, 1881-02-19
IN THE HOUSE

YESTERDAY. |
spsetai Dtspatea to Thu Chisaoo TRIBUNE. |
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 1s.--ln the |
House those who wished to have private |
bills passed. to-day exhausted every possible
parliamentary resource to secure O constl-.
eruti0l Of thom, but without Success, Inns
much MS there Is only ono more Frlday III this
session, It was thought certaln tint tho usual
order Of business upon Frttlny would bo OBJ
served, but there Wns no much pressure for
ge,ieral legislation TINT all motions to TINT
cl,d failed. Ilk1 defeat awaited tho attempt
OF Sparks, Of Illinois, to secure action upon
tho Fitz John Porter bill. which lies upuu.
thu 11ouso calendar as it caino from
tho Senate. Fina|1y, tic Agricultural
Appropriation bill was taken up, but 1t was
used only as Il textfor
A TAlilrF DEBATE.
Frank 1lurd, despairlng Of my action upon
his Free-Trade resolution in tho Ways aid
Means Committee, md unwilling that tic
Congress Should expire md lo leave public
lito without compelling Ills party associates to
y0tc Upon the tnriif plunk OF their own M
tlos,nl platform. moved MI amendment which
could not bo ruled out Ut order, mud upon
which lte proceeded to make long, prepared
Frce.Irnllo speech. Ills amendment pro-
posed that a stattsttcian bo employed III
tile Agricultural Durcau 10 report upon
the effect Ut tho custusns-reyenue Legislation.
Mr.. lIurd proceeded to deliver his advertised
speech, which was tho report which he would
like to have his Imaginary statistlclan make.
JUDGE KELLEY
followed him In speech not less carefully
prepared, exhibiting. tho advantages Of d
protective tarI!r: pr. f. iFe,t1n. Of Georgia.
ColnlnitteU, followed nls0 with another tarlir
speech, DIR, FELTON, is still In favor Of free
tr'ldc,, although ho l!ad beoll supposed to bo
more INCLINED 70 protection since tic develops
Northern GeorEta.
FROM "vILE nEconp."
III ths lFestera Astocta<h Prfss.
WAsHlNaros, D. G., Fob. 1s.-.,'rhg House
tnsn t, WsG: into Goit,sS IF the Whole on
Mr.. liur.l gnve notlce tint l,u would ,o1er
ait amendment providing for ths statistics of
TIC s'lnordlnate oitscer ot the Agricultural
department, anl re4HlrlnE n thas oillcsr to
l,evenne llws would, II continued III forue.
have hereafter IN tlie agricultural pcopu Ut
tho country; whether the effect of such laws
l!as been 10 inerensu or uin,inish the llr!cu Ut
| nnrkets; whit eltpet thay l,ayo Ind u,i tia
| lr!ee Of elothiAY ~! agricultural tools III
this country, and whether ar. not tic wages
engaged Iii agriculture hAvN bcun affected
by such laws; MllA II so, in what way md to
wlat extcnt. lie tleli proceutlel to mike
a,s mltt-prntectiyu, turin speech. lIo said the
present taritf WIS leylctlo oil over 4, 200 articles
on ti!o GROUND TINT American Industry
should bB prntecto,l, Il tnriff for revenue l,c
did not oplt'se. n'ld he would be willing to
support such u tariff. notwithstanding ttlero
might bc s0.no Incidental protection. But to
II tarttf lcyled for protection only l,c was op-
] posed.
PROTECTION REsTs on TirnEE PROPOSITIONS.
First, II crentct II favorable balnncu OF trade,
| nllt tl,ht nn GxcOsa Ut exports over imports
WAS for, tllo benefit of the country; aGcpntt,
protection lnatlun nation Independent Ut I'LL
other ,l.n,t!ot!s: anl, THIRD, protection i!.-
ereasU Of labor atitletl 10 tho wealth Ut tho
country. fteso prUl'nsltiul,s 10 dB1.ied. ltu.
ntrictloll OIL trlltlu WIS great ca,lse Ut War,
T!!at nation WIS the lnnst independent wlasel.
k!lew n!ost ut tic world nllt ayni!cl ltsnlf ot
nll products Ut intc1ect n,l.l skill Ut I'LL tl.o
natIuns 0f the eartt. lt0 denied tho pr0posl.
tloN tllat III lhrrease fn tho amount 9f labor
allIel to tho wealth Ut the country.
MEN DID NOT lAAt,lt IsEoAusR TllEY WANT.
| Eli l,,
bat In order 10 eet enough to support thenl'
sGlyes.. The wealth o{ nations did not dt.
pend on the labor dol!es but on the value III
lint labor. It was claimed thut protection,
woulu, develop the Resources Ut tho country,
!tcotlttl not heyul0p tlI0su resources 4hti1
It had increased the nggreEate profits of ttle
country, a,l4 1t could mt increase tho aRKrur
gatu profits begallss i could not increasu Tic
tlisp0sahlu capltul. Tho o,lly effect Of pro
tectlo,t,, he asserted, WHY u tako llollcy FROM
tv Rckst u S,!e 'nl n!H PVT T. y! Y.
consumer to pay more TOR goods than, tho,
Wer1 worth, ostansibly to help tliat producer
lIo lnstance4 IN this connection
THE ONE ARTICLE or PAPER.
Tor Which thu consumers paid $4,000. .0o,