The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-07
PETER FEARS A REVOLT.
COXey'S Army Looks to Him Like Its
Vanguard.

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The Burden Of Tariff Taxation Must
Be Reduced - Teller Advocates an
Agreement With Mexico in Refer
enoe to the Coinage of Mexican
Standard Dollars.
Washington, April 6.-After some un-
important proceedings Mr.. Hill moved
that when the Senate adjourn to-day it
should adjourn until Monday next. The
motion was lost; yeas, 25 nays, 20. All
the republican senators voted AYE" and
so did the two New York senator's, Messrs
Hill and Murphy. All the rest of the
democratic senator's voted no"
The resolution offered by Mr.. Wolcott,
rep, of Colorado, last Monday requesting
the President to enter into negotiations
with Mexico looking to the coinage by
the United States at its mints of stan
dard Mexican dollars, with view to en-
couraging and extending commercial rela-
tions with China and South American
countries, +" was laid before the Senate,
and Mr.. Teller, in the absence of his COLI
league, made an argument in its advo-
cacy.
Messrs. Lodge, of Massachusetts, and
Dubois, of Idaho, also spoke in favor Of
the resolution, after which it went over
without action.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Gray
and agreed to, requesting the President
to inform the Senate as to the present
condition of affairs in the Samoan Islands
and to communicate copies of any corre-
spondence with the governments of Great
Britain and Germany that will throw
light on the subject.
PEPPER ON THE TARIFF
Tho tariff bill was then, at 2 p. m,
taken up, and MIR. PETER addressed the
Senate He thought it fortunate that, in
considering that great measure, he was
not hampered by any consideration of
party nature. The central idea of popu-
lism was, justice to the people, founded
on the expression of Thomas Jefferson.
He was afraid that the bill before the
Senate was not bill 10 reduce taxation,
but bill TO increase taxation.
II II were a bill to reduce taxation he
would be glad to give his vote for it. Mr..
PETER spoke of the The Army of the
Commonweal' n moving body of men,
gathering strength as IL moves, like an
avalanche, coming towards the capitol of
the nation-it might be obiectless, loosely
and wildly-but still showing that there
which was brewing came, he said from
unjust taxation The Senate had before
1t bill to reduce taxation; and he hoped
| that the senator's would go along day by
| day, concurring with one another in an
earnest desire that in the end some legis-
lation would be given TO the people that
would in fact reduce taxation, or that
would at least not add anything to their
burden.
PETER FEARS A REVOLUTION
He reminded'the senators of the,historic
incident related in the twelfth chapter Of
the first book of Kings, where the people
called upon the young king TO be relieved
of portions Of their burdens, and were
told that their burdens, instead of being
made lighter, would be made heavier.
The records showed, said Mr.. PETER that
the king "spoke roughly TO the people;"
and 1t also showed that the people wenb
into rebellion and remained In rebellion.
The moral was, he said, that unless we
make the burdens of the people lighter,
we will have a rebellion and we are on
the verge of 1t now"
After Mr.. PETER had spoken for two
hours, IL was agreed that he might con.
tinue his speech tomorrow and Mr.
Harris suggested that the reading of the
| tariff bill in full should be commenced
A motion to proceed TO the consideration
of executive business was made by Mr..
Morgan, but was withdrawn at the re4
quest Of Mr. Harris.
1t was renewed by Mr.. Aldrich, and the
! result was announced as yeas 10, nays lS,
| no quorum. A call of the roll showed
| forty-three senator's present, but another
vote on Mr.. Aldrich's resolution resulted
| IL to %, again no quorum, and the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow.