Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
THE CONGRESS.
Nelson of Minnesota Expresses Views
on the Tariff Question That Are
Applauded by Democrats.
A Number of Bills Passed by the SEN
ate Of Especial Interest in
the Northwest.
The Report of the Democratic Major
lty Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee on the Tariff.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate.

CONGRESSIONAL. de-.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Mr Dawes in
trOduced a bill to establish courts for the
Indians on the various reservations and to
extend the protection of the laws of the
states and territories over all Indians. Re-
ferred.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. Berry spoke on the subject of the
presidents annual message, praising the
bold and fearless manner in which the
system of federal taxation was discussed
in that message. The time could not much
longer be delayed when some change must
be made in that system, and when fairly
canvassed and understood its injustice
would, he believed, necessitate change.
Taxation should be for revenue purposes
only.
BILLS PASSED.
The senate then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON OF bills on the calendar. Among
the bills passed are the following:
To amend the act Of March 8, 1879, pro-
viding for additional regulations for home
stead and pre-emption entries of public
lands.
Appropriatin9 $4,000 for public build
ing at Helena, Mont.
Changing the boundaries OF the Yellow
stone National park and providing police
and other regulations there.
Appropriating $250,0O0 for a public
building at Sioux City, la.
The total number of bills passed was
sixty-one. Adjourned till Saturday.
The House. .
Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee reported ad-
versely resolution calling upon the post
master general for information as to what
instructions have been given to subordi-
nate officers of the postoffice department
intended to prohibit American citizens
from using the United States mails on the
same terms as Canadian citizens living in
the same vicinage and competing in busi-
ness with such American citizens, and
whether any statute law prohibits the
mailing in Canada of seeds. plants and
bulbs grown by Americans on American
soil. According to the terms of the con-
vention with Canada he said the United
States gets the postage upon letters mailed
in her own territory, while Canada gets
the postage on letters mailed on her side
Of the border. AS financial treaty it was
decidedly advantageous treaty to this
country. 1t was wise treaty. Mr.. Allen
of Massachusetts sharply criticized the
treaty with Canada. The treaty went into
effect OH March 1st and about this time
shrewd business men discovered that post
age on seeds, ETC., was Is cents in America,
while in Canada it was but 4 cents. They
discovered that men employed in the seed
business or in large advertising business
by having their work done in Canada
would avail themselves of the cheaper
postage prevailing there and that the
postal revenues were thereby greatly re-.
duced. The effect upon the revenue was
practically to turn over some $2.0OO,OOO or
$S,OO0000 annually to the Canadian govern
ment. The resolution was tabled-yeas
125, nays 122. Mr.. Randall moved to re-
consider the vote. Lost-yeas 1923, nays
127.
A bill was reported to prohibit aliens
from acquiring title to or owning lands
Within the United States. House calen-
dar.
NELSON ON THE TARIFF.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Nelson Of Minnesota took advantage of
the general debate to speak upon the tariff.
1t was not honest, he said, to call men who
favored tariff reduction free traders.
The men who opposed all forms of tariff
reduction were not the only friends of
American labor, nor were they the only
guardian of American enterprise. The
question of protection or free trade was
not fairly involved in the problem congress
had to solve. The question was whether
the surplus should be got rid of by extra
VACANT expenditures or whether the taxes
should be reduced. The great body of the
people were agreed that the surplus should
be reduced by reduction of taxation.
The next question presented was whether
that reduction should be applied to the
tariff or internal revenue taxes. He sent
to the clerks desk and had read letter
received by him from Charles A. Pillsbury
of Minnesota, who, he stated, was prom
inent republican, warmly commencing his
course in congress upon the tariff question
and declaring that 80 per cent. of the DEM
ocrats and rs per cent. of the republicans
Of Minnesota agreed with him in his views.