The Portland daily press., 1888-04-13
Lth CONGRESS-..FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. April Il.

A resolution was adopted, calling on the
Secretary of State for information, as to the
case of John Prussia, naturalized Ameri-
can citizen, who has been impressed into the
military service of France, and as to other
like cases. The motion to refer the Presi-
dents annual message was taken up, and
Senator Coke took the floor.
Mr.. Coke began by speaking Of the surplus
In the treasury, and said that causes which
took that money needlessly from the pockets
of the people, and channels of trade Ito the en-
feeblement of every branch of industry were
continuing and produced more aggravated
results each successive year. 1t was easy to
see that unless the causes were removed or
greatly modified it was only question Of
time when calamity fatally Involving all
industrial interests of this country must fol-
low. In view of this emergency, so full of
evil portent to the country, the President
had, in wise and bold message, urgently
recommended such revision Of the tariff and
reduction of duties, ON imports as would re-
duce revenue to the limit required for the
support Of the government. In that the
President was simply voicing emand that
came from the people of tn, whole country.
The speaker then asserted that the tariff
legislation for the past 100 years had result
ed in filing the pockets of monopolists at
the expense of American working men and
farmers. he stated that wool ought to go
en- the free list, just as all the bases Of manu-
facture and all machinery used in manafac-
turing should. But when wool was placed
on the free list, it ought to be done in the in
terest of the consumer and not of the manu-
facturer: duty. of 81 per cent would pay
back to the manufacturer the difference be-
tween English and American wages in
woolen manufactures. A duty Of 20 per
cent. would be highly protective to the manu-
facturer, who used untaxed wool but to
allow the manufacturer of free and untaxed
wool 80 or 40 or 30 per cent. protection for
outrage. He regarded sugar as the best
revenue paying item ON the tariff list and
one carrying along with it less of incidental
burden than any other, and thought 1t would,
therefore, be wise to leave the duty on sugar
as 1t was but would accept and support any
reduction OF duty found necessary to the
success of bill to reduce the tariff. He
proposed to subordinate everything to the
one paramount and controlling purpose OF
striking down at least as far as could be
tariff; The issue between the Republican
and Democratic parties, made before the
country by the Presidents message
was the question should the system
VI tdAdJiOu Dc tldb WHICH tOOk lTOli buc pcO-
pie only enough of their earnings to support
the government, economically administered,
or should it continue system that wrung
from the people 81. 600, ,OO0, 900 annually more
than went into the national treasury.
At the close OF Senator Coke's speech, the
Senate resumed consideration of the bill 70
provide for the admission Of South Dakota
and the organization of the territory OF North
Dakota and was addressed by Senator
Turpie in opposition to the majority and In
rf ,f fha .franr
Senator Cullom followed and spoke in
favor Of the. majority bill He said he be-
lieved the whole opposition to the admission
of Dakota was based on the fact that the
Democrats did not want any further politi-
cal complications thrust upon the country
until after the next Presidential election.
Senator Spooner obtained the floor to
speak in favor of the bill, but the Senate pro-
ceeded to executive business and adjourned
until monday.
The House met at 11.45 this morning in
continuation of the session of Wednesday,
April L. Mr.. Reed, of Maine, instantly de-
manded the regular order.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, asked unan-
imous consent to make statement, but was
shut off by shouts for the regular order from
the Republican side.
Mr.. Cox. of New York, moved to adjourn.
On the demand Of Mr.. Reed the yeas and
nays were ordered on this motion and lit was
defeated, yeas 100. nays 1872 The announce
ment was received with loud cheers from the
Republicans.
For a moment the Democrats were taken
aback but Mr.. M cMillan, of Tennessee, soon
moved call of the House to compel the at
tendance of absentees.
Mr. Reed attempted to make point of or
der against the motion but the Speaker de-
cided against him.
was defeated and on a standing vote the
Democrats suddenly changed tactics and
voted against their own motion in order to
allow another vote on adjournment which
was moved by Mr. Cox with the hope that
stragglers enough had come into the House
since the first vote to change the result.
yea and nay vote on IA TINS sn5 motion @ was
The House was declared adjourned.
The in Their turn made tSa the hall
of the great deadlock in its ninth day. The
Adjournment was made until tomorrow.