The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-13

TARIFF AND TAXATION
senator shsrsnsn ngak~s Nj. =.
spe~ch sn the rr~~id~ns's M~.s,.-
y Replied % ~ s~sssor y..r..~
~ Teller siss Takes llHaa u 4.
Discusrtion. -
WASHINGTON. Jan s-The fol,o,
extract from yesterdays proc,eaI.v'
the senate gives . brief outline n n.
speeches Of Senators sherman ~
Voorhees, In attack and defsns. ~ y.
Presidents message. and senator Il ~
remarks In reply 20 Mr.. Voorhees,:
NJ. sherman then. - Haas p m. ,oos !.
ncor 70 discuss tho Presidents mes.ar. n
criticised the message for IL failure y. =
reference 70 foreign relations. and % in,.,.-.
Inc questions on National AFFAIR.". ~ !.
possponing all things. celestial or ferres..~
until the surplus revenue b. dispose \,
was an extraordinary message The. -
nothing new or strange about : treasrr. u.
Plus. President Jefferson ana Prcsid~-s ~.
son had met them IN their day Ana R.,,uls.
an administrations had. q maav ore..s'..
since the war. grappled win r. either ~ ~.
ment Of the public debt OF ~ = rednrtso. !.
taxes The Democratic parry had cors,T :
the House OF Representatives for many 49,.
and hal not originated or ~
INt<<N A|NA&<INU NA IIXN<
only Republican Congress In ten yrars ~
BY the act OF March. 1881. largely reduces ~.
internal taxes and customs why had NJ, u.
President followed the example Of III. y.
decessors BY using the powers conferred a. \.
Secretary OF the Treasury and appiynx y.
surplus 20 the reduction Of the pubic det,s 4
the President had regarded the SURPLUS :. i
danger why had he not brought his ineo-r..
70 bear upon Congress 70 provide n,
regulation Of taxafions ana ~,
had not Congress applied the r,r-sr
The only answer was that 4 controlling =.
jorsty OF the Democratic party would a., 49,
bill 70 be reported unless II conta|red ,r.
visions which would greatly injure az ..es:-,,
domestic production n II hal been he 49,.
% reduce taxes without reducing Amrr,.r
production the task was easy. but ihr St<.a-,
OF the House had used his enormous rcu.-.
with the hearty support OF the PresiAent, !,
prevent even the reporting % such bill Er.r
without q reduction of taxation the snrp.nsr ~
enue might have been applied for great Na,c--
objects. but for the yetoes OF the Prrs.dent ~
the failure Of the Secretary Of The Tieasury y
exercise plain discretionary powers c0nfer-st
upon him BY Law. and for the failure ~ a.
Democratic House OF Representatives III ma
appropriations for some Of the highest N4,.os
objects. Among these. Mr.. Sherman ~.
toned the Blair Educational bill. me Rr.-
and Harbor Appropriation bill and Their ~
latiyc projects. n appropriations had been mad
for these purposes and for coast defen~es IT,
present condition OF the treasury. which nor
50 alarms the President would no; have erl.,
ed. He also asked Why the Prc>iden, he ID
convened Congress In special session last sun.
mcr instead Of now endeayoring 10 drive CO,
gress pell-mell. by an outcry. 10 reverse *
policy Of the country for thirty years Via
II -. -. -
ury tried 70 alarm the country 50 a. % za1r
Congress 70 break down great indrstrs rfsE.
ests. he pointed them 70 the negiers 3, her
public duties.
At two o'clock Senator sherman eonciadet
his speech He had been listened 20 9TH rarx-
ed and general attention. and was coa<-1tu.ai
ed by his Republican associates
Mr.. Voorhees, took the floor for speech /.
defense OF the Presidents message ana coz
mandatory OF the Administrator
Mr. Voorhees, denounced the statements q
Messrs. Sherman. Teller and other R-pnhiie4ns
in criticism OF the Presidents message - p
sincere and misleading. and asserted that =
way Of preparation for the coming presideufi
election Republican Legislators and journal
were endeayoring. BY gross mi>represtnfa'icls
20 put the President and the Democratic party
IN an attitude OF hostility - AMERICAS
manufacturing interests. Nothing could -
more unjust or unfair. Under the leadership
Grover Cleveland the Democratic parry -
manded such revision OF the tarii such rsHiut'
lion OF revenue and surplus. and such A1mtni~
tration or the powers OF the Government a -
most beneficial 70 all interests and most ~ ;
IN harmony with the general welfare To
prex,deuf's message would bear the light a
1 dfsru<s,on. analysis and debate. TIE ireei- q
rcrt November would blight Republican ri
representations and reb1kf thc Repuo.ic.s
l senators VINO characterixe&as ~humnnr N
| fearless. sound and state snanlike MESSAGE q
| the President
1 NJ. Voorhees, discussed the various retheas
| proposed for the keeping down Of the Surplus y
4 large appropriafions. and mainfainenf1Ai irrii
1 innate expenditures by the Government xere
| fail to do away with the necessity for ine y
| tsuction OF the revenue called for By me P;ss'
4 dent
/ Al the cloee Of Mr.. VOORHEES, srecsh NJ
| Sherman moved that the message - rs'tr7rr
| 70 tn financial committee: but ar'ir- ~ 49,
| motion was withheld 70 give Mr.. IslN :, Va
i portunity 20 make some remarks ~ 49,.
spoke briefly IN reply 70 Mr. Ncofntrs -, y,
I cism Of his fTeiler'sl former sfaftmrn. .
stated that there had frequently ben E.. ~.
accumulation OF surplus N the freA-nfs 80
vhen The President sent his nessaze ~
that the assumption that tht
condition or AFFAIRS was 'hre.' - .
the country's property. was no' p-~- ".
an honest conviction. He denied ina, W. N,
pie were suffering under burdens n - 80.
~ were CRYING for relief. When thc VOL
the people had been heard i had nce.Ar,a Z y,
be- fundamental American rrncAp'r - y.
public debt shall he paid. There ~eIr $3.50 M
onto bee nrnc payable four years 49, ...., Y
how he asked was this debt 70 pe pI'.s NV.
n the revenues we're a. he reduced ~ tne ~
81 current expenses When some yr-r !. :.
Il was proposed 70 exclude Y,
Chinese because hey CAM
10 compete with American iAno'
wages. while their habits were sucn w. ".
consumed little or nothing produced " ~,
can labor. nearly all the Demcer.us r ..'.'
favored the proposition. Now va IiVr r...
70 extend 10 the Chinese the privLeEs q WV W.,
he labor NJ home and sending ne mnn..-
ures here. He doubted u the American w. I'.,--
even A the behcsf OF the President on =. !.
Iosx n favor for refusal. would scn'ur. y n
she American laborcr with such rccoru-
Governor utlrs Message
A,p.~v- n. ". Ian. 4--Governor MI