New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-20
MILLS IN HIGH FEATHER.
THE FREE TRADERS BEGIN TO EXPLAIN.
A NUT FOR HONEST MECHANICS TO CRACK
DEMOCRATS FAVOR FOREIGN coNvICrs-
CONNECTICUT is TO DE cARRIED-TAM.
MANy's ORDER OBFYFD
my TELEGRAPH 20 III. rsrnuyE.


Washington, July l9-1he agony Is over so
far as the consideration Of the Dark Lantern"
bill by the Committee Of the Whole is concerned,
and the Northern Democrats, who have shown by
speech and vote during the past one hundred days
that they support il because IL Is a first firm
step toward free trade and that they free
traders, will address themselves TO the task Of
trying TO convince their constituents and the
country, in the next four months, that they are
protectionists and that the " Dark Lantern bill
is measure in the interest OF American industries
and labor. because it does not propose OF single
blow TO strike down every home industry, and pro-
vide for the collection Of all duties from cIsGns
upon homeopathic productions only. In the
face Of the printed record, the Democrats will
not be able TO deude auy voter Of ordinary m
telligcnce-
The bill with the Democratic caucrs amend.
ments was reported to the House by the chair
man Of the Committee OF the Whole at 80 p. m
and was received with lusty cheers on the Demo
cratic side After that Premier Mills moved a
postponement until l. 80 a. July 81, when he
will close the debate in an hours speech, after
which he VOC will be taken On motion of
Major Mckinley 1t was ordered that 5000 copies
Of the original bill, together with the amendments
ADOPTED in Committee of the Whole, be printed IN
document form for the use OF members IMs
document will show that the amended bill is even
more vicious and illogical than it was when
first offered to the House, and enable one TO trace
the influences which caused its modification IN GER
tain particulars.
EXAMPLES OF DABK.LAErERN" DICKERlN0.
Every change made is the result OF " decker
or concession wrung from the DARK Lantern
conspirators by party necessity In some cases
the chain Of proof is complete. For example,
boasting admissions by certain members OF the
Sugar st,andit is understood, the Parsee Mer-
chant laid foundation upon which Mr. McCo mas
might have based his charge, which remains to
this day undenied that the classification OF sugars
was changed and the rates fixed IS per cent
HIGHER than the ayerage-and 80 per cent higher
than the rate on woollen manufactures-ln the IN
terest Of TIC trust
Another eyampl. was the preparation OF the
new pottery schedule by which, by means OF re-
classification as deceptive as IL IS ingenious the
duties are reduced nearly so per cent instead OF
some 6 per cent, the trainers OF the Dill con-
tend Yesterday Mr.. Buchanan challenged de-
NAL Of his assertion that the schedule was SUD
stantially the work of a Boston importer and his
challenge was not accepted
To-dav's proceedings furnished another example.
Sc Premier Mills's head was cooler than 1t was
yesterday and he meeliy consented that MI la
clude his speech on the Sumatra tobacco. MI La
Toilette SAID that ne could not believe that the
motion 10 strike out the clause reducing the duty
On ulstemmed leaf tobacco from IS cents Il -
cents pcr pound would receive the support OF the
chairman OF Ways and Means in view Of letter
which the Premier wrote TO the representative
of the American Leaf Tobacco Growers some
weeks ago and which was published in re New
England Homestead Of May g. In that iettes
Mills said in substance: ~
We cannot aecey, your proposition. duty q 'hirfy
Eve Genus per pound would BE- prohoio'y ana We -hoa
DERIVE n revenue .ron lie Article.
Mr. La Toilette remarked that he had supposed
that prime object Of the bill was to reduce the
SURPLUS and curtail the revenues Nh La tolette
then caused TO be read paragraph from Dem
ocratic frec-trade newspaper stating that Mills and
Vance had locked horns and that the !atter
had assured the Premiti7 that We shall lose
Connecticut II the tobacco duty is reduced and
that Mills had been compelled TO yield The bold
Texan had not q word to say in reply 70 the alert
and plucky Wisconsin man. Baker, CT Illinois
Morrisons successor. delivered sound speech
in favor Of the protective policy, the hrst one
of the kind heard from a member from the
XvIIIth Illinois District In many yea-
no SHOW FOR THE HONEST AMERICAN NE
CHAHIC
Mr.. Lehlbach Of New-Jersey, then offered an
amendment to impose duty of four cents per
gross on pearl buttons and supported II in
cogent and earnest speech. He also had read
petition from a large number Of skilled mechanics
who are or have 0cen employed IN that Industry
from which II appeared that owing 10 foreign
competition about two-thirds OF the American e.
Establishments are closed and t-o-thlrds OF me
American mechanics in that industry idle, while
the remainder are not employed more than one
half the time In Austria. pearl buttons are
a product Of convict h3or which FURNISHED thls
couptrv ! 700 600 gross last year. In other words.
IL seems that the honest American mechanic
j. compelled 10 seek other employment or compete
With the convict labor Of conyicts ID austrian l
prisons OF course. the amendment WAS rejected
The Democrats voting solidly in favor Of Austrian
prison labor as against honest American LABOR
L should 10 stated here that they nave rfIecn1cu
Amendment after amendment offered By Mr. Bu-
chanan Of New-Je-scy. 10 prohibit tho importation
Of foreign convict-made goods or TO MAKE them
dutiahle at higher rates than like goods produced
Another example Of the freedom from partisan
shin and the adherence 10 sound economic prlhcl-
pies which have marked the conduct OF the DeH,
ocrstic majority was tho adoption. on motion OF
General Spinola. Of amendment striking out
the clause which reduced the duty on plres ana
smokers articles ead eornWWony cay bc,1
offered the SAM amendment and the Democrats
voted solidly against i; to-day a reFfesenlstiNe
Of Tammany Hall received unanimous consent 70
return 10 the item and moved TO have II elimi-
mated and the motion received the unanimous
support Of the Democrats
THE PROTOTYPE or THE "PREMIEB's' FREE
LIST.
Premier MlIIs proposed that two hours should
be allowed for debate on paragraph about bon
nets This was done in order that Statesman
Springer might advocate free wool and explain
that he is not a frec-trader II must be said
that Springer began at the beginning he quoted
f~tv asserted other
things that wool was on tho free list WHEN Abel
wns an owner Of focks and was murdered by
his brother To the surprise OF some Of his ad-
nirers. however. the Saneamon statesman did not
try 10 prove that Cain ndv ocate OF rob
her tariH he seemed 70 have rad all the Dem
ocratic free-trade speeches made in the dcbate
on wool or course, he could not inciude them
ali in spcech OF only an hour. and 80 he OBJ
tanned leave 10 extend his remarks in The
Record
Mr. Dingley's reply wns coecnt and conclusive,