi
calendar
Mr.. Ford Of Michigan introduced b
! for the organization Of the territory
= Alaska.
I Adjourned