Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-30
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON. D. O., Sept. 80
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr. Daniel, by request of Mr.. George w.
Jones, chairman of the greenback party, IL
troduced bill (which was referred to the
6nance comuittee) to enable the govern
ment to pey debts, pensions and salaries By
Issuing legal tender notes now, as 1t Gle
during the civil war, until the volume OF
money shall revive bu7ine and give per-
manent prosperity to the American people.
He said that he did not thereby sanction or
express any opinion on the measure, our
simply introduced it 80 duty to cltz9n
who desired its introduction.
The conference report en- the tariff b ! ws
then taken up, and Mr.. Carlisle addressed ths
S:nate. He asserted that the bill a5 it new
stood excepting sugar and molassss re-
~ 2vsd from the free iist ard placed en- the
dutiabe list more than it took ON the dr-
table list and placed on the free lis. He
also asserted that the bill would reduce the
revenues and increase the taxation that
while it would not increase the revenues, ii
would increase the taxation of the people
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| the prices OF the articles of similar domestic
production. The average rate of duty un-
der the conference bill and the ADMINISTERS
ton bill on dutlable articles would be sixsy
listing Law. The sole purpose and obi act o.
such increased taxation on necessary srti-
cles, he said, was to Increase the price Of DC
nestle products so % to enable new iodrs-
tries to be established lin some cases) and
To enable lin other cases) old industries to
rsalizs larger profits. But, in order to COM
psnea!s foz that enormous Increase of taxa
ton on the tools and Implements OF trade,
and On cotton. WOODEN and linen clothing
tax of two cents pound (smounting TO So
500 000) WAS to be taken off tobacco. The
removal of thet tax would relieve no man
and be bsne 6cia! to nobody except the mar-
ufscturers and retailers of tobacco, who
would divide that two cents paund 5s-
tween them No producer Of Tobacco and
NJ consumer Of tobacco, would be benefited
to the extent of oce mill. This was the
frat time, he said, in the history OF the cour
try, that it was proposed to pay cut of
the public treasury bounty to
domestic prodnoer-the sugar maker
Bat no partiof the bounty, he asserted, would
b, paid to the grower ofthe beat or sorghum
or cane every dollar of it would go to the
sugar manufacturer. Nor would the con-
sumer, he said, receive any benefit from the
bounty. Hs would not get his sugar
one cont cheaper than he would get
ii II there was no bounty paid.
1t was an entirely neg departure in the sp-
plica.ion of ths principle OF protection 10
this country, aud wss copied from the pa
ternel COVER I'M ants OF Europe. l. did not
apply equally to ell the people of the Uaited
States. There was, therefore, no possible
ground on which the oons.i:utionaity Of
that provision could be maintained except
the ground that Congress had the right TO
impose taxes TO -elae revenue Cor the purpose
OF promoting tho genera! welfare, and that
the proposed bounty ives such proposition
L. required 40 constitutional prohibition to
ilvslidate such lay, because it was VIC
lAtion of the terms Of every aociat compact
n free country.
Senator Aldgio', is still hopaful of getting
vote on the report of the oonferees on the
tariff bill ibis evening Mr. Carlisle is still
speaking and othera viii follow. There are
| sixteen absentees to- lay.
IF a vote is reached to-day the finance com
mitte,, NJ Aldrch says, will report tho re'olu-
ton pro viding for fl aal adjournment tomorrow
morning, tho adjournment 10 take effect at Ia =
hour in tho day.
HOUSE.
A j,int resolution was passed sppropriat-
ing $40 600 10 enable the Postmaster General
to tess at small towis aud villages tho sys-
tenn of free delivery.
Ga motion OF Mr. LaWis. of Ala the Ser-
ate bill was passed authorizing the appoint.
| ment of Assistant Surgeons Thomas Ovens
and Vim. Martin. of the old volunteer U.
8. N to the position Of surgeons.
pumber of other bills were passed, but
when Mr.. Fuosson asked for the passage of
the bill to establish a unlflrm standard for
wheat and other grains, chi sctiou was made;
whereupon
Mr.. Wade gave notice that raore should pass
until Mr. Funston's had, and as ii was evident be
wonld put his threat into execution, the objection
TO that bill was at once removed, and the rapid
passage Of other bills was continued
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