Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-10-12
The Discussion of the Mills Sub
stitute Tariff Bill Begun
in the Senate.
The Nominations of Associate Justices
Templeton and Crofoot of
Dakota Confirmed.
Heavy Losses Of Life and Property
by Floods in China-Nubs
of News.
solons Begin Airing Their oratory

WASHINGTON. Oct. 8.-The senate at
12:40 proceeded to the consideration of the
tariff bill. The reading in full being dis
pensed with and the senate substitute be-
ing ordered to be first considered, Mr.. Har-
ris asked Mr.. Allison, the chairman in
charge of the bill, to fix time for which
the general debate OH the bill should close.
Mr.. Allison said it was impossible to say
when the senators would resign their right
of speaking on the bill. 1t was very I'M
portant subject. Mr.. Harris then remarked
that there was not senator who had not
well defined and fixed opinions as to the
principal that would control his vote in
regard to every phase and feature of the
bill. He thought it more important to the
country that the senate have action upon
the bill than to have an extended debate
upon its general principles. If the senator
from Iowa would agree he (Harris) would
ask unanimous consent to have time fixed
at which the general debate would close.
Mr.. Allison thought it rather premature to
make any suggestions as to that matter
Mr.. Harris-Does the senator think ten
days or two weeks would be suf-
fcient for the general debate?
Mr.. Allison-I hope so. Mr..
Harris-Then will ask unanimous con-
sent to close the general debate on this bill
in ter days. Mr.. Allison-I would not like
to consent to that at the very beginning.
1t might be found we wanted eleven or
twelve days. Mr.. Allison then proceeded
xryifh ic fafo fn ho
were some things which ought to be made
clear in the very beginning. One was that
the senate bill proposed to reduce the
revenue between $65, ,OOO 900 and $73, ,OO0, ,OOO
This vas the first opportunity which the
senate had had to consider the great ques-
ticn of the reduction of the revenue since
the revision of 1883. He regarded a reduc-
ton of from $6O,OOO,OOO to $70,O0O,OOO of
revenue as being as great a reduction as
could be safely made and therefore trusted
that no amendment would be adopted
looking to a greater reduction. According
to the report of the secretary
of the treasury there was on
the first of the present month
a surplus Of $4,000, 900 in the treasury-no,
not IN the treasury, Tor S37 ,OOO,OOO were IN
national banks. There was not time in
the history OF the affairs of the govern
ment when the government could not have
purchased bonds so as to have made per
cent. interest on the money. By what pro-
cess OF financiering was it that the admin
istration instead of paying off these ~ per
cent. bonds allowed $57 ,O0O, 900 Of surplus
to remain with the national banks without
the general features Of the G bll he saa ii that
the senate bill differed from the house bill
in the fact that it proposed to deal with all
the schedules of the tariff bill while the
house bill did not. The house bill did not
deal dead with the tobacco schedule, the six
and had dealt but lightly with the sugar
schedule. The senate bill had been made
upon the principle of protecting American
labor and American industry.