The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-13
PEFFER'S TARIFF VIEWS.
Third Instaliment of the Kansas
POpuIist's Speech


WASHINGTON, April 12-Both sides of
the chamber showed a very good attend
ance when the Senate met to-day. Dur
ing the transaction of routine business
Senator Kyle introduced joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment rel
alive to marriage and divorce. which was
referred to the committee on judiciary
The urgent deficiency bill was taken
NJ and the last paragraph, to provide for
uniformity in the letting Of government
contracts for supplies at Washington, gave
rise TO considerable discussion as did also
the paragraph for the printing of an alb
stract of the eleventh census Mr. Man.
derson moved to strike out the clause as
he argued that the abstract would be but
q duplication of the digest already or
dered. The motion was agreed to, and the
Dill. as amended, was about to be put on
It's final passage, when the hour of / O'Clock
arrived, and the question went over, while
the tariff bill was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. PETER was ecognized and delivered
the third installment of his speech on the
0Herlng, at the proper time, substitute
for the pending bill based on the principle
or taxing the articles used by the rich.
while eXempting those articles of prime
necessity used by the poor. whether manu-
featured abroad or not. He would relieve
the poor of all taxation and put the tax
on articles used by the rich so that the
burdens of tariff taxation would rest chief
" on those who were best able to bear IL.
monweal. and outlined mis- plan for the
amelioration of the condition of the peo-
pie. Referring to the approach OF the
army, he exclaimed, in the language of
Israel of old: 1--WE are coming, Father
Abraham" 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 much right TO come here as
the president of the New York Central
Railroad Company, or any other citizen,
he said. AS Congress was not bound down
to such restrictions, he continued he would
insist upon Congress passing bill oblig-
for all men and women of the country.
1t would not be in the way of building
good roads for he thought that special
them TO work at building 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 be dissipated as the morning
mist Il now pleading with you manu-
ard the Republican Senators, 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
CIr. Peffer) believed that manufactures
could continue on a free-trade basis.
Il am not looking after the manufactur-
ing interest" declared Mr.. PETER: Il am
looking after the men OF the west anu
South. Kansas can stand free trade better
than the people you represent He went
on to argue for a duty on wool and FOR
free sugar when Mr.. Gallinger assured
him that the people of New England were
with him on all his reasonable demands
And whenever we ask anything which
YOU do not want want to give; you can US I'M
At 5 o'clock Mr.. PETER had not finished
his remarks and, according to agreement
the tariff bill was laid aside and the urg-
ont deficiency bill taken up. An amend
ment TO the clause for payment of special
assistants TO United States district at
torneys. changing the amount from $SO,OOo
to 1890. of which S10.340 should be avail
able for deficiencies for the year 1892 and
1899. was agreed 10. At O'Clock the SEN
ate adjourned without further action on
10 bill