Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-13

in very neat suggestion, by way of I'M
plication, for close reciprocity treaty be-
tween the two countries, policy which
be fayorS
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. May f2.-On motion of
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, the senate bill
was passed granting the right of way
through the Indian Territory to the Fort
Smith and FL Paso Railroad company
On motion of Mr. Nelson. of Minnesota,
bill was passed authorizing the Duluth,
Raney Lake River 81 Southwest Railway
company to construct bridge across the
Red river of north.
The house went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Springer of Illinois, in the
chair on the tariff bill.
Mr. Haugen, Wisconsin, concluded his
speech in opposition to the bill. He adj
dressed himself especially to the labor
question, as it was affected by the tariff,
and argued that the comforts which the
working man of America enjoyed were
attributed to the protective system. He
was proud of a country whose farmers
and mechanics could boast of luxuries
which were not possessed by their Euro
pean competitors, and he was unwilling to
abandon a policy which had made the en-
joyment OF the luXuries possible. He criti-
cised the bill as being political in its feat
ures, in that it but slightly interfered
with Democratic sugar, rice, iron, coal and
whisky, while it se1ected Republican wool,
lumber and carbohydrates upon which
to try the experimental free, trifle.
Mr.. Townshend, Of Illinois, spoke in sup
port of the bill. The issue, he Said, was
not between protection and free trade
whether congress would reduce the high
tariff created during the war, which was
wholly unnecessary nows ,agd produced
distress among the MASKS of the
people. The bill did not go
far enough. 1t did not go so
far as the president had indicated
it should 60 nor so far as Senator Sher-
man had declared it might safely go, yet it
gave relief to an over taxed people, and
would have his cordial support 1t was a
conservative and jndicious modification of
the tariff on a fair business basis. Pro-
tectionists should be thankful that more
radical measure had not been demanded.
and he warned them that if this fair
and reasonable proposition was rejected
the people would send representatives here
who would adopt far more radical meas
ure. lie denied the assertion that the bill
was a sectional one, drafted for the benefit
of the southern states, and he declared
that ohat assertion would have no
weight with t he people whom
1T was intended TO deceive.
The gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA and the
Comas) had been Wild with fear that coal
and iron ore would bepht on the free list
by the bill He denied that the bill did
this: but even if it did, it was strange that
the Democrats sbOuldcebe arraigned in
bloody shirt speeches as aisloyal when
they had simply stepped into the footprints
of leading Republicans in the senate
Mr.. Kelly said that the bill did in a
round about way, put coal and iron ore on
the free list. Coal and iron ore were crude
minerals unwrought, and the bill put
crude minerals unwrought upon the free
LIST.
Mr.. Townshend replied he had been in
formed that, if the bill was equivocal on
that point it would be amended But even
if the bill did put coal on the free list. was
that p crime, when gentlemen who were
among the most potent Republican leaders
had demanded that coal should go on the
free list, Mt 4 time when the rate taxation
was less than it was today. In 1871 Gen
eral Garfield had voted to put coal and
salt on the free list, and so had Messrs.
Frye, Hale and Dawes.
MI hililheu, OF Maine, iailuuln9 TO
remark of Mr.. TownshenG, as to Mr.
Blaine having been repudiated
by the people, thought It very
wonderful that a gentleman
in a foreign land pursuir- his own bust
ness, in his own way, troubling nobody.
taking no part in American politics except
TO be interested as every patriotic Amer-
can must be such source of anxiety As
he was. The gentleman had said that
Blaine had been repudiated by the people,
but the statement was not true. He had
been repudiated by certain Democratic
methods, which, in certain sections of the
country, prevented the people from speak
ing their voice. He tMillikin) would say
to the gentleman that neither he nor his
party dared TO accept the honest verdict
of the people, lf an honest verdict
was TO be accepted the gentleman would
have no more hope for the election of his
candidate than he would have of climbing
10 heaven or a rain bow or going TO heaven.
himself. holding the political tenets he
did.
Mr.. Allen. of Mississippi. referring to
some remarks made by Mr.. Foran, of
ONO, concerning the south. said lie won
dered where the gentleman learned all he
knew about the south. The gentleman
Knew no more about the doctrine of nro-
lection and free trade than he did about
tIe south, he never ought TO speak about
the tarlu.
Mr.. Foran suggested that he learned
something about the south in 1854.
Mr.. Allen, passing on 10 consideration
oil the oil, advoc;,ted its provisions and
attacked the protective system. Referring
10 remark made by Mr. Nor
row, of Caii ornia. that the
recent failure of Nm. T. Coleman * Co.
WAS attributable 70 tine TACT that the Mills
oill put boraN On tne free list. He said
'ths1 tae nrm VS. II a combination to
raise the price of borax from 6 TO a.: cent
pound
Mr. Morrow suggested that before the
native article of borax was produced the
price had never been below y cents \
pound
Dir. Allen hoped that the Mills hill
would treat every other trust in the sarns
way. ii their could ne no grayer charge
brought against the measure than maj !.
burst irist. he said lea the grand work
20 on.
Mr. Lehlbach, Of New jersey said tha.
the president deserved the admiration OF
the Republican party for hRvin-.
taken away all possibility 0.
s Democratic eampsiga in the Inanufac-
turing states of the Union. For years r.
Democratic party had deceived the peopls
OF his drisJict as 20 tie true status of tina
party. in vain would the Democratic pol
ticlan manages again attempt 10 inauEU
rate dishonest methods of campaign. The
president had erfeesuslle proclaimed tba
It was dishonest 10 blow boSl lot and coz,