The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-30
BILL PASSED.
kirty-one Votes in the
Against the Measure.
|. ersroae OUR MEAT TRADE
- Hsveuaeyer HIS Ceagrsss
4 8 81. snvees, sid Only Ons Tinger
4sr.e Can Be Lsessssd.

s. ..,.,4cr CIV. Jan zs--Oufhwait>
s.z.- a the committee on military
s..~sl unanimous consent In the
- 100 Tor the consideration OF
-. sutton TO revive the grade
- ...,sns general OF the army, In
fhnt Maj Gen. schosle4d might
::ss-.1sed thereto. but Wadsworth,
Z rxe York, objected
- IS s,,e conference report on the
5...-..<Irw a pension to Catherine
e. h 4. S,e1crien. widow OF Gen. Crftten-
-, the conferees compromised
81 = - - ,,<r,ts,. the senate bin having
d n. sf6aa and The house amendment
.s.r.s eeercpd Ii to $50. Jones. yir-
NJ. 'sssae xa,e point OF no quorum on
z1onxs6u OF the report. Grossenor
uu demanded the yeas and nays
"a wus called and the report was
5sSked. q 10 20.
zSsrasse. from thu committee. on
's. st4n reported a special order set
.. .ssar three hours for further de-
sE,.5s =, lie bill to repeal the discrirnE-
- d,fv imposed by the tariff law
Esz 800 imported from bounty paying
ys..tsfes tive hours for general de.
|ESSs. - one hour for debate under the
pa. .slnute rule). and providing for
ga xkexeafzer. The rule was amended
~ - agreement 10 give an additional
~ b0ur FOR debate under the five-
3:sS.se rule. AS AMENDED. IL was
5,-sd without division. Then. under
~ s.eun of the order. the house went
80 ounmitsee or the whole and the
- eas again taken mp.
3 1anxaev entered into criticism OF
p s<Sfemen8x OF Wilson. made on Sat
-. n which the latter asserted that
~ epveuue under the new tariff law
- fscreasing. and that a surplus was
"a 6etf. Dingley said he would range
s1ssrotae Of this rosy view of the situa-
$50 fhe impressive words OF the presl-
S71atse message of yesterday, fraught
- impending disaster and distress.
- easements were absolutely irrecon-
ss16bte. Stree the tariff ball went into
xckcf up to Saturday night last the de.
1rirury Mas $4,000. 600. He made a.
rethy argument TO refute the posi-
rdfng the revenues. He declared
-. run having been inaugurated
- u eold reserve. II was Of supreme
ssance that an increase OF the
Dyenues should take place to restore
eG1dencA. The 500, 0o0. 900 of bonds,
&uued during the last year had been
6Epsnded 10 meet the deficiency In the
scnaes.
nd who closed the general debate
~ kIs aide. declared the pending bill
1n ftlflng. because no one expected 1t
ze become an act. 1t was In that re-
DocE be said. like much of the legisla-
fn propcsed tu this congress. Intrin-
eafy The bill was OF Importance. but
~ house did not desire to commit it
~ TOO hastily TO the ill-adyised opin-
~ u the secretary OF state. But the
fA was being pressed. not because 1t
~ Of Importance to US from an econ
aNlc point OF view. but because II was
~ to*routravene some of the treaty
hshik This proposition involved a pccu-
haf situation. Germany granted bonn-
q Tor the benefit OF her sugar growers
NJ manufacturers. TO give them an OPP
prftunisy to sell In our markets. We.
eeling under our rights. decided that we
Noah protect some OF our citizens. the
Ihuisiana planters. and che sugar trust.
6sfmxny's bounty acted directly against
- and We simply contravened their
- Reed called attention TO the con-
netting opinions Of the secretary OF state
sad Ehe attorney general. the latter te-
Hronz tn the opinion that this duty
sm not violate the treaty with Prussia
heed added To the attorney generals
Hsaipn that of Count Hatzfeldf. who
sstea IN lSss that such was the opinion
me imperial government OF Germany
essa ASKED what evidence had been adj
sssed % snow that our meats had been
Hsisasd BY Germany because we had
posed this disferential on her sugar.
wen IBIS administration came into pow
these wss s'e7. 600 900 in the treasury
k7su That was the surplus. Since
49, mo administration has borrowed
~, making In all ssssi ,eoo. 600. Sup
iae revenues had ecuaied the sx-
NniaareS, and the gold had beenk paid
Wy here would be in the place Of gold
equivalent In greenbacis. That is
Rs sHuaflon In nutshell. II this had
q 80 VIC Sssla9 nave iFhe0 tftAL
- greenbacks should be retired from
s'fsaiatson. What Ia our dutyg 1t il
sHf pain. Make the revenues equal to
expenditures. no II at once. We.
oar side airs always ready 60 do our
~ 70 sustain the government tRapuh-
arss sppiausep
lem. at this posnt submitted
hsures 10 sustain the presidents
sssssmenf In his message yesterday that
ss keffsFasien had paid enough OF the
w. OF the war, In 1856 the debt was
sasaea Since then $3.50 600 OF
saas haa been issued This generation
=. - sinse that time paid an average OF
Z year, total Of $3.50. $50. sos
psiaeipsl and interest. exclusive Of
~.'s'oas az dollars wc-th Of war claims.
AtssF some further debate hy Turner,
MY b Rees!. Wlisaa CLOSED the gen
aeoste sEth Il brief speech In which
:. sshse=i that he had said that Germany
49, rot discovered diseased meat among
esRofts. Sporadic cases OF disease
sss naturally be discovered. but. put
- scgssner GRrniaay'S protest against
- eass before the passage OF The tariff
.sts her subsequent acs in prohibiting
|s.-. 'aftass importation Of oar meat. be
- Sted the belief that no one caa
seses THAT che one Was the cause OF the
a<F Proeee,itag 10 challenge Dlngley =
sssa'sss that hts tsSilseu'<, sisw OF the