Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-17
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scheme OF extending aud hberali1inS
the druW back sections Of the law.
The bill provides that the drawbacks
paid by the government 10 the mana
f~acturcrs Of exported goods be ninety
niue per ceut Of the duties that cNpof'
ted are obligc 70 pay foreign custom
houscs. Under the present "a" ~ per
cent is paid. The re>u3, Of ths law i
that the manufacturers we are taxed
10 support sell their goods 10 foreign
ers al 4 price less the duty, that he
charles American citizens. No soph's.
try csu miscous,rue This measure into
ANYTHING but q dire>t bounty paid
manufacturers for selling goods in Tor
cisn markets.
Secondly: Tha, the time had como
when the Amorcsu sgrtculirnal.Si
must sell his products in The markets
of The world in competition with the
low.prioed labor OF foreign countries
rhe only remedy or Ssyios he oaSred
the tanners was to lake CREST srs q
and preserve the home msrkel, for
,hey would certain! Dc driven i0an
the foreign ooes.
He wSs followed by Nj Mas Sso
said tAst this MSS The fr.i i&r5f Ill
tbs, hsd ever cone osiore he Pea i
with It's mssk :ora Of ike shighwsy.
msn demanding their ?sns To
cheek importation wss 10 oAs:S tzPot.
tation. No MAJ could show bow VI
could buy il We coB!i %; sell. Whta
we refused the product Of nations thai
refusal was I'll ;ule-iiclioa sgxius. oar
exports Protection boiled down meant
more work snd lsss result. WLai did
the bill DO for agriculture: II put 81.
gar on the tree list. WHY wasn't sus.
ar dealt with in the anne way s. was
wooden. cotton and iror goods: Why
not put a ~prohibitive tariff on euliee
and develop The coffee industry: OF on
tea snd develop The .assatras Industry:
Why did not the committee bu' = pro
bibitory duty On raw silk instead OF
lodging it aud giving a bounty: On
! farmers products the tariff was laid to
! deceive. The bill increased The tariff
on wheat 50 per cent. 100000 o bu' a
wear were exported sndlast year there
were imported 1916 bu. The tariff
was raised on corn and rye. Last year
1888 bu. of corn and Is bu. of rye were
imported. The republicans had to do
moro than this 10 deceive the farmers.
T.aey need markets for their products.
They were told that home market was
best. But they knew that both home
and foreign markets were best.
Senator John F. Wilson, o flowa who
is regarded as one Of the best lawyers
in the Senate has prepared for publica.
ton 4 long article concerning the re
cent "liquor package decision" Of the
Supreme Court, and the effect of that
decision on the liquor traffic in the
prohibition atcs. lie says that the
police powers of a state permit it &c
prohibit or regulate the sale, within lt'
borders, OF intoxicating liquors. Thai
if the prohibitions of the sale OF intoX
icating liquors in original package
was a violation OF interstate commerce
law the license system would also fail
The saloons of New York City woult
have liquors sent from Jersey City il
packages, containing from a drink to
gallon. and avoid paying any license
lie does not approve a common sug
gestion that Congress give the state
permission to make laws prohibitin!
and regulating the liquor traffic, as h
thinks that right shouldn't be gues
toned, but suggests that q bill cntl
tied "a bill to protect the states in tn
| exercise OF their police powers" al
ready on rhe calendar of the Senate
: will grant the permission suggeste
by tho Supreme Court to the State
Tor the effective enforcement of tlei
liquor laws.
e A special law recently enacted pre-
e hibits the arrest Of any deserters iroI
the army within two years after III
Il time of his enlistment would lave c,
s PRED, Senator Plump has been el
y deayoriDg TO have amnesty extende
d to all desericrs through a President
o proclamation. lie failed in this b,
through his efforts an amendment hi
been made 10 the army appropriate
s bill prohibiting the use Of any porto
OF the annual allowance for the captu
o of any man who deserted prior to ia
Is uary 1855.
&c Senator German has introduced
D. amendment to the interstate CONNER
e. law providing that it shall be unla'
n. full for any railroad company opcr
IL ting a line extending into all adjour
n. ing country, to transport either pit
n. senyers or freight between the II
" countries without a license granted
u the Interstate Commerce Commissit
AZ Tho Commission TO have jurisdicii
u. 10 investigate any violation of the
he tcrsiste commerce law by such Co
Dr. PAW as II II operated wholly will
n. The United States, and to have pow
p. to suspend the company's license.
IL. The bill classifying worsted got
he no wooden c.otlis has passed both Ito
ng es of Congress.
by .----
!. Carlisle 10 gaining ground. On the
ballot he had Il votes. Lindsay, next hi
est, had %.