Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-20
ElETY-FlRST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 10. 1890.

from the Committee on PENSIONS ana
passed.
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION.
The resolution offered by Mr. voorhees,
last Monday as TO agricultural depression
was taken up and Mr. Voorhees, addressed
the Senate in relation 70 It,. He spoke OF
tine deep, strong current OF anxiety; DIS
content, and alarm prevailing IN the farm
inc communities. and said that no pro
posed TO aid them in the inquiry as 70
the causes of the existing depression, IL
was now nearly thirty years since TN, close
of a terrible war had given TO unhallowed
ayarice an opportunity TO prey upon the
self-sacrifcinc patriots of the coun-
try, such az lad never before been
presented to the basest passions ana
the most sordid and odlous VICE
The measures then resoTted TO LOT
the taxation Of one class of citizens ana
for the enrichment of another class hai
been legislation by which the BURDEN ei, -.
the public debt had been doubled SILVER
demonetized. and high protective tarln
established. He characterized the tarll as
a curse and not blessing. lie was deal
ING not with q theory hut with condition
which even blind man could look at ana
draw from it an uneTring conclusion no
then detailed the low prices for farm pro
1uce at present prevailing. ana said thc IIile
would come at no distant day wnen tno
farmer would look on the proposition 10
tax him and his wife and children Tor the
protection and benefit 81 other people ne
sides himself as he would look on law or
Congress to establish the army worm ana
weaZel on his wheat - to infcst his cattle
with malaria and his hogs with cholera.
FRAUD AND SHAN.
Every pretencc Of homc-markct for the
farmer was fraud, and every pretonce "t
taxing wheat, and oats, and potatoes ior
| -. oh
3 notorious and sef-evidcnt truth that the
tariff as IL now stood increased the farm
er's expense account from 80 30 100 per
cent. on every implement OF INDUSTRY
with which he toiled; and last year bind
ing-twine had been enhanced 20 IL cents
per pound by the tariff and the t"lhe
trust He did not believe that the mana
of the farmer would hold the Republican
ticket at the next presidential eleciloh'
AIr. Voorhees, quoted from recent pubhca.
tons to show the remarkable increase OF
agriculture in New England, the decline
in land values there and in the North. and
West, and gave statistics Of the extent 10
which the agricultural holdings III all those
sections are mortgaged.
IN CONCLUSION.
Mr.. Voorhees, concluded by saying that
the remedies to be applied were: lTsl; |
tariff reform. second full supply of legal |
teUOcT moneys. lIlIu, litc Nt'h"6N
yer fourth, suppression, 10y law OF GAM
bling III futures; fifth liberal policy OF |
pensions. Summing up he said: In the |
lace of these things (referrlng TO the sub
sdizing of the press, purchasing OF voters |
in blocks OF five oihciai patronage,
etc J, and with the full knowlege OF what |
is before us, we will grid up our IONS like |
men and 90 forward to the fight. The |
battle NAV be long and weary, but the sun |
will go down on a great and final victory OF
eternal right over legalizcd wrong; of tree |
dom and equality overcast. Han mighty |
dav of the swift-ccmine future" As MT. !
Voorhees, took his seat there was some ap- |
plause in the galleries and on the floor
THE BLAIR BILL.
The Blair educational bill was then Cat
215) taken up "a unfinished business, and
Mr.. Pierce. of North Dakota, addressed the
Senate. He hoped, he said, 10 have an op;,
portunity of voting TO postpone the bll I'll
the second Tuesday in December next. lie
should vote for such postponement IN
the hops that the bill w0uid be amended
so as to diyest it of ITS Objectionable lea
lures and vet secure in large degree what
ssemed to him its most righteous objects.
lie said that North Dakota did not ask tor
the bounty proposed IN the bill She
would have to pay, under the blll.
500. 900. and would receive practically
nothing in return. That was asking too
much. 1t was asking the people OF his
State to give OF thcn scanty earnings
money TO educate the illlterate of States
old enough, grand enough, andrich enough
10 care for themselves. lie was opposed 10
the cheapening of education III the sense OF
making it Obtainable without effort. Be
fore passing the education bill the itepub-
ican party should carry out ITS pledges TO
the old soldiers and pass the dependent pen
sion bill. 1t would be time enough TO at
4 -. . no Inc 30 farmers
had been saved from ruin and the old SOL
diers from starving.
Mr.. EvARTs.
Mr.. Evarts addressed the Senate in sup
port of the bill. He had seen the bill pass
| twice. he said. with great concurrence on
the Republican side of the chamber and
with large assent on the Democratic side.
| but then the situation of Congress and or
| the Executive had been such that there
| was no reasonable expectation OF the bill
| becoming law. III the bill could have
| been submitted 10 vote of the House of
| Representatives 1t would have passed
with great deal Of enthusiasm, but
| the dictation of the Democratic eau
Gus and of the committeeman pre-
vented its being presented to the House.
| There had been also question whether
the then Executive would have approved
the bill. Now all that was changed, What
| ever should be the action of the Senate (lf
| il passed the bil), il was doomed to pass
! the House and was sure 10 receive the APP
proval of the President, rs he (Sir. Evarts)
supposed from the Presidents public ac-
ton and public expressions. lie argued
| that the pending bill followed INIT scheme
every method and every principle embraced
in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bill of 1862,
which he spoke of rs one of those great
and beneficent measures which the Senator
! from Vermont (Alr. MORRILL, had given TO
the country, and he pointed to the Cornell
| University, in the State of New York. as
! having been founded and upheld under
/ that donation of the General Government.
Mr.. Call spoke in favor of the bill. lie
| had voted for il before. he said, and
would do so now. lie supported 1t
| because it was donation, without condi-
! tions other than such as had been con-
tanned in the observation-disclosures bill and
| in the bill for experimental stations. III
| there was ANYTHING in the bill that inter
| fered with the control of schools by States
| il never would receive his support, but
| there was nothing in the bill which could
| iustify such CONCLUSION or from which
such an assumption might be reasonably
| inferred.
Mr.. Bate obtained the floor and the bill
went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Allison, from the Finance Commit
tee. reported back with amendments
! House bill TO simplify the laws in relation
| TO the collection of the revenue Mr.. Nc
| Kinleys administrative bill) and 1t was
placed on the calendar.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
| Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, presented
O remonstrance OF the businessmen of
Philadelphia against the increase of duty
on oranges and lemons. Referred.
Mr.. Cooper, of Ohio, a member OF the
/ Committee on Elections, called up the
Maryland contested case OF Mudd against
Compton. IL being agreed that the debate
shall be limited TO six hours, at the end OF
/ which time the previous question shall be
considered as ordered, Mr. Lacy, of Iowa,
opened the discussion with an argumentln
support of the claims of the contestant.
Messrs. Dalzell of Pennsylvania and
| Greehagle of Massachusetts also advo-
| Gated the claims of the contestant, and the
case of the sitting member was upheld by
Messrs. Moore Of Texas aud Gibson OF
| Maryland. Pending a vote the House, at
| 4;30 adjourned