The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-03-30
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yesterday IN CONGRESS.
r.s Wool Bill in the House, Silver in
the Senate.

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the Senate.
WASHINGTON, d. C., March %
SENATE. Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada,
,,,e notice that Monday, Immediately
I'M the morning hour, he would move |
take up the Senate bill to provide
nr tbe free coinage Of gold and silver.
mis- notification brought to their feet
Mr. Plat. of Connecticut, and Mr.. |
uo,r. of Massachusetts, and the latter
oot waiting to address the chair, turned
hardy around TO Mr.. Stewart and
,.krd: "Wnpre is it now" (Referring
nthc bill.) Mr. Stewart replied that
4 MA. On the calendar with an adverse
r,port. At p. m. the Senate went
;oto executive session, and remained
i secret session until 4:05 when it ad-
oprnad until tomorrow.
nOusE or REPRESENTATIVES,
Owing to the action on the silver
bll Yesterday, which relegated it to
me House calendar, the attendance this
morning wa small, and an expected
redlptter duy was thereby lost, the
House dr,otiu1 its time to debate on
me tariff. A letter was read from
Mr.. Mills, stating that he had trans.
uittpd bis resignation as a member of
Congress, to the Governor of Texas, to
take gdgct to-day.
The House went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill. Mr.. Har-
tqr (Dem5craD, Of Ohio, was the first
sneaker and favored the free wool bill.
He declared that good government cost
money, and that the only way to raise
money was 10y taxation. The only
m,id,stian Of any tax upon a citizen
VIA, III. necessity Of the government.
Direct taxation was the only proper
method 81 raising money. This was
~ most elni.able, complete and just
way To raise revenue, because it was
open. Since; The beginning of the govern
msut this nation was free trade coun.
try, and this had created the enormous
prosperity Of our land. Reviewing
d. history Of the tariff policy of the
Republican party he said the Mckinley
bill was iuiquitous and as an evi
dnce Of this, he cited the business de-
preston Of the present day.
Mr. McCreary, (Democrat) of Ken.
tucky, favored the free wool bill. The
tariff Qcestion vas increasing in i'm
portancc every year. He attacked th'
Mckinley bill and would repeal ever.
line of it il be could, bu
be yielded 10 the judgment OF his col
leagues, who believed that it was bet
ter to move slowly and repeal certai
portion, OF it hrst, without attacking
AL el.ng the line. If the free wo,
bill passed il would save to the peopl
II tho country nearly one hundred mi
lions Of dollars, which now went in'
the pockets OF the protectionists.
Mr. DtForest (Dem.), CT Connect
cut, favored the bill and spoke enth
,ia,tically for the tariff policy adopt
By the Democratic party.
Mr.. Dolliyer, Republican,, Of low
Ii opposing che bill, said that he Mil
till only reduced the tariff from ~
A. per cent | argument by whi
cotton ties and binding twine are p
on the free list is not absolutely wort
less, then the Democratic party show
most astounding treachery to the publ
welfare. The argument had been l
tu;ed many times in the House Al
the fact that the House is almC
unanimously Democratic, sent he
as they claim as a protest AGAR
thr Mckinley act, with tht
leading candidate for the Pre-
Dental nomination, advising
repeal, they now attack the tariff Ii
iaa childish way. lie said the De
ocratir system of competition wa:
system which ucllrd with rates :"
the ,kll Of magic Itself. 1t reduo
the tariff only five per cent. /
Democratic patty compromised W
canuibal,, made peace with thiev
compounded the felony Of burgla
accepted the apology of pickpock
and acqu seed in the new slavery Il
PIT its letters upon e5,00o.o0O
people; all for paltry concession
five per cent. If the Democratic pa
exercised in politics the same instin
which distinguished it in private
they would now be on .heir feet APP
gsing for what they said last year.
the conclusion of Delivers speech
House adjourned until tomorrow.
Prince de Ohimay Dead.
BRISSsIs March 29. Prince