Daily globe., 1880-05-03

duction in duties or any action of the House
on the subject of reducing the cost of print
ing paper, and which concludes with state
ment that representative Gsrheld is a power
full champion of monopoly, and that with MS
opposition withdrawn the restoration OF WOOD
pulp to the free list would be accomplished IN
few days. l am told that 1000 copies or TINS
slip has been sent to editors of various newspa-
pers. The firm that sends it processes to know
nothing of the truth of what 1t states. 1t does
not give the name of anybody who asks
to have it sent out, but says
certain publishers of New York dailies and
certain paper manufacturers have requested 1t
to do so. Without vouching for the accuracy
or without pretending to know anything about
it, the firm sent out to 5000 newspapers this
charge against the committee of ways and
means, Joining it with charge that hold
as it were the casting vote in the committee
and that by my single vote prevent the action
of this committee and of this House, give
that as a specimen of the way IN whlcn
opinions as to public men and measures are
manufactured in the United States. Probably
5000 newspapers have come to me containing
this editorial but not the card transmitting 1t.
Not for myself but for the cause of general
truth ask the attention of this House to this
method of manufacturing public opinion ana
for the sake of saying that IT
the people of the United States can be led to be-
ieve that minority of five in committee OF
thirteen, and 1, as one OF the
vote in that committee, and for six
to eight weeks have prevented report on that
subject of course that is an item of news the
country ought to know. Every member OF
that COMMITTEES knows that the statement In
the circular is absolutely false, without one
touch of foundation. Every member OF the
committee knows it, and yet not day passes
o6c nf
newspapers do not repeat the charge, with all
the iteration of circumstance. l say for my
self. furthermore, that it Is perfectly
we'll known that l have by several
of my votes been entirely willing for weeks
that this subject should be brought to the
House by itself. The only question was,
whether it should be brought in as separate
bill or not.
Mr.. Frost-Is the gentleman IN favor or op-
posed to free paper?
Mr.. Garfield cannot tell what has taken
place in the committee. Protected articles on
the tariff list average about 45 per cent. ad va
lorem. The duty on paper pulp ana
printing paper is 20 per cent. less than one
half the average of all protected artl-
cles, but because this brings but
small revenue, am for one will
ling TO reduce it Just as low as it can be re-
duced without absolutely destroying and Grip
pling American industries. Below that am
not willing to go for any amount of clamor
from any part of the world.
The discussion here closed, and a vote was
taken on Conger's amendment providing that
in case of non payment of the tax on any dis
titled spirits within one year from date of the
original warehousing bond, interest shall ac-
crue on said tax at the rate of per cent. The
amendment was rejected. yeas So, nays 1O1:
The bill then went over without final action,
and the House adjourned.