Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL,
Work of the Senate and ~. :
Of Representatives.

MR.. VOORHEES, occupied the 1oor r, i.
nto on April 25, AID spoke at lenrtS aaa
to tho recent speech Of Mr.. Ingalls,. NJ Z
bees began by declaring that the Ren,, Y
and hari-kari. were going before thu 70 SUD
people opposing eyery reduction ~ Atne,]
ccpt those pnid by tobacco and alro,, tases
its, and concluded by saying that tha!e \
of the American people IN Novsm bc ra L, Vel
that there hsa Reen en-! honest, capable" s sos]
adopted a resolution from tho Ways me III ID
Committee limiting the general debs sna "
tariff bill to seventeen days. with twae %
sessions weekly. the time to he eos sgd
vided between tho two parties. The diahallly
then opened by Mr.. bynum. Of Indi.sssts
said he believed that customs duties u
penses Of tho Governm ent, and that qua
ordinary expenses should be rs aly %
resort to internal taxes. The Rrra ss b!
with the country was the want 10!
market. Tear down the wall that hal \
bull. s sSsmoa 70 the essas ats give
and it could take care of itself. It nes, a
other projection. Mr.. Browne Of 1ne,seaei
pro ssed himself az not in tho least ff ,;aSal
at tho plethoric condition Of tho lying !I.
Treasury. Tho accommodating royennass ''1
be used for the peoples benefit. Tho ous s,a a
IL.
marine might DO built up. harbor e reFs'
defenses might DO constructed, q n Hua
he provided. and a grateful people m;;s
der to the old soldiers who saved the y
Q parting benediotion. That surplu, ~
was all evidence OF national prosperittv' 'a
it had been gathered into the TREASURY =,
oppres sion or complaint was an eyidyanHasss:
the protective system was Just ono
Doc kerry, Of Missouri. said he would ~.
objections to the protective system II ~ :,
publica ans could show that it beneftad H.
boring men Of the country. Blu. thew cou MY
dustries paid their employees higher waSes
were paid to laborers in protected eatoI
ments. He had statistics to show the W.
bonus which the protective tariff put l in.0
pockets OF the manufacturers, but whsi
not go into the pockets OF the workinsmen
SENATE passed the House bill giving to tbs
of Grand Forks, ID. T., the right to buili
free bridges across the Red River of tho \,
The conference report on the joint resolura
a conference of American nations was re;s
by the Senate and new confsrcn g orders
WHEN the Senate resumed considero,i,
tho railroad land forfeiture bill April %
Palmer took the floor and argued again.
the amendments as to the lands granted =,
State OF Michigan for railroad purpose, ana
the Governor OF that State deedou To tha
Superior Ship Canal Company. He dsci
that every process under the original grant
been known to the canal COMPANY n, !;
ular, md that the company only bopsd
time would cure its title and that coutiun
in possession would give to it right, whe
could not claim under the law. Mr. pS
scored the Lake Superior Ship Canal Conn
and showed up the schemes to dispossss,
tiers Of their claims. The Senate passed 4
granting right Of way 10D feet in width b
Kansas City and Pacific Railroad through
Indian Territory the company to pay
mile per nnnum for use of the nation OF
of Indians whose lanu is taken), and Al
priating 100000 additional for the comm,
| of public building at Wichita has The
debate YVES continued In the House
Buchanan, OF New Jersey, being the
speaker. He opposed the bill as being a
blow at all the industries in his district
predicted that it would increase tho surpIy
stimulating importation. Mr.. Hudd, Of
consin, said that the Democratic party
placed itg shoulders against the car Of
reform. and would propel it to tho end D
| journey. He denied that the bloatod sy
OF protection bad indeed protected Amer
labor. There had been strikes innumor
resulting in the last two years in loss Of
OOO.0 Remarks in favor of tho bill
made by Mr.. Hemphill, OF South Carolina
in opposition by MI Osborne, OF PEN
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