The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-02
STILL TALKING OF LUMBER.
The House Tackles 1.-THE Next Two
Lines of the Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The House, TODAY.
again went into committee of the whole on
the tariff bill and proceeded to consider the
first paragraph. After deliberation, the
amendment to substitute January 2, 1889, for
July ], 1888, as the date of the application of
the free list, was defeated, 81 to l1S.
Mr.. Baker, of New York, presented his
amendment to exclude Canadian goods from
the free list whenever the government of
that country imposes duty on American
good of similar nature. The amendment
was rejected. This concluded the consider
alton of the first paragraph, five lines of the
bfii. and the clerk read: "TImber, newn ana
sawed, and timber, used for spars and in
building wharves,' the first article on the
free list.
Mr.. Struble, of Iowa, moved to strike out
the paragraph.
Mr. Cultivate, of Ohio, defended the cor
rectness of the figures quoted by him yester-
dap illustrative of the profits of the lumber
business. They applied to sawed lumber, he
said, and showed that the wage Garner re-
ceived 81 out of 500 worth of the product.
the capitalist taking the remaining s13
Mr.. Boutelle said the gentleman had fallen
into the error of assuming that the lumber
men worked all the year instead of three or
four months.
Mr.. Outhwaite denied that there was apv
proof that lumbermen did not work all the
year.
Mr.. Dingley attacked Mr.. Outhwaite's
figures, allaying that not lumber manufac-
turer in his State had made more than six
per cent last year.
Mr.. Genther knew something about the
lumber business and declared the action of
the majority in putting lumber at the freee
list was gross injustice and meant destruc
ton to the business. He charged that Mr..
Cultivate wanted free goods when Ohio
could not produce them but protected goods
when she could.
MT. Cultivate wanted to know how that
statement filled his position in favor of free
wool. He represented the largest wool
manufacturing district in Ohio.
Mr.. Genther retorted that he would not
continue to represent that district after this
Congress; Certainly, he adjured the Demo-
Gratis, if they must do something for Canada
to try and get some return. Let them regu-
late the reciprocity treaty urged by his friend
from Ohio, (Mr. Butterworth) We would
then get something for the advantages we
gave Canada, but not under this bill
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine cited figures to show
the difference in wages in favor of this coun-
try as compared with Canada, and asserted
that a laborer in Maine received seven
eighths OF the value of the logs as delivered
at the mills
Mr.. Wilson of Minnesota demanded that
the representatives from the North and West
tell the House why poverty should protect
wealth. No industry in America was max
ing. money so rapidly as the lumber industry
Mr.. Reed OF Maine maintained that values
had increased in this country because of its
prosperity. He had OCCASION time and
again, to point out the twisted ideas of the
gentlemen, on the other side. The whole
country showed prosperity under the pro-
tective system. 1t mattered not how much a
man made In an industry; the people want
ed TO keep the lumber trade here.
Mr.: Wilson challenged the gentleman from
michigan lMr. BurrrOws), who lived in the
finest agricultural district in his State, to say
that land in his district had increased in
value during the last 10 or 15 years. He
asked the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Ander-
SOM how 1t was in his State.
Mr.; Struble of Iowa. say it has increased
in value.
MIR. Reed-Ask again.
Mr.. Wilso1-The gentleman can't put his
own witness to answer my question.
Mr.. Reed declared that rise in agricultu-
raj land has taken place. The gentleman
wanted to take timber lands before they had
increased in value, and farm lands after they
reached their full value, and compare them.
Mr.. Mills suggested, in view of the fact
that the two lines which had beer under
consideration all day, concerned an item
that yielded but $19,S80 in revenue last year,
be passed over. The request was refused.
and the committee rose pending the decision
upon MIR: Mills's motion to limit to ten min
utes further debate upon the paragraph.