Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-11
House.


4 conference report on the joint resolu-
ton authorizing the President TO arrange a
conference for the purpose of promoting ar
bitration aud encouraging commercial rela-
tons with Central and South America and
Brazil, adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Sayers the amendment
was adopted appropriating 50 800, 900 10 sup
ply the deficiency III the appropriation for the
payment of army aud navy pensions to inva-
Id widows, miuor children and dependent
relatives and survivors of the war of 1912.
The House then went INTO the committee
of the whole on the tariff bull. Mr.. Turner
of Georgia, criticised the republican side for
not having formulated some bill to revise the
tariff i'll the interest OF the people.
Mr.. Turner of Georgia, spoke in advocacy
of tariff reform. Referring to the devastat-
ed condition of the southern States after the
war, he said that the south had begun to
emerge from the scene of wreck and ruin,
and had begun to feel that the desoIation was
behind. 1t was now New South, added to a
new Uuion, but yet it was the old South re-
habitated and added to the Union of our
fathers (Applause.) In this new and bet
ter era, now near at hand as one of the rep
rcsentatives of the South he didn't ask the
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he asked Congress and the government, in
Gods name to take their hands off her and
let her ambitions soar.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois, admitted that the
surplus ought to be reduced, but denied that
the Mills bill would reduce it. He blamed
The President for yetoIng the dependent pen
sion bill and signing the Mexican pension
bill claiming tn 1t those who fought IN the
Mexican war fought against the Union. He
advocated free sugar and said that the re-
publican party had been taunted for not in
Producing a tariff bill; but the democracy
was in the ma jority and responsible for leg
islation. The minority to legislate, had not
even the privilege under the rules, of having
its own amendments considered il the COM
mittee. 1t the people called the republican
party into power it would revise the tarlf
and decrease taxation without reducing wag-
es, without breaking down industry but un-
til in power it was not called upon to legls-
| late.
Mr.. Wilkinson of Louisiana, said that the
extremists were wrong in holding that there
was no constitutional authority for protec-
ton. The tariff for revenue with incidental
protection, had the highest constitutional au-
thority. Louisiana was willing to bear lis
share of the tax reduction. lie didn't favor
| free sugar and had not advocated free wool,
/ but left both to uninterested parties who had
1 pronounced in favor of sugar tax against d
wool tax. He made an argument in favor
Z of the sugar tax and SAID that California
would yield more wealth from beet sugar
than she had from her gold mines.
/ Mr. Brumm of Pennsylvania, said thai
Grover Cleveland had solemuly proclaimed
/ the doctrine which was the spawn of the cot
/ ton combine of Wall street sharks and the
{ Kentucky whiskey ring. He proceed to ar.
( que for protection. He introduced tile South
ern question and bitterly upbraided the soutf
( tor lis treatment OF slaves, negroes and con
victs.
] Mr.. Clements of Feorga, deprecated the
unbusiness like treatment of the proposal Il
revise the tariff He thought that the busi
ness matter received from the republican
SIDE in its present condition would lead tc
certain financial panic and disaster. H.
urged the House not to quibble over who wa
to do the work Of tariff revision, the demo
craIs or republicans of the House, in tn,
face of SO great peril but to do the thing al
| o ice, altogether, Americans. He al
iured the gentlemen on the other side t,
abandon the discussion of the confederate
constitution and slavery aud to deal with tn.
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the whole country.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Clements speecl
the committee rose and the House took re
cess till Z. NJ.
At the evening session speeches wer'
made against the tariff bill by Belden o
New York, Atkinson of Pennsylvania, Yard
Y of Pennsy yauia, and Post of Illinois
aud in favor by Tracey of New York, Dor
gan of South Carolina, Newton of Louisiana
Lane of Illinois, and Gambler of Georgia
Vance of Connecticut, in humorous speech
deelised, in view OF the lateness of the hour
to intiict upon the House the formidabl
looking address lying upon his desk, an
yielded his time to Whiting of Michigan
who closed the evenings debate with fey
remarks.
The House at 4 o'clock adjourned