The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25
He Defends in an Able Manner the
Bill of Mr.. Mills.
His Weighty Arguments are Simply
Unanswerable.
Kelley Attempts to Discomfit Him
But Pig Iron Fails.
Burrows is the Principal Speaker on the
Other notwithstanding Discussion
OF the Copyright Bill in the
Senate.


Heard, OF Missouri, from the committee
on elections, submitted the report in the
election case of Frank Va. Glover, from
the Ninth congressional district OF Mis-
souri,, and IL was referred TO the House
calendar II finds the contcstee, Mr..
Glover, entitled to the seat.
Mr. Anderson. of Iowa, from the com
mittce on commerce, reported back res
olution providing for the investigation Of
the strike on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad. Committee OF the whole.
Mr., Mills, of Texas, asked unanimous
consent that all gentlemen might be al
lowed to print in the record any remarks
upon the subject of the tarif, but Mr..
Reed, Of Maine, objected.
Mr.. Hopkins, OF New York. objected to
the request from Mr. Mills that a night
session should he held this evening, and
the House went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Springer OF Illinois, in the
chair, on the tariff bill the floor being
accorded To Mr.. McNlilin, of Tennessee.
Mr. McMillin opened with the DECLARE
ton that whoever advocated the present
tariff favored tariff not for revenue, but
for surplus aud tariff for trusts. The
cause OF the immense surplus IN the treas
ury was that the people have been taxed
beyond reasonable demands. RobbqSy Of
them under the form oi law has been
pcrpctraicd, and today they stand money
less, the tax gnthcrcr still staring them In
the face, aud demanding at the hands
OF Congress. The rate Of taxation today
was higher than at any time during the
late civil war, and the people, worn out
with waiting for rclici, sent here differ
cnt class of representatives and 90 the
Whilc-hnusc u man Of different political
party. Commenting on the surplus NJ.
McMillin said We nrc drawing money
from commerce aud locking il up in the
treasury nt such u rate that 70 II only q
question OF time when slrugcncy will get
| la. We are robbing commerce not onlyoi
| lbs lie blood. but people OF the means oi
| paving taNcsto their governments. Al sorts
81 iole nrc proposed Co Congress, and MI
sotis ~ iubbcis arc docking here. The
internal revenue Yields sl2u, 900 NJ pv.
onues 10 the government. Tho annual
surplus II only about 500. OOO. 600, ~ that IL
/ all the internal revenue laws wcnr repealed
| II would leave q deficiency IN our taxes Of
sG0,OOn,O0O. What Is this Ia bc raised
from Shall We rcimposc q taNon tea and
coirc7 No. There IL not man who
would ptax coffee Ia untaV whisky. Shall
We increase the dulirs on woolcn goods,
rice on sugar. No. For the people would
not aud should not tolerate any such lcgis.
lation. Then We have 10 select the sub
jccis from which We will remove taxes,
aud IN view of the fact that We cannot re-
To determine whether We will reduce the
tax on whisky Or the tax on clothing, the
tax on whisky 'ur the tax on sugar. In
other words. reduce the tax on that with
out which men can live and prosper,
or upon that which u essential 90
their comfort, and u nnuoWs H.
scli down Ia contest between the
drunknfls bClly and the poor mans back.
In that fight ! 10 lsIt hesitate 10 say that
| ! cspousc the cause Of the back aud defy
| the world, the ilrsh und the devil. Pass.
| ing a. the consideration ~ the hill MIR.
| MrMilln said that u proposed a. make u
reduction Of s1S,O0OO ior tariff and iu-
| icmal revenue sourcs. aud the plain,
/ simple question presented H. VIII We
| take this burden of o. will We lenvc u on2
/ Will We irrc commerce by leaving IL UNI
! shaclglcd or will We keep Il hampcred?
| VIII We continue Ia hoard up surplus
or leave the money in the pockets oi the
people Whow IL brlongs2 These are tho
grave questions which confront M, and
tlicsr nfc the subjects upon which We are
a. act Ala time when there WIS not one
ttihc thr necessity Ut demand lUr u,riir re-
duction that there b. now, the gentleman
from Pennsylvania ll,nndalll had made
speech Ia Congress lnyoring the
appointment Of tariff commission,
In which Lee made use of strong
arguments w favor oi reduction. Tho
committee had done the very things that
u was stated then were necessary. They
had prepared bill. Every bond subject
| Ia the call oi the government since that
| speech was made has been paid. Every
dollar Of Indebtedness which could be
| discharged without the payment OF "a high
premium Ind been oxiingnishcd. vast ac-
/ cumuliiions had been piled up la the
/ treasury until is vaults wCu bursting
with money which ought 10 h. In the
| channels oi tfadciill there was sli0, 100000
/ where there had been only small sur
plus. This House stool ready 10 make
| good the words which hc used on that oc-
risiOn. II WIS ready IN give the relief
which be- said the people wcr0 entitled 10.
! II was ready and willing 30 remove the
temptation 10 corrupt government which,
hc said. was always found In a iull treas-
ury II WIS Ia aid him In in-uring 10
the people that iugality and econ.
omy which be said shower destroyed
any government and 10 prevent
that salurnalia Of oxiravagancc and dis
grace which lac said characterized the
period Just prior 10 1874. lie compared
China, which, he said, dcsird no utter
cour-c with foreign nations and would not
have any that could be avoided, with Eng.
land, which had ridden the waves OF all
oceans aud her flags ilcw In every sea, and
these two were ft Illustration. ~ The dii'
focnco between the exclusive doctrine
which his opponents would inculcate and
that broader policy which seeks commerce
wherever Il eau be made profitable. hr.
! McNiilin declared that protection hal been
the wort enemy 10 our merchant marine
and crushed our scaiahng industry, yet
gentlemen proposed TO pay subsidies out Of
Tie treasury, or In other worls 10 levy
upon those who live inland TO make money
for those In the carrying trade. Ihe .ia,h
| of the urotcctionisls that the high duNct