Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-22
and the Senate, at S.4S, adjourned until Mon
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and the Senate, st 5:l5, adjourned until Mon
day.
Crowded galleries and good attendance
Of memher on the floor greeted Chairman
Mills this morning ~ he rose 10 bis place TO
close The ioag dobats on the tariff bill.
Promptly at iI:30 the bill was called up
and DIR. Mills, after ohering two sinend-
ments Qnteuded 10 correct typographical err
rors In the bin. moved the previous question
on them aud they were adopted. lie then
proceeded 10 address the House. BEGIN
ming bv stating the condition OF the finances
Of the Government. plscng the surplus at
sl20. 600. 600. THIS, be said, should arrest
the attention OF the country. 1t repre-
,ented unnecessary taxation drawn from
The people and piled mp in the Treasury.
II VS.. taxation levied upon the product
OF labor. Itwssn iniquity. This enormous
amount OF money was constantly louerln.
prices and piliur sn enormous load on labor
and increasing the benefits OF the privileged
classes. How long would Il be before stag
nation would occur and bankruptcy and
min flock together over the land! The ma
iority had ATTEMPTED 10 bring before tbc
House bill to reduce this taxation and lessen
the inflow OF money into the Treasury. ny
amendment, made IN Committee Of the
Whole the Yestive rate OF duty had been
placed at S49.99 on the hundred. Tbs
moderate bill had been met by storm OF
denuucistiou and characterized as Tree
trade MEASURE. Was $3.50 on the hundred
free trade? what state had . per cent
rae Of tax.iionY In the majority Of the
states II did not exceed 81 on the hundred.
The tariff Of 1916 hsd been spoken OF az a
ffec.trade tariff.
Mr.. Mills then took up the bill IN detail,
beginning with the chemical schedule where
the I.ie OF duty had been reduced from
s32.S7 to E2s.l7. On earthen- and cr0ckeTy-
ware the reduction had been s. In hundred.
They called that free trade. II $50 on
the bundled was free trade N Gods pam-
what was protecilon2 Sugar showed next
10 tie largest reduction In the bill-larfer
than IN hemp, jute, iron. aud 10 everything
except wool. Yet the bill had boen called
sectional measure. To ret tG,O0O,OOO OF pro-
iectlon on sugar the Government had TO col
lect $50. OOO, 600 OF tariff duties. In pro-
visions the reduction was 81 In the
hundred. More free trade. IL was
less than 81 in cotton goods. Was
not that moderator the duty still re-
naming 81 e39.07. In woods and woollens
the reduction was $50 on the hundred and
most OF that has been caused by placing wool
on the free list. The manufacturer would
get free usol and 40 per cent. protection, or
B per cent. more tnan he now got. And
,hll they said the bill was free-tradc me2'
sure. Articles amounting 20 S2DG0O,OOO
had been placed on the fres list end sG,39b-
000 of that was WOOL. Gotten had been the
cbi,i product OF this country, yet the Repub-
lcan party had put II on the Tree list. Ana
they were right. But when II was proposed
10 touch wool combination that made pro-
tsctlve tariff WAS struck and they said: "1Ou
shall not touch it,"
The next article on the free list was tin
plate, S5.70O,0O0. Not pound OF 1t was
produced in this country. The committee
proposed % Give this money TO the con-
tum,rs: vet their action was called Tree
trade. II that vas free trade make tue most
OF IL. Salt was uexs Because few peo-
pls were interested in its manufacture tho
committee was stiEmatiZed as Free Traders
for putting Il on the free list. Burlsps was
net Hld0 in this country. i. bad bsen
placed on the free list. Hemp and inte made
M sl.TOJ. 900 u the free list with all
the mix that could he given this baby
industry it bsd failed 10 grow. II was dying
end must sson disappear. The Republicans
had used the same argument IN favor OIL
itrikiuE down the sugar Industry. Opium
paid s4GS, coo. II bad been placed on the
Tree list. Cotton ties and brisiles (the l2tter
produced in Russia had also been placed on
The free list. The TODD product-currsnls-
that concerned no lsbOrer in this country
bad been placed on tue free list. Yet the
committed had been tsunted with being
Free Traders. Their opponents said: I'll
Tsu want anything free take frso drink OF
whiskey." [Applause.l The taxes on eX-
pre.s companies, on telephone companies,
OF he had
been removed, but none OF the taxes on
labor had Been removed. Wool grew
on the sheep. There had been much
sympathy expressed fer the sbeep.
The Democratic party sympalhized with
men. 1t wanted cheap clothing for the
poor. The Republicans wanted duties kept
80 kifh that neither wool nor voOllens could
be brought ia. With the product o. 300 0O),-
GOO hounds and the need for G00,O0O,OOO
pounds what are We going TO dog Tho DEM
ocTats propOsed 10 let In wool free and let
our workmen make II Into clothing. The
biU was intended to benefit the condition
and increase the wages Of the laborins PEG
Die. IADplausc.l The Government should
not NEEDLE vita the people. They could
take care OF Themselves. They were
the most intelligent and best people in
the world, and could give employ
ment to all Of the lsb0rers II Congress
would but let them alone. Why should we
not have free raw mateTi,l and have an OPP
porruDiiy to contest on equsl terms with
foreign manufactured We would have
fair field and an open hEht. Applause.
The Democratic party intended to appeal 10
the virtue ane intelligence Of the country.
Money was being poured into his district IN
Texas to beat him for reelection TO the Fifty
first Congress, but he wanted The country to
know that the people Of bis district were. not
for sale. The committee had reduced the
duty on steel rails from SIT 10 Sll per ton,
and II was charged that that was an EFFORT 20
destroy sn infant industry.
In conclusion he referred 10 the suit OF
clothes produced by Dir. Mckinley during
bis speech. lie said that he had nothing TO
take back. He bad inquired into II and bad
found that that $40 suit hal been protected
10 the amount Of $4.C3. lie bad heard that
that suit Was to be photographed aud used
in the campaign. He wanted TO photograph
in the brain Of every voter the fact that that
SO suit is protected to the amount OF S403.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Hi'lPs speech,
which was unanimously applauded, all OF
the amendments were agreed 10 with the ex-
ception OF tbst on cetton-tles.
Dir. Mckinley demanded a yea and nay
vote, which was ordered. 1t resulted
yeas, 10; nays, 1eS, and the amendment
stands IS agreed upon In Committee OF the
Whole.
Mr.. Gear. Of Iowa, (Republicaul voted
with the Democrats. Dir. Randall was
paired with Mr.. Hogs, Of West Virginia.
when the yeas and NAYS were ordered on
the final passage Of the bill Mr.. sowden, OF
PenusylVaBia, obtained recognition and said
that his distinguished colleague, Mr.. Ran
dali, who was absent from the House by rea-
son Of severe illness, had sent him a letter
which he wished to have read at this time.
The letter Was read is follows:
july 10, 1855.
Hon. ". H. Sorden House Of Representa-
tues:
Nv Dear Sir.-Iiths vote on the Nills
tsril Is TO be taken saturday the 2lst in