Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL,
.,,rs,s MAIDEN SPEECH ON THE
TARIFF.
a, springer wool mn Denounced q"
tlc House.

a.. s,rinser wool mn Denounced In
tho House.
wAsutNGrOg, March 30. - The
s.,,nrer iree wool bill was denounced
aihe House today rs n conspiracy be-
I'm tue cotton raisnts at the South
"A Tho wool manufacturers OF the
with. 10 enrich themselves at the ex.
,..e Of the prosperity OF tho Nation.
|is ehsrse was made by Representa-
80 !, n. Taylor (Ohi0) aud VIII
'sb,Irsa he tho subject Of some
,gorous re,Ofts from the Democrats.
Bsyond this uiterance the tarili dis,
vs.iOn today was without unusual
Incidents.
pniier Iowal made his maiden
czech on the tariff, anu, although
hardly questioned ny several hoput-
Leans, maintained himself win credit
IL is settled that this week VIII close
he general discussion on the bili, anu
Chairman Springer himself VIII
Wotably appear Monday with amoton
hsuspend the rule for lts passage
Butler In his speech contendcd that
ho price Of no article OF consumption
vas ever decreased onecent by pro.
active tariff, and protection mao not
,csulted In the increase OF wages Of
vorkiugmon. lie was n Tree trader.
n Theonly way for the nation to become
me cenicr OF wealth was 10 become the
center Of the worlds trade. There
SHOULD be no tax on trade, except what
va necessary TO meet the necessities
athe government economically nj.
mlnhiered.
Il TAYLOR, in tine course Of his speech
i mentioned above, sald that insluc Of
4 ten yenfs, the South would he demand.
/ lng protection ior It's cotton, ns tho
l peoile Of Ohio TO-DAY asked protection
6r their wool. Ho predicted that frre
4 WOOL would bc followed by free wo0lens
L a ia England, ANA that the people
vduld resent this conspiracy between
The co.lon.raisers Of the South and the
Wool manufacturers VI the North to
enrich themselves az The expense "
Il COZ prosperity. lie closed with an
eloqucnt defense OF the Mckinley act.
Messm. Layton (O.) and Crosby
lMa.s.l favored the bill. The latter
Il congratulated the country that, under
hhd reform, the Republican m iority
10000 IN Massachusetts, had been 30
l,duced thst hiaseachusetts was today
adolbiml State.
/ Recess WIS taken until evening.
i AZ the evening session Of the House
yenty.one members wero present.
n mIs number soon dwindled 10 twelve,
~, after n couple OF tariff speeches,
4 ae House adjourned.
Hopkins Ull.) has been appointed TO
ne committee on ways and means,
i wee McKennn, resigned.
THE SENATE.
Standardized Roger q. Mills OF Texas
ippeafvd, presented his credentials aud
ii0k the oath OF Office. He was warmly
Congratulated.
Senator Dolph, from the committee
90 foreign relations, introduced bill
bpFoyldc for the punishment OF yio'
lulons VI the treaty rights of aliens.
The llll was suggested by the italian
trouble In New Orleans last year. The
III went 10 the calendar.
Senator Stanford Of California adj
dressed the Senate In support OF the
blIls introduced by him 10 determine
tbe value Of legal tender dollars.
The Indian appropriation bill was
hken up and the discussion begun last
week, on the subject OF army 0llicefs
tcing assigned to the duties OF Indian
agents, was resumed. Senator Petit
grew opposed tho proposition ana ar
gued that army officers didn't possess
the necessary qualifications.
Senator Proctor replied That he
thought that II there had been three OF
but army officers nj Pine Ridge Agen'
ey, the late troubles there would not
have occurred, and millions OF money
aud the lives which were lost would
have been saved.
Senator Hawley favored the proposed
assignment and Senator Manderson
expressed his belief that with army
sIlicers as Indian agents the ara OF bad
blankets, shoddy clothing and rancid
taeon would be Mt nv eIid.
Senator Hawley moved toamend tho
House provision by adding TO II n pro-
visi1n that whenever hcPresident shall
10 Of the opinion that tho good Of the
service specially requires It, he may
appoint n civilian.
The discussion was finally closed by
senator Dawes In an argument against
me House provision ~ being n radical
change In the administration Of the
indian service. II civil places wer'
wanted iol army officers why not put
lhem la the Custom service, which II
rotten, or the land office service,
which has been Tloted with by p0'
country?
Senator Hawley's amendment wai
asIeed TO, and without reaching n vote
gu tue amendment to strike out thu
provision the SENATE adjourned.