Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-19
The House.

Henderson, OF Iowa, presented the con-
ference report on the Cincinnati Exposition
bill and it was agreed to. The House then
went into committee OF the whole on the
tariff bill. Peters, OF Kansas, argued il it
was true. es asserted by the gentleman on
the other de- that tariff bill was robbery,
the Mills bill only sectionaIzed that rob-
berry. Anderson, of Illinois, antagonized
the protective system for having enriched q
chosen few and for having accumulated in
the treasury dangerous surplus and then
coDtroverted the position that return to
a revenue basis would result in a reduction
OF the rates Of wages to labor. Brecken-
ridge, of Arkansas, opened his speech with
reference 30 and an eulogy of the Presidents
annual message, and declared that it had
met with great popular favor; that the po-
litical adversaries OF the Democratic party
had sought some point OF attack along the
line (the Democrat line), and that the chief
of the opposing forces who had
RUSHED vALIANTLY INTO THE FIGHT
and sent a letter which was practically a
letter of resignation withdrawing entirely
from the contest. After brief reference to
the proceedings OF the ways and means
committee, in which he denied that the ma
iority ever refused the right to petition and
critize the minority for having made an ex-
travagant statement in regard thereto, he
passed to an exhaustive analysis of thebill.
Stewart, of Vermont, spoke against the
bill
COX, OF NEW YORK, SAID
he would be willing to reduce taxation in
almost any way. He would do almost
anything to get rid OF the surplus which
and paralyzed the industries OF
the country. The gentleman on the other
side said the Mills bill was a radical meas
ure. He did not see reduction OF per
cent. Cox referred to Burrows speech and
to that gentleman's peroration
where, like Silas Wegg, he dropped into
poetry" The gentleman after the eloquent
language picturing the advancement and
progress OF the New South quoted Hail it's
coming, tongue and pen," quoting Charles
Mackay's corn law, "Ahyme for the in
coming OF absolute trade" In conclusion
Cox said the country had grown from sea
to sea and from gulf to lake, expanding it's
Mason, OF Illinois, then made
lengthy speech against the bill. Mason's
speech abounded in humor throughout. In
closing, he said that if the majority of the
committe on ways and means, six out OF
eight, come from the States lately in rebel
lion, and when he went through his district
and saw prosperous manufacturing and
business men there and realized that the
gentlemen on the committee had no SYM
pathy and no interest in them, it grieved
him to think that the affairs of his district
should be in the hands of such men. A few
years ago when brigadiers got back into
Congress the prodigal son act worked Every
we'll, but nowit did not fit their case" said
ne, you are back in your fathers
house because he caught you by the nape
)f the neck and the seat of your pants
ind brought you back. You did not say,
Father have sinned against thee, | am
lot worthy to be one OF thy family; make
ne hostler." This is the kind of prodi-
als you are. You come in at the front
toor, wipe your feet on carpet and try to
rink out OF the fire extingusher. You
|ou't wait for the fatted calf. You
PUT YOUR FEET ON THE TABLE
nd say, what want VEAL" [Laughter.]
dr. Mason closed by saying the sleeping
liant, the Republican party, would awake
nd, standing in every harbor and port OF
ntry, would say to the importers OF goods
roduced by cheap and pauper labor, THUS
ar and no farther" and under the influence
i Republican administration the coun-
ry would have new life and new hopes, and
make greater strides in the march of
Utilization than heretofore has been ac-
omplished in the history OF the world.
herman OF Oregon. spoke in opposition to
he BILL DWELLING upon the necessity for
oast defenses on the Pacific and pointing
ut that much of the surplus might profit
bly, be used for that purpose. San Fran
isco could be pillaged and it's great wealth
as well as that OF other places
n the Pacific by means OF foreign powers
brough lack OF protection. He admonished
hem to heed the words of the fathers OF
be republic who had all declared for pro-
ection. The committee rose and the
louise took recess till evening.
AT THE EVENING SESSION.
FELTON, Of California, expressed himself as
pposed 10 the proposition to place
quicksilver on the free list. The industry
quicksilver mining needed the fostering
rm OF the Government. Under a tariff,
1e people of the country were getting
reaper commodities than they would
the Importation OF quicksilver was made
ee for the reason that il the industry was
iped out in the United States the nations
Austria, Italy and Spain would practi-
slly have a mynopoly. Speeches were
$50 made by Messrs. March OF Pennsyl-
ania, Spooner OF Rhode Island, Romeis
/ Ohio, Sawyer OF New York. Nichols of
orth Carolina and Lane of Illinois.
diourned.
Storm Swept.