Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-10

| farmers throughout the land he felt sure that
| the system had been injurious The system
| drove out competition. II diminished the num-
ber of producers of given article, and increased
| the ease and facility with which they could
combine to elevate .he price. The msjority of
| the WAYS aud Means Committee, said Crisp, was
/ pledged to the principle of protection, and
offered sop to the farmer. 1t said to the farmer
that II put duty on his products, when the truth
was that it would do him no good. The way to
benefit the farmer was to give him free salt
| give him free cotton ties, and reduce the price
| of the necessaries of life. The gentlemen on
Ine other side claimed that they were recording
agree that the tariff question finally settled
at the polls. Ii was generally believed that pro-
teeted industries had put together great cam
paign fund, by which they bought in blocks of
i've to vote TO carry ont their ideas.
Payne of New York remarked that the gentle
man from Texas (Mr. Mills had said he knew
how the Republicans carried the election. and
the gentleman from Tennessee (McMillan) IN
timated that the Postmaster General had con-
tributed money. He (Payne) noticed that Nc
MILAN DIG NOT say anything about his Presiden-
stepped up TO the Captains office and settled in
violation Of civil service law. Applause and
laughterl OF course, he continued, that money
was not TO buy votes. Payne then proceeded to
argue in support of the bill.
Wheeler OF Alabama spoke against the bill,
and the committee rose and the House took a
recess
At the evening session the tariff debate was
continued. wiEe attacked the policy OF pro-
lection
Kerr of Iowa opposed the bounties. In the
matter of bounty on sugar, it was his opinion
that the foreign producer would get four-tifths
OF the advantage OF taking the duty off of
sugar. He was OPT sed to taxing one American
INDUSTRY for the bel stt of another.
Lithian OF Illinois voiced like views. i
Morse protested against the long and short
haul clause of the law, and argued that the
remedy was to return TO the let-a.one policy.
Goodnight opposed the bill.
Atkinson regretted that the bill did not repeal
the tobacco tax and place protective duty on
sugar
Walker argued against the BILL
Foreman of Illinois briefly opposed the bill,
and at 1880 the House adjourned.
Commercial Relations with Mexico.
WASHINGTON, May 9th.-Representative
Morrow, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, to. day reported a resolution re-
questing the President to open regulations
with Mexico for the promotion of CONNER
cial and friendly relations and the adjust |
ment of boundaries The resolution re-
quests the President to invite the Govern
ment of Mexico to negotiate for. the crea-
ton of an International Commission, to |
which will be referred ell questions affect |
ing mutual intercourse. The report ac- |
companying the resolution points out the |
necessity of Mexican cooperation with our |
officials in order 10 prevent Chinese from
entering the United States through Mexico. |
Western Senators Dissatisfied.
WASHINGTON, May 9ih.-At The Republi. |
can Senatorial silver caucus held this |
morning there Yves not full committee |
present, but an informal vote was taken |
and it was decided to make certificates |
legal tender, redeemable in coin" After |
the caucus the fact was developed that the
Western Senator were dissatisfied because |
coin may include in gold and to-
morrow morning they viii endeavor to |
have the words "Redeemable in silver |
coin" substituted.
The Registership.
WASHINGTON, May 9ih.-The California |
delegation is besieged by numerous appli- |
carts for the Registership of the Land |
Office. Telegrams in the interest of |
various parties were received to-day but as |
far as can be ascertained tonight the dele |
CATION has not decided upon any candidate. |
Some action in The way of recommendation |
will be taken tomorrow.
Patriotic Measure.
WASHINGTON, May 9th Caldwell of |
Ohio to-day introduced bill to prevent !
the desecration OF the United States flag by |
printing on it advertisements, etc., and |
making such offense a misdemeanor pun |
ishable by fine Of $50 or imprisonment |
for 80 days or both.