The National tribune., 1888-05-24

Bush's Bluff Shoal Elizabeth River, Va. (not to
cost over $60,000)
After passing in all So bills the Senate adj
jouTned till Monday.
Speaker Carlisle was not iii the House to-day,
being engaged in the preparation of his speech
on the tariff bill, and in his absence Mr.. Nc
Millin (Tenn,) performed the duties of Speaker
pro ten.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Peters spoke against the bill. He argued
that tariff was not q tax unless the purchaser
of an article had to pay more for it on account
of the duty imposed upon it, and this he con-
tended was not the fact
Mr.. Anderson IND attacked protection and
defended the bill
Mr. Breckenridge (Ark.) defended the bill.
In discussing the question Of free wool he re-
piled to and denied the charge brought by gen.
tlemen on the other side, that the placing of
wool on the free list was a sectional measure,
designed to iniure the wool growers of the
North and West. In support of his denial he
stated that from 1875 to 1887 the sheep in the
Southern States had increased from 100000
to 5000, 000 while during the same period the
sheep in New England, New York, Ohio and
Pennsylvania had fallen off from 100000 to
100000. The future of the sheep industry
would be in the South, and the proposition to
make wool free instead of being sectional was
a generous offer, because sheep were more of
product of the South than of the States that
were clamoTiug against this feature Of the bill.
Mr.. Stewart lVt.) attacked the bill.
Mr.. Cox IN. " in supporting the bill said
he did not want to quarrel with gentlemen who
had local interests at stake. He would not
quarrel with the gentleman from Michigan be-
cause he wanted lumber and salt protected
nor with the gentleman from Vermont who
appealed for wool. If Pennsylvania robbed
too much from Massachusetts,, let Massachu-
sets rob something from Pennsylvania Let
Connecticut, the land of nutmegs and cOTsets,
which recall tender memories to Members of
Congress, make a raid upon Tennessee and
North Carolina and Virginia after peanuts.
That was the way to carry on a tariff recipro-
cal rascality. The devil when he came to earth
was greatly delighted in going round and find
ing that the most select of all his instruments
was cunning old lawyer who cheated by stat
ute. But then the devil had never read the
tariff law, with its ad valorem and specific
duties. If he had, he never would have bought
the beautiful dress he wore, or he would have
got 1t through the custom house without pay
ing taxes.
And how was the devil dressed?
Oh! He was dressed IN his Sunday best:
With bFeeches of scarlet and coat of blue,
And there hole where the tail came through.
Laughter
Gentlemen on the other side said that the
Mills bill was a radical measure. He did not
see that a reduction of Z per cent. was much OF
a free-trade reduction. He had made calcula-
ton about the infant industries of this country
and their power of suction from the maternal
Government. He could show that the power
Of suction of these industries amounted to over
ten million horsepower.
The prOtectiOnists argued that the United
States had protection and high wages; there
fore protection brought high wages. Apply
this same augmentation TO England. England
had the House Of Lords and low wages; there
fore the House of Lords made low wages.
Ireland had no snakes and no wages; there
fore snakes made high wages. The truth was
that wages were matter utterly irrelevant to
a discussion of the tariff
He then attacked Butterworth (Ohio) for
fayoriug reciprocity with Canada and yet at
lacking any reduction of the tariff.
He would give the gentleman little gem
Of the sweet singer OF Michigan upon the ALI
gator rs being applicable to the geutleman's
reciprocity and the fisheries question:
How cheerfdlly it seems to grin,
How neatly spreads its paws
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws
Mr. Mason Ill) said that it pleased him to
hear Mr. COX's description of the devils raiment
If the devil was half as patriotic as he was sup
posed to be he bought his garments in the re.
/ cesses of hell. lie could imagine, from the
acquaintance the gentleman showed with hi;
! Satanic Majesty, that when his earthly career
! had closed and St. Peter had turned him away
to the other and warmer place, the following
! dialog would ensue:
Cox, couldn't you make it up there?"
! The gentleman from New York. "No."
Satan. +. To-? Free Trader.)
! The gentleman from New York. " That's
! il couldn't make it"
! Satan walk in, Samuel Sullivan Cox; We
! take everything on this shore. II is the only
! free-tTade corner in the universe Of God"
He cited the deadlock Of few weeks age
upon the direct tax bin, stating that North
/ ern- Democrats said they would rot in theil
/ seats before they would be bossed by the South
ern Democracy, but when King Caucus tapped
/ the bell the Democrats oil scOotcd.
The Brizadiers ring the caucus bell
] The doughfsce cries for shame,
/ I'll not be bossed by the BrigGdiers.
| But he gets there just the same.
He attacked the Mills bill, saying that it wa
! in the interest Of trusts and syndicates, anC
cited the sugar trust, which, he said, was one
! Of the largest if not the largest trust in tht
world that affected the price Of any Of the ne
cessities Of life. He suggested to the gentle
I man from Mississippi (Allen) that the comic
. opera he quoted from was not suited TO his
/ style Of voice and form, and suggested that in
/ stead thereof he should sing:
Rock ably, sugar trust. you're on the tree-top,
4 While aye iH power your cradle will rock
But If the tariff busts the cradle wiz fall
And down Will come sugar trust Mills bill and all
Or if he insisted on rising to that higher
realm Of Mother Goose" he would suggest:
| Little boy blue come blow your horn nice;
/ Blow shcol out Of mutton, but do not touch Ou
rice.
TGreat applause and laughter on Republican
side.
Referring to the fact that the bill was thu
work Of Southern men, he said: "A few years
ago, when Brigadiers got back into Congress
the prodigal son act worked very well, but nov
| il didn't fit their case" Said he: You art
back in your fathers house because he caugh
YOU by the nape Of the neck and seat Of you
pants and brought you back. You did not say
Father / have sinned against thee. / am no
worthy 10 be one Of the family. Make me
hostler' That is not the kind of prodgals yol
arc. You come in at the front door, wipe You
feet on the carpet, try to drink out of the fir
extiuguishers. You do not wait for the fattet
calf You put your feet on the table and say
What ] want is veal laughter.
You charge me with drawing sectiOna
lines. / deny it, ] am simply calling atten
ton to the sectional lines which you hav
drawn. You have drawn this bill in ever,
particular attempting to benefit the people 0
the South, wholly regardless Of the interests 0
tie North East and West"
Mr. Herman lOre.) spoke against the bill
after which a recess was taken until o'clock
At the evening session Mr.. FELTON, Gal }, Nj
Spooner lR. J. D Mr.. Romeis Ohio, Mr.. Saw
yer N. " Mr. Nicols n. c. spoke agains