The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
THE FIPTIETH CONGRESS.
Senator Berry Talks About Tariff and the Sem
ate Passes q Number of Bills.


Senator Berry Talks About Tariff and the Sem
Passes q Number of Bills.
wAsHINGToN March ga bill was reported
ana placed on the calendar for public building
Mt Lansing. Mich. to cost 100000.
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill to establish courts
for the Indians on the various reservations. and
extend the protection of the laws of the States
and Territories over all Indians. Referred.
Mr.. Mitchell offered preamble and resolution,
(which went over instrncting the committee on
Territories to inquire into the validity of act
Of the Legislature of Washington Territory. fix
ing the time for the next meeting of the Legis-
lature.
A large number of petitions on the subject of
Sunday trains. Sunday drills etc. having been
heretofore referred to the committee on inter
state commerce. were reported back, from that
committee, and motion of Mr. Culiom
ferred to the committee education and labor.
Mr.. Berry addressed the Senate on the sub
jact OF the Presidents annual message. He
spoke Of the universal interest awakened by the
bold and fearless manner in which the system
of federal taxation discussed in the mess
age, and said the time could not much longer
be delayed when some change must be made in
that system. When fairly canvassed and under
stood, it's injustice would he believed. necessl-
tate change Taxation should be for revenue
purposes only. The present system utterly
indefensbe. II was fundamentally wrong IN
the proposition of the protectionists to repeal
the taxes on whisky, beer and tobacco. be ex-
pressed himself as entirely opposed to it. Taxes
could be collected on those articles with less IN
Jury to the people than anv articles consumed
by the human family. and long IL
necessary to collect taxes for the of the gov
eminent, IL was utterly indefensible to say that
they should be removed from whisky and beer.
Under the system of protection the foreign trade
of the country had been ruined, that now the
American flag could rarely be seen in a foreign
caDltal
strikes had been encouraged, and species of
government paternalism established which
threatened to destroy the very framework of
American institutions and to build up a strong
consolidated government. He spoke of the
ways -and-means bill moderate and conserva-
tive, and favored an income tax on all incomes
over So. 600, so to produce enough to pay all
pensions.
The Senate then proceeded to the consderc-
ton of bills the calendar Among the bills.
passed were the following To amend the aca
of March g. 1879, providing additional regnla
tons for homestead and presumption entries of
public lands; for the disposal of the FIT Wallace
military reservation in Kansas; appropriating
$50, 900 for a public building in Helena,
Mont. T.; appropriatine $11,oO0 for
road and approaches from Pineville,
La. to the National Military Cemetery near
that town; changing the boundaries of the Vel
lowstone National Park and providing police
and other regulations there; increasing the limit
of expenditures for public building at San
Francisco to $3.50, 900; granting right of way to
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company
across the military reservation on the CncOm-
pahgre river, in Colorado; to authorize the
Cheyenne Street Railroad Company to build its
road on and across the Fort D. A. Russell mill
tary reservation; appropriating $3.50. 900 for
public building at Sioux City, Ia; appropriating
$50, 600 for public building at Cheyenne, w.
IT,, to authorize the Columbia river Bridge
Company to construct and maintain bridge
across the Columbia river, between Oregon and
Washington Territory; to grant right of way
through the Indian Territory to the st. Louis g.
San Francisco Railroad Company; to extend the
hAP md n0I7 nd of hA ar
of Kansas; House bill TO ratify and confirm
agreement with the Gros Ventre and other tribes
of Crow Indians in Montana An amendment
having been made to this bill looking to treaty
for the removal of the southern Ute Indians
from Colorado, a committee of conference was
ordered. and Senators Dawes Daniel and Stock
bridge were appointed For the relief OF pur-
of certain swamp and overfowed lands and to
reimburse and indemnify certain States; relat-
ing to the Enclosure of certain points of special
interest the battlefield OF Gettys-
burg; tthe fence surrounding La
fayette square in Washington to be
devoted to that purpose]; for relief of the suffer
ers by the wreck of the United States steamer
ial associations OF Valley Forge, and to secure
the Washington headquarters, mansion and
grounds occupied by the continental army of
Hts; appropriating $20. 900 for the completion
of tie monument of Mary, the mother OF Wash
ington, at Fredericksburg, Va; have copies
of certain national medals struck off and de-
livered TO certain departments and TO the var
Of bills passed was sixty-one
Adjourned until Saturday.
The Canadian Postal Treaty in the House.