The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-01

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the effect Of leaving the Hawaiian treaty
of reciprocity in full force and effect.
During the day Mr.. Turpie of Indiana
spoke in support of the amendment for
per cent tax on inherftances. His
speech was notable for its picturesque
metaphors and the virulence of his de-
nunciation of the pending bill
,ir Turpie spoke OF the statements fre-
quently made as to the straits OF the
United States treasury-its insolvency
and bankruptcy. Such statements were
unwarranted and tended only TO shake
public confidence. Today there was
large surplus in tbs treasury, the last
official statement showing s135 200 600 OF
available cash balance. In sarcastic tone
Mr.. Turpie declared that the tariff bill
was the joint product of two parties-one
the party that had come into power last
November, the other the party in office.
One was a mercenary organization, the
other political, and both had entered into
a compac; for a tariff bill. Neither
branch had any anxiety as to the treas
ury or the amount Of deficit, except as 1t
served political ends. Hawaii must wait,
Cuba must wait pensions must wait. ev-
cry interest of legislation must wait.
while these two parties executed their
plans
Mr.. Turpie declared that the bill was
founded on prohibitory lines to keep out
a. ticles including revenue, and in his
judgment ii could not produce with all
other sources of revenue S45,000000. 1t
could prove a blanket too short to cover
the corpus deficit of the annual deficit.
The theory pursued was the fallacious
one OF raising rates by raised revenue.
Mr. Turpie bitterly arraigned the biz,
saying that no measure had been pre-
scented making $50 large and unprovoked
a separation of the worlds commerce"
There was compound larceny" in near
~ every schedule. One third Of the bill
was a declaration of war against France,
Germany and the continent of Europe.
We had hopefully looked forward to the
trade OF South America. but this bill
mace II almost a penal offense to carry
on trade with the southern republics. The
senator said the amendment for an in
heri-ance tax was urged by the minority
in good faith as a means OF raising rev.
enue. Ii proposed but a small contribu-
ton FOR the support Of the government.
1t afforded a means of reaching the vast
accommodations of wealth which in time
must be touched by death and distribut-
ed through the channel of inheritance.
Mr.. Turpie denounced the protective
system in bitter terms. his unique figures
Of speech attracting much attention. Re-
ferring to the enormous bounty that goes
10 the wool manufacturers, he declared
that il was not for the interest Of the
sheep but for the wolf in sleeps clothing,
who would strip from the babe in its
cradle the articles essential 70 its use. We
had developed in this country new
breed of animals. They are the tariff
swine exclaimed Mr.. Turpie. 1.-The high
protective tariff swine. They are vora-
cious feeders. with fierce appetites and a
a regard only for the infant industry of
bristles.''
The senator went on to characterize the
rates of the bill as akin to bribery and
rapine. dictated by 'banditd Of syndi-
Gates" and ye; he declared, out Of this
unclean mass Of gifts and bribes We ex-
pected 10 distill the pure water Of pros
perity You might as well expect TO en-
Joy paradise by entering the domain OF
the damned"
Mr. Turpie spoke for abou. two hour,
and received close attention. He closed
with a reference to the silver question
asserting that there was no more right to
abandon the free coinage OF silver than
TO abandon the free coinage of gold
The Hawaiian treaty provisions were
then taken up, Mr.. Allison stating tha'
il had been determined 10 retain TIE
| house proviso 10 paragraph 2o6, relating
10 sugar. as follows:
Provided that nothing herein contain
ed shall be sc construed as 20 abrogate
or In any manner impair or affect the
provisions OF the commercial treaty con
Guided between the United States and the
king of the Hawaiian Islands January 80
1885. OF the provisions Of any act OF con.
| gress heretofore passed for the execution
o. the same"
The treaty srovision was restored u
the tariff bill after brief discussion and
without a vote
| Mr.. Butler OF North Carolina moved e
| place gypsum on the free list; rejected
"A 20 so. The paragraph was then agreed
70 With the Changes proposed by the CON-
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