The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-07

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sury. by a tax on the banks, a redemp- /
ton or insurance fund OF about 3d.
300. 900. A tax of one-eighth of n per
cent, he thought would be sufficient
Mr.. Williams served notice that the
democratic party is going TO insist on
legislation TO accomplish the following
objects: "The publication of the same
or names and postofices Of al, persons
contributing to campaign funds; five
days notice TO the opposite party be-
fore a writ Of injunction involving
rcper rights can be sued out; the
right Of any one charged with a con-
tempt Of court committed outside the
view of the court, to be tried before a
neutral Judge; the election Of United
States senator's by the people; the
enforcement of collections under the
income tax laws; investigation OF the
socalled white paper trust; restraint
of over-eapitaiizarion OF combinations;
amendments of the interstate COM
MERGE act 80 as to further do away
with destructive methods of crushing
competition. Further, he said, he
earnestly hoped the republicans would
not prevent the enactment OF laws to
admit free of duty all ship construc-
ton material; to remove duties from
goods carried in American bottoms be-
tween the United States and its insu-
lar possessions; to r~econvene the joint
high commission for the purpose of
furthering reciprocity between h
United States and Canada; to put into
operation the terms Of President NC
Kinley's proposed reciprocity between
this country and France; and a mini
num- tariff schedule; to admit coal
free of duty, to reduce to 100 per cent.
any duty excessive of that; to so re-
duce the duties on hides az to cut by
one-half the present profits on certain
leather goods; to reduce the duty on
watches to Is per cent; to admit free
of duty the products of those Ameri-
can nations whose ports admit free
our breadstuffs, other necessities of
life, structural materials, implements,
etcs.; to establish the independence Of
the Philippines; to create free trade
between the United States and tho
Philippines; and" said Mr.. Williams"
I hope to God the republicans will net
be deaf to the cries of the children
of the land, and refuse to pass a bill
which has been introduced to place
%antitoxine on the free list"
Mr.. Hill, Of Connecticut, followed
Mr.. Williams and addressed himself to
the financial question. He ascribed the
recent crisis to a distrust to individual
credit and a profound suspicion of the
banks managed by the men whose Gre
dit was distrusted.
The subject should be carefully
thought out, he said, and no hasty, ILL
considered legislation enacted at this
time. Mr.. Bononge of Colorado, called
attention to what he said was "the
absolute insincerity and hypocrisy of
the democratic party as an organiza-
ton in it's attitude toward the presi-
dent of the United States"
He charged that "these utterances
of democrats made at this time are
simply made for political purposes"
Mr. Nye of Minnesota touched upon
the financial question but the princi-
pal portion of his remarks was de-
voted to the presidents message.
Debate for the day was brought to
a close by Mr.. Macon, Arkansas, who
spoke in advocacy of his bin to pro-
hibit dealing in futures in agricultural
products or commodities in any guam
tity. The bill, he said, was in the in
terest of the bread-makers as we'll as
of the bread-winners and it's passage
would be. in his judgment of more ma
terial worth to the American people
than any political measures that could
possibly be pushed through the
house.
Replying to Mr.. Garrett, of Tennes-
see, Mr.. Macon, who is a member of
the committee on revision of the laws,
said he had not heard a rumor that the
penal code bill was dead because the
republicans feared the provisions Of
the Macon bill would be incorporated
in it,.
After agreeing to extend the general
debate for four hours tomorrow, the
house at 4:57 D N. adjourned.