Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-25

its members dare not be rash enough to
strike ont tho enacting clause. lie re-
| ferred TO aud criticised the action of the
former Congress in shifting its response
bility for tariff reform upon the commits
sion. 1t was higher to-day than
it was any time during the late civil war.
| Worn out with waiting, disguised with
the situation of Congress that misrep-
resented the best interests OF the coun-
try, they freed themselves from those
/ who appointed the commission and re-
fused to heed its recommendation and
sent her different class OF representa-
/ ton and to the White House a man OF a
different political party.
Commenting on the surplus Mr.. Nc
Miln said I'VE are drawing money
from commerce and locking it up in tue
. treasury at such rate that II IS only a
question Of time when strngency viii
set IN. panics begin, and ruin follow.
We are robbine not only commerce Of its
iite-hlOod, hut the people OF the means
of paving their taxes to their govern
mcnts- county, state, and
Federal-and their debts to their credi-
tors. All sorts OF jobs are proposed to
Congress and all sorts OF jobbers are
locking here. There is nothing con
ceivablc more coTupting to the Govern
ment than plethorio Treasury. 1t re-
wives State demands; encourages the
prosecution OF matters long set at rest.
Quoting from what he termed the able
and characteristic speech OF the gentle
man from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelley de-
mandiDg The total repeal of the internal
revenue, he declared that the Ropubl-
can party was responsible FOR that sys-
lem, and commented on the fact that
when that gentleman was chairman Of
the Ways and Means Committee lie did
not repeal internal taxation.
Nr. Kelley admitted that the Demo
cratic party had not enacted the law, but
declared it had made it necessary for the
Republican party, which remained III
Congress during the var, to provide
sinows for that war, and thus forced that
party to resort to internal taxes and all
the hardships resulting from them.
Nr. Nc NIllin replied that the gentle
man not only inaugurated the internal
taxes of which he complained, but he
put tax on railroads and incomes ana
capital and deposits Of banks, but these
latter had been removed and those
which tuc gentleman SAID worked bard
SHIPS had never been removed. The
gentleman had not done the very thing
which he said the Democratic party was
uonille for not doing. lie (McMil-
linz remembered the gentleman coming
before the House and saying that he
favored the repeal OF the system, but
that lis caucus had determined other
wise. aud DE had bowed his neck to the
yoke. Applause.
Mr. Kelley: Has not that been done
now hv your Democratic caucus? ZAP
plausc on the Republican side.
Mr. McMillin: Why does not the gen
tlemqu offer a substitute now which does
repeal the tax?
Mr. Kelley When We come to amend
meu,s Won viii find that | will offer one
and make you vote on it.
Mr.. McNillin: Does your party favor
the total repeal of the interDal-revenue
system?
Mr.. Kelley speak for myself.
Mr.. McMillin: Who viii speak for
your party? Laughter
Ia entering upon the decay Of foreign
commerce, and attributing it to hIgh
tariff. Mr.. McMilln was interrupted by
Sir. Diueley with the question whether
that commerce had not fallen off from
1870 TO 1861, prior to the enactment OF
high tariff
MIR. McNiillin admitted that there had
been a falling oil, but he declared that
owing to the presenthigh tariff commerce
had fallen into a state of utter decay. He
inquired whether Mr.. Diugley favored
policy which permitted the United States
10 seiLc the snip of a citizen If that ship
Yves bought abroad and brought into
home port
Mr. Diugley replied that he favored
the policy iuaugurated by Washington
of condnng American registres to yes
sells built ia this country.
Mr.. McNlilhn suggested that the gen
teman declined, by statue, TO allow a
citizen t. buy a snip abroad, or by other
statutes. known as higb-tarif1 laws, to al
low him TO build them at home.
In the further course Of his speech
Mr.. NcNillin referred to James Russell
Lowell as a distinguished member of the
Republican party-a reference which
was received with derisiye laughter from
the Republican side. Mr.. McMillin re-
marked that Lowell had been the repre-
sentative If the last Administration 10
the Court of ST James.
q !
in the Continental army, was Mr.. KEEL
ley g comment
MIR. McNilin then concluded bis
speech amid Noncompliance from his party
colleagues.
Nir. Burrows Of Michigan. was the
next peakcr. Our tariff was to-day, he
SD, couie,sedly protective. IN that 1t
VAS levied. not ior revenue only, but to
encourage American industry and pro-
feet american labor one wing OF the
Democratic party. under the leadership
0f President Cleveland, had sssalcd tins
SYSTEM denounced it as vicious and IL
iOqical. and declared it 10 be not only IN
wise but unconstitutional On the con-
uary, the Ecpubhcau party believed IN
a protective tariff; that IN leyyinG duties
on Imports revenue should not alone be
considered. but ;hat those duties should
he 80 adjusted as to give encouragement
20 American CAPITAL and employment 10
American labor. The Republican party
insisted that the present protective sys-
, 10 should not be disturbed except 80 lar |
a5 might be necessary to correct IFS in
cougruities and harmonic It's provisions. /
If Congress followed the lead of the T.
President IN HE bold declaration and Sc /
cured q reduction by such revision Of the /.
tariff as he proposed Qeaying untouched /
as ne suggested the internal-revenue sys- /
tenn, not only would the protective sys- !
TEN be destroyed but the nation would be /
outon the highway Of free trade. As the /
members were free Traders or Protec- I
.ioDists the biz would be approved or /
condemned. The pending measure /
stood without parallel in the history /
d American legislation. But what !
yer its parentaee, whether Bri- /
.s.i Eraa Hr,dar or CQhlpn Climb /