The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-25
MILLER MIrFED
At the Personal Remarks or the Gentle.
man from Alabama.


At the PeFSOnRI Remarks or the Gentle.
man from Alabama.
Special Dtspaseh to The. .ERteliIgeacer.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Considerable
excitement was caused in the Senate this
afternoon by fiare-up between Miller, of
New York, and Morgan, OF Alabama.
Miller, in tariff speech, said that another
year would find in Congress thirty protec.
tionists in the House in place of the men
who now sat there. Morgan inquired il
they would vote for an increase OF the
tariff on wood.pulp, referring to Miller's
injudicious advocacy at one time, while n
member Of the House, before the Ways
and Means Committee, OF the tariff on
that commodity, of which he is heavy
manufacturer.
Mr.. Miller grew red in the face, and re-
sented the nllusion by saying that he
would meet the Senator from Alabama at
any time or place and argue futlyand freely
with him the question Of wood pulp, but
he wanted the Senator to understand that
he was not to be crushed or driven from his
argument by insulting illusions. And fur.
theT, he wanted the Senator to understand
that both Georgia and Alabama, whose
manufacturing interests were large, would
see to it that they were represented in the
House and Senate both by men. in time
who knew what their interests were.
.Associdted PrcS5 DispGtch:-In the Senate
to-day the Tariff Commission bill was un-
der discussion and Atr. Miller, tof n. vi
gave some reasons for mis- belief in hrotec-
ton. He said he feared that unless some
OF the Southern members amended their
views on this issue they would be left at
home.
Mr.. MOrgan-Let me interrupt the gen.
tiemau to ask whether he expects that any
of the members who will be returned from
the South will be in favor Of tariff on
wood pulp?
Mr.: MiIler--I had hoped that as new
member and one unaccustomed to public
speaking | would be permitted to make
my argument on the question without in.
terruption, but as the Senator has seen fit
to bring into this debate personal ques.
ton, and fling at me which has been
thrown at me by all the newspapers OF this
country, say to him | am ready
to meet it, and if he thinks 10
COW me or to drive me from nv
my position byeany such accusation as that,
he is mistaken in his man. have said
nothing about wood pulp, but repeat to
the gentleman that l believe the people OF
the South, OF Georgia and OF Alabama,
who are deeply interested in the manuiac.
ture of cotton and iron will see to it that
they are represented here by men who be-
lieve in the developement OF the great re-
sources OF the beautiful South.
Mr. MorgAn-If the Senator will indulge
me.
Mr.. Miller declining to yteidj appealed
to the Chair for the vindication Of his
rights to the floor. The chair overruled the
attempted interruption, and Mr.. Miller
said he would answer any questions in re-
gard to wood pulp or any other manuiac-
turing industry OF which he had any knowI-
edge, upon the conclusion Of his argument,
and finally concluded by inviting Mr..
Morgan to reiterate his query about wood
pulp.
Mr. Morgan replied that he had now no
query to make; that when the Senator in
timated that the Southern members did
not represent their people and would be
supplanted at the November election by
the protective advocates, or in other words,
that the Democratic party in the South
would be OverthrOwn, he put to him the
question whether in that Senator's opinion
the new' members would come instructed
TO vote on the question OF wood pulp. The
tariff on that question was upon the statute
book, but the Senator had construed the
inquiry rs u personal ulnsion. II the SEN
ator was so much identified with the tariff
on wool pnlp that no one could discuss it
without making the illusion personal to
himself, then perhaps the inquiry ought
not TO have been made.
Mr., Miller said he confessed his inability
to understand the matter as partaking Of
any other than personal nature, but took
no otfense at it. The Business Of paper and
wood pulp manufacture in which he was
engaged he believed to be quite as honor
able as any which engaged the attention
Of the gentlemen interested in breaking
down our manufactures, and thereby re.
ducing the American laborer's wages. He
added that BY the operations oi patents
and Of the taritfthe business was opprcs-
sively burdened, and that he wanted to
say though the press OF the country,
which had denounced him for being en-
gagged in that business, that the time
would come when it would realize that the
efforts put forth by himself and bis associ.
ates had done more than all Others to
solve the question OF cheap paper and
sIaay, hoaks