Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
,. NJ tbe Time Of tas House Con-
iS'' ,umsd In Discussisn OF The
Tariff Bill.
-s,,,ion to The Crave-rho Rriends
Of Tho rsrif sna las foes.
.tf.- sharp H. parteIn.
Yifsisth Ocngrsss.
THE HOUSE.

from the committee on mer-
a.nt marine spd fisheries, reported and
uouse adopted q resolution calling on
~ secretary OF the Treasury for q state
la To whether there 10 an order or
s.I,,ion OF the Treasury Department
!ss Increment Of which would prevent
Wv overlo.dIng of vessels with freight on
.ss crest lskes, and whether there Is any
IN force regulating the quantity Of
i.',gbt 10 be carried by such vessels
NJ Johl son of Indi.us. from the COM
-,,,se on elections, submitted report
,ba ,llforpt. Contested election case
~ y, lynch VS. Vandsyeer, and 1t was re-
,arred to the House cslendsr. The repors
Unanimously 10 favor Of VAndeyeer, the
sitting member.
'i ptS.te busin-ss having been dispensed
nth the HJuse went into committee Of
The whole on the tsriR bill.
NJ Mcdonald of Minnesota spoke IN
ornositlon TO the pro ectlve system, and
~ 5.,isted upon the il uriss resulting to
tns peopl5 by the boarding OF the vast
surnlus in Tue Treasury. He was not
suit. satisfied with the bill because it did
not 90 t.- enough. He would place coal,
ZION ore and sugar on the free list. He
H.ruet the r puollcan party that it had
IN mreE the Democratic party hat way in
its Efforts for t.iif refJlm.
Mr.. GuenIhsr Of Wisconsin remsrked
that his colleague, Mr.. Hutd, had ewal-
, loved the Whole dose prepared by the
Denocratiu mai rity and he seemed t.
relish It greatly, and was endeAVoring by
poIiticai sophistry to persuade the people
nj his district that 1t WAS very pslatable
for all evlls-.ne long looked for s.. JA.
cobs oil that would heal all evils OF the
boty polite. Laughter The Rspubli-
cans generally were IN faSU VI OF aooilshing
entirely the tax on tobacco, amounting to
,bou, S4U. DOC, 900; also the taX,on spirits
pss0 in the arts and manufactures,
amounting TO about Sc 600 900. Should
further eCuclion De Lscessary they pro-
posed to abolish The duty on sugsr, ana
10 order TO foster sugar production
they would pay bouaty to the pro-
Queer amounting to sum equal to
The present tax. This would give the
people free sugar and would not d stroy
Of pre- vent the extension Of any eslsb
nBLtu LUIS pOlCV "oulu AdhC
production Of about $50. 0oo. 900, certain
and absolute, instead of the problem sticai
method proposed by the Democratic
party. Quoting the last line of disticn
with which his COLLAGE closed his spec ch:
I've are taxed from me cradle plum iuto
the grave" Mr.. Guentner said n poet
must have thought Of the Internal revenue
collector clothed with Lhe power Uf the
national government and with the army
and navy at his Dsck exaciiae the ltstle
innocent 3l5 per cent. International taxes
onpsr4goric and 425 par cent. on essence
q peppermint. uaugnterI. Bsirg
human child, with al eye to business, Of
course the oAOy took parag Jric because it
was cheaper. But taa,ly 1t mad sue
cumbed il the hope that IL had escaped
deSth. Tine sOrroHiBg mother placed
clOtn saturated 10 alcohol over the pale
face, and on that alcohol the internal
revenue collected tax of 425 pc; cent.
That Internal revenae lax WAS wat the
Republicans wanted r>pesled. H was
10 favor Of revision Of the tariff, but ne
wanted It revived by its friends
not Oy its foes He wanted to protec.
everything American. He wanted the
standard Of wages kept mp, not lowered
De was in favor Of restoring the wool
tariff Of 1857. He was tiem believer In
stanf @nlca not only supplied means
for the expenses Of the government, but
N the same time build up aud encourage
The home manufacturer aud develop The
inexaaustlole resources of the country
hnN Dlnp ct
people. While ne deplored the condition
Of The working men Of the couf ,ry OF
bis birth, he did not feel called on as an
American o give aid to them ct the ex-
pense OF the laborlng people OF Americs.
Mr.. Carutn OF K.ntuCky-"How are
you on the tax on empty bottles?"
MIR. Guenther-"I am all right. How
sre you on fa!l bottle>2" Laughter
Mr.. Guenther proceediog riu.culed the
statement made by his colleague that the
lumber Interests Of Wisconsin had not
p'eu identified by the tax on lumber. He
argued tbs. the tax had been Of great
oslelt 10 the people of Wisconsin. IGl
NAG prevented Canada from competing
wild them In the ms kets Of Chicago. Il |
Canaos be permitted to bring LUMBER into
The United States Canads would h.vs
eApsrlenced the great prosperity
Salch was to-day epjoyed Ia conclusion
We ex 2Fsssed his Willingness to allow the
people TO bring in verdict in the case of
poIec'!on against free trade, aud he
ptoplesled tlst the verdict would con-
ssa Inc Democratic party 10 o place
s swung Inc susgglers in The grand ma
r rs procession Of American industry
Applause
Of the bill.
nm me committee then rose, and the
mousse took s recess until p M, the
evening session 10 be for the considera-
u0n Of Driya,e MANSION b;lIs