The National tribune., 1894-01-25

about TO do now by the use of very question
able statutes, which are being invoked for the
purpose of fortifying the reserve in the Treas
ury for the benefit of banks and bankers and
dealers in gold coin and bullion.
This last class OF needy citizens must first be
taken care of [Laughterl, and after that we
must be just before we are generous
=" ! cannot afford, in Justice to the people of
the United States, TO vote any money out of
the Treasury for any purpose other than abso-
lutte necessity until the financial conditions of
the country have changed.
In brief speeches Senators Hoar Mass r J
and Mills TEX, ID. J, also Call Fla, d., favored
the BILL and Senator Berry ARK, d. opposed
it, and the roll being finally called, the bill
was passed by vote of 81 yeas to Is nays.
The bill repeating the Federal elections law
was taken up shortly after 2 o'clock, and Sem
aior Vest (Mo., d. took the floor in favor of
the bill This law" said he, "was based on
the assumption that officials of the United
States ate better than the people Of the coun-
try. The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Pamer)
the other day stated that he was in favor of
extending suffrage to the negro and gave
patriotic reasons for it, ] undertake to say to-
day that that legislation has been the source of
more calamity to the people of the United
States than any other enactment upon the
statute hooks. 1t was passed upon the idea
that negroes. would be able to protect them
selves, although utterly unprepared for the
ballot.
At p. M, on motion of Senator Cockrell,
the Senate went into Executive session.
Ten minutes later the doors were reOpened
and the Senate adjourned until Monday next
In the House, when consideration of the
tariff bill WAS resumed, the discussion was on
the pending amen tment of Mr.. Burrows to re-
store the existing rates woods and woolens,
IT, 81. IL bib, l,,l ID
the amendment 10 increase the duties on wool
to IL and II cents. Mr.. Hare (OhO. d. opened
the debate in support of the free wool PROPOSE
ton. lie argued that tie effect of tariff duties
had been to constantly lower the price Of wool.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio. r. in reply declared
that the Secretary of the Treasury this morn
ing announced that the Governments credit
was about to go to protest If the appropria-
tons now due and payable had 10 be paid as
the obligations of any commercial hoUse would
have to be paid. the Government would 20 TO
protest and the Treasury would be bankrupt
this morning.
About 100000 pounds Of wool are i'm
ported annually. Yet. in the face of this con-
dirion of the Treasury, Democrats who claimed
TO lie in favor of a revenue tariff wanted to put
wool on the free list.
Mr.. Ellis (Ore., r. in supporting Mr.. Bur-
rows's amendment charged that the threat OF
free wool had almost ruined the wool industry
of his State. 1t had depressed the price in year
from ID to seven cents.
Mr.. Cannon IN, R. said the tariff question
was purely one Of business. In 20 years our
population would be 100000. 600; if we could
hold our own market it would be the best in
the world. whether We sold pound or a bushel
abroad or not.
In reply TO an interruption by Mr.. Simpson,
BIZ. Cannon said there was no crying for bread
year ago. Wheat aud wages were higher then
Dir. Johnson lind. r. followed with gen.
eral arraienment of the Administration, which
lie said was confronted with the alternative OF
supplying the deficit in the Treasury by the
further coinage of short-weight dollars, which
would destroy the reserve, or bond issue in
time of profound peace-an expedient never re-
sorted to in 30 years OF Republican rule save
during the war.
Mr.. Marsh I'LL, R. declared that the farmer.
of the country did not ask for the sympathy oil
party that proposed to put all he sold on The
free list. aud taxed all be purchased at so or IL
per cent.
Mr.. Sickles IN. Y, d. at this junciure came
forward in defense of the action of Secretary
Carlisle in calling for bonds. Mr.. Fithian, BIZ
sal |, had declared, with some manifestations o
approval from the House, that there was Mt
legal authority TO issue bonds. He could no