The Forrest City times., 1897-03-26
A Monument to Abraham Lincoln
at Gettysburg Proposed.
TO REPEAL THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS
Continuation of the Debate in the
House on the Tariff Bill-Several
Speeches Made for and
Against the Measure.
SENATE.

on the calendar, Mr.. Cullom rep. nlD
giving notice that he would ask consid-
Grafton of it at an early day.
Mr.. Cullom also introduced "A bill for
a monument to Abraham Lincoln, at
Gettysburg, Pa.
Mr.. Allen pop. Neb.) followed up
his attack of Tuesday on the civil serv-
ice by the introduction of bill to re-
peal and annul the civil service act. all
acts supplementary to it and all execu-
tive orders issued thereon. 1t makes
it the duty of the heads of depart
ments to establish reasonable and lust
rules for the examination of applicants
for otfices-such rules to have reference
to specific fitness.
The bill was read in full and referred
to the committee to examine the sew
eral branches of the civil service.
Among the bills Introduce was one
by Mr. Hoar rep, Mass.) TO forbid the
carrying through the mails or by inter-
state CONNIE rec of kaleidoscope repre-
sensations of prize fights. Referred to
the judiciary committee.
At 1880 the senate proceeded to the
consideration of executive business.
Representative A. F. Fox. the Missis-
sippi democrat who succeeded Senator
Money from the Fourth district of that
state, opened the third days debate on
the tariff bill. He opposed the bill for
the reason that the protective tariff
system benefited manufactures at the
expense of the farmer 1t could not be
otherwise. he said, because what was
done for one class must necessarily be
at the expense of the other
Mr.. Sims dem. Tenn followed in a
fve-minute speech against the bill He
said the treasury contained S11s, 000,-
900. which could be applied to the pay
ment of current expenses and to moth
ing else. The treasury could carry the
government along for three years at
the present rate of receipts, so that the
emergency existed only in the imapi-
nation of the republican leaders
Mr. Williams dem, Miss also OPP
posed the bill. 1t would not. in his
opinion. produce the desired results
any more than the repeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman
bill at the special session in
1893 produced the confidence,
in our currency that was then
held ont to be the inevitable conse-
quence of declaring against the free.
unlimited and independ mt coinage of
silver. The difficulty under which the
people were laboring was not that the
country was buying goods from abroad,
but was not buying them from any
where-it had not the money to buy at
all.
fourth speech against the bill was
made by Mr.. Terry dem. Ark J, who
denounced the protective tariff system,
charging that it preyed upon commerce
as pirate with the black flag at the
peak.
Mr. Sayers dem, Tex protested
against the passage of the bill for the
reason that sufficient time was not al
lowed the house in which to consider
it. bill proposing to tax the people
of the country S275, 600 900 should not
be rushed through the house with only
nine days consideration. This bill
would increase the customs duties
sll3,0O0,000 a year. What was the
necessity for this? he asked. If the
bill became law he asserted
suit Either increased extravaganza
OF public expenditures, or the
retirement of the greenbacks which
had given the treasury SO much trouble
In the past few years, so as to protect
the gold reserve.
The distinguished gentleman from
Iowa (Mr. Dolliver), said Mr.. Savers.
spoke eioquently of the beauties and
benefits of the protection. He was a
member of the committee on ways and
means, Mr.. Sayers said, and saw to it
that the articles which his people want
ed were placed on the free list. But
now was it with regard to the things
desired by the people of Texas? Cot
ton ties taxed and salt and many other
things necessary to their welfare? In
conclusion Mr.. Savers pleaded for
economy in expenditures of the gov
eminent and reduction of appropria-
tons.
The first extended speech of the day
was that of Mr.. johnson rep, n. d.,
member of the committee ON ways
and means, in support of the bill. He
addressed himself, in the beginning, to
the financial necessities of the govern
ment. 1t required $780, 900, 900 a year
10 pay the ordinary expenditures of the
government, and unless some great
calamity befall the country, which
should destroy its capacities and its
powers. no congress could ever assem-
Ole IN these halls that would be other
IMAM billion dollar congress. 1t was
agreed on all hands that most of this
money should be raised by tariff. But
what kind of a tariff should be levied
made the difference between the par
ues' 1t was sharply-defined differ
ence' and upon the adoption of one or
.ne other-protective or revenue-he
oeheved, depended the prosperity or
depression of business of the country.
Mr.. johnson proceeded then to argue
the benefits resulting from the opera
,ion OF protective tariff-the rule
DellQ. he said tha+ c,,ch