Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
F|FT|ETH CONGRESS.
Senator Frye Opens Broadslde on the
Presidents Message.
He Asserts it Created UnbOunded JOY
in Great Britain.
A Malicious Effort to Raise q Free
Trade Scare.
Chandler Introduces a Bill to Regulate
Congressional Elections.
Representative Cummings Bill to Pro-
hibit Chinese Immigration.

WASHINGTON, January 23.-ln the Senate
To day Mr.. Hoar presented a petition o
the Governor OF Massachusetts. the Mayor
OF Boston, the presidents of colleges and 6
large number of other distinguished per
vember IL last, to welcome the British
peace deputation. The petition was refer
red to the Committee ON Foreign s:sls:
tions.
Mr.. Beck presented remonstrance 81 the
Western Union Telegraph Company ,ainst
the Postal Telegraph Company bill. He
said it was very full presentation II the
case and that the Postoftice Committee de-
sired to have the communication printed
and referred. So ordered.
Among the bills reported from co.,nit'
tees and placed on the calendar wer the
following:
For admission of the State of Dakota
and organization OF the Territory O. Lin
coin. TMinority report to be presentssi.l
For the relief of settlers OF school lands
in Washington Territory.
MIR. Sherman, from the Committess on
Foreign Relations. reported back wit out
amendment the House joint resolutic re-
lating to the invitation OF the British Nov
ernment to participate in the Internal nal
exhibition at Melbourne to celtbrat, the
founding of New South Wales. Passed
Mr.. Chandler offered three resoluti ms
calling on the Secretary OF the Navy : in
formation as to the cost, ETC., OF the piajs,
designs, drawings or specifications OF ships
or engines obtained abroad, as to changes
made from the original plans OF the Cilica-
go, Boston, Atlanta and Dolphin and - to
contracts made for naval vessels. .na-
chinery and armour since March 4. 1885.
The resolutions were all laid over ant. or
dered printed.
By Mr. Stewart To invest all legisls tive
power in the Territory OF Utah in a Gov
ernor and Legislative Assembly of tw i've
of the Territory to be appoi,. ted
by the President and confirmed by the Sen
ate, but not more than six o: them to be
of one political party. All township. dis
be elected or appointed as the Legss tive
Assembly. 1t provides that all laws pa fsed
shall be submitted to Congress, and if dis
approved shall be null and void. Voters
are required to take an oath that they
neither teach nor practice bigamy or poiyg-
amy; that for two years past
they have not contributed directly or in.
directly any money OF valuable thlrl to
any order or association V hich sanct ,,ns
or tolerates among it's n n'stubers bigamy or
poygamy or plural or celestial marriages
or which claims to exercise civil power in
dependent or opposed to the laws OF the
United States or of the Territory, and that
they rega rd the laws as interpreted by the
courts as the supreme law, all doctrines or
teachings OF any order or association TO
the contrary notwithstanding.
By Sens tor II oar: A joint resolution re-
queeting the President to open neg otia IONS
with the Government OF Great Britain nd
t". having m the Weiliand Canal imndAe ptue ib the
shius Of the United States, and
also for the construction and opening OF a
free ship canal from the Bay OF Fuid to
the Gulf of st. Lawrence, at the joint ex-
pense OF both nations. The President Is re-
uuested to enter upon negotiations with
the proper authorities to secure to Amerl-
can vessels the freedom Of the proposed
canal to the United States from the Allan
tic and Pacific Oceans, also to take similar
steps to obtain an American mercantile
service.
FRYE ON THE MESSAGE.
Mr.. Frye called up the motion to refer
to the Committee on Finance the Presl-
dents annual message, and proceeded to
discuss the message, in which he said the
President had clearly thrown down the
gauntlet OF free trade There was an at
tempt, he admitted, OF disguise, but so
feeble that it ought not to deceive anyone;
that the message had been received
with unbounded JOY in Great Britain. The
British press had at once proceeded to sell
tuls ton and to strip off mercilessiy
the Presidents disguise. These congratu-
lations, he said, would have continued IN
the voice of warning. The warning was
that such English expression had better be
curbed, or the full fruition OF English hopes
never would be enjo, ed. He quoted from
he PAIL Mall Gazette to that effect and
said that Immediately there had been a
transformation. The Free Trade papers
of Great Britain had dropped at once their
tions and had proceeded to
the United States and to
prophesy unbounded prosperity for this
country Great Britain had seemed sud
denly to
RECOGNIZE THE FACT
that this country was her daughter and tc
evince to her friendship and affection. HI
declared emphatically that England had
never in one single instance evinced any
sympathy for this country and that she
never had permitted an opportunity to in
lure this country to pass unimproved. He
declared that thecounsel, advice and friend
ship of Great Britain to any nation ir
commercial matters had invariably ano
inevitably resulted IN an injury to the ma
,ion Which accepted it. Ireland was An IN
stance of that and yet, said he, Great
Britain hoped that the Democratic party
would receive the Irish votes next fall fo1
leveland as the Democratic candidate fol
the presidency. One of the lead
ing free trade speakers in Englanc
had declared years ago that the grea test
triumph OF Great Britain would he the sub
jugation OF the mark ct Of the United States
In the promise of the Presidents message
tney could see that subjugation nigh al
hand. Great Britain to-day had her mar
ket open to the world, while other coun
tries had their markets partially closed
She found now within her own borders ths
fercest kind of compel ition, and her indus
tries were falling off, but England heard thu
President OF the United States declare il
his annual message that tariff (the only
obstacle to English possession Of the Ameri
can mark-t) was vicious, illogical, inegnit
able, and what wonder that the Englisi
people
DEAFENED AMERICAN EARS
with their cries of "hear! hear" They sav
him adopt a Democratic slogan for tn
presidential battle of 1883, the old funda
mental doctrine of free trade, that the dut.
is a tax paid by the c. nsumer. What won
der that they hailed Mr.. Cleveland as thei
champion? The attitude OF the Democrat
ic party II this country was OF more i'm
portance, practically, than the attitude 0
Great Britain. Would the Demucra I'll
party of the United States, he asked, in
dorse their new chief? He was strongly in
clned to think that it would. He though
that the Democratic party OF the country
really shared in his convictions, and reall,
believed that tariff was vicious, illogica
and inequitable. The controlling elemen
OF the Democratic party had always beer
in the South and the southern wing OF tn
Democratic party controlled it to-day al
powerfully and completely as it did befor
the rebellion. There was not the slightes
doubt of the attitude Of the South on thi
question. The Democratic party had
ILLUSTRATED ITS PROMOTION
to power by demanding that the tariff b
revised and the whole business OF tie coun
try disturbed. The Democratic Chairman