Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-20

taxation 10 the water drawn M bv The sun
ana she'd again in copiouS showers. \ sound
II anCtal condition of the public finances pre-
vented the bonds from coming home. pr,-
vented panics, and enabled the funding of
ne public debt at lower rates. So far aS
taxation was necessary In support the GOV
eminent. he would vote for it.
MI. Cox denounced the protective system
ss tsNing the people, and argued that iu-
creased duty decreased the revenues.
NJ. kellogg Comm said the reports of the
Treasury department showed that this was
not the case. He favored the section. but
lh SS'lh ne uld not Go II nom any sectional feel
ing. lie thoUght the duty on wool high
enough. but II he could not get that amended
lie should vote for the section a IL stood
Mt Biery Pa advocated protection, and
OfSeu that the prosperity of the interests %.
ore state affected favorably the other states
The prosperous operations i'm his own state
made a market for The wool OF Michigan. the
sugar Of Louisiana and the products OF the
other states. To strike these men down was
tOdCpTlNe the Others OF a market
Mr. Shaaks llnd.N said 10 ne believed this
bill was necessary 70 meet the expenses 81
the government hc would vote FOR IT, but
believing that IL was rot necessary hc Sloull
vote against the proposed Increase Of ten per
cent.
Mr. Dobbin N. j. said he hal bcca a
practical farmer for forty years and his Oh
servatiou had been that the results OF frt--
trade was proSiraiion and want. The work
lEEmen OF tiT CoUutry were the consumers
OF the farmers products, and If they were idln
The farmers had no market Tunes Of
general prosperity, when the manufacturers
were All busy. were The best times for the far
mers. What. If me paid a tax on his plough
lhe ready .market for his produce pal the
tax.
Mr. Storm (PaD contended that high tart II
had over stimulated production of iron. and
the manufacturers now had il piled Up
mountain high. They now asked this in
crease tO enable them 10 work 10 or
After two hours debate under the five
minute rule, Mr.. Dawes moved that the
tomlhlttSe rise Tor the purpose OF cutting OF
debate The motion was agreed to-9I la yl.
lbCbate was, by order of the House, Hur-
tel 10 one hour, and the House again went
into Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. Beck Ky combated the idea that
lEore was necessity 10 protect the ere lj O!
the government. Il had paid over
SIX hundred millions OF the debt since + 60
more than any other government had ever
paid. lie favored a reserve tariff. and al 1
not believe the revenue could be collected il
any other way Uutl the Constitution was
changed. He pointed to the tax on silks
which was made very heavy for the prOtoc-
ton OF "A very few men and small amount ot
capital invested. charging tuat this tax was
dISPTopOrtioned To the benefits derived.
Mr.. Myers pa cOntended that protection
was uec' SSaTy 70 protect the industries OF the
country. and that the reductions made and
which Were now proposed 10 be restored in
The tarin had already had the effect 10 close
workshops.
Mr.. Field lMich) argued to show that The
duty was not paid by the consumer dOmeS-
tic competition keeping down the prices of
l'A'iEti SbhaNr - tlitit tlic tstA " a. lttiu D.
foreign producers.
NJ. Ward (lll.) moved 10 amend the bin bV
eXempting emory ore from all tax or duty
whatever after the passage OF the bill. il
was ruled ont Of order made by Mr.. Dawes.
Mr.. Ward said he would nevertheless adj
dress himself TO the point. HCdeSired TO call
attention TO the fact that the duty on emory.
which was an article of universal use, was
kept up solely To benefit "A b~a of the ore iu
the gentlemans lMT. Dawes own district.
lie was not surprised, therefore. that NJ.
Dawes should desire 10 have such a rate Of
duty as would keep all foreign ores out.
Mr.. Dawes said that Mr.. Ward had charac-
teriZed his brief Congressional career. which
began and ended with this Congress. by in
dulging mainly in personal matters. He
regretted that the gentleman'S constituents
did not more thoroughly appreciate him and
send him back 10 Congress. The gentleman
says that there has been discovered bed of
ore in his (nawesO district. The gentleman
get that Information from the New York
S'1l and If any man wants 10 ascertain any
thing but the truth. hG need only consult that
interesting paper. lie ,DaweSl never mOved
10 tax emory. The House did il ID protect a
bed of ore in North Carolina and another il
Maine: and TO emancipate the United States
from the grasp Of the ROthSchilds, who owned
nearly ali the emory ore iu the " OTld.