Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-27
: TARIFF BILL.
Scene In One Of the Document Rooms Of
the United States Capitol.

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A tariff reformer who recently arrived
from the south, expecting an appoint
ment to lucrative position in one of the
departments, having tired of waiting,
has concluded to do a little lobbying in
the interest of tariff reform. He called
at one of the document rooms Of the
capitol few days ago and asked the
document clerk for a copy Of the tariff
bill, ><hen the following TRANSFERRED:
Document Clerk-We have the bill,
sir, but you will have to designate what
print sou desire. $500
Lobbyist-Print, sir? Why, I want
the tariff bill.
Document Clerk-Yes, sir, but there
are IL different prints Of the bill Now,
which one will you have?
lobbyist do not care anything
about your prints want the tariff
bill You certainly don't take me for a
greeher. know too much about this
government to waste my time on prints
Let me have copy Of the tariff bill,
and won't bother you.
Document Clerk-Now, stranger, it
is impossible for me to give you the ~
different prints of this bill, as some of
them are getting scarce. Let me tell
you, in the first place, we have the
! print of the bill as it was arranged in
the house committee. This is known as
the committee print of the house bill.
Then we have the amended bill prepared
| by the committee on ways and means in
the house, which was laid before the
! full committee. These two bills, after
being passed upon, were laid aside, and
the committee on ways and means re-
ported another bill. That bill was laid
before the house and after several weeks
Of discussion was amended and passed,
which constituted an entirely different
bill. Now, brother, here are four tariff
bills emanating from the house. Which
one will you have? If you cannot choose
from these, let me say further that
when the house bill came over to the
senate it was referred to the finance
committee, and they prepared bill over
which they deliberated quite awhile.
This bill did not please all of them, and
that print was laid aside, and another
bill was constructed, so that, the finance
committee of the senate failing to
agree, they determined on q third meas
ure So you see that we have three sep
arate prints Of the tariff bill as in the
committee on finance. But afterward
different bill was reported by the finance
committee, which was laid before the
senate, but failing to suit that body the
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arranged another bill, which was sub
mitted to the senate in like manner.
This failing to produce harmony, fur
! Their attempt was made, and a second bill
prepared by the subcommittee was
printed, copy circulated, and afterward
the finance committee agreed to report
another measure, which was done March
30, and upon this the senate concluded
to act, but failing to produce the har-
monious, results expected a further bill
was reported on May 7. Now, you see,
stranger, have 10 tariff bills, and you
can have your choice. You remember
what have said about them they are
all simple, plain, practical tariff bills
for revenue only. Take your choice, and
you can have any one, but not all.
Lobbyist-Now, Mr.. Document Clerk,
| if you are telling me the truth, I want
to know it. have been studying this
government according to Democratic
principles ever since was born, and it
occurs to me the Democratic party. has
been accused of good deal of foolery-
and a good deal of nonsense, and /
want to say to you, Mr.. Document Clerk.
you can't make me believe that tie
Democratic party in power in congress
have condescended to such tarnation
foolery as printing 10 bills at one time.
Why, that would be bad enough for
Georgia, where Hokc Smith came from,
and am sure they have never been &C
cused of anything so foolish as that.
Document Clerk-I must say to you,
my friend, that a new era is dawning
for you. You have something to learn in
the ways Of legislation. 1 have in the
files of this room more than 100 prin IS
of one bill, and when you talk about IL
you do not know what the Democracy
are capable of doing. Let me make a
suggestion. You take The Congressional
Record and read for day or two the
progress Of the debate upon these vari-
Gus tariff bills now pending, and after
you have satisfied your mind what you
want You come back, and I will gladly
wait On you. All these things belong to
the Democratic party now. The govern
ment used to have some claim Oh them,
but we have long since come to the con-
clusion that close corporation is best
suited for the transaction of business,
and hence we are about to form trust
ON bills. If you want anything, you
had better come in on the ground floor.
Bills are going up in the near future.
Do not misunderstood me when I say
they are going up.
The Tax on Sugar.
At 5 cents a pound the sugar con-
sumed in this country costs $217, $50,
900. This is more than the consumption
of wheat or bread Alto cents a bushel