The herald., 1894-04-13
SENATE PnooEEDINas.
PsRer Oostinaos HIs spsech on the
Tariff Bill.

PETER Ooatinuoa Hts spseoh on the
Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Both sides OF
the chamber showed a very good attend
ance when the senate met today. Dur
ing the transaction of the routine morn
ing business Senator Kyle OF South
Dakota introduced a joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment
relating 10 marriage and divorce, which
was referred to the committee on iudic-
iary.
The urgent deficiency bill was taken
up and was about to be put on its final
passage when the hour of 1 O'Clock ar
rived and the question went over, while
the tariff bill was laid before the senate.
PETER was recognized and delivered
the third installment OF bis speech on
the tariff bill. He announced his pur-
bose of offering at the proper time sub
stitute for the bill based on the prime
iple of taxing articles OF luxury, while
excepting those articles of prime neces-
sity which are used by the poor, whether
manufactured abroad or no. He woald
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 who were able to bear it.
He defended the Coxey army and out
lined hie plan for the amelioration 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 van guard is
snowbound." Laughter.
He referred to the entrance into
Washington last Saturday night of
band Of 40 men, who were Immediately
arrested without committing any Of
tense. "They had aa much right to
come here as the president Of the New
York Central Railroad company or any
other Citizen." he exclaimed.
AS congress was not bound down to
such restrictions, he continued, he
would insist upon congress passing a
bill obliRing the president TO provide
employment for ell the men and women
of the country. 1t would not be in the
way of building good roade, for he
thought that q special province of the
states; it would be act to them to build
ing o 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 disbipate as the morning mist.
II am now pleading with your manu-
facturers," he said earnestly, turning to
the Republican side, Ito be fair with us.
II you demand protection against goods
which come into competition with yours,
give US those protective duties which we
ask for"
Gallinger inquired whether he (Peffer)
believed that manufacturers could con-
tinue on q free trade basis.
81 am not looking after the manufac-
turing interests" said PETER. II am
looking after the men of the west and
south. Kansas can stand free trade
better than the people you represent"
He went on to argue for q 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 Eng
land, which you do not want to give,
you call unreasonable, replied Peffer.
At O'Clock PETER had not finished,
and, according to the agreement, the
deficiency bill was again taken up.
An amendment to the clause for pay.
ing special assessments to United States
attorneys, changing the amount from
$50, 200 to $40 $40, OF which $40, $40
should be available for deficiencies for
the years 1923. was agreed to.
AT O'Clock the senate adjourned
without further action on the bill.