The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-09
WASHINGTON NEWS
The Senate Tariff Discus
sion Began.
TIE SUBSTITUTE AND srErIrs.
The Senate Measure wsli-Framed
TO Suit the Emergency--The Oath
ef osaee Administered 10 CHIEF
Justice Taiier-Eepers Of the Conn.,
missioner Of the LAID omce-

missioner Of the LAID once.
w4sHESs-cs. Oct. SIN the sena.e Bs2fr {
offered q resolution. which was laid over
tiii tomorrow. calling on the president Tor /
information as 10 the trial for freassn, eun.
vieEion and execution In 1auada oa the
10th Of Noyemiser. ISIS. of Louis barid
Riei. who claimed 70 have been a natural
izcd citizen Of the United States. and
8heTher the proceedings Of the case were
according To due process OF Law, including
the presentation of the faes Of RieFS csti-
rensAip and defense of insanity.
The senate then proceetied 70 the eousit.- I
Grafton 81 the tariff bill. reading in iail s,e
ing dispensed with and the substitute be-
ing ee,iered first COZ sideresi.
Harris asked Allison 10 dx a tine al
which general debate on the bin should b.
closed
Allison said Il was impossible 10 ssy
when The senators would resign their
right TO take any responsibility respecting
ii. He coneurresi with the senator in his
desire that tue bill saoild be procsseeied
With az rapidly h possible.
HAIRS remarked that there was not a
senator who kat not weil-isfutI and
fxed opinions as 10 the principle tisat
would control his vote IN rerart 10 every
phase and ieatafe OF the bill III the seua-
t0r from io.a would ssree. he sHarris)
would ask unanimous consent 10 eiose de-
bale oA this 0iii IN ID days.
Afison-i would uot like 70 consent 10
that ~ the very beginning. II might be
found that We wanted 10 oy y dSys
Allison thea Proceeded with his state
meat vi the bill. lhere was something
aien enght 10 he maze ctear in the. s,.s-
VII 34f sffetsffH-e.sza
iew pa eat points which ought 10 be PIE
secuted. One was that The senate
bill proposed 10 reduce tee revenue
between soet1e.tV0 and s7S,ee9. .ao0 1ais
u the FIRST opportunity which tee senate
Raj 10 consider tae great question uf re-
uDcfton ul the revenue since the revision
OF 1884. The house bad occapiei eight
months in consideration oil the eaessioa
but within hTIle ever 90 DAYS tbs Seaste
committee on finance had produced the
bal now up. Toe house haa spent e8EAf
months. lot for the purpose OF sireagihiag
the industries Of tue country, bat fer the
purpose II greatly disturbing those inter
esfs. He regarded reduction II from
SIXTY Miiii1ns u seyvaty millions ef reve-
nue. as being a. great reduction as could
be safely made. and therefore he trusted
that no amendment would be adopted
looking 10 a greater reduction.
HE calculated from the report OF the /
secretary Of the treasury for tAe first quar-
itA 81 tnt lHC~+lA H@fd& year IAtA4 tuEft 7
would be reduction CT ssVa9. .psle IN Te- {
esipts from imports this year as co1aYared
with last year, and a reduction OF 81 tsti- 2
0GV a. compared with the secretary : eSii Z
mate Taxing all the revenues Of tas gov
erpment Ivr the first quarter Of the current
lsc4.i year, they had fallen on a. 0o1tsJe as
pared WITH The iifsi quarter OF last year
lie mA4e tnls statement lSr the purpose of
sa0S4ny that the enormous surplus in
tiiS treasury was not likely to be increased
by any tniag tn2i Was 20 occur aenns
the pr aSeui Esesl year. By the prov isl0ES
OF tie senate tariff bilI there would be no
srrpias feycbne unless the sinking fund
for tiIis year were left entirely cut Of con
sIdegnsion. The ssnsie bill contemplated,
aud Il faight as aeil be understood ia the
beginning, ttat Tor the current fiscal year
ana tbs Escal years thai are to follow I'm
saediateiy. taere vas not likely 10 be sGr- I
plus bcy ond He amount necessary 10 re-
deem the = = per cent. bsnss falling Cue
October /. ls5l. He could not understand
why j. y a. that the surplus uf S9s0J1.03o
WAS not used 10 retire the ~, per ccut
bouas thai were presezuy 70 be paid Uh
by the gpNeTHineDL
Passing on 10 the general features OF the
/ bill he said that tue senate bill diiiefea
from the h6nse bill IN the fact thar II pro-
posed "a deal with all the schedules of the
iarliI, While the house bill did I0t deal
with the tobacco schedule, the six scAcg (
ule or thc wines and liquors schedule, aud
had dealt but lightly wisb tbe sugar Sghesl- +
uie Ibe senate ban had been made al on !
the principle of protecting American labor
and American industry. ihc se9aie com
rsf,fee on finance hai sought 70 care Tor
every INDUSTRY in the country. Referring
10 the question Of 10 acco, Allison SAID the
uillY difference between The house aiil ana
the senate dill ~ regard 10 tobacco was
that the senate bill made reduction 0i
FL - per 1855 on manufactured cigars, and
also took of the tax of 81 ou rvtall d ealefs
in tobacco. The hunse hli reduced the
sugar daty IS per cent and the senate 80
per cent. Even With the latter rsGnctiun
Ile duty ca sugar would remain Gf y
y,er cent al Yslofvfn. sugar was es ts,en-
lisi IL every household & bread aild IT
I ihere vas ag.Y az,1cit thar shoald have n
low rate oi duty imposed on it, Il Was
sugar. lie believed tbat, whatever ar.
raagemeuj there sloalc be Tor the pTaGuc-
tion OF sugar lrosa sofghan or neets, There
vas sti.i u fair protection given by the
senate bill IL nHd been the boast 81 tag
Democratic party that il reduced the do
lies on neceassIiCs Of liie. tUi WHIST y A. a
I greater necessary OF ilie than sugar And
yet tne Eause biil proposed reduction of
the existing 0uiy cu sugar by Only per
( cent lie argued that tue effect Of tne
ueuse hlli ir rckaFd 10 ti1e sugar schedule
wun.d br Ia lrgisiate st.Uy.ue9 lElo the
pockets of toe sugar trust, OF u pr cent.
On taeif capital, Ails 10 take iGat 1Eauua1
oui al She I,ack eta Of the people Aud et
yae Republican iariy l. denounced, aud
tn.s substitute il ueaoaRceit as iatanag
tFEsts'
Vaace zone Of the minority members Of
the isnauee c0nmligeel next addressed the
senate. He asew an iiaasincfy sketch Of
iae Partnership entered into az The close.
III tsc W8f hetgetu the government ana
the manufactures u tAc tbitvd etafes,
tae terms 81 ihe partnership begng that
tae government was 20 cllufee TIE iaw
aad subject foreign pr9daeLuh 10 taxa.
aiou fDr lis Own aeiieat, a s,le home BRO
Guets were 10 be iu2ea fuf t9e ftenehi of
home manuiaftI7es lie described tA3s a.
an Guhvly sssiem ok iaxafiop upon The
mauy fos tlse benefit ri ile few ispa, he
ASKED, Gid lise ssaate s1tis iitgie divide the
rc4Gciiaa III GGtIcs a between toe gov
ara iG4enE oa lne 0ue side aud the ias0fea
classes ca fde eiheff it iuek oi ti5c Ia
t,u t0aaeug tsz-'.esa. ta1l and the tax on sico
aul USED in ihg afis ts7,0g0. ESQ aha reduced
ihe duiy ca sugar nearly half, w-icn
taxes were pgr- revenue. He caaracicf-
iz.sI a. uoBsz-tis-. ur saEse, tllc s3Ia ptiJu
tsat nigA iasiG ugsaE nigh ~ases Il u
Weie aat So tne operation % fac TAX 8oRid I
be ibe same V}efJ sDcft- mEAe tae iacl
aAs that Sasrs ulHtIeG "a eFery ssalC oi
tae uiuu Hn4 Ia different Yatis ~ llc
= ale A. To fife eisim faas msuuiaeil3rs r
iuFE - iieIlr n1afkef ipF ihe iaFntF, ae
lnS-autCsi- a. refN4Atltls ~ t4e tiz. iss
EhAf a48ss ueEe ia ghe 0sfed sistta @as tls
sasaeatstte taaa in AeN Eus taa y acre
ifs manufactures Eflss anauuu Aaaf
aas tti ps d0Be wifu sAai So l4s, aid S.in
fAv surplus eufii. watat aaa Heal, 81 u
sualfl uus D. GfsEzosfa oi in foreign lslaF
kafS ~ AmrTic,s f-r.siaufs sc's tea ue4
10 tAe house saatE,t faeg aog g have 70 co
s. sat Ash 5itaH Haanssias furr3s 15sl Wacn
lauy would lbeHlsEiT3s. iu fse pfes
tslog D4 Az oxefstps &ls! maF&ef- sEut
uusu fneir HufSs aaa turn toe ttices9i
Aglerisau lab.srtf lltq b.. STREETS b. at iuf
a4ssse8 ala family. aa- nyasa Bids fr
sai1. ass issszat4 Got ouiy t1 seitefr i1c
srs sAs,4ss. tEi - reslcse N-e FepP5e, ails
the seaaie l4sii uns insmwa - ~ - Fe.iefr
ths- treasury au,i 20 increase tle uiF9cls
% fl5e seoi,4e. fhsl : tae aileFsuee p
tween tle sse ei.4s
s8ltcocs s.ssiass. tfe auf. an4 a.iri 90
ezss..4slre s. s4s5o5l the ssaafc 81 sazlss q.
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