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mand of the majority of the Senate.
He was lenient towards Senator Hoar,
Spooner and the rest of his opponents,
letting them down easy by allowing
them to report new resolution in
place of the one offered by him, But
it amounts to precisely the same
thing as ii his resolution had been
adopted. The tariff bill is to be voted
upon during the first week or ten days
of September, and as a special sop to
the radical element the most of the
republican Senators have signed an
agreement to vote for the considera-
ton of the Force bill in December
next. This does not mean that all of
the republican Senators will vote for
that atrocious measure, for a number
Of them have stated that while they
were willing to vote to have the
bill considered they proposed voting
against it. The radical element hopes
to gain four votes for it from the new
Senators from Idaho and Wyoming.
Senator German was asked what
the democrats proposed doing in re-
gard to the tariff bill. He said: mo
agreement has been reached as to the
close of debate upon the tariff bill.
When there has been a sufficient, if
not thorough and satisfactory dis
cussion of the bill, the democrats will
agree, in accordance with the custom
of the Senate, to take vote upon it.
The question has already been under
consideration, but no conclusion has
been reached. The proposition for a
closure must come from the republi.
cans. None has yet been received.
When it comes we shall decide
whether it is satisfactory, if not we
shall make a counter proposition"
Senator German intimated that in
two weeks more the democrats, hav-
ing shown the most striking incon-
sistencies ofthe bill, would be perfect
ly willing to have the republicans
pass it and let the voters of the coun-
try, at the Congressional elections,
decide which party was in the right,
Senator Carlisle presented an argu-
ment which no republican Senator
could answer when he showed by
price lists and actual bills of sale that
certain American manufacturers, who
are given an increase of duty upon
products similar to those manufac>
tured by them upon their plea, that
they are necessary to prevent their
being driven out of business by for
eign competitors, are selling Their
manufactures in foreign countries
much cheaper-in some cases SO and
so per cent less-than they sell the
same articles in the United States
Mr.. Carlisle said he thought, and the
consumers will undoubtedly think
with him, that if these manufacturers
could afford under the present tariff
to send their goods to foreign coun
tries to compete with foreign manu-
facturers of the same articles, and sci
) them for less than they did at home
: that it would be manifestly unjust t.
the home buyers to raise the duty il
order to allow these manufacturers t.
make their American customers pa.
a still higher price. No republican
attempted to make specific ansWe
to Mr.. Carlisle's argument-it cam
! be answered.. "Protection' is tn,
humbug of the age.
If in the face of the acknowledge
ment of the Commissioner of Pen
sions that he borrowed $4,000 OF
notes endorsed by George E. Lemon
l the king of the Washington Pension
attorneys, the republicans ofthe com
mittee investigating Representativ
Cooper's charges against Raum de
s eide to wite>wash that official, the.
I will prove themselves to be possesse,
of an unusual amount of "gall," eve
L. for Reeds henchmen. When thi
! charge was first made, and before in
Q vestigation was ordered, Mr.. Raur
g and his friends repeatedly stated tina
Lemon had never indOrsed his notes
= Finding that Mr.. Cooper had absolut
t proof of the transaction he now bold
J, attempts to deny that he has favore
n Lemon by advancing his business
the Pension Office. Lemon did nc
endorse those notes for nothing, an
e if he had not taken himself off to Ell
K rope to escape testifying, Mr.. Coopt
u would have made that fact eve
i clearer than 1t is now. The colnmi
e tee, which has taken recess to tn
n first of September, has, by its ruling
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