National Republican., 1883-01-31


nois manufacturer.
Mr.. Springer said that Illinois did not want
protection; and Mr.. Sparks, of Illinois, ridi-
culod the claim of the committee on ways and
means that tho agriculturalists of the west
would be protected by this clause.
Mr.. Thomas denied that Mr.. Springer had
right TO speak for Illinois, and u discussion
arose between these gentlemen, during tho
course of which Mr.. Springer alluded to the
large majority which he had received at the last
election, which was explained by Mr.. Thomas
rs arising from the fact that his district pro-
duced corn, corn produced whisky, and
whisky produced democrats [Laughtcr.l
Mr.. Springer replied that q good many
democrats had been produced recently.
Mr.. Cox called attention to tho fact that
more whisky WAS consumed in states which
voted tho republican ticket than the demo-
cratic states. The trouble was that the re-
publicans drank n good deal clandestincly.
That was tho case in Maine.
MIR; Reid. Then my friend takes It, it Is uot
cnndestinc ut all. Laughter
Mr.. Cox. No; II enables mo TO sec something
could not otherwise see.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. Mcmillan moved to reduce the duty on
castor oil from 80 TO 40 cents per gallon.
Mr. Belford, of Colorado said that the house
had spent two days in the consideration of
nine pages of this bill, which contained 140
pages. If the same progress which had char
acterized the past was to characterize the
future the house would have adjourned be-
fore the last page of the bill should be reached.
In tho interest of public justice 1t was the
solemn duty of the house TO proceed to the
consideration of the pending measure.
He had noticed that few Of the amendments
which had been offered came from members
of the committee on ways and Means The
people would not he fooled by eloqucncc
There were enormities in the tariff on besse-
mer steel, there was robbery in the sugar
tariff. Was congress going to reform it
Were members haggling on one side and on
the other to prevent the revision of the tariff,
and TO 90 out with the silly notion aud pre-
tenco that they were going TO bamboozle and
fool the people any longer He nad voted
against the tariff commission because he be-
lievod IL to be in the interest of delay, and he
wanted to vote for a tariff bill this session in
order to remove some of the burdens from the
people.
Mr.. Cox said that all the talk of the gentle
man from the Rocky mountains was mere
persifagc. The republican party had had
ample opportunity to take Off taxation during
the last session, and it was responsible for not
having done so, and the gentleman had no
right to lecture gentlemen because they un-
dertook TO analyze bill which was brought
in during the last weeks of the congress.
Mr.. Speer contended that there were many
instances, in which u protective tariff pro-
tected the farmer, instancing the rice industry
of Georgia. The best way of raising revenue
was by tariff, and that tariff could be SO AZ
ranged as to give protection.
Mr.. McMillin desired to ask question, but
Mr. Speer declined to YIELD saying that the
gentleman and those who acted with him had
ample time to debate while they were OBJ
structing the passage of the bill.
Mr.. McMillin. Are you afraid to discuss the
items Of the bill2
Mr. speer was then proceeding to quote
from speech made recently by Senator
Brown, of Georgia, when Mr.. Carlisle sug-
gested that it was against the rules
Mr.. Speer replied that if he could not
quote Senator Browns speech he would say
for himself to his democratic friends that they
could not succeed in the presidential cam
paign If the people were satisfied that they
were antagonistic in feeling and action to
American production and American labor.
ldr. McMillin's amendment was lost.
Mr. Wheeler moved to fix the duty at sixty
cents, but at the suggestion that seventy
cents would be accepted by the committee on
ways and means modified his amendment ac-
cordingly, and il was adopted The item
therefore reads "castor oil, seventy cents per
gallon"
On motion of Mr.. Kelley, the duty on glu-
cose or grape sugar was reduced from twenty
Five to twenty per cent. ad valorem Twenty
per cent is the present rate.
Mr.. Cabcll moved to reduce tho duty on
paste or roll licorice from ~ to cents per
pound, and on licorice juice from to II cents
per pound. Lost-60 TO o..
Mr.. Rosecrans moved to place tho essential
oil of bay leaves on the free list. Lost.
Mr., Wheeler moved to put cotton seed oil
on the free list
Mr.. Kelley expressed his willingness that
that should be done if tho representatives
Of the eotton-growing states desired it; but
Mr.. Blanchard of Louisiana, and other south
ern members objected, and Mr.. Wheeler with
drew the amendment amid derisive laughter
on the republican side.
Mr.. Anderson moved to place ncidulated
phosphate of lime for fertilizing purposes on
the free list. The protective system might be
carried too far. He was ready to try the
experiment of letting American farmers have
any benefit that might come from a compe-
tition in the matter of fertilizers. While
members of the house were of unlimited brain
and sagacity, he would suggest that they
did not constitute the republican or the
democratic parties of the United States
[Laughter1 In his opinion the recommends
tions made by the President with respect to
these insignificant articles moro fairly repre-
sented the true voice of the masses OF the re-
publican voters than gentlemen who sneered
on yhis side of the house. Gentlemen must
not mistake the atmosphere of the capital,
redolent with the lobby for the pure air Of
American thought. [Applauso on the demo-
cratic side.l 1t might be just as well for the
committee on ways and means (Which seemed
TO have taken u iine-tooth comb and raked up
insignificant miserable things to put upon
this bill) to stop and take breath. When agri-
culture was struck he proposed to stop. LAp-
plause on the democratic side
Mr.. Haskell then interrupted his colleague,
accusing him of initiating against the farmers
of Kansas by his vote in favor Of reducing tho
duty on castor oil, an accusation which Mr..
Anderson emphatically denied, and he and
Mr. Haskell had noisy colloquy, which was
rendered inaudible by the laughter and ap-
plause on both sides of the chamber.
Mr., Anderson's motion was then agreed to,
the committee on ways and means withdraw
ing all opposition to it upon the assertion by
some southern members that they did not
wish for a protective duty on the article.
Thrty-fve of the 150 items Of the chemical
schedule having been considered, Mr.. Ham
mond, of Georgia, at 5;15 moved that the COM
mittee rise, and this being voted down the
democrats refused to vote on the next amend
ment In formal one) and the committee was
Left without Il quorum.
The roll was thereupon called and the ab-
sentees reported TO the house; but quorum
being disclosed the committee Immediately
resumed its session.
The same tactics were pursued, and again
the committee reported to the house the fact
that no quorum had voted and the house then,
at 6;25 p M, adjourned.
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Fire Escape Exhibition.
An exhibition Of the non-in1ammable inn
proved canvas fre-escape chute was given
yesterday by Mossrs. Avery and Burns on tho
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