Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1889 — WASHINGTON AFFAIRS. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.

Democratic congressmen had a caucus Monday morning and nominated the old officers for officers of the House. A resolution pledging the members of tho party to every effort to secure tariff reform whs adopted. Mr. Voorliees began his work in the Senite of the Fifty-first Congress Thursday Dy offering a long preamble and resolution in reference to tariff taxation, he asked to save laid upon the table for the present, it declared that all existing tariff taxes on foreign merchandise should be so revised, repealed or amended, as to provide: 1. For the collection of a sufficient imoupt of revenue to pay the expenses of •,he Governmet, economically administered' ;he principal and interest, of the public lebt as they fall due, aud liberal pensions; aut not a dollar more. 2. For the taxation of all articles of luxary at the highest practical rates, and for ;he reduction of taxes on all necessaries jf civilized life, such as salt, sugar, woolen ?oods, iron, steel and other staple commodities to the lowest possible rates conlistent with a tariff for revenue, for noth ing but revenue. 3. For the curtailment and i overthrow, is far as possible, of all monopolies in trade oy the enlargement of the free list to the full extent that the same can be done without iihpairing and endangering the necessary revenues of the Government, aaving in view at all times and under all fircuinstances a liberal policy of trade with the people of foreign countries and jxact justice amongst our own citizens, with exclusive privileges to none. Senator Hale introduced a bill for the relief of sufferers in the wreck of meu ofwar at Samoa last March. Spooner Friday introduced a bill regulating the Federal supervision of elections. It is all right to say blow your own horn but some men haven’t any horn to blow.