The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-09
LEGISLATIVE RAPINE.
Roger Q. Mills seathing De-
nunciatlon Of the Tar
liz Iniquity.

WASHINGTON, June g. 1S97-The vener-
able Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, chairman
of the Finance Committee, was in the
Senate today after an illness of some
weeks.
A concurrent resolution offered by Mr..
Allen (NebrasksD was agreed to, national
izing the ns-Mississippi Exposition to
be held at Omaha and requesting the
President to invite foreign nations to par
ticipate
A joint resolution on the same general
subject was agreed to, suspending the
immigration and Chinese exclusion laws
SO as to permit foreign labor to take
charge Of foreign exhibits at the Trans
Mississippi Exposition.
Consideration of the tariff bill was
resumed at 12:15 P. NJ. No mention was
made as to the time of taking up the
sugar schedule and the debate proceed
ed on the agricultural schedule.
On the rice paragraph Mr.. Allison, in
charge of the bill withdrew the commit
tee amendments reducing the House
Mr.. Mills Crex) move to strike out the
entire rice paragraph and substitute a
new one placing uniform duty of 40o
per cent. ad valorem on all grades of
Five Democrats, Bacon, Clary. MeEnery.
McLaurin and Tillman and four Popu-
lists, & Allen. l.s. But4er, Heitfield and Stewart,
tive The rice paragraph was then agreed
to as it came from the House.
Rye and rye flour was agreed to as re-
Paragraph 23l on tapioca has been
struck out by the Senate. On the ques-
ton OF agreeing to this change, Mr.
Mr.. Vests statements yesterday that "a
new eyangep' of Democratic doctrine was
peing proclaimed by certain Democratic
a member of the Committee on Resolu-
tions and platform at the Chicago con-
vention, presenting that tariff clause
on his motion it was agreed to.
Mr.; Lindsay (Kentuoky platform in
hand, interrupted to ask Mr.. Rawlins.
since he presented the tariff clause, why
after ''tariff for revenue came to be
omitted. Was 1t an intentional omission.
Mr.. Lindsay asked.
Il think not responded M. Rawlins.
I can throw some light on that SUBJ
ject,'' said Mr.. Tillman, who was also a
member of the Committee on Platform
at the Chicago Convention. 1t was
omitted purposely after discussion"
Mr.. Rawlins reviewed the course of the
Democratic party in early tariff legisla-
ton. The essential principle of this was
that all burdens and benefits should be
borne equally; This was no new evangel
no vile reptile or rattlesnake, as Mr..
Vest had characterized it, and there was
no need of any Democratic Senator in
trine. It came to Democratic Senators
pure and undefiled from the Democratic
fathers 1a. Sans and he would support it.
general features of the bill. For two
months he said, the Congressional Com
mittees had sought to adjust and read
Just and 4 readjust again the tariff law,
rund, which this bill is intended to
raise. he came, he. said. to speak for
the forgotten man" the taxpayer, from
by legislative rapine this vast fund for
Here was a bill of confiscation, he
Of those who were not favorites, the for
gotten man who is laboring in the
streets and fields, And yet when an ex-
rates of this bill no answer was given.
save says, What are you going to do about
Mr.. Mills warned those on the other
side of the chamber to remember that
Biblical Injunction: For all these things
GOD will bring you into judgment The
process ct framing this BILL proceeded
against the fundamental principle of the
-AtngglIo,Saxon tllgl doctrine that every man
shall have hearing. But there was a
tribunal whose doors always stood open
this bill would be summoned In 1890
a similar act had fallen like the bubonic
plague on the country and the tribunal
oI the people had put the Republican
party in quarantine
Mr.. Mills declared that the effect of this
Pill was to swell the value of manufac-
adding to the wealth of its possessors
and taking. it from the pockets of the
masses. Against this stupendous sys-
teIn Ten. o. leglslatlve robbery and rapine he
protested IN the hope of arousing the at
tent1on and indignation of the American
people.
M M Mn Mills ar referred to the efforts at
to lead 1t away from its fundamental op-
position to a protective tariff and to
make It walk hiindfolded into the Re
legislation" He spoke of the contest In
the Democratic National Convention Of
lS9s, over an unequivocal Democratic dec
spaeles .lc On sdn sne tariff nrnng to the
terday for a duty on cotton. Mr.
Mills showed how the delegations Of
Georgia, South Carolina and Utah had
supported uncqulvocal declarations in
National conventions against protec-
tive tariff.
Assistant Secretary Howell has issued
existing regulations in regard to draw
backs on imported materials subsequently,
exported. Several cases recently has
where articles manufactured By bsf:ai factories tories
using indiscriminaeely imported and do
nestic materials of the same kind, and
keepins no separate record thereof have
been entered from drawback and where,
as consequence, the declarations for the
Identification of the articles have proven
wholly inadequate In one case an ex-
porter OF preserved fruit, using i'm
ported and domestic sugar, did not
keep record Showing whether the
sugar used in the exported fruit and
upon which drasYback was asked. was
the Identical sugar imported. He thought
he was within the law SO long as he
than he Imported and subsequently ex-
ported. This practice is held to be IL.
legal and hereafter proprietors will be
required to keep a separate account of
all imported materials. and keep such
account open at all times for inspection.
KILLED BY A FALL.