Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-24
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Senator Frye Declares the Re-
publican Position on the
Tariff.
Thrusts Straight From the Shoulder at
the Incompetent Democrats.
Adjustment of the Fisheries Difficulties
Urged fn the House-The Blair Edu-
cational Bill Again Taken up by
the Senate-Other Do
ofthe Day in and
Out of the
Capitol
Senate.
W A>IiINGT ON. !.

Il
Referred.
Senator lioar introduced joint resolution
today looking TO the securing of the free
dom OF the Welland canal TO merchant ships
of the t United States; also for the construc-
ton and opening of a free ship canal from
the Bay of Fundy 10 the Gulf of 81. Law
renee at the joint expense of both natiosS,
in the manufacture OF the proposed canal 4;
a ship railway to unite the Atlantic and Pa
ciiic oceans; and to enter upon negotiations
with the proper authorities to secure the
freedom OF the canal in perpetuity 10 the
American merchant marine Also to take
similar step, to obtain the freedom of the
Sucz canal for the American mercantile SER
vice.
The judiciary committee reported rcso-
luton authorizing that tine committee send
for persons and papers inquiring into alleged
participation of federal official, in the sup
pres,i of votes OF colored citizens at Jack
son. Miss. was adopted.
Mr. FRYE called up and matte a
motion to commit TO the Finance
committee the Presidents message and
proceeded to make tariff speech
in oppostion to the Presidents recomcnda-
tons He said that the President had clearly
thrown down the gauntlet of free taade. lie
quoted from the London Times, the Herald,
IL. %.vs tn. posi- the SATURDAY Review
the Sn.ctator tha Scot.men and other Brit
.b ,,,-. T., ,,r,,,.r thar thu. ,,,a.s,n. h,d h..p
r.c.,,.I yith unbouu,lpJ inv in Great Rrit-
ain.
That country has been seeking American
markets for ypars He ouoted from thp
! p,I NH ,;.z.tto r.. .Ln,y I'M. civilization IL
England over the message has been sup
,..,I los, il ,,,;,,,t it,i,,re the pro.f,,rf. nf
,,,,,ic,n FRO, tr,J.rs lie said that Emo
Ianl h,I n,ynr l.t any nnnortuuity 10 iuiurp
iii. c,,,trv mass nuinrrnypd
IL sh,.,,oi that mo rounsol advice ana
f,;.,d.bin of t,rp,t britain in nll CONNER
c;',I n,,ttnr. bad always ininrod the nation
orr.,,ting them H., said that the lea,Iirg
fr.n tr,,in. SNEAKER in Evnland declared wear.
a,,,, ,l,at tbc ,,r..,te.t frii,nnh Of Grpat Rrit
IL, ,,n,,I5 Ln thn s,,linqatior If thr market.
nf ,hc Initnl STAT. In the promis,s Of
tt.. p,n.;J.,,t.. ,,,.s.,. the, rorid seq that
,..ul,ir,,.,;,r vas neor,t hand Fnqland's
Industries were falling off through competi-
t;,,, and tb.. .ilk industry had decreased from
no oon rmnlovos fifteen wears ago to ) 900
r,, Tbt. rottnp manufacturers wore GRIN
r,cd Germany and Bclgium were scizlnr
tb,. iron and stool industries and were con
trollino half her foreign trade in that line.
IJnr agricultural lands were dcureciatiur.
a,,, h'1f ns thn ,,,rirrltur.I labnrerS warn
va. ,l,',', .,,i'.,.,,I ,..,,,,,1
o,l, fron, , .bilEno to one AMI six nrnce ner
dav. but now they had Cleveland for cham
Mon their pro.urcts were improving. He
nromised to omen the American market to
thrm
This would ,tart their halting looms and
food thcir hungry uncmplovrd men and
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t,i .r,, I,II,,oss .,,d lsy ,l;,nrsit, II II.
u''., hnt ',a, .h"ra n,hi, rho last ,,.ar or
,, ii;,,,I',5 nrn,ahl,. i,, IN. smoke of ,,o,,I,
,,',;I. s,'n,,'l, l;t,nrI,aJ nv ,ho bnn, nf
I',,. ,h,r,, ,,,, hare a,,J tharo friend of
,'r',,,,,ti'.,,
T. 'o,,na S,a,',r. wo,t yoorboos and lIoi,as ba1
orl,rsoI tho President in fnl The sneaker
h,'Iia,n.I ,ha+ tho Jo,nncrat;, marty IF rho
','',,,r,. , ,'al1,, sharaI ,hn prcsidon,,.
,.,,,','i'.i;.,,. and re,II, hcI;aved tbat tho
tar;e ,,as ,ici,,,s iIInaicaI and inenu;tahla
and tbot tha ,lnty uas tax nai,I hv IT. cnn-
/ SINNER The south controlled the demo-
rra,ic marty and the south had always on
nasod nrntoction and bounties sine the
do,nncratir ,,rtv has secured the control of
tta fnrt, -fonrthC Congrcss il hal heen seeking
~ rnin Tho nrotert;Te tariff The sneaker
honnJ fhis bv = review of the attfmnted
Ingi. .Iotinn and bv th, award of champion
.Lins H.. further declared that all the
d,.,t,ocratic lra,lors had ayreeded with m.
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