Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-03
NO DUEL.
REP. JOHNSON WILL NOT RESENT
VOORHEES, JTTERANCES.
Tariff Debate Continues in the House
The Inearned Land Grant Bill in the
Interstate Commerce Bill Proposed
New Military Building at West Point.

took up most of the time in the House yes
terday.
MIR. Harmer of Pennsylvania, presented
q memorial of dealers in tobacco at Phila-
delphia, in favor of the repeal on tobacco.
The House passed Senate bills authoris-
ing light houses at Goose Rocks, Maine, and
Newport News, Va.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill an Mr. Wilson
OF Minnesota, advocated the bin. He
characterized the treasury surplus as de-
moralizing in the extreme; compared the
attitude of the two great parties on the
question of the tariff saying the Republi-
cans opposed reduction of taxes on necessi-
ties, but favored such reduction on wealth,
while Democrats, except few from protec-
tive strong holds, favored taking the burden
from necessities and opposed taking them
from wealth. He denounced the protective
system and claimed that protection did not
exclude European manufacturers from our
markets but did exclude our manufact-
urers from the markets of the world.
Eighty or ninety per cent of our manufact-
urers must of necessity be maintained here,
tariff or no tariff
Mr.. McComas, of Maryland, said il there
farmers could not proftably grow. or our
miners and wOrkmen produce. that was not
already on the free list he would vote to
put it on. He favored the abolition of the
internal revenue system and reduction of
the tariff on sugar to minimum, yielding
revenue enough TO pay bounties to home
producers of sugar. The reduction of the
surplus was the pretext but not the motive
of the pedding bill. The Democracy had.
under Cleveland, after forty years renewed
its allegiance to English free trade This
fight is not over the details Of this bill, but
on the broad issue of free trade or protec-
ton. Even after three years of Democratic
incompetency, We have nothing like the
industrial distress existing in England.
Free foreign trade might enrich the
mugwump importers of New York
or Boston. but it was home production and
consumption that enriched the former.
The necessities of life were never so cheap
and plentiful as to-day. but the poor mans
wages were lowest i'll the States where the
greater number of the supporters of the
Mills bill hail from Free trace cheapens
few things the workingman consumed,
but also chcapened everything he pro-
duced. Production raised the price Of
few things the wOrkingman consumed, but
raised the price of everything he produced.
and higher wages for what he produced,
mean a higher standard for life, for home,
for wife and children.
Mr. Lsnham, of Texas, spoke in favor OF
the bill. He could not understand how
any Democrat could oppose the measure,
His criticism of it was that it was too pro-
tective
Mr.. Allen, of Massachusetts,, offered tho
bill. Regarded as a device for reducing
revenue, it was inadequate and failure. 1t
would no1 only reduce the revenue but in
crease it. Mr.. Allen argued that protec-
tive tariff reduced not only the price of
manufactured products, but secured better.
more varied, and more tasteful goods The
enemies OF protection were found almost
always among the wealthy class and never
among the poor.
Mr.. CIruth, of Kentucky, followed with
Q speech in support of the bill The pro-
tective tariff he characterized as a most in
sidious enemy, that while il pretended to
be giving the country protection. was in
reality stealing the substance and destroy
ing its life. The South had found out that
the liberation OF its slaves was the COM
mencement Of its greatness and so the
North would find that the adoption OF q
revenue tariff would awaken her energies,
add new impulse to her enterprise and
lend to every power double power.
II.
speech, the House, at $50 p. m., took q re-
cess till o'clock. the evening session to be
devoted to debate on the tariff bill,
Senate proceedings yesterday were COM
psratiyely dull and uninteresting. discus
sion of the unearned land grant bill and
public building bills taking up most of the
time OF the Senate.
The Senate a few minutes after conyen-
ing to-day. went into executive session for
O quarter of an hour. When the doors
were reOpened, several bills were taken
from the calendar and passed, and the
Senate resumed consideration of the un-
earned land grant forfeiture bill. It was
until p. m, and then went over
with the understanding that a final
vote would be had to-day. The bill
for the establishment of & Bureau of
animal industry came up, and Mr. Pad
dock made a speech in support of it, after
which the Senate took from the calendar
and passed a number of private pension
bills
Mr.. Cullom, from the Interstate Com
merce committee, reported bill to amend
the interstate commerce law calendar.
Bills providing for a number of public
buildings were passed; among them are the
Ashville n. C., $lOO.O
X. l., $4,000; Fort Alodge.
Iowa, 100000; Sterling, Ills $50 900; Du-
luth, Mimi, Sl50,OO0 and Dover, N. H,
$4,000. At $40 P. N. the Senate ad.
lourned.
Proposed Amendments to the Interstate
Commerce Law.
WASHINGTON. May 5.-The Senate Inter
State Commerce Committee YESTERDAY
Senator Cullom to report q
series OF amendments to the Interstate
Commerce law. The sixth section is
amended to provide that printed schedules
Of rates shall be kept open TO public in
spection; that reductions of rates shall
only be made after three DAYS public no
tice; that requirements as to reductions
and advances Of rates shall apply to Joint
tariffs as well as those OF separate roads.
The tenth section, orpenalty clause, of the
law is amended to declare violations of the
Jaw punishable by two years imprison-
nent as well as fines. The provision
Is 10 free passes is extended so
IS to permit free transportation or
reduced rates for INDECENT persons |
'ent TO their homes or to institu- |
lions by charitable societies or municipal |
authorities. The additions made to the |
aw are three provisions heretofore pub |
ished. to prohibit under billing, and TO i'm |
pose penalties of 5000 fine or two years |
upon shippers or carriers |
,vading the law by under measurements or |
weights, or by any misrepresentation as to |
he character or quality of goods shipped |
md upon shippers who shall endeavor by /
bribery or otherwise TO secure unfair and i
discrimination in rates in their |
svor.
Senator Cullom will endeavor TO secure |
he early consideration of the bill.
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