The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-02
THE MILLS BILL.
Mr.. McCresry Defends IL, and Mr.. Forau De
nounces and Repudintes It.

Mr.. McCresry Defends IL, and Mr.. Foran De-
nounces and Repudiasss 1t.
WAsHISGToN. Nay lon motion Of Mr. Per
kins Of Kansas, Q Senate bill was passed grant
ing right Of way through the Indian Territory
10 the Kansas City g. Pacific Railroad Com
pany.
whols-Mr. Springer, of Illinois. 10 the chair
on the tariff bill. and was addressed by Mr..
McCresry, Of Kentucky. President Cleveland.
he said. had made himself conspicuous before
tho whole country BY the wisdom and courage
exhibited 10 his annual message, when hs rec
commended tax reform and reduction Of the
surplus. Congress should long ago have re-
ducsd taxation, but the journals Of the House
would show that the repeated efforts of the
Democratic party in that direction had
been th warted by gentlemen OF the other side.
He then turned his attention to that portion Of
Mr.. Kelleys tariff speech in which he told OF an
unavoidable condition Of affairs In Kentucky,
and he declared that the statements made by
the gentleman we're marvellous and gross mis-
representations. There were but 125, 600 Hitter.
ate white persons In Kentucky, while In Penn
syivania there were l2S,000 persons over ten
years Of age who could not read and write. He
contrsvsrted the staten spts of the gentleman
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pauperism, and asserted that there was not
. State in the Union whore the laboring classes
were better clad. or better fed or better housed
than In Kentucky, and he called attention to
the fact that the so-called pauper counties Of
Kentucky were Republican counties. The gen.
tleman bad spoken Of Kentucky as being under
the control of the whisky trust The gentleman
evidently forgot that, last year. New York,
Illinois and Ohio each pal more internal rove
nue. taxes than Kentucky. Where Kentucky had
ono saloon to every AS persons, the model State
Of Pennsylvania furnished one saloon to every
census statistics to disprovs Mr.. kelley's asser-
ton that Kentucky was an unprogressive and
unprosperous State.
Mr.. Forap, of Ohio, opposed the bill. He dis.
cussed at some length and earnestly opposed
the proposition to place wool on the free list
Touching upon the question OF wages he de-
clared that IL this bill passed the American
workman would be compelled TO compete with
English workman, and receive the same rate Of
pay for his work. He protested now. and would
protest under any and all circumstances, against
the false assumption and suicidal declaration
that the so-caled Mills bill involved Democratic
principles and Democratic duty. IL it was the
intention Of the bill to reduce the surplus it
would prove an abortive failure. AS it now
stood he not only denounced it, no repudiated
and denounced IL.
Mr.. OFerrall, of Virginia, supported the bill.
Mr. Dorsey, Of Nebraska, followed in opposi-
ton TO the bill. He said that industry, and
not population. created wealth. He adjured
the citizens OF the West either to stop trying
to build up their cities, or to defeat such at
temple as were being made In tho pending bill
to break down Industries. The President might
deceive the people until the next election, but
the people would then detect and undo the
wrong.
The committee then rose, and the House ad.
journed.