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WE'LL HEW-TO. TrjE LINE, LKTTHt' CKIP8 FALL WHRE.,THEY ,MA.Y vvIvhillsboron; c; .Thursday. December : r ig, , isst. NO. 10. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE; XBEMXDT SUaOESTED TO CtRE , t JUXAXCIAL. DISTRESS. " 1. ' ' ''' Batravaa-aat 'ApBrarlntla t Tttrint MarBlBaDorreatad-TarilTltcvlaUa ibu " . .,; "til IMinHtaatl. . j, - - . , i ii , 7 .r Washi.vqton, Decotnber 0. The senate ntl liunM recessed soon after meeting, to jwalt the piwidont's message. ' i V i At 1:10 o'clock the senate reassembled ana ths message was read. , , f Jt, , , Following h the message: To the Congress of the United States: Vod are confronted, at the threshold of your lottliJnUv dutle, with a condition of the national noanoct,' which imperatively demands Immtliala and care ful consideration. Ttie amouot or money annually eiactea throata the ar-eratloa of the prenent lav., from the. Industrie and ntetaaitle of the people, largely exceeds the sum Decenary to meet the ei pM of the sjoTernment, i When we consider that the theory ot the Institutions guarantees to rvery cltiraa the enjoyment or all the fruit of his industry and enterprise with only such doducUoa as may be bis share -towards -the careful and - economical maintenance; of tli government which pro tects blm, it Is plain that the exaction of more than this ) indefensible evtonion and a 04). pable betrayal of American fcirnees and juatite. This wfone Intllrtcd unon those who bear the bur den of national taxation, like other wrong multi plies a brood of evil consequences. The public treas ury, which should only exist as a conduit fcmvej--Ing the people's tribute to Its legitimate object of , eapendlture, become a boarding place for money iMMUesslr withdrawn from trade and the people's tm, thoserlppllug oor national energies, suspend ing our country's aaveUrjuncnj, preveuttng lnvwt ment t prwtacUre cawpsbetbnatsning ftnaactsj disturbance and lnritt n schemes of public plunder. Thlsflondllk of oar tn asury Ii not altogether new, and It ha more than etnre of 1 it been submitted t tlie people' Mpren-ntatlve In "the eongraas wh alone ran ap;4y a remedr, and yet the situation (till continue wUb axararaled Incidents, moat than erer ir.'awtnt. Siiaaisal cmvulsion and widespread disaster. It will aut do to neglect tbu situation bs caoee Its daxn are not now palpably imminent end apparent They exist none the let certainly, .end await U) nfureeoer and wnexpeeted aecasma. " when nmjtulT ttlc will be preeipttated upon us. On the tot day of June, lwa, the excess of rer enue am public expenditures, after eoiaplriDsj with, the anmal regainment of the sinking lund, '. H7.W.7a6 M; during the year ended June 30, ii b xcr amounted to fi,0,M&3r; and daring the year ead'-d i una 10, ltsj, it reached lbs sum of I .T,M!-.'4. The ta tual contribution to the sinking fund dur ing the three year ahor Specified, amounting, in the aggrejrat to ll0CA!OU.tt and de lucted from the sunln. as staled, were made by railing in lo: that res ottsUndtag three pet cent bonds ol - In gtnemment. Jmrtng the lx month prlato, June 30, V?, the lUrplos revenue bad grown so large by repeated aerumnlauons, at.d U was tegrrd the withdrawal of this great eut of meney aaedtsi by Ur people, would m affert the brulnes of the couutrr that the ita at t,M,lflO of such surplus was applh d te the avvaenl nfth prrnciral end inter ee in tnree acM boade still swuunding, and vnirw were iku paysM at use opuua oi me go- be pccenwi condition of Ananclal arTnlr among the rnrl still needln rett.-f. immediately aftrr tn Madty eg June, 11, toe remaimli-rof the hr pcreml bonil tl en outstanding, ammntmg with piinctl and Ink r t to the mm of tl","?;,. w. wefjmllcliin and applied Uttbeiiiklna fond mnirt tmta (or lire eTrmt flirt upon. Notwithstanding Umws ac.ietM Of the treasury dT arlirteut, rrpre rntatiens nf dntm ia buiunnw rlreli'S IK ouly t-i !. t, hut Immnal, and ain1uU peril nrmed atMat in tlieaeclrruirutancva tiiet.Hitnfnili.rn ' eath sinking lund lor tlie currvnt nwl rear was at Voce compl ied b the expenditure of R. , t.'a. tn the eurel aw of eosernnienl bond, im vet due. jeartng pmrmd four and half per cent mU'rot, be preniliua told thereon averaging alnul tw-nijr-SrMir oerreiit rrilHi ttwmerand elunt ner cent k the laiwv. In add lion lo this tlie mtent r ruing tlurti gtoe ranent Meetljeag upon the ontrtan Ing lo4id d IndeMe-tm-as of tlie govrrauii nt vh tosemeekten', anUriiaied, and tenlu aieet- 1ieti.a4t,aol publM-DioD-y weTetvnnilieiU f enanen ism increaaw Uteir dtroaiu, ailiifetlie exre . Ihu emptnye4 to Waae b tlie peoile toe : nn lying Idle in the treamry served tn avert In- hja.uaie dangiie. But surplu retenurs have h ''inurd ki accumulate, the ex-est Klhe tnwtnl ' year amnnnllng. nnthe tint day of liercuibrr. to .i 7n.ian.ia'imti tonai-n tiirwitn oi i y (a,vonth4iiliof Junenevt. atahich daieltis ex peri I that this turn -M l to "xw areumula tkMia will awetl the eirrJu ia the tiurv lo f I M. , Sfl,i. There aeeoia lobe no ansurenee tbaf wi.0 each a wtilflrawai Irons uof the eo;4e sestralat ' In medium eir hudnea rwnumuilv mav not. In lb uoar rul urs, be wileded l thataiii sMips which was quit lately produced frnaa the same cause and while the lUnrtiotis of wr Mimral tieaaury should he lew . and atmplisaiMl while it beat eondlUon would he reachL I bt llrv, by naent re dloonnectln with private U nna Inicroux yet wlien, I y a perversion f n pnmava, It Idly holds money itwU.-Mljr sub- leaaied lran IherhaaiMls of trade. IIh-io mat ' b reaxin (or the la no that some kgtitinale means armuid oe nevkvd Iir lae gnvernnmit to rertore. an eoierirrwY, itbmit al erwalrataxtuee, such ' soooev tn its hUcm smona the eemUa. la auoh an eriMreory arlaa there now exlets no Hear and nndouliwl etcentrle power of rtUVf. liercto'ore the reitem41in oi ibree it rent bonds wiiUh ware tavalle at the 0ii.n of I he govern ntant. baa ofleiaiamtnnsof tlie dialweesnant oi theeaoe oieur revenue; but Him howls bate . su area rvtired end in: are aonotHUomstanniu, the latvment of which we have a ri.-hl to Inula upon. The eontrtlaiiw to the sinking fun.1, which rBllrtheea- lor exfiendiliini Inthepwr eaane o toads, haa b-M aliaidv male hir the rur- riatyia', to that there I bo outlay ialbaldireo tKHX, ' ' lii the present (tat of tcgfcuttlon the only nre lenaeof myexbiUng execuuve tnwer to reMore, at Ibl lime, any part af our surplus revenues lo the penp'eby itaevpereliiiirocoruiisitlntliesiipiiotlilon tiial lb taereuryol tlie Ireatury may entrr IM market and purrlia the bondsnf tlie government I yet due, at a rale of minium to he aKrevd iiu. 1 be only pnnrrslon of la inm whlrb turn a powet twald t derived k Mind in an appropriation bill wed a numlier pf year a; and It latutijeet U3 tM nmnlrl.ai that ft a lliteo.te l aatemptiTrfjr and lunlieii In ll ai i'loe'lon, Inniead of confr-rrliif a eoaiinnlne discretion and auihnrity. Kocmidiiiott eaiKlitloriat whb h would Jntliy the grant ol rmer ! a tlugle ofllelil upon hi Jtidiimenl of It lv to wiihhold (romor reHae to tlx txao. ' nt4i (the neotl, In aa unocnal manner, money held in the trrauiry and llmt eilect at hi will, hnanehilsiliHlloaof Hi Country, and II It is wliw tn brig In tlx serretrry el the treasury tie authority, In the present Juncture, tn purchase hoiiile. It should he plainly vsated, and provided, at . far at pnanhla, a1ih a-n-h checka and llailtat on as , wiil ilcflne ihlsofiiclal t rUhl and dlvreiinn and at the tain time rtlleve biut from uudue rtou4 bl.lty. In eoniidetal on of the quest ton of ptirrhalng i nnnlaamaiof restoring loth 'ulaUia the i toi.li money accumulating ia tta treasury, II I eiHiold he borne in mind that premium mit, oi I fr. Iw laid upon eueh purchase, that there may I a targe pan f thane hnnta l.ekt aa Investment which eana be purchawd at any prke, and tint f ciiiiliwtina among botihr who are wilting to tellm.y nnmaaonably enhaugi the mat of such Iti1 tolhe tmreTB'neiit, It Imf (vetl siiKEettcd thai Itie prew nt lemled debt mltrht be reltrmlcd at ' " Jf inter.!, aiHith dirrnc betweia tiietlandneja-erti t rMa, lliu gnding "v ate inr I h surplus la ibetreaMirv. . . Tlietuceesaof the plau.it Is i.irnt, muatde- Kiid upon tl ? llll.iu ol the holilen o( the pnnl I'd, and It la not eultrrly certain that tlie Induce roetu whlrb awl berterel w.uild remit In morv hnaocial r n ill lo the i.ateriimetit tbm the por rbaae of lajtnK while lh latter t imi n wiaild rclneetheprliH-ltalnllhedeblbyailiwI yment Instead of eilenditie It, The Mopnailhin n tl. tit tn money held by the gov ninent r bund thrnughrMil the loutiiry (ar lias by the laaiple. Kit St m to me, lint linily objectionable in prineipal aeataldihlugrarloan.ktl.Hialilpliel.B the jitat out of tli government trea.nry and tM rmaltiettilheoainlrf. and ton exienive e llio wow i ineir monrv, mua Mntennt an annstun I re in. K ii this tenip-mr pfi,,i to n-e-t an iw eenl nccwilv, -eeial.itiv and ce -ot.ve efotl uln.iil.l eenersllv ta) nr mueM It la not exnected that unneceafiarv end ' rxtraviigant appropriatTons will lie mad for the pur. poaeor avoiding in acrumuiauou oi an omiw revenue. Such ex enditute, beside the demoraliza tion of all jut conceptions of publics duty which II ntiiil", slluiulatcl a habit of rw kh as improvidence nut In the kat eomisteut with the milun of our people or tie lihjli and benelicent purposes of out gorerttmeht. f havd deemed It tny duty to thul bring ti the knowledge of my oountrymen, aa well . t. , ti,a AitptiiiiMi nr tha tieneeapiitatlvca ebareed oi leKkiauve renei) with tha reanonailillitv the gt ivlty of our financial situatlout The' failure of the emirr . heretofore te provide analmt the dnncct wiimn it was quite evi dent the very nature of the dithculty must neces sarily produce, caused a condition of financial di trea and appreliuusioo, since your last adjournment, wntch taxe I to the utmost all tne autnority ana ex pedlenls witliin executive Cinircl; and theae ap ru-ae now Ii hoMkhiuittM. li'disiaiter rukul S' trout lha continued Inaction of nnurrem. the reniKinnihll- Uy must rent where it belonxa. Though the tiiue-.l tioh thut tar considered is irauent with" - danger which,-,, should . b - Ally realized, and thouuh it present feature wroiur to tb ueople. well a tril lo the court. (ry. ill Urta remit growlua out of a perfectly (ati- paute ana apparent cause, oouwanwy n.-pro.nicni( ineeame aiarmiiuc cucumetanceav-sv nmnmii tlonal treasury aud deplelt'd jnonetary condition in the huidiiMta of tha nounirv. II nd hftnllv b stated that while the present s.liaium- emaainlia temedy, we can only be saved from a like predica ment In the future by the removal of lt cause. Our sclicme oftaxailun, b mean of which tills neodV mm w m i.L.n in .. ri i j if D,Mii,ie inu ihu uim the nubile treasury, aduistsof aturiU'or duty levied uuon tli Imuirtat'.ou (rem alr ad and lot ilernol the consumption of to revenue taxes levied uooi bacco and splritnoui and m tit liquor. naviaiox ur xuc TABur. :t most b oMoaded tut ncoe of tb things tub- lected to Internal revenue taxation are, strictly tpeaklng, Decenaries; there appear to be no Just complaint of this taxation by tb consumers of these article, ana tbm seems to Denoining so weu able to bear the burden without hardship to any portion of the people, But our present tariff laws, Itia vicious, inequitable and lllogl at source of ua aecesaarr taxation aught to be at once revised and amended. These laws la their primary and plain eJoot raise the price to eontumen of all articles im ported anusuujecl 10 duty uy p-ecueiy uieuuu psiu lit such duiies. Ibus the amount of the duty measures um tax paui cy note wno purcoat bit use those Imported i tic lea. iLuiy or then things, bowtver, an rssed or manulaotured lo our oaa euuuiry, and the dJlies now levied upon lor ewn goods and product an called protection lo llitt-e Home msuuiaciurea, ujcauxe uiey renuer it nawihie for iboNe of our peo: le who i rj mauufae turer, to make these taxed article aad sell them (or a price eual lo that dem aided lor tne tmponea Soods that have paid custom's duly, bo it happens hat while comparatively (ear use these imported articles, millions of our people, who ur ar use and never aaw any Of um loctu prjuutia, parcbas and us thing of tb tarn kind made in Ibis country anl ) ay therefor nearly, or quit, the taine euhanced price which the duty aldatitb imported aniciea Tnoae wno in im port pay lb duty ctiani tnereoa into tne punuc treasury, but tlie great nujohiyof our citing, who buy doraeatic articles of the none data, pay a sum at lea approximate!? e-fial to the duty to tlie borne manuiaciurer. IhJ reference lo the operation of our (arid laws is not made by way of la-AructioB. but in order that we may be con- stantly mminU I of the manner in wiiicd tney im gawalarkaupoa too who eousome douertia Ertxiocts as wot s those who entwume imported ar cha and thuseealea tax upoo all our people. ' It W But nniiueeu to entirely relieve ine oounuy of this laxaiioD. It muat t exuruaiv. lv continued as the mtvmi of the government s income: and in a reavljuMuentof Our tarilVibe iuteieata of Aaercaa labor encaged in snannfactui siMMild be rarelully roaddered. an well a lb erceervatioa ot on - manu tacturea. It may be called protecl.on, or by any other name, but reliet frma the iiardUilpa and dan gers of o-ir pnswnt larlfl laa ahonhl I devbad ailh especial pew 'tuuiniinuiut luimuiiuit ,,..Hin, ot our maiiulacluring liitetrsu ; but l-iis exiatture should not mean aooniu'.ua which, srithoul regard lo the nubllo wei(re. or a national exigency. ns4 always insure ihe reelimtioii of iinmeiKe pronls in- uadof moderalely proliuioie reiurna. as ine vol ume and diTersity of our national actlvliie In rrrs, new recruits si added to thove who desire a et.iinuail.m ot the sd vantage w hii h tliey conceive the prewnl sy ateinof land taxation dirci lly affonla ttiein. Blublornly, have all eitorta to r-fa tha preaentcondUlon been reeled l-y those of our fel low cttiaem Ithue emrav-ed. that they can hardly tManplainoflrietu.pciou entertained to aacedaiu that there extata an organised combintaloa all along tli line to maintain their a-lvantage. Vteaniail audit of centennial relaxations, and aith becomint pride we rejolc in American sbiu and inxenuuy; in aroencaa riuTxr anvir that a taten TahnonJon olft.a aiieao owned ht the mrmemthretighonttheeouirtryarelAinnd hi small 3 nocxs, Bumuerini trom tweniv-nve to ny, i u duty on the grade of imiQ-tod wool which these sheepyleld Kten oents each pound, If of the value of thirty vent ot lean, and twelv . cent if of the value of more than thirty feint. If the liberal estimate mi x pounds be allowed for each f.eeoe, the duty thereon would be sixty or sixty-two cents, and may be better taken as the ut most enhancement of the price to the larmer by reason of this duty, fclgbteen dollsn would thus represent the Increased pre) of tie wool fmm twenty-live sheet) and thirty-six dollars that from the wooloflilty sheep, and at present vslues thisaddi Mnn would amount to about one third of Its price. If upon Its sale the fanner receive this or a leai tariff profit, th wool leave his hands charged with pre cisely that sum which is all its chsrges will adhere, to it, until It reaches the Ouoaumer. W'hh . manufactured ; Into tlotlw aud other icatcital for use, Its cost Is not only Increased to the I lent or the fanners' tariff profit, but a further sum hat been added for the benefit of the manufacturer under the operation of other tarift lawa In tha meantime, the day ariiwea when tli larmer fin, k wan&pv tn nnn-ruu av M.i.n einthea and material 10 clothe binueirand lamilr for the winter. Whin he facM the tralevntn (or that purpose, be dis cover that he Is obliged rkit onlrto return, in the eyoflncreasttd prices, bis UriO ponton ths wool lie sold snd which then, perhata, lies before him In, a nianuiai tuted tirtn, but that be must add a con siilerahle .uin thereto to meet a nirther tncreaein cost caused by a tariff duty on the manuiacture. Thus, In th end, be Is aroused 1 the met that hi paid Uou a moderate purchase a a result of the tariff scheme, which when be sold his wool seemed so probable, an iiirrease la price more than sufficient to weD awav all the tariff pro tit proeelved npoo the wool prod need and old. u iuin ihaaunurnffamNi eninwed in wool rai- in u nnmnaiml atlih all tha banners in the oountry and the small proportion of population is consider ed; whea it is made apparent that In the case pi a large part of those who own sheep the beneiitof the pieaent tariff c wool I tlharry; end above all when It must be conceded that tlie rale of the cost of th living caused by uch a tariff, breome fe burdatj upon thit) with moderat means, and the poor, th employed and nnemployj ed, the ick and well, and tue young and old, and that It oonstiluies a lax which, with mlenllea graap, kt fattened upon the clothing of every man: womaa and child in the land, reasons are suggested by the removal or redoction of thisdnty ihouid b included in a revision of our tariff laws-lu speak ing of the iuciaased euat Us tha consumer of our h .n.e niatiufaeiures ,rsnlling from a duty laid upon imiwit -d articles of the same description. Tue fact i not overlooked that compeiltlon among ourdonieatie producers eometlmes haa the eneet of helping Uie price of their products below the high est limii allowed by such duty. , , But It 1 notorioaithal tlie competlUoa I too trongly, by oumblnatlon quite prevalent at thle time, aud frequently called trusts, which have for their object (lie regulation of the supply and price ofcomuiodilies made and sold by members ol th combination. The people can baldly hope for any consideration ia the operation of these settwn schsinea. If, however. In the sbwnce ol such couv bbiatlon a healthy aud free com petition reduce tb price of any particular dutiable article of home pro duction, below the limit which it might other wis reach under our tariff laws, and if with such reduced nrtcs. its manufactur eoutinue la thrive, it is autirelv videut that . on thing baa been dlwuv:e4 whi-'h should be fully n.iiiwiiii.ii Mitnri 14 aeduae taxailon. Th neeeanty of a e nl luation to mainta h the price of aroinniodiiy to i tie tann yoiui luni iuo nt one I wining uiao.aif wwit imra m Ai.n,niititir and iht orlret are remunuratlv aud lower price troducetf by oompeldion prov tu amothina. Thua. whera a Uiur ol Uieae couditiou xiat, a ease would seem to u presented for an easy reduction of taxation. Th consideration which bav been presented lo eiifurdng tariff laws are ta- tended only to enforce aa eemcat reoommeoaauon that Ihe surpltsi nvcuuc ot th gov rnaient lat nn-renlaj bv til rcdOCUoa of our custom duties aud at tlie lam time lo ea hMiaiaui.iaja tliat in acuimiilhibiuc tills pur- lajse, we may dlwbarge a douue uuiy so our peopm tiy granting lo UK-ra a toe. lie ot reiiei mm itnn tauiion lu auaitem wnere st ia moat needed and irom aourcee abefetu can be most islrly aad Justly accorded, mar can Ihe preaatitauons mad of such considerations be with any flevree of (airneas re garded as e 1 leiie of uiiiriendllne toward our manufacturers' inlerestsurof any sack of appra cialiott of their value and imporuuee. I heaeiuiiu-triea constitute a leading and mottsub tianiial e:cinculof our na I nl gnatneia andfur- ni-h ihe uruud proof ol our country nrogreaa. Butlf.intneeinergeury that preraes upon ux, our manulacluren are a-ked to surrenler something for the public giaid and to avert disaster, ibelr patriot nan, as well ss a grateiul rnccvnl'inof theailvan-tagesalref.d.-anor'ii,iiould J theui to willing .thispiovlsion, to annually. exhibit lo tiiaeonit.ts, at the openinx of Its session, the xenernl couuition of tit country, and to detail with some particularity ' tne opcrauous or tne oniureui exseutivo ucian menta. It would be eapofially auroeable to follow this court at the present time aud to call attention br - ihe valuable aocomplislinienls . of . tbtwa but 1 sm so much impreewd with the paramount U1MJ1WIC OI VU VUUJVUV W WIUCU llllt CUlUIIlUUlCa- tlou hss thus lax been devoted, that I (hail forego the addition of any oilier loinc, and only urge upon tour imnieuiato consiaurauun to the "Maw or th nion," as shown in the present condition of our treasury and our eeneral nacal aituation: noon whichevery eleuieutof our safety aud prosperity 'Ihe re'nort of tha heads of the departmrats, which will b submitted, contain lull and explicit information touching tlie trantactlnn of the busi ness entrusted to thei and snch recommendation relative to legislatioa In the public luiertat as they deem sdvitaldu. . , , ' I ask ftir tlieae report snd- recommendation!, the deliberate examination and action of U kgitla tive branches of th governmenk There are other suhjects not emhrteed rnthede I srtmenial reports demanding lealalativ consider stlon and which I should he ghd to s'ibmit, - i-ome of them, however, have been eariieeitly presented In previous messareii and to them I beg Leave to repeat prior sreomwendatlons, . x , .. . As' the law make uO provisions w any report torn ihe department of state, a brief history of th tia'11-ac.tlous of that important department, to -ether with other matter which It may hereaiier be deemed ewiential to commatid tetlieattentionof th coiivresa. may furnish tlie occasion for a future com munication. GROVEK ('I.EViUlUl, Washincton, D. C, December th, 1887. . Immediately after the reading of the presi dent's message was concluded, at half past one oV'Inck, the senate adjourned without trans art ng any business. me president message wai listened to wttn gt attention in the house, and at the con clusion of the reading, which consumed forty minutes, was greeted with applause. The house then, at 1:50, adjourned on til Thure- d.y. - VONGBEflatONAta b.,. and In lha wianderhil natural advantage and reaooree d-viod by a century aatural co-oia-rath u. No denuuid is mad that they should Ibriuo all the brnctii of govcrnmcnul regard: but they cannot full to be admonished of inelr duty. gmwlti. Yet when sa attempt t nuyie to jusuiy a w bcu Hiev a rcmlndc I of tb scbem which permlu atax to b laid opoaevry I - " in ,uxUl lmle aud coliaiao. eouumr in the land lor tn oeuem oi our mania, i v, ,he present ecsMon tends, ado-da no erealer focturen, quii bevond a rravonable oemand lia I aaelter or r4tfi-tion tn.mr manufacturer than to g..vernmenlal regaid. It soils be piirrNWlvo- I ptber iinporunt ia:erpnte. Opportunity tar cacyloeati our snenutsciiiiv-w iiiian- imiwiin Mtil needing tn highest and greater degree of avov and (oatenug can that Can La wrung Irom lederat legislation. - .... , . . It s also ssld that the Inenwae la the pric of do aveatie BMnulaeturea, reoolting Irom the present tariff. It Bern nary la oritur that hbther warns may I.. n t inian warklumrn. emplove t in tuanntac- tone than t paid lor what is called the pauper labor of Eunif. All will arknowl tg tlie force of an aacument whleh Involves the vreilare and l.beral emintattuoof ir labnriux peole. (hir latwt at hotiorable ia toe eye of every American cltlsen. aud as it lies at tM tamdatlon ol our levelpment -ii . tt aa aniiilnt. without altei Utli B or bypucruy, to the atmott regard. Tlie stnwlard of our laborer should not t ui.-ai.und by that of any other eintry less favored, aud tliey are entitled w their full slian of all our advantage. Hy the laat census It was made to appear that of lb lT.i.'tow of our population enmged in alt kinds 9flrKln-uiea7.i-gf.tl ana emploved In sericulture, 074. w ia prafetaii aal and n. raiaial w-rvl 'i,a, gjaof whom are domeatie eervanta an I laborers,) while l,KI0.2V are employed in trade and tte'iepor tatioa aad ,.(; .1 U an classed a employed ia man afacturing ami mining. preaeut purpnaea, mrwwTwr, tow n muimiwti . - llaiK la private lii-incnf Mil. lie fi ,-. iiem klHatUi he adopted, II slxaild onlv be done a renipi AS lal.it! In iheopncaitadlrevtUMi. and ahnold have a lend. ynrv tn divorce aa much, and as (aat, a ran la;ely b don, the uwasur deparUMat fruta private eu- ' tVQlf i . . . . . 4 r.ar gtren should be enaMd.-ral)v rtiiced. Without at temtitln loennmeraleall.lt will lie conceited that lu.re should I detiurt.d fi am thus w hi -h II In cludes ,ll3 carpenters and . Inert; ss.toi atillt aera, dreoinaVar and seanistreaave: l'.l'. blai k smiths; irtt.TM ullors and Ulloiee WiU may sous: W.ltl bnlcbers: 1. bakera: 22t4i plaaleror andlaul atmmd In manillactlirili aar.e iltural Impb merits, aa.rccai to i.n wii. muni a.".'" aertoaa rupbiyed In aach manufacturing indualrle asareeialmedlobebeiietltcdriyaBiiaiann. To tbea-theaptU i maile toaave tholrempley ment ami maintain their ware bv restating a change. There thould le no di-ia1ii,i toantwer tK-h ani-getlioiia by the alleawllou that they are ta a minority among thaae who lal. and, therefore, should foreeo an ailvantaw ia tlie interest of low prlcafortlimaorlt thir eampeiiaiht, a It niay be aflected by tlwoperalhrnof tarifl lawtahould at all tim b scrupubaialy held in vtw; and yet, with slight nrdcetloa. tliey will ik owlook ihe fart that they an consumer with IM rest! that tney, too, have their own wants and thrsw of lb. ir lamilie to tuiiply from their earnings, sad that tM tbe of Uie neos irtes of tlfe.ae well aatM amount of their waaea, will reflate I be measure of tlwir welfare and emnliei, but tli reduelioo ofiaia lioB demaiided hi ull be so measured at not to ne reaaltat . Iisjllly eiira r th ba of employment bv lh. onrklimiiall mar tM IcW-elllo of bit waves. Slid tM nrotlui till! rem ningti he mantiieetiin natter . .... . .... t . . m Ik,. Hn Tha orjenlnff dav of Concres tu not attended with any incidentt of note. Tha galieriea of both houses were early ' tttronpea witn visitors, ana dj noon were crowded to their atmost capacity. . In the Senate a particularly brilliant au dience was gatueiad, the'etaing, besides a well filled diplomatic gallery. Mrs, Cleruiand snd her lady guests from New York. .It was expected that the senate would present an interesting contest over tne seating oi some oi we jjemocraiio senators, but, contrary to public expeo tition, everything passed off quietly. Ulodgett, of JNevr Jersey, neam, oi California, and Turpie, of Indiana, were allowed their seats without objection, and the only one kept out was Faulkner, of West Virginia. The reason for that, as civen out by the Republicans ana in dorsed by the Democrats, is that Turpie and the others had prima facie evidence in support of their seats, and there were no contestants present, wraie in jrsuis ner's case there was a contestant wno held better prima facie evidence than he did. So Faulkner's cse wss referred to the committee, with the request that ii be immediately acted upon, wnicn was promised, Lucas, the contestant . irom West Virginia, was not seated. The Republicans ssy that the right of Turpie snd others to their seats will be invest!. gated later on. The rrcsident of the Senate, Mr. In galls, took the chair and called the Sen ate to order, lie placed beiore tne Ben- ate certificates of election, certificates of appointment and other papers received since adjournment. The Senate chamber wore a iresa ana tastciui appearance The floors and jralrcriea were newly carpeted and desks glistened in meir coat m vara is u, tue ouur t waica minded faintly with that of bouquets and gorgeous floral devices which en livened tne picture, me senator most favored in the matter of flowers was Mr, Daniel, of Virginia. The devices were all of maumoth proportions and covered not only, his desk and chair, but over t an u the emigre, great lab.-end I lapped upon the desks of his neighbors. X.wran,Vd f Luge homahoe a ladder of aMf uuzcu luuuua, auu a euiciu vuuiii9iiiK the coat-of-arms of Virginia, was cluel among tne pieces. , On the call of the roll 813, members of the House answered to their names, and the clerk announced that, mora thrtn a quorum being present, the next business in order wss the election of speaker. John 0. Carlisle was put in nomination by Mr. Cox, of New York, and Thomas U. llecd by Air. uuinoo, oi Illinois. At the request of the clerk, Randall, Mills, Long and McKinley took their places at the clerk's dk toct as tally keepers and the roll was again called. The vote resulted as follows: Total num ber of votes cast 813: for Car lisle, 163; for Reed, 149; for Brnmm of Pennsylvania, 9. Of the four Independents Anderson, of Iowa, voted for Carlisle; Nich U, of North Carolina and Smith, of Wisconsin, for Brum, while Hopkins, of Virginia, did not vote.. The clerk thereupon declared Mr. Carlisle duly elected eaker,ndthat gentleman was escorted to the speakers desk by Messrs. Cox and Reed, amid lmd applauae, the oath of office having la-eo auminlstered by Mr. Keller, of Pennsylvania. .Mr. Carlisle delivered an uldress. after which, tha Mouse ad journed. - safe, careful and deliberate Mrorm le now ottered, and aoa of us aho J i I unmindful of a tim whea e-,irabud and irma(t people, beedicast or thoa i,a a.va maaied ilmelv and reanmahle nlief. mar lnta( upoo a radicil anu sweepiug revtitkatioa of Tne dtnu-ulty lending a wise and fair revblon of our Unit laws la not uiiaee-eeiuiiaieo. 11 tiu r aiiir on Ihe care, and aapec Inn ait I It .U , local aud arltiab claims a am unreaaouabl and reckless of u? wr"ra ot tb entire oountry. I n.ler .ur ir wnt law more taan tiur ih,aand artolea an aubiect to duty. Many ot tlieee do not, la auy jray, compete with ur own maimlactureaand many an hardly woith alien tloaeasubyetlsor revenue. A oontldeial U roliie Uoa ee be nrnde ia the aggrrgat by adding tbeoa lotn free net. ts laxatlraof la vbrtes present a K-atureaof hardaidpi but in liecosirics of ui, navd aud enuMinied by all tb people, tlie duty Un arhirha,tilaiothaaa of Uvliie lu everv home. should lie greatly cheapened. 'Hi radlial red no tion of the duties Imp Med upon raw material used In niaiiniae-ur . of lu f ee lmnatioii, , of count-. ui iiupotlaut tan lor ia a anort lo teduiw th prH-e ot th aecit-srtes. wiaild not only releaae theia fnnu the inereased Cast eiie.l ny tne urin on mt ana-nai, wn u nanuiauiorMi nrlu4 biUm tbu clHpriil, that lrt oftl.e tarlU now laid um w b proilucts ss a eomna.tam toour nunufaoturert for the prearul price ol laa material rawm -xaa-cuiuiuxiy aauuin. Much raalie i Ions, or fre Impurutioos, would terv k-alde to Urveiy nolt e the re. enue. It l nut ap i amil how auck a chann can have any Injurious eil.ajl uia.n ur niauulaclurert: on lw eontrary It Wow d apraar loglre theut a 11 ter ehani In fug- gti mar tela mm l nc niaiinu wtureraoi inner couu ir aa a.hn,htauMn their vrarea bv friw material. . Lii-nairiautdeuitibl have th pportunlfr Of extvlKilug lovir talca beyond tlieliuiUiaf borne o-4.unpiia-aar them Irom th depritaion, in terruploai In tuaine-a and k (auasd by a glutted duetic market and attbrding their employee more certain ai d steady late, wnh lu resuiitng nulet aud ooutenimcnt. Th question thus ImiwraUvety preaented fw a l ilhia should be eiipruachcd In a tpirtt hlKhev linn party anxiety, and enmhicrcd in tbelslilof II at Mrard fur tatrMte duly which sImhiI I rharavicrtss the action of traaw iulcneted in. ihi. a, l ui a naiHdlna People. Pdi the ob.l ,-al Oil Hi ilet iatva tarty policy ana ptitxll'l.- w b 4 anting to u go pnaniit ana enec a. Hoi. Hoili of Ihe arreat lailltlimi parth now repreai ntcl in Ihe government nave, ny repeated and autlh r.illie ilceiaration. Smdeinued the CO illiloiiotour Ian, winch -rinit wrong upon to a nnaaairv a. IUHMiat'lii, an.nno iiirinai mi.iv.. v. . - - - -, - . ' tlTtacnteot tliii reataof Ms emiHojea, peopl or unn. e ary revenue end have In llie mo-t either In Uir omwtunliy to wotk or- In Ihe I aolemn Biaimer prtauteed It cifTei-tlon-iid AUAIMHT TRBATRR) AND riMt'ftet. dlmiiul im of their conipentatlim. Mot can neither, a clilaeo rew frta! of our ewmtry. iha mIm 1b waiiufaetori mil to mad a rra.ve to ei.ndtaelhdeilta.r.d violation ffSumSiS4 .rrlo h'.dow Ta! wrd.whc.re!urto0..ll aifmentfit-mtinrsllva-,lteerlinly resniu f . i.,. i... a In im nriiw of nearly alt eons of m-.nuia. io lea, which In almual countlea fiirm.h neeila lor tne uteoi rnmw ii ami ia im.ni, llrciv.tthdejikorhl rmtloyer hi wKa, and perhaps before he reach hi horn I nbilaed, la a pnreliw mmily f n article which em braces his ien lalair, lo return in the larment of tholn.naseln prh which the UrllT permit., the hard earned rwmpenaallon of many days of toll. The tamer and the aamlturtat who manufacture aothlng. but ho y tlie lucre I prh whb-a th tartrTlniiawes Bpon every agricullural imtdement, nn all he wears and oiio all he ti-ts snd '-ued. exoet the Inereawi of h is ttta-ka and m-rds sa I tue tliliu's as hi btwhandry pnliK-ea from tin toil, at Invited to aid In maintaining tb present ttnict.if. an l he at told that a high duty on Impirnd w4 Is lieee,ry for th brneht of thaj wao have ahecp to H-ar In onkjr that the price ot I heir wool may to In. rea-sd. They, of wains-, r not lemln.h-d llisi lb farmer who has nesheeptaby th(stcheme .lired in hia norehaaaa of clothing nd wooln good to pav a tribute to hh) fellow farmer a well a to the manuiaciurer nd merchant; nor at any men-, Hon made ef the fa. t thai the sheen owners them-, selvs and Uialr Louse bol h n t wear r-Winat and use other ankle manufactured from the wo-J Ihcya-llstlsrirl kt and thua, eoimimer, mtua) return their eharenf Ihl Inoreawd lib to th Uadasmasx Lbiak l mar t fairly assumed lm.ed by dwelling on llteorhwiof pnitecthin snd free trade. l'ils savor loo much of Undying eHlhets It I a condiikm which eon fronts u. aid a tneoiy. I re renev Ii.o tnia wiii'iimwi way ihi- i.mv a a lla-hl reducth-n of Ihe ailvanUvet which award our home pnalm tiuti, hut lie etit wlthdrawal.it w b Mvanlnre should not I eNi imtlael. 1 be queatlon of free trade le alaailute- tv irrelevant and Ihe persistent claim made la cer tain quaiier!! at all efforts to n-llev th neopl mm uiiim and nmemsirv ta sal ion ar scheme of areeaiiri ireetrnden la mbchk-vnu and lar M in vcl fio.n any e.n..h-ratlon fi the public good. Ta alim. a ami I Irilll dutv whk-h we owe the MllPI I to r-iw Uiaion t- lhenwary expenses of an er 4iomlcnotagilb4id lb government and lo fi-atd lo in tiUMliea. in me roan ry ine wioiiey which hold III th Ire ury ihmnnh the perier una tit ane.-rnmenl lavwrra, These thine can and should I don with rarefy to a'i Induttrle. wit limit danger to th nppnrtuaitv tor imiin-rtiv lhor, whirhour wofilnrmen Brd. and with tonem to tnem and all ar people ny t net pen i a" ineir meana nf enhatatenor aad Ineraaalng lh near jr of their com tana. tag grsTg or ths wjng. Th roost It ut inn Ipmvide that th president shall, from tim to ume, giv ioine(nngresin. unaHm ear in ataum in union, iinsspenn Jrnmom ot la asaoutlv Uase with The South Carolina Confcrrirfe of the Mcthodwt Kiiiaropal (linnh, 8otilh, in euion at I'oiiimbia, adopletl the follow- injf reaoltitioris: "Resolved, Tliat the attitude of the conference is in harmony with the views so often etnressexl hy the chief rutors of our church tn their tm toral addrrwes. That an attendance mi hi tho theater or cin.is or any profeiiruil or amateur nntmano or imixraonating exhibition, is inconatntent with the obit cations of a ("hrlMmn prtift wilon to re notince the world, tne Dean ana iiicuovn. That we will (twcotinu-iiance ana tiis- courage resort to all qtit-slionulile mnuVra modes of raising money tor rnttirn pur poaes, by other means thin a straight 'nr- waro, honest appeal to tne sense ! n-iiti- Inns oblitratirin. Thai we retrnrrl.tanl plsylng, the throwing of tlii-e, atlrnilnnre on balls and horse rat ing is tmihibilprl by Ihe rules of our chun h, ami we III en deavor. with all klmlnw, hut, firrtinr. to root out such evils where thef may 1st found," THE NATIONAL, CAPITAL, IXTEnESTIXa SUMMARY fiFT.V. FORMATION AllQUTCOXGRESS. Th Deporlment Very IlNty-IUuld Recoil- atraetloa af the Navy-t'euareaalonal -, Preeeedlaaa-Peraeaul. t , a.-!,,.- rAMBOKKD. . -S, The President granted pardons in the followinsr cases:' Josenh T. Brown. convicted in Arkansas of rrest-hiirjif false accounts, and sentenced to tive years' Imprisonment; R. L. D, Evans, convictea in lenuessee oi passing coun terfeit money, and gcuteuccd to three years' imprisonment, and Ilcnsli-y Tho mas, convicted in Inrlinna of retailing liquor without a license. - ; , i aoaiksT tuk poi.u r. The conference of 'wool trrowcro untl dealers, called by the President of the National Association of Wool Growers, now in sesiuon, adopted tho following: lhc Presidents policy wouiil . winir about the destruction of tliin industry, and the snme policy of reduction or' ulx lition of the tui ill would cud in iliHiis(,t;r to all other productive cnteninsoH of tho country." KATIO.NAL BAKK SVSTKM. The principal feature of a bill for the perpetuation of the national banking system, which will lie introduced by eenator Farwell when the rveuutc commit tees are formed, consi-ts in subbtitution for United States bonds, as aectirity for circulation, of stuto or municiiial IkiikIs or any flnst mortgage road lwntiH of the United States upon which interest has been heretofore promptly paid, and v. hose market cash value is equal to or greater than the par value, bearing interest at the rate of not less than 4 per centum per annum, and all of the provisions of the national bunking laws shall Inapplicable, so far as may be, to the bonds herein provided for, in the same manner as touching a state's treasurer bonds. ClAtl'TIAX CONFERENCE. The General Christian Conference, un der the auspices and direction of the Evangelical alliance for tho Uofted States, of which William E. Dodge, of New York, is president, aud Uev. Dr, Josiah Strong, of New York, is general secretary, opened in the Congregational Church, at the corner of Tenth and G streets northwest. The Conference met in response to a call issued bv the al liahce several months since.' The stated object of the Conference is to discuss measures upon .which sll these denomina tions may be brought to unite, to meet certain new and pressing emergencies, which have arisen in connection with the (Treat increase of wealth, business, itnrai grjtion, changed relations of labor and capital and the great ana growing per centage of attendants. MVST HAVE GOOD CABS. In the case of William II. Council, vs. the Western & Atlantic railroad com pany, the interstate commission made the following decision: William H Council, colored principal of the Hunts- viibj, Alabama, industrial scuooi, boueht a first-class ticket over the West ern fe Atlantic railroad from Chr.ttanooga to Atlanta, and took a seat in the ladies' car, the only passenger car, except i half car. indifferently fitted up for cot oretl Dcoole. Into this Council was di rected to bo. but did not tro until forced to do so. and was assaulted aud treated with some violence, at he claimed, by the as-ems of the railroad, but as the railroad company claimed, by passengers. The road answered that it cave defendant equally good accommodations, and that it had a right to separate its white and colored passengers. The opinion -is, by lmmissioner jilorrison, and tne com mission decides that it will not go into a question of money dninnrre, ' because it cannot give jury trial, which defendant M entitled to have under the scventn amendment of the Constitution. That tho car furnished was only second-class in comforts fog travel and the road must famish colored people, who buy " firt i lase tickets, accommodations equally iafe and comfortable with other, first class passengers. TR0DIBIT10N SUSTAINED. Justice Harlan delivered an opinion of the Supreme Court in two so-called pro hibition cases oi refer .Mtiglcr, piuintiit ia error, vs. the state of Kansaa, vs. Her man Ziebold and others, affirming the two "Mugler" esses, and reversing the judgment in the Ziebold case. The effect of this opinion is to declare valid the prohibition laws of the state of Kanas and is, of course, victory for the pro hibitionists. The court enid the rieht to determine what was injurious bad to ex ist somewhere, and the right of determ ining what measures are neeenry for the preservation of the public morals, health and safety had, therefore, Iwen vented in the states by the con-titutioinl right given them under the police power to regulate their own intt rtml con cerns. While the police power could not be abused and mut only lie exercised for objects of real merit, this court would abated a nuisance. Property is not taken away from its owners they are onljjiro hibitetl from using it for a specific pur- pose which the legislature declared, to be injurious to the community, , ' ROTES. ' " ' ' ' - The Secretary of tho Treasury ' ap pointed the following storekeepers fine gaugers for duty in Jiorth Carolina: R. ' E. Trolingcr, J. "W. Williams, W,.' O, ; Holoomb, Andrew J. Hughes, Eli If, Davis and L. A. Lynch. ' ' - The Superintendent of tho Dead Letter Office of tho Postmaster General's otlke, has prepared a circular which will soon' be sent to an postmasters, directing a more strict enforcement of tho law re quiring uncalled-for letters to be adver-, used in a newspaper, and by posting a printed or wntten list in the postomce. For the first tune in the history oi Congress, a new Congressional Directory was laid upon the desks of benntors and members of tne House on the flrst day ol ihe session. Its editor and compiler it W. II. Michael, Clerk of the Joint Com mittee on Printing, in which position hi U the successor of the late Ben. Pcrlcj Poofe. ELECTION. Something over half a vote was cast in the municipal election at Nashville, Tenn. McCarvcr, the democratic nominee was elected, over Littleton, the republi- can nominee. Jones, uie jnaepenuem republican, played no part in the race The vote stood'McCnrvcr, 2,689; Little tot., 2,382; Weakley, 1,388; Jones, 41; Campbell, colored, 2. In Atlanta, Ga., the municiiial election culrr-inated in the' success of the "conservative ' or "wet" ticket by au average majority of nearly 900 votes. The following gentlemen were chosen: Aldermen: Jacob Haas, Allien Howell. Councilmen: Firss Ward James M. Stephens. Second Ward Pascal J. Moran. Third Ward- James G. Woodward. Fourth W.ard Bamplur A. Morris. Fifth Ward An drew J. Thompson. Sixth Ward Mar tin F. Amorous. The scattering vote was not lanre, but was given chiefly to the colored candidates who refused to yield to either ticket. Ruftis King gat 117 votes in tlie sixth ward, R. J. Henry, 208; A. W. Burnett, 164, and Howard Horton, 23. Besides these there wersi nineteen scattering votes in in the sixth ward, 23 in the first, 12 in the fourth and 1 in the fifth. The biggest ward vote for cither of the above was for Henry, who received 114 in the fourth. BEFORE A JUBT; certainly not say that tlie liquor trafnc was not one which tne state count law fully prohibit, becvise it was well known that the abuse of intoxicants was pro ductive of pauperism and crime. The next ground of contention, the justice aid, was that as the brewc ties had b.-en erected prior to the jmsstige of the pro hibition law, and a they were of little um except for breweries, thtlr projicrty was taken without due proms of law, ia violation of the Constitution. But atJ a a m .H property unaer our torm oi government, he held, is subject to the obligation tlmt it shall not be used to as to injuriously affect ths richtof a community and there by broom a ' rtnisiinre. The state of Kansas had right to prohibit ihe liptnr traffic It djd not thereby lake away the property of brewers. It limply All eyes were turns! on Tom Wool folk, as he entered the courtroom at Ma con, Ga., to be tried, for the murder of his family. Judge Gustin presided. Tom was looking about as usual, and wore a beard of several daya' growth. Mr. Walker wanted to get him shaved before he entered the room, but Sheriff Westcott pleaded a lock of time, and ha was brought into court just as he left the jail. Tom shook hands with hit aunt and sister, and they exchanged a few. words in a low tone. Mrs. Crane, of Athens, an aunt of Woolfolk's, and Urtv Edwards, of East Macon, a sister, sat near the prisoner, deeply veiled and clsd in mourning. Mrs. Cowan could not1 come, but remained in East Macon, Mr. Cowan was present as well as Mr. Shack lt ford, of Athens. The aged father of Mrs. Mattie E. Woolfolk occupied a seat in the rear of the prosecuting attorneys. Woolfolk was nervous in a moderate way during the selection of the Jurors, but his self-possession returned toward the last, ana he returned to jail at night as calm and imperturbable as ever. A. large crowd of street gamins and idle people thronged the street entrance to the court house, after it was known that Tom Woolfolk was to be tried, but no demonstrations were made. BEPORTEI BV DETECT. BH. Twenty warrants are out for the arrest of prominent nationalists in Ireland on complaints based on reports of detectives. .. . . . it is cnorgea tnat certain t arnenues rtx cently urged the Fenians to murder Lord liarunglOD, v.uicu iut-j avuraiui.; is fused to do. The American Fenians then undertook the task, arriving on the ronv lincnt for that purpose a fortnight ago. jnese, in concert witu a icw ariau feu ians, made an arrangement by which the rails on the road between .Kingstown and Dublin were to be removed in order to wreck the train carrying Lord Hart- jngton and Mr. Gone lien, and in the ex citement shots were lo oc urea into tne carriage occupied by the English visi tors. The scheme was changed when it became known thut Lord Hartington and Mr. Goschen travelled by different trains, and that the fotmer drove straight to the residence of Mr. Powers, in Cspardstown, thus mining Dublin. It was next ar ranged to attack -Mr. Powers' carriage in Lony lime, and murder Iord Hartington or carrv him into the Wick lock motin- tains where he was to be held as a bos. tige for the release, of W illiam O Bnen, and other political prisoners. Every thing had bceit-snaturcd, but the plot miscarried owing to the watchfulness of the police-.. LEAP FOR LIES. When the passenger train on the Shen andoah Valley Railroad was coming in, an old negro woman came near meeting a most horrible death near Anderson, 8. 0. The old woman, unconscious of an approaching train, attemptel to croita treatle just below the depot, and when about half way across she saw the ap proaching train. Realizing h -r danger, she concluded to risk her life by jump ing off rather than to be crushed to pieces by the train. Fortunately she , caped, as the trestle was not very high. Per injuries :p yjry piMul,
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