Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-23
Antl-PrOtecti0n Batteries Open the
Tariff SkirmiSh in the House of
Representatives with Hot Shot
and Canister Shells of
Sarcasm.
TRUSTS DISCUSSED In BOTH HOUSES
Turpie of Indiana Urges His Proposed
Amendment to the Constitution
Providing for the Election of
Senators by Direct Vote
of the People.

Washington, March 23.--There we
less than fifty member on the floor VIII,
the house entered on the second day
the tariff debate, at 10 O'Clock this mor
ing. As the day advanced membe
poured in and the galleries became crow,
ed. Mr.. Gibson Republican of Tenn
was the first to speak, and he made ger
eral argument in favor of protection
Mr.. Dockery democrat of MOI VIII
followed, said it was not surprise t
him that the discussion thus far had bee
tame and uninteresting. "The truth is,
said he, "the people of this country wan
more money and less taxes. (Demoorati
applause). This bill does not represen
an Issue of the late campaign. The peo
pie would prefer to see $113,OOO,O00 NOR.
money put in circulation than to see tina,
amount absorbed by the treasury"
Mr.. Dockery said that it did not lie in
the mouths of Republicans to criticize
the bond issues of the last administers
tion. "Mr. Cleveland was criticized on
this side of the house," said he, "whlle
you indorsed his policy in the last con-
gress." Mr.. Dockery ridiculed the idea
of the present tariff law, saying 1t was a
monster which had destroyed our in
dustrles. If it has done so, why, he
asked, had the Republican members of
the ways and means committee lifted the
metal and cotton schedules almost bodily
from this monstrosityP He denied that
there was an era of prosperity for labor
during the existence Of the Mckinley law
and instanced the Carnegies strike.
THAT catastrophe" interrupted Mr.. Dal-
nv tha -
organized labor and the opponents of or
ganized labor. The Mckinley law had
nothing to do with it,"
Yes, and the protected EN- ployer hired
Pinkerton detectives to shoot down or
ganized labor" returned Mr.. Dockery.
"A distinguished Republican, then
member of this house, told me at the time
it was the worst disaster the Republican
party had experienced in twenty years."
Mr. Dockery was especially sarcastic in
his remarks on the absurdity of giving
alleged protection to agricultural prod
ucts. OF $16000,0o0 in products export.
ed by the United States last year, $685.
o0o,000 was in agricultural products, he
said. In conclu ion he said the policy
of protection had driven our flag from !
the high seas, impoverished laboring men
and multiplied farm mortgages.
Mr.. Newland, silverite, of Nevada, then
took the floor as spokesman of his party,
which numbers three members in the
house. Mr.. Newland discussed the tariff
Dill from the standpoint of silver men who
united with Oenea1.ts and Populists
during the last campaign in opposing
Republicans. This alliance, he said, was
likely to amalgamate the combined forces /
into one strong party with silver as the
supreme and dominant issue. |
He continued: "It is sometimes difficult
to determine the exact issues presented
by campaign, but there can be no ques- 6
tlon that the verdict of last election was
in favor of protection. The people had I
given the Republican party contract for
prosperity, and that party should in his !
judgment act without obstruction and b
with expedition" 8
Mr.. Newland declared that both indus. Ii
trial and monetary legislation were neces- G
sary, and that of the two the latter was
more necessary. Tariff legislation alone,
he asserted, would not give relief. In the
Liverpool markets our surplus products v
come in competition with the products of !
India, Russia, Argentine and other coun. =
tries, none of which are upon gold
basis. These countries are willing to
accept old silver as the price for their
products. Old silver price means today
lalt old gold price. We have the price :,
u our farm products cut in two BY the "
'omp mpetition of these countries, and We
must Immediately restore protection for
american farms and plantations.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
The president has nominated Bernard 10
'ettman, of Ohio, to be collector of in b
ernal revenue for the first district of in
)hio, and Chester H. Brush, of Connec-
tout, recorder of the general land office. or
SENATE DEBATE.
The senate passed joint resolution !,
fered by Senator Berry, of Arkansas, iel
Or the purchase of 1000 tents for the
river flood sufferers. ne
Senator Turpie, of Indiana, spoke in
'vor OF his joint resolution for an ~ ~
to the constitution, provid- sr y,
~ for the election of senators by d. uu
sct vote OF the people. He spoke of ~ ~
hat he called the usurpation of power of !!nl
usts, and the influence they exerted ins
yer state legislatures.
DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS, NJ
Theodore 8. Swaysee, of New Jersey, =
ss been appointed chief clerk of the
easury department.. Mr.. Swaysee held the Th
me office under President Arthur. Gan. f
in William A. Rogers, of Ohio, has been
'pointed chief of division in the office
the auditor of the war department.
oe Eugene Speer, resigned.
OWL SERVICE REMOVALS.
The senate concerned itself today with :,
civil service debate, arising on the reso- = =.
tion offered by Senator Allen, of Ne o.. Tn.
aska, to investigate the removals at s ~
nth Omaha. Senators Allen and Will Wv, w.
n, of Washington, and Senator Gal. sN, slo
lgsr, of New Hampshire, denounced the , Oou
Vil service law vigorously. Senator =. as
awley, of Connecticut, and Senator VI I,m
BAR, Of Massachusetts, supported il. ne
le senate adopted resolution but ana
ded an amendment, directing the civil out
rvice committee to examine into the mis-
neral action Of the civil service law,
d whether it shall be "continued,'
lended or repealed.
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