Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

OF the Commit tee of Ways and Means since
the acquisition OF power in the House have
been Fernando Wood, with Randolph
Tucker as assistant, and VIM. r. Morrison,
all three of them out and out theoretical
free traders. and to-day Mills OF Texas was
chairman of tina, committee, and Mr.. Mills
was ever crank in his devotion to the prin-
ciples Of free trade. and indorsed the mes
sage OF the President. The distinguished
Speaker OF the House in his devotion to the
principles OF free trade had dared in the
last Congress to arrogate to himself almost
despotic powers and to declare from his
high place that he would recognize no men,
ber OF the House to make any motion TO
cut down the surplus unless it was first
submitted to the caucus OF the Democratic
party. The Secretary OF the Treasury had
also Joined in
THE CHORAL SONG
OF the free traders apparently with all his
heart. In fact he was satisfied that all the
Democratic leaders agreed with the Presi-
dent, except they had not the Presidents
boldness or honesty. The Republicans
took up the Presidents gauntlet OF free
trade with great pleasure and Joined issues
with the Democrats. Mr.. Frye supported
an argument in favor of protection with
numerous illustrations, many of them
drawn from his own observation in Europe.
As to the surplus it was Democratic
incapacity which caused it, and now
the country had to look out to gee that tho
same Democratic incapacity in administer
irg the medicine did not give poison and
kill the patient. Hewas as much against
the surplus as the President was, but was
not frightened at it. He would rather I'VE
a surplus than deficit. If there is any
honest purpose to get rid OF the surplus, it
could be done without the slightest diff
Guilty. The Senator from North Carolina
(Vance) had indicated way to prevent a
surplus, and the Senator from Georgia
(Brown) had proposed way which would
do it beyond all manner of question. That
was the repeal OF
ALL THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS,
but his Democratic friends and their allies,
the distillers and brewers and saloon
keepers, had recently developed wonder
ful regard fer the temperance champions,
protesting against whisky being made
cheaper, but he told them that the temper.
ance sentiment OF the country was rapidly
into the opinion that the
sooner the tax on whisky was repealed the
better and quicker the principles of tenn
erance were served. He could see, however.
one or two objections to its repeal and one
Of them as that SO much revenue could |
not be spared. As to the duty on sugar he |
declared himself in favor OF taking |
it off. but he would not kill |
the sugar industry OF this country, |
feeble as it was. He would give bounty
equivalent to the present duty on sugar. |
but if the purpose of the Democratic party |
was to destroy the tariff and cripple many
and absolutely destroy some OF the indus |
tries OF the country, the Presidents method
could OF course do that; workingmen could |
be reduced to the degradation almost OF
the workingmen and women of Europe. |
Mr.. Blai, spoke for an hour on the educa-
tional bill and after executive session the |
Senate adjourned.