Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-27
TARIFF FOR TEE MASSES.
One and a Half Million Copies Of the
Presidents Tariff Message Dis
tributed by Congressman.
One Hundred and Sixty Thousand Cop
les of Mills Recent Tariff Speech
Already Distributed.
Decided to Report Grains Sub s,ituts
for the Blair Bul.
GRAINS BILL REPORTED.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-At meeting
OF the House committee on education to-
day 1t WAS decided to report Grains bill
setting apart the public schools as q sub.
stitute for the Blair bill. This was not q
unanimous decision. A minority OF i've
members will present q report to &C
company that OF the majority in favor of
the Blair bill itself.
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.
One and half million copies of the
Presidents last message to Congress-
have been distributed through the Rep
resentatives and Senators TO their con-
stttuents since December last. It is
probable this number will be increased to
another million before the close Of the
present session. These copies are fur
nished to the members by the
government printing office in this city at
the rate Of So 80 per thousand. Il is q
mistake to think that those documents
may be hsd gratis fer the asking. The
price vsries according to the length. For
example, 100000 copies of Mr.. Mills
recent tariff speech have already been
distributed az cost to the purchasers of
"a so per thousand. There has been
little demand for the protection speech
OF Mr. Kelley, who inaugurated the tariff
debate
ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE
in comparison with that for Mr.. Mills
speech. About 40, 900 are ali that thus
far hsve been called for, Notwithstanding
Mr.. Kslley is acknowledged authority
upon ali matters relating to tariff snd
fnQnrn 0na hnpdroA irb
sand copies Of Senator Colquitt's tariff
speech h.ve been sent south and about an
equal number OF Congressman Nelson's
speech on the same subject have been
scattered through the northeast. The in
terest in Mr.. Nelson's speech arises mainly
from the fact thst he is one of the few
Republicans in the House who are adyo-
Gates Of revenue reform, which was the
subject on which his remarks are based.
WILL DIVIDE TIME WITH The REPUBLI-
CANS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 26-The Demo-
Gratis in granting the demand of the mi
nofity OF the wSys aud means committee
for an extension and equal time in dis
cussing the tariff bill By this action not
only anticipated and defested s possible
text fo2 complaint and Misrepresentation,
but have exhibited Split Of fairness and
consideration for the wishes of the
minority which affords stroag contrast
to the course pursued by the Republicans
when in mtjori!y. To measure
arguments pro and con by the time &C.
cupied By the dIsputsnts is like determin-
ing intellect By respective weights on
mems brains. II the Republican,, how
ever, desire to talk by time or sgains. the
Dem ocrats are right in ind1lging their
rather thin subject themselves to the
charge OF injustice or an abuse of power.
LANHAM ON THE WOOL QUESTION.
Congressman Lanhsm said to-day that
he would vote for the tariff bill with the
free W sol clause in it. He thought, how
ever, some jadicious reductions could be
made in the manufacture Of wool. He
went SO far IS to say IL vas rigid free
trader, End he thought tno COUNTRY was
tending rapidly in that direction. He ex-
poets the bill to pass. Mr.. Lanhtm
is so engrossed with the laborious duties
of his committee that he will probably
not have time TO write spec h touching
the su jsc. as it should be treeIed.
Mr. Cul0erson is thoroughly engrossed
in his committee work aud may not find
time for making set speech, but before
the debste is over both gentlemen may be
Counted 10 liIe with their colleagues and
will participate in the discussion.