The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-29

CONVERSATIONAL.
DCha1o O. - 3hz1R I'M.
laiIIer q New York oseD Warn -
.- the Collar.
WARRINGTON, March 26.-The joint
resolution for printing Blaine's Garfield
memorial address, passed.
The tariff commission discussion W1a
resumed and Miller of y. Y, gave some
reasons for his belief In protection. He
said he feared unless some southern
members amended their views on this
issue they would be left ut home.
Morgan-Lct me interrupt the gentle
man and ask whether he expects that
any of the members who will be retnrn-
I'd from the South will be in favor Of .
tariff on wood pulp:
Miller-I had hopes that as . new
member and one unaccustOmed tn pub
lie speaking, would he permitted to
make my argument on this question
without Interruption, but a. the Senator
has seen fit to brtng into this debate =
Dersonxl question and to fling at me =
Hing which has been thrown at me by
all the newspapers Of this country. I say
TO him am ready tOMcet him and II he
thinks to COW me or drive ME from my
position BY any such an accusation a.
that he il mistaken in his man. l have
>aid nothing about wotdpulp, hut re-
,,eat to the gentleman l believe the peo-
pIe Of the South, Of Georgia aud Of Ala
hama who are deeply interested
in the manufacture of cotton
and iron will see to it they
are represented here by mea who
believe in the development Of tile great
resources Of our beautiful South. Nor
yxn-if the Senator will indulge me.
Miller, ,lisclinipg TO yield, appealed to
the chair for vi,:tiicatiOn Of his rights
to the floor. The chair Overruled the
attempted interruption and Miller re-
sum.-dl. He said he would answer any
question in regard to pulp or any
other manufacturing industry Of which
he had any knowledge upon the ccn-
cl,,siOn Of his argument and finally con-
,.lu.led by inviting Morgan to reiterate
his query about wN,d pulp. Nor
gan replied that he had now
no query 10 make; that when
the senator intimated that Southern
members did not represent their people,
and would be supp!antcsl ut the Novem-
Der elections by protection advocates
larty ofthe South would he Overthr0wn,
he put to him the question whether, in
that s. natOr's opinion. the new men,
bery will come instructed to vote on the
question Of wood pulp. The tariff on
that article WAS upon the statute hooks
and the Senator construed the query as
y personal allus;On. If the Senator was
20 much identified with the tariff on
wO(nl pulp w that no one could discuss
it without making Nh allusiOn personal
to himself, then perhaps inquiry ought
not be made.
Mr.. Miller said he confessed his ina
bility to understand the matter ~ par
taking of any other than personal ma
lure, but took no ofIense ut 1t. The bust
ness Of paper and wosnl pulp nlanufac-
turc, in which lie was engaged, he be-
lievctl to I've quite as honorable as any
which engaged the attention IF gentle
men interested in breaking down our
manufactures and thereby reducing
American laiOrcrs' wages. He added
that under the operations of patents and
If tariff this business was OPpressively
b,lr.lenesl. and that he wanted to say.
through the press 0f the country which
had denounced him for being engaged in
that business, that the time would |
undoubtedly come when it would |
realize that tho efforts put forth Ivy HIM |
self and his associates had done more |
than I'll others to sOlve the question Of
cheap paper and cheap books. Sher- |
man spoke Of the Efforts made ~ the !
Treasury Department to secure legisla- !
tiOn At different times within the period |
VI u few years ~ aS to enforce the /
revenue laws in regard tO sugar duties,
and detailed like efforts by the depart
Dnent to cOunteract md prevent frauds
in the artificial cOloring Of sugars 20 ~
to change them from higher to lower
grades in order to cva.le higher duties.
Although 1t had been shown the failure
to pass regulating duties involved loss
la the government Of Es,tAEl,WW year,
all efforts ut legislation had proved in
pending the adjustment Of the
Tariff. He read u recent decision Of the
supreme Court to show that under the
Existing law the cOlOring I'm the process
nj manufacture was not y fraud, but to
become such this must take place sub
.e,iuent to manufacture. These and like
Tariff def cts in regard to hoop iron,
steel, etc., articles i'm iron and steel
had grown out Of iron, and
he fusion Of al valOreM and specific
iutie-s caused Nv the revolution in man
within the last twenty years
'ince the laws were passed. In view Of
he press Of business he thought sl,or:
ill including three items was all that
would in looked for ut the present ses-
ion, AMI that n general revision should
" left to commission Of civilians. on
he MOrrell plan, to report at the next
'e.ssiOn.
A general debate ON the bill closes
after which amendments may
" offered under the five minute rule.
Williams introduced u bill to incorp0-
ate the Cherokee Central railrtad and
Telegraph company. The bill author
zes the construction of mad and tele-
graph line from TT. smith, Ark, to