Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-16
House.

Without transacting the ordinary amount
of routine work, the House went into the
committee of the whole on the tariff bill and
was addressed by Mr. Butterworth of Ohio
Mr.. Butterworth in making IA comparison
between sections where protection prevailed
and States where the free trade philosophy
existed. said that Ohio paid in wages to those
engaged in her industries $4,000. 900 more
than all the States of Delaware, West Vir-
ginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky and Virginia
yet these States had population of Is ,00O,-
900, while Ohio had only httle over 3,000,-
900. If the gentlemen from these States
said that the comparison was not fair, that
they didn't represent the manufacturing but
the agricultural States, it was the fault of
the South that they were not manufacturing
States, that the iron of the South had slum-
bered in her mountains for the past century,
that the coal remained idly in her hills that
the waters of her rivers were turning no
wheels of industry and bearing on their bos-
ON but little commerce. Nature had been
prodigal in gifts to the South. God had
blessed that section beyond compare but it
had not consented to bless itself. 1t was
their fault that the waters of the James the
Alabama, the Cumberland and the Kentucky
didn't turn as many wheels as the Connect
Gu. the Merrimac and the Ohio, or rather
the fault of the faith-of those whose works
"a abundantly and conciusvely condemn it.
The highest evidence of a great, progressive
people, was their output of brain and out
put of inventive genius. Ohio had given to
the country more improvements in mechan-
les and arts than all of the sixtt en- States
where free trade and philosophy held its
sway. lie summed up the difference between
the two parties on the wool question by the
declaration that the free trade philosophy
created an active concern for the .heer,w while
the republican philosophy created an active
concern for the shepherd.
Mr. Buckalew of Pennsylvania, supported
the bill He argued that it dealt tcHderly
with the metal schedule and didn't think any
just complaint couid be brought against the
measure for its action towards the industries
of his State.
Mr.. Simmons of North Carolina. gave his
hearty support to the bill, although he re-
gretted it didn't contain repeal of the tax
on cigars, cigarettes, cheroots and fruit and
/ brandy.
! Mr. Stone of Kentucky combatted the
/ idea that protection aided the farmer and
| laborer.
Mr. Grant of Vermont. would reduce the
surplus by making an annual appropriation
of $40 600 900 for the defense OF the grea
seaboard cities and no longer leave them a
the mercy of any nation which might sens
gunboats into their harbors, We woult
make an annual appropriation of $4,000, ,0O'
for the education of embyro American citi
zenf who couldn't read or write. He woult
increase the pension rolls sl0,000,0o0 b.
passing dependent pension bill and by othe
pension legislation. He would then reduc,
the tobacco tax and revise the tariff and tht
dangers of the surplus would vanish. HI
compared the farming interests of Vernon
and Kentucky, quoting the statistics to shov
that when the population of the two State
were compared the eastern State was far il
advance of its Western rival.
i Mr.. Seymore of Michigan, spoke in sur
port of protection, and the committee the
rose.
On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge of ker
tucky. ordered, that the remainder of th
present week the house meet at 10 A. VI.
/ The house at ) 80 took a recess until 8.
At the evening session the tariff discussio
was resumed. Abbott of Texas, led with
speech in favor of the Mills bill, and Oar
I ington and jackson of Pennsylvania, An
Owen of Indiana, opposed ii.
4 At 10 P. NJ. the COMMITTEES rose and th
House adjourned.