New-York tribune., 1895-12-27

relieve the Treasury and relieve your Adnili's @ :.
Democrac friends from the Northern States refuse
TO for this bill? You have been crying g.gen gs
after yeaT for tariff for revenue. with lncuen- u.
tai protection; and this .s your time we give to to
you as temporary measure We We f't to your
President and your Secretary OF the treasury 10 10
diton, which it seems TO be the fate, Of Of, every
Democratic Administrator that ever had @ Iu,r cvt th
time Of Monroe to the time Of Grover Cleveland
Cloud applause from the Repuphcan s'de anu i
the galleries.
Mr. MMILLrN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. McMiilin Dem. TENN. member Of the Com
mittee Ways and Means argued against the
bill and reminded the Republican side OF the houSe
OF the wise warning given by the present SpeiK ir
in the. Republican caucus which nominated him.
i'm these words: History will accord us praise ior
what did in the List Congress; and IL mdo d no, not
cord praise in this Congress for wnat we 40 hos
do What the House doing to-day was one Vi
the things to which that warning was app plsaoie W
and the country would give them more prdIs'' lor
abstinence than for continuance ia such course.
Mr. McMillin referred to the removal after me Wal
OF taxation CHECK stamps. bard-rooms !otier'Gs, IS
Juggers. etc might not be had recourse 10 nov" NJ
stead OF taxation that would increase tn. cosi OF
clothing to every shivering man and woman: De.
risive laughter from the Reoublicans) IL va, ~. ne
the purpose of frying the fat out OF the mahiinc
turers." He warned the Keouo.cans ihat III the
neT the an nSno1 ey wod hep
More deris!ve laughter from the RepuolicanT,s, !,
Naughter) You have the majority. Impose these
and then go and give @ an ,S tbs ~nsre eep
this controversy for high taxes or low taxes Tor
ton or robbery and we will abide by the result
App.ause on the Democratic side ana In the gai-
MIR. DALzELIis REMARKS.
Mr. Dazen Rep Penn) member OF the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. repeated what he had
said in the discussion the rule. that the pend
ing in sense a protective tariff lii.
revision OF the tariff. an attempt TO correct
tariff Irregularities but was simply an emergency
revenue measure, matured In haste. under the whlp
and spur OF pressing and cruel necesS,y' "heh
passed 1t would be a conspicuous tribute 10 the
patriotism the Republican party. rising above party
prejudice at the summons Of Democratic Presd ,n;
1t offered to the country. in this hour OF us dIre
extremity measure which though TO some ex-
tent concession of principle would Ia ahGrq % b,s see n
stood in peril They knew we'll why it that
because the expenditures OF the Government
exceeded its revenues and because OF the consequent
OF confidence which had prevailed until the acces. &
sion of the Democratic party 10 power. Untii that
reserve
Now the precise reverse of that condition existed
The revenues of the Government were not equai 10
the expenditures. The Government was borrowing
money bonds Issued in time OF peace Inc
imports of the country were more than the exports
The balance OF trade was against the United
was the lack of revenue, the Committee on Ways
and Means had responded 10 the Presidents appeal
senate 1T would find Republican support there and
that when it went to the President he would do
that which patriotism demanded, and that the bill
would become law, for the immediate relief OF
the country. And then" he said "a year hence
have already swept the land shall sweep some great
Republican leader into the White House and give us
tariff bill that Will be In the interest OF America
for Americans (Applause on the Republican side
N Mr. " Bell CPop.. col) did not believe that the
remedy for the trouble was IN increasing taxation
Mr. Docxery ODem.. MOI argued against the bill.
passage. He asked why the Democrats II they
did not like that remedy, had not proposed a rem
Mr. McMiliin CDem., Tenn replied that 1t was
because under the rule adopted to-day no amend
ment could be offered.
THE DEMOCRATIC DOG IN THE MANGER.
Mr. Hopkins repeated his question. and asked
why the Democrats had not got together and for
mulated some measure OF relief. Why had they
not come to the Republicans and said: This is
emergency when partisanship should sink and
patriotism prevail" But not word OF that. The
Democrats had merely assumed their old role OF
criticism. The measure presented (whie not
Republican measure) would in his Judgment bring
additional revenue enough TO make the receipts OF
the Treasury equal to IL expenditures .,-
support the pending measure because Ii was a
revenue measure and because 1t was demanded by
demanded then the President was guilty of an as
sault on the integrity Of the Ire Treasury charge
President. Mr.. Grosvenor excited laughter on the
side h of M the aoSe oSss e ana had IN he ern T @
reached when God Almighty for some inexpNcable
victory He declared that there was protection In
the bi-protecton against Democratic i1efilcency.
against Democratic ncompe'ency and against
Mr Johnson (Rep Ind said the Republicans
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury. He had been
tried in the past and found inaccurate Money in
was needed to restore confidence and to enable the
Government TO administer he affairs OF the couh-
try upon just and equitable basis
DENYING THE FACT OF A DEFICIT
The discussion was ended for the opponents of the
bill by Mr.. Turner Dem.. Ga). The Adminstra-
ton Of President Harrison. he said came into power
with a surplus in the Treasury over the gold re-
serve of s243 10000. 1t turned over to the present
Administration, four years later surplus OF
ss2 00O0 of which $4,000 90 belonged the fund
deposited in the Treasury for the redemption OF
greenbacks The Secretary Of the Treasury had
proposed has been stated, to issue bonds to pro-
iect the gold reserve and to meet deficiencies IN
tions the Democrats returned to power in 1893. That
party said the remedy for that situation was was NOT
ward courageously and passed a law putting that
principle into operation Under tEat Dill wages G
pcrtations from the United States had actually in
creased The defeat Of the income tax. Mr.. Turner
said caused deficit in receipts but there was no
deficit he contended. in the Treasury. BY the re-
port OF the Secretary II shown that there was
over $1,000 OOO in the Treasury including the gold
reserve why should We" he asked, put more
money Of. the kind into the Treasury when
there Is more there than need?'
There law behind the bill he said, motive which
was not apparent on It's face. 1t spoke with sort
Of popgun report upon one or two ARTICLES IN the
Tariff bill The Republicans should, Mr.. Turner
said. send an apology TO W: NJ. Springer amid the
Indians, where he is now located laughter
resolution Of thanks, he said was also due TO the
Democratic party for furnishing the plank upon
which the bill was framed tariff for revenue only
The Republicans he said. mad gone back upon all
their oid leaders in their new movement why
didn't the gentleman from Maine offer on his own
his official responsibility the bill ne proposes
In the last Congress- increase the tax on peer 81
a barrel That would have yieed ali the revenue
that can be hoped for from this bill. Nhere is all
the vaunted courage OF hat party now? u-aughterJ
Instead of hosting the old flag OF tarin for pro
lection In this the hour OF their cum.netlon tney
seek under the popgun policy and cry tarin
for revenue only" Qaughterl .
Referring 20 the designation by Mr.. Dalze Of the