Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-04
FIFrIETH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, October 3, 1888.
sauafe.

/ Senuff.
Mr.. Allison, from the Committee on
Finance. reported back to the House
! the tariff bill with an amendment in the
nature Of q substitute. 1t was placed
on the calendar and ordered TO be
/ printed He said that the majority and
minority reports to accompany the bill
! would be filed tomorrow or Friday, and
gave notice that he would call up the
bill for consideration Monday next.
Mr.. sherman got permission TO make
some remarks on the tariff bill, as he
intends TO leave the city TINS afternoon.
He went over the provisions OF the bill
| in some detail. contrasting them with the
provisions Of the House bill, and stating
that the aggregate amount Of revenue
reduction proposed by it was S73. 6SS, CO.,
| Tho reduction WAS on few articles,
The tax on sugar WAS reduced one half,
or S27, 600. 900. There was an entire re-
moval Of the tax on manufactured tObac-
! co. except as to cigars. the reduction OF
the revenue there being S24.370,0 600.
The tax on alcohol used in the arts,
six million four hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars. was repealed. but
| he doubted very much whether this pro-
| icct could be carried out without giving
rise TO extensive frauds, and on other
articles there was a reduction of eight
! million one hundred thousand dollars.
There WAS not single item in the Senate
| bill which dlscriminated las the House
/ bill did, between sections Of the country,
although It did reduce the duty on
sugar from - per cent. to II per cent,
end on rice from 100 per cent. to 30 per
cent. He characterized il rs very
conservative bill II it could be
taken up, free from party asperi-
ties, aud could be considered on its
merits. he believed il could be made the
most perfect revenue measure everplaced
on the statute-books. The Issue between
the two bills was to be, be said tired
before the people. Il was q plain, fair,
SQUARE issue between tariff for revenue
only and tariff for revenue and pr0tec-
ton. 10 was question whether the
articles necessary for human life should
be made by American labor or by
/ foreign labor whether the wages Of
American laborers should depend on the
wages Of foreign laborers, or should de
pend upon the American policy OF pro-
tecting oil forms OF labor and produc-
ton.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Sherman's
speech the Senate, at / o'clock, resumed
the consideration OF Mr.. Hale's resolu-
ton of Monday last, calling on the
Secretary OF War for an explanation OF
| General Benets circular rs 10 discharges
Of Republican employees IN tho United
States at arsenals and armories.
Mr.. COckrell proceeded to discuss the
resolution and opened his remarks 10y
the reading Of the Jay Iluhbell circular
issued On the occasion Of the presldcn-
tial campaign Of 1882, calling on the
Government employees 10 contribute TO
the Republican campaign fund, such CIR
Guitar having been signed by Allison, Hale,
Aldrich. and lliscocS, the latter then IN
the House. lie also quoted Garfield
letter t. Dorsey "of somewhat star route
no,oriety, asking him TO have Brady,
Second Assistant Postmaster-Gcneral,
called upon for aid and one from Lew
J.. Morton to Dorsey, stating that ne had
contributed e3O,C0J. Mr.. Morton s
namp. ho sud, was familiar as present
Repubhcan candidate for the vice resi.
dcncy. lie simply read these letters, he
said, to refresh the memory OF the Seua-
tor from Name gMr. liale), and TO show
the depth OF degradation b. which the
civil service OF the Government had been
brought under Republican admins
tration IN 1850 and 1850. II could never
sink into lower depths than 1t sank then.
= had become 50 utterly degraded TINT
the Republican party was forced to take
up AMI pass the Pcndleton civil-serHce
bLL The position now occupied 10y Mr..
Hale under the pretencc Of defending
that law was, Mr.. Cockrell asserted,
"the stab Of q pretended friend. -"
Cleveland's Administration had enforced
the ciyilservice law, and IN his
CCockrch's judgment rs spirit had been
too strictly adhered to.
Mr.. Cockrell at the close Of his speech
asserted that President Cleveland had
redeemed and sacredly kept every pledge
that be had made NJ relation 10 civil SER
vice. As 10 the euet circular he under
stood that that officer was IN political
sympathy with the Senator from Maine,
bnt he bad no objection to the adoption
OF the resolution, and had no doubt that
the Secretary OF War would furnish u
satisfactory explanation. He saw no
wrong in turning Republican soldiers
out Of office and putting Democratic sol
diers in their place.
Mes.rs. Edmunds, Hale. Chandler, and
Hawloy replied to Mr.. Cockrell.
Messrs. Chandler aud Hawley, refer
nng to the alleged contribution OF SlO,-
coo 10y the President to the Democratic
campaign fund. asserted that Il such a
contribution had been made ,and they
had never seen ely denial OF the charger
the conclusion was inevitable that he Ind
| committed q crime punishable by line or
imprisonment, or both.
Without action ON the resolution or
any other subject OF discussion during
the afternoon, the Senate at 5:36 adj
iourncd.
House OF Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Herbert, of Ala
bama. the senate bill WIS passed grant
ing the right Of way to tine Pensacola
and Memphis Railroad Company through
the public lands in Florida, Alabama
MISSES ppi, and Tennessee and through
the naval and military reservations near
Pensacola.
Mr. I. J. Campbell of New York,
presented and the House agreed to the
conference report on the bill for the re-
lief Of the survivors OF the wreck Of the
United States steamer 1a'lapoosa.
Mr.. Burncs, OF Missouri, presented
the conference report on the deficiency
appropriation bill.
Tne proposition 10 extend the United
States laws over the pub!icland strip
gave rise 10 considerable discussion.
Air. Dunn, Of Arkansas. characterized
the proposition as an expedient to defeat
the Oklahoma bill, and served notice
that no such proposition should be
aIreed to by the House without the pre-
seace Of quorum.
Pending action on the report the
House, at 4:3j Z. NJ, adjourned.
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