The advocate., 1892-04-27
WASHINGTON.

Part OF Three MpmbeTs TO Have Henry
Georges Book, "PrOteCtiNn or Free
Trade Reproduced in the "COngres-
siOnal Record" and Distributed Among
Their Constituents Free of Cost The
Effects of the Mckinley Bill Explained
by q Merchant Member of Congress.
editorial COTrespOndence.)
The national administration, having
become hilarious by reason of COntem-
plation that the vexed question of free
coinage of silver dollars cannot return to
plague It, has now become bolder than
ever In indulging in mellAuous strains OF
protective praise of the blessed McKin-
ley act.
Among the precious band of eighty
seven prOtectionists in the house, out Of
membership of 1872, the most noisy
champions of "the American system" as
It pleases this restless minority TO call 1t,
are Charles E. Belknap and Julius Caesar
Burrows, of Michigan; Charles A. BOu
telle, Seth L. Milliken and Nelson Ding
ley, jr., of Maine; Marriott BrOsius, John
DaIzell and William A. Stone, of Pennsyl-
vania; James Buchanan, Of New Jersey;
Jonathan P. DOlliver and David B. Hen
dersOn, of Iowa; N. P. Haugen, of Wis
consln; Thomas j. Henderson, Albert j.
Hopkins and George W. Smith, Of Illi-
nols; Henry N. johnson, of Indiana;
Martin N. Johnson, of North Dakota;
John Lind, of Minnesota; Henry G..
Lodge and Joseph A. Walker, of Massa-
chusetts; Serene E. Payne and George
W. Ray, of New York; John A. Plckler,
of South Dakota, and Ezra B. Tsylor,and
Joseph ID. Taylor of Ohio.
In the absence Of Hon. Thomas Brack-
cit Reed, of Maine, the Republican man
tie has fallen upon the oratorical should
ers Of the experienced Michigander,
Burrows, who, ever and anon, resorts to
extreme parliamentary methods and
rises to questions Of personal or politl-
cal privilege.
A DISTRESSED FEAR THAT THE COUNTRY
MAY READ TOO MUCH OF HENRY
GEORGE.
AS illustrative of this matter the fol
lowing is taken from the Congressional
Record of the 14th inst.
Mr.. Burrows-Mr. Speaker, / rise to
privileged matter; and to make parlia-
mentary inquiry of the chair on which /
should like to have a ruling upon a certain
matter. / desire to call attention Of the
chair to the Record of this morning. On
page 1856, there Is sspeech of Henry George,
not a member of this house, supplemented
by five lines of the gentleman from Ken
tucky Mr. StOne]. If the chair will ex-
anime the matter he will see that chapters
from 21 to % inclusive are attached to these
four lines. This gentleman, i suppose, under
the unanimous consent given by the house
which of course would be equivalent to a
rule of the house, that members might be
permitted to extend their remarks on the
tariff bill, or print remarks on the tariff
bill, had these chapters printed. de-
sire to also call attention to the fact, that
while the gentleman from Kentucky en-
braces chaOters from 81 to 25, another gen.
tlemsn Mr.. Bowman embraces from 16
to 20, and the gentleman from Tennessee
[Mr. Washington published chapters from
II to Is; the gentleman from Illinois Mr..
Fithianl publishes chapters to 16, and Mr..
johnson, of Ohio, publishes chapters to 5.
So that under this leave, or order, these
gentlemen have published that volume, ex-
cept three chapters. These 1 suppose will