The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-29
HOW TO CUTTHE SURPLUS
Mr.. KERR WANTS THE INTERNAL
REVENUE ABOLISHED.

Mr.. TarSney Styles His Side of the
House Fair Traders Mr.. O'Neill
Causes a Little Amusement by
Reference to Letter From a Sweet
Girl Under-Graduate.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.--There were but
thirty-hve members present when the
House met this morning, and it immedi-
ately went into committee of the whole,
with Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair.
on the tariff bill. Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, ad-
dressed the House. He approved reduc-
ton of the revenue by the abolition of the
internal revenue tax, The time had come,
he Thought, in the history of the American
government for the nation 10 declare that
henceforth it would take no share in the
profits of the sale of alcoholic liquor.
Mr.. Tarsney, of Michigan, said that he
belonged to that school OF politics which
believed in the collection from the pockets
OF the American people of so much money
as was necessary for the proper and eco
nomical administration of the government,
and Of not II beyond He, and the gentle
men on his side of the House, were not free
TRADERS; they were fair traders They
wanted simply TO equalize the burden of
taxation. Their policy was not destruc-
ton but reduction. He proceeded to argue
that the present tariff was oppressive
upon farmers.
A LITTLE AMUSEMENT.
The discussion was principally of a COLO
quial nature, very little in the way of set
speeches being attempted, and the questions
and answers frequently afforded amusement
to the few people within hearing.
While Mr.. O'Neiil, Of Pennsylvania, had
wi ba Mr..
O'Neill was in favor of tariff revision.
Mr.. O'Ncill replied that he wanted the
tariff revised when there was Republican
President. He wanted it revised in the
house of its friends Laughter
MIR. Ford, of Michlgan-Would not the
gentleman just as soon call Bob ngersoll to
write revision of the New Testament as
to call on the Republican party to revise the
tariff! Laughter
Mr.. ONeill said that he had merely arisen
to say word for Philadelphia industries.
LETTER FROM A SCHOOL GIRL.
Yesterday morning he had received a
letter from young lady about to graduate,
in which she said that she had been desg-
mated 10 speak at her commencement exer-
cises on protection TO American industries.
[Laughterl So that this question even en-
tered into the households of American
families.
Mr.. Richardson, of Texas-Did the young
lady ask you for protection9 Laughter. !
Mr.. Mllliken-If the young lady had
asked you for protection would you have
been free trader theni Laughter
Mr.. O'Neill Their declared with emphasis
that he was a protectiouist Of protection
lists; that he was a protectionist all over
a declaration which was received with
laughter and applause.
Referring to Mr.. O'Neill's boast that
l. L 4 4
give 50 900 majority for the Republican
party, Mr.. Russell, of Massachusetts,, warned
the gentlemen TO see to it that the ma ajority
did not exceed the total number of votes
cast.
A SPECIMEN STATE.
Mr.. Russell, referring to the condition of
the protected State of Pennsylvania stated
that affairs in the coal regions of that State
were shame and scandal to human civili-
zation.
MIR. Bayne declared that the wages paid
for labor in the county of Allegheny alone
we're annually more than the entire wages
paid in all the States represented by the
Southern contingent on the Ways and
Means Committee. [Applause on Repub-
lican side.
Mr.. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, said that
the concrete representative of the protective
system was guard of Pinkerton detectives
al the EdBdf thompson Steel w orkS, Tor
the purpose Of enabling Hungarian imm-
grants to work while American workmen
were Kept out at the point of gun and re-
vover. That was a concrete picture of the
state Of wages in Allegheny. Applause on
the Democratic side
A WARNING.
Mr.. Farquhnr, OF New York, said that
the men outside the gates of the Edgar
Thompson steel works would win if II took
twelve months, independent Of PinlIerton
and the men who took scab wages. He
warned the members Of the House that
they were walking on mighty thin ice
when they took one cent from the
wages of American mechanics and laborers.
Within the last seven years there had risen
up the lion of an organization of which
even the oldest organization stood in dread
because It had the power to vindicate its
rights. That power bad been felt on the
floor Of the House more than once; and, il
there was need, it would regulate the tariff
for itself ard nobody else. The organiza-
tions Of skilled labor had kept up wages,
and stood ready 10 protect them now.
The committee rose at 5 o'clock, and after
passing a couple Of bills of a local character
the Housa AL iOurucd