The morning call., 1894-04-13
GIVE THE POOR A SHOW.
He Speaks for the West and
the South.
KANSAS CAN STAND FREE TRADE
At Least, She Can Stand Ii Much
Better Than New Hamp-
shire Can.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Both sides OF
the chamber showed very good attend
ance when the Senate met to-day. During
the transaction of the routine morning
business Senator Kyle of South Dakota
introduced a joint resolution propo sing a
constitutional amend dment relative to mar
riage and divorce which was referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
The urgent deficiency bill was taken up
and was about to be put on Its final pas
sage when the hour of l o'clock arrived
and the question went over. while the
tariff bill was laid before the Senate.
PETER was recognized and delivered the
third installment of his speech on the
tariff bill. He announced his purpose of
offering at the proper time substitute
for The bill based on the principle of tax
inc the articles of luxury. while excepting
those articles of prime necessity which are
used by The poor, whether man ufactured
abroad or not. He would relieve the poor
of all taxes he could and put the tax on the
rich, so the burden of tariff taxation would
rest chiefly on those vino were able to bear
it. He defended the Coxey army and out
lined Coxey's plan for the amelloration OF
the condition of the people. Referring to
the approaching army, he exclaimed in the
language of Israel of old, "We are here,
Father Abraham, the vanguard is snow
bound" Laughterl He referred TO the
entrance into Washington last Saturday
night of band of forty men who were
Immediately arrested without committing
any offense. "They had as much right to
come here as the president of the New
York Central Railroad Company or any
other citizens"
AS Congress was not bound down to
such restrictions, he continued, he would
insist upon Congress passing bill oblg-
ing the President to provide employment
for all men and women of the country. 1t
would not be in the way of building good
roads, for he thought that a special prov
ince of the State. Set them to building
a straight double-track railroad from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and another
from the great lakes TO the Gulf. Then
the dark clouds would roll away and dis
sipate as the morning mist.
81 am now pleading with you manufac-
turers." he said earnestly, turning TO the
Republican side, ito be fair with US. If
you demand protection against goods
which come into competition with yours,
give US those protective duties which we
ask for"
Senator Gallinger inquired whether he
(Peffer) believed that manufacturers could
continue on free-trade basis.
81 am not looking after the manufac-
turing interests" said PETER. 81 am
looking after the men OF the West and
South. Kansas can stand free trade bet
ter than the people you represent"
Ae went on TO argue for duty on wool
and for free sugar, when Gallinger assured
him that the people of New England were
with him on these two questions, and he
thought they were with him on all his
reasonable demands.
"And whatever we ask Of New England
which you DO not want to give you call un-
reasonable" replied PETER. At O'clock
PETER had not finished, and, according TO
the agreement the tariff bill was again
taken up.
An amendment to the clause for paying
special assessments to the United States
attorneys, changing the amount from $50.
600 to SAC. .340 of which S10.440 should be
available for deficiencies for the years 1885,
and 1893. was agreed to.
At o'clock the Senate adjourned with
out further action on the bill.