Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-08
BIG GUNS BOOM.
OPENING OF THE TARIFF DEBATE IN
THE FEDERAL HOUSE.
,-,,,ne Vow All Along tho Line for Some
limo TO Come-Proccedings In
the senate.
nsy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
senate,

w,sufxorox. May 7.-Mr. Gibson pre-
,,-to3 resolutions Of the Mississippi-Riyer
,rrroy.ment Convention lately held in
Eicksburg and Of the Southern Press As
location recently in session in Charleston,
$ g.. in favor of the leyee system and of
The Fads system.
Among the bills reported from commit
..ls and placed on tho calendar were the
aou,e hin 10 fix regular terms Of the
tarcyit and district courts for the South
en- district Of Alabama.
House regular appropriation bills for the
army and for the Military Academy.
Nr. Call introduced a JOINT resolution
authorizing the Interstate Commerce
Commission 10 investigate cases Of inter
ference by railroad corporations (in lssu-
iaR passesl with the election Of United
N.lfcs senators and members Of Congress.
Referred. after the reading of a lettor
stating that free passes are now being cir
culffi IN Florida with such an object.
1l. bin for the transfer of the revenue
marine service 20 tho Navy Department
was taken up. but &c o'clock IL was dis
,.aced. under Last FRIDAYS agreement. by
,ao Senate bill! authorizing the issue of
Treasury nOtes on dcDosit Of silver bull
'.u .tlo Jones bin The bill having been
y.l u cr cns0 Mr. Stewart rose and said:
ID ask UNANIMOUS consent that the bill
,r-f read shall be postponed until Tuesday
,.1t. and shall then be unfinished business
AZ O'Clock"
THE SILVER BILL.
Nir. Vest objected. He did not know. he
,ai. what arrangements had been made
outside of the chamber. nor did be care.
II judgment was that the silver bill was
GIL. most important bill on the calendar
'ai Do ought 20 bc disposed Of. and that 1t
JOB been uuro1sonably delayed
M- Stewards request was supported by
f...ld Republican senators on the ground
t.t SIR. Jones. of Nevada. who has charge
,. tto hil. Is absent from the city, and
q rcl q postponcmeut.
Nr Vests objection prevailed. and the
crn-id, ration Of the silver bill was then
proceeded with.
Air. Sherman moved tOamend the bill by
ir.0gtiug as o new section a provision re-
rIllug an laws that require money depos-
...l in tine Treasury under section orr OF
tI. Revised Statutes 10 be heldas a special
url Cor the redemption Of naiional-bank
r.... and covering such money into the
Treasury: ais, covering INTO the Treasury
sums deposited under section Of the act
Of June 20. 1874 fixing the amount Of
IrtrI States notes" (Bcins section of
ttr Couror BID
Nr Plumb moved % amend the amend
m..t hy inserting provision that hereat-
truo funds available for the payment OF
f.. public debt Guciuding such AZ are for
OH. redemption on Irea> ury uOtcsl shall DO
v.-aned inthe Treasury in excess OF $40
H1.
No,o,c WAS taken ON either Of the pend
-n- amendments. aid Mcssrs. Vest and
o Ter gave notice Of substitutes which
tIe. would offer for the whole bill.
Executive session.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
NJ Powell of Illinois. presented n re-
Nor. from the Committee on Elections on
81. Alabama contested-clocti0n case Of
N.Dl0c rs. Turpiu Tho report (Which
lt..r- the claims Of the contestant was
ordered printed.
Air. Mckinley moved go 90 into Commit
goo of the Whole for the confederation Of
fnaurif bin. I'm making thls motion Mr..
Mckinley stated THAT he would cudeay0rtO
c..e general debate Saturday evening.
'Ihe Committee on WAYS and Means had
intended toasb the Committee on Rules to
.tulrt resolution limiting the hvc-mnute
debate to eight DAYS. hut had not done SO
en- account of the absence OF Mir. tarlSle.
Mr. Mills. Of Texas thought that the
tmcallowed for general debate was entire
SIS too limited. Two years ago the Demo-
Gratis had conceded twenty-three days for
general debate. All he could do was 20
demonstrate against the short time which
was 10 Doe allowed for debate.
Mr.. Mckinlcv's motion was agreed 10
without division and accordingly the
House went into Committee Of the Whole
IMr PagsOn in the chalr) for the consider
alton of the tariff lili.
ON motion of Mr. Mills the committee
granted ~ Mr. Mckinley the privilege OF
tpe king without limitation Of tlmc, and
similar courtesy was accorded To Ny. Mills
on motion Of Mr.. Mckinley
M'ENIIA ortNs THE BALL.
J. Il IL -
port Of the llil. I'm the last political cam
paign the tlriG had been the absorbing
question before the people. 1t seemed 10
him tlat mo- extend discussion OF tins
great principle W., expected or required
or necessary under existing conditions
for. 10 any one thing was settled 10y the pO-
litirnl contest of 1888 IL was that the pro-
tectiyc policy. as promulgated by the He
publican party IN lts platform. as mann
tanned by the Republican party through
long series If years, should be secured IN
AMY legislation which was To he lad by the
Congress- chosen IN tins great contest and
on this mastering issue. lie interpreted
che victorious majority in tins house and
flc iucumbeucy of the presidency Of the
Tinted States by the r sent Chief Execu-
five 90 mean that % revision of the tarln
was demanded bv the people. and that
thnt revision should be- along the line and
sd full recognition ot the principle and
purposes of protection lApplause. The
p.oule had spoken. and they asked tins
CONGRESS 10 register their viii and cmbOdv
hcir verdict into public law The bill
present d lv the Committee ON WAYS and
Ncaus 10 the House was a thorough an
twerto that demand. 1t was ~ full TecOg
milton Of the principle aud policy OF the
protective tariff.
THE NIEnNAL- REVENUE TAX.
The bill had not abolished the internal
revenue tax as the Republican party lad
pledged itself 30 do in the event that that
abolition was necessary To- preserve the
protective system because the committee
lal found that the abolition OF the one
was not necessary 10 the preservation OF
tnc Other The bill recommended the abO-
lunn of all special taxes and reduction
OF the tax On tobacco and snud, and Il re-
moved the restrictions upon growers OF to-
l4rc. With these exceptions tho inter
ual-rcVenue law stood as at present. II
these recommendations were agreed 10 in
ternal taxation would be reduced a little
over $4,000, 900. The committee also re-
commended "a provision requiring all I'M
ported articles 10 bear stamp or mark m
dicating the country IN which such artl-
clcs are manufactured. The reason that
actuated the committee was that 1t had be
come too common among some of the
countries of the world TO copy some
II our best-knOwn brands and sell
them in competition with our own
Homemade products The next provi-
zion recommended was one extending
and liberaliziug the drawback sections
Of the law. Under the existing statue any
citizen Of the United States could import
ann article. pay duty upon il. mark it APP
propriately. export 1t. and the Govern
ment refunded 80 per cent. of the duty
ps,d on the raw material. The committee
recommended that hereafter the Govern
neut should retain only per cent. instead
OF 10 per cent.
TREE RAW MATERIAL.
This gave 10 the people of the United
States practically free raw mat erial for the
exp0rt trade. The committee said 20 the
caoitalists Of the country. IF you think
son can 20 into the foreign markets with
tree raw material we give you within per
cent Of free raw material and YOU try and
Sos what you can do" lLaughter.l THIS
provision completely disposed OF what had
sometimes seemed an almost unansweraoie
argument urged by the gentlemen on the
other side that II the manufacturers only