The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-10
| NATIONAL CONGRESS.
The Jay Riel Resolution Re-
ferred to a Committee.
SENATOR HISG0CK on TARIFF.
The ~" e Coz si0ers a ri-c-llaue. MS
Lot eff Hu.iu+sa- Calk of
Adjournment
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, October 9.-The confer
ence report on the deficiency bill wa
presented and read in full. Some dis.
cussion followed as to the reason WHY
the Senate conference agreed to III,
striking out of the provision granting
the balance of years salary of Chic
Justice Waite to his widow. Edmund
made strong plea in behalf Of the item
a. matter of simple justice and recog.
milton If Waite's eminent services tt
the nation. The conference report wa:
agreed 10. :
The resolution offered yesterday by
Blair calling on the President for infor-
nation in the matter of the trial, con-
viction and execution of Riel, for high
treason In Canada in 1885 was taken up
and long statement In reference to il
was made by Blair, who based the reso-
luton on the ground that Riel was q
naturalized American citizen. Refer.
! t. the committee on foreign relations.
Edmunds then reported from the
committee on judiciary the bill 10 pay
Chief Justice Waite's widow the bal
ance of years salary, and as Berry
objected to its immediate considera
ton, the bill was placed on the calen-
dar.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Stewart, directing the committee on
mines and mining to inquire into and
and report as 10 the number of aliens,
foreign companies and corporations
owning and working mines in the Ter
ritories, was adopted.
The Senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill, and was ad-
dressed by Hiscock. 1t was proposed,
he said, to criticIse the recent attempt
of the President and of his
party to explain away and
to misrepresent the fact and pur-
pose of the Mills bill, which
they claimed to be calculated to bene-
fit rather than injure American labor
and capital. The issue was fairly
drawn between the Two political parties
The que stion was free trade or protec-
ton to American labor. Neither sub
terfuge nor confessions of faith would
conceal or obscure the real question
rhe Democratic orators were attempting
in the manufacturing districts to shit
their ground and to conceal the pur-
poses of their party, but the official ut
tC1 ouCC6 Va LILO anu Lu6
of the Seer etary of the Treasury, en-
been endorsed by the National Demo
cratic convention, and which passed
the House by strict party vote, left no
doubt whatever as to the true position
of the Democratic party on that great
question. The Senate bill left no doubt
as to the position of the Republican
party. Both parties conceded that
there should be reduction of revenue
and to about the same amount. There
fore the question of the amount of tax
alton was not involved in the discus
sion, but the gu, stion was as to the |
manner in which the reduction should |
be made. He examined some details of |
the Mills bill in order to prove that in |
the preferred reduc ions they were dis |
eliminating in favor of the industries of |
the Confederate States against the in |
dustries of the Northern States,
Hawley suggested an ex planation of |
thattact, that, of the Democratic members i
of the House ways and means commit
tee. which made up the Mills bill, six
were from Confederate States and two
from Northern States.
HlscOok proceeded to illustrate his |
point with further instances drawn
from the Mills bill, and intimated that
the minority of the committee on
finaace were acting on the same policy.
He declared the assumption of Mills
as to the small average duties under his
bill to be false. and showed that those
figures were made by including sugars,
liquors, tobacco and wines on which
30 yalorem ties we're large, but said
that with these articles omitted from the
calculation, the reduction in the Mills
bill would be from 40 to SO per cent.
The effect of the Mills bill, Mr.. Hiscock
declared, could not be disguised. The
senate bill was equally pronounced in
and principle. 1t fairly illus.
rated the Republic policy of protec-
ION, ano when its provisions became
sw. it would defend the Americ4 IN
market against foreign competition. IL
vas not sectional. Industries every
where were equally provided fer in it.
Il was the opposite of the Mills bill.
Fhe Democracy had rendered the issue
and every effort should be made to
meet it fairly.
At the close of Hiscock's remarks
Bate obtained the floor, and the
aritf bill went over till to morrow.
Edmunds appealed to Berry to with
iraw has obj sct1on 10 the c)nsideration
If the billfo the benefit of The widow of
chief Justice Waite.
Berry decl ned to Withdraw his objec-
ION, stating that il would be equivalent
o his consent TO the passage of the bill,
Which he considered thoroughly bad
EdmuDds thereupon gave notice that
lie would, to morrow, move to take I'D
he bill for consideration.
Adjou med.