The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-22


With spectators early this asnzninx. as
taess-d By the announcement tsas so-aay
w9asd witness the riese af the grsst tstis,
desxse and the vose On TIA sazi passage OF
| the Aisis hid 0n.y Ire executive sad
diplomatic gsllssies were vacant Ia ad-
distsa 10 sae crSwsiea galleries hssr a
tendance of members crested Chairman
Mills when he rosa tn his place 10 elise The
debate.
Promptly at the appointed time tho hIIi
wss called UP. aud tk~renpon Mr.. Mills.
after Offering swo asnssdn2uts Intended TO
ecrrret typographical errors in the hill.
moved the r:esicsss qssestioa oa them and
they ware adopted lie then proeeesiesi 10
address the house. beginning bs stating the
condition Of the slnanees Of The govern
menf. placing the surplus as siaa. .xp,1so.
rnls. he said saoald arrest attention 10 The
present unnecessary taxation drawn from
the people and piled uts la the treasury. Ii
vas taxatioa lesied on the prsdues af Ia
eef. IL was non equity. fae enorlnozis
smouur Of ,Getes ~as constantly lowering
wages nad rsiing aa rElersaoss load IN
labor and iuers esiag the teaefts OF the
privileged eisssess dew Icing would II BE-
before sfa<fasssssl usasa ossar and hauk-
sat1ey aud ruin f3oek f.,,,s thrr on she land
fore the house 4 nsiI 10 reduce this TAXA
rion aud Iessea the inflow of raoney inis
The freasury. By amendments made FL
committee of the whole the relative fste
VI duty hal bern piaesi Al HAD on the
hundred This moderate bib had teen
mel b. a storm of deiuitesEliesa and char
aeierixea a. o free srsfie naeesar.s whai
state bad j pef cetiL fate of taxaifoas In
the majority uf states II did not exceed 81
ON the hundred Ibe safi6 IT lsis had
been SPOKEN uf rs a free trade tariff.
Mr.. Mills then took up tue bill ia detail
He Q All i ith u c chemicals schedule.
where the rase II aasy had been reduced |
from ts.sz 10 s-s.i1. On caff.eaaaEr aud
croel er .sare the fcaaefso4a hal bcea 80
on the hundred, They called tina; free
trade II 30 "a the hun trei wax free trade.
In Gods name wlaf Was psofeeti0ny suzaf
showed aext 80 re lafsss; reduction in the
blii, larger than hemp. iuse, iron and, in
sarf, e. eryfhlug except wool. But ii had
been called a sectional measure. To get
six millions of Protection on sugar the
government bad TO c1iiect hfts eigh. mil
lions OF tariff duties oa prosisioas- The
tsuuetion ~s> sl In cotton goods: MAS BOT
that moderator fae auty still remains al
fss.U7. ii ga,sls aud wsoseus the reduc
tien vas 80 ou the hundred. and most Of
iha, had leen caused BY placing wool on
the free list The manufactured would gel
frec wooi and 20 per ccst protection. or ;
per cent. saare thau he nov got. and still
they said tle bit waS d free trade ms Asnfe.
Articles amounting TO twenty million dol
lars had beea placed On the free list, and
ii, 100 OF that was wosi. Cotton had
been the ehif Product OF the country, sei
the Repnbiieau party had put II in the free
Lat, aud they wsfe right, but when IL was
proposed 10 touch W.soi, the combination
mai made the protective tariff was struck.
ard ttes said. -iuu shall not touch H. .
The next article on the free list was tin
f,1a ksf a af N n
this country The eommittee proposed 10
give this n fleS, s5.7oJ.e0 yearly, 10 the
consumer. YET tier action was called free |
trade II that was free trade. make the
sis;ss Of H. sait was the next Because q
few people were Interested the commit-
tee was siigInaiixed as free traders for put
ting il on the free list Buriap was not
saade In THIS country. and bad been placed
uu the free list. Hemp aud tute made mp
81 .7os.;fn Of the free l-t- wish all the miik
THAT could bc giSea tais habs industry. II
bad failed D. groA. II wss dsing and must
soon aisappear The Republicans hsd
ased the same argument IN favor of sirik
ing down the sugar Industry. Opium had
$50, ,oua u. bad been placed on the free
iisi. Cotton figs an1 orsstles, the latter pro
dueed IN Russia. had also hes'a placed on
The free list
food product. currauis, that concerted |
no lab1rcr In this eouatfy. had been placed |
on the free list. vet The eosEfaitfce hsd |
been iaunfcd with beiaS free traders
fhgir opponents sai-i: ..sf wa want auy
ihing free. take fsse drink OF whiskr."
fAppiause The tax on express CON
pshiss, on Telephone con aaies. on al the |
wealth Of the country hai zen removed |
but none OF the taxes on later had teen |
removed
Wool grew On the sheep. There had
been much sympathy expressed foT thc
sheep The Demoe attic psf;y symyathixcd
With ineIL is an.ei cassp clothing for !
.hc poos. The Republicans wsnird the
duties kepi 20 high hat neither weoi nor |
eociea clothing could be bought |
With a Product OF .J1sHe.tW pounds !
Il wool and n need OF eo8u0os9Jl |
pounds. whnt were We going 10
dos The Democrats proposed 10 fcs IN |
wool free snn let oar worksnfn make ii up
into clothing. The bill was iatsades 10 |
benefit the tnnairion aud incnsse the |
he geverunt nt should aat fleddic WITH
the people; they could take care 81 them
selves Thcy were the most intelligent
aud the best people In the world, and
rould give employ meat 10 ait of the ialar
efs. II congress would but let thea alone
why, shoald we hsse free raw msiesis.
aud lave the opportunity to contest OF
equal terms vita the foreign raEaaf9c
furcrs. We would have q fair deal and ~
orcn fight" IAprlaase fhe Democratic
party INTENDED ~ ssseas 10 the virtue and
Intelligence II she e9nnsry.
nglLs's zaRryKpos
Money wss being poured into his district
in Texas 30 tyeaf him for re-efe<tisn to the
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