The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-13
Mr.. PBFFER GETS RID
Or CHAPTER THREE.
He Will Offer a Substitute for
the Tariff Bill.
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WARMLY DEFENDS
THE HOSTS OF COXEY.
eve Are Here, Father Abraham; the
Vanguard is SnowbOund."
To Provide Employment He Would
Build a Railway From the Allan
tic to the Pacific, mud Another
Line From the Great Lakes to the
GuIf-Kansas Can Stand Free
Trade Better Than Can the East.

Washington, April 12.-Both sides of
the chamber showed a very good at
tendance when the Senate met today.
During the transaction of the routine
morning business, Senator Kyle, of
South Dakota, introduced joint reso-
luton, proposing constitutional
amendment relative to marriage and
divorce. which was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
The urgent deficiency bill was taken
up, and was about to be put on its
final passage when the hour of 1
o'clock arrived and the question went
over, while the tariff bill was laid be-
fore the Senate.
PETER Defends COxey.
Mr.. PETER was recognized, and de-
livered the third installment of his
speech on the tariff bill. He announced
his purpose of offering, at the proper
time. a substitute for the bill based on
the principle of taxing the articles of
luxury, while excepting those articles
of prime necessity, which are used by
the poor, whether manufactured
abroad or not. He would relieve the
poor of all taxes if he could, and put
the tax on the rich, so the burden of
those who were able to bear it. He de-
Tended the Coxey army, and outlined
his plan for the ameliora ton of the
condition of the people. Referring to
the approaching army, he exclaimed in
the language of Israel of old, I'VE are
here, Father Abraham; the vanguard
is snow-bound." Oaughter.
President to Provide Employment.
He referred to the entrance into
Washington, last Saturday night, of a
band of forty men who were immedi-
ately 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 citizen"
AS Congress was not bound down to
such restrictions, he continued, he
would insist upon Congress passing a
bill obliging the president to provide
employment for all men and women of
the country. 1t would not be in the
way of building good roads, but he
would set them to building a straight
double track railroad from the Allan
tic to the Pacific and another from the
great lakes to the gulf Then the dark
clouds would roll away, as night is dis
Sipated by the morning mist.
Il am now pleading with you manu-
facturers, he said earnestly, turning
to the Republican side, ito be fair
with us. If you demand protection
against goods which come into compe-
tition with yours, give us those pro-
tective duties which we ask for
Senator Gallinger inquired whether
he (Nir. Peffer) believed that manufac-
turers could continue on free trade
basis.
Il am not looking after the manu-
featuring interests" said Mr., PETER.
west and south. Kansas can stand
free trade better than the people you
represent"
He went on to argue for a duty on
wool and sugar, when Mr.. 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 de-
mands.
And whatever we ask of New Eng
land which you do not want to give
you call unreasonable, replied Mr.
PETER.
Urgent Deficiency Bill.
At o'clock Mr. PETER had not fin
ished and according to the agreement
the tariff bill was laid aside and the
urgent deficiency bill was again taken
up.
An amendment to the clause for
paying special assessments to United
States attorneys, changing the amount
from $4,000 to $40,340 Of which $40, 440
should be available for deficiencies for
the years 1892 and 1898, was agreed to.
At o'clock the Senate adjourned
without further action on the bill