The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-01
lr'on our regular seus.pend.u.l
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, ID. q. Nav o. 80.

N''oN' ~ ~ May "a. 1855.
IN saturday Speaker Carlisle clo.ss !,
general debate on the Mills tarlffhI,,. '- sne
ringing speech for revenue ,sss ~nu
referring 20 the opposition OF soma
me New England members 10 NJ. ', a.. y
ure be said: .Grnslemen fro.. y
sng,sn predicted IN 1916 that the d.,i'.
mxsn ~ me law Of thAt date would ra;s
.ne'r textile industries. In 1857 Al ~
'ne New England members voted a., y "
s1i'i further reduction 81 20 per 80.
from what they had called the f,,inor',--
low tarin Of 1916. la the free ,r'as
period, - the republicans called ~ AZ 4.
cade from 1860 10 1860. the WOO, n'.a as'
featured product Increased S6 per saa.
ana wages 81 per cent. The incrs.'.,
product In New England was a. ".
cent. In hosiery the product iucre.ss.
"a per cent. In cotton the prodnc, /.
New England increased II Der cent =
boots and shoes. upon which the dnsv ~. ~
oecn reduced 10 per cent, the increase 4
New England was % per cent the pro.
duct IL 1860. In New England was mo, M
than the entire product OF tho Union !.
1850. This 10 what the repu blicans from
New England saw under Z low tara la
Within eleven years after the passage ~
this bill the members from New Eny,.ss
will vote for . still further reduction -
Iif they did not. the people would se,a
somebody here who would
And now that the general debate a,
the tarin bill 10 over, few people are IN.
der the nccossity Of asking which nsr,v
has the best Of the contest thus far. ri.
democrats have won an intellec,n.l 80
political battle, and the repu blicans kno-
i. They hesitate TO accept . challenge
70 direct vote on the Mills bill without
amendment, and they have taken M,
Rsndalrs bill Is an expression OF repub.
lican opinion. only because they ar NJ.
terly unable 10 formulate q bill Of thsir
own upon which to place their faith il
the coming campaign before the pI.;n
people Of the country.
| The Mills bill may not pass. a,tbo,,h
the outlook il very favorable for Il M.
now. But the democrats who favor ihsi
measure have the satisfaction OF know.
ing that they have furnished the i..r.
upon which The Presidential elec,;a-
will DO contested. Mr.. Milk i rs-v
confident that his bill will pass he Hon,
% confident that be proposed 10 the re-
publican leaders Of the House that thew
should introduce the substitute which
they propose offering for The bin and
take vote on IL, and immediately there
alter on bis bill, SHIFTING Of al amend
ments as well as the debate by sections.
| For the past -four days the republicans
lof the House have been caucnsinp and
lconferring, but up 10 this writing they
have agreed 10 nothing except to oppose
the Mills bill. The measure will now
be laid aside for ten days. truce Of that
length having been agreed upon By the
leaders OF both sides. and IN the mean
thine the House will proceed with other
business Al the end OF that time Il is
probable that the consideration Of he
bill BY sections will begin.
Senator voorhees, was given . pubK
reception last Thursday night By the h.
diana democratic association OF this city.
The Virginia, Pennsylvania and Mari.
land associations and the district OF Col.
Iumbia democratic club attended in Z
body. There Was music and fireworks,
and nothing lacking in the way OF una
Inimity Of endorsement and support.
The Senator delivered rousing speech
In which be defended bis war record.
| He said:
Il stood BY the principles Of my Gov
!ernment. ] stood for its honor and
stood for lie liberty. ! stood for tho
union OF the states, and stood likewise
for the right 10 ditcuss every measure Of
Naturalization for war - well as for
IL -. .,a~I e. ~wcr~ s.crfv aud
for every dollar that went 70 feed
and clothe the soldier in the field.
That 10 my record. ! recall here
what the Indiana soldiers will not
forget. that when the money Of this Gov
eminent deprecated until the soldier
was not being paid more than 81 or -
month, although o15 was promised him,
I made movement IN Congress 70 IN.
crease his nominal pay % that the actual
value Of what be received should b
equivalent to what had been promised
| The House Pension Committee has ~
ported In favor Of removing the limita-
Ition from the avrearage Of pensions oct.
Tx 10 estimated that II this bill becomes
Law e would require t250,O00,OO0.
! Indian Oommissloner Atkins, who y
lgoing to resign for the purpose Of enter
ling the canvass for the Senate from Ten
lnessee, has been requested By Secretary
Villas to defer his resIgnation until efter
1.-THE letting Of the Indian contracts. T. y
Expected that the contracts will al b
Awarded BY the hfth Of june.
The democratic delegates from tbs
district to the 81. Louis convention isvoi
1.-THE nomination Of First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson, Of Illinois,
| for Vice. President.
C. AS.