St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-29
MORE TARIFF TALK.
A Running Discussion on the
Tariff Bill in the House.

Farm Bill IN the House..
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-M Many repre-
sentatives went to Philadelphia to-day
to witness the launch of the Yorktown,
and there were but thirty-five members
present when the house met this morn
ing, and Immediately went into commit
tee of the whole on the tariff. Mr..
Kerr, of Iowa, approved the reduction
of the revenue by the abolition of the
internal revenue tax. The time had
come, he thought, in the history Of the
American government for the nation to
declare that henceforth it would take no
share i'll the profits in the sale of alco-
hOlic liquors.
Mr.. Tarsney, Of Michigan, said that
he and the gentlemen Oh this side of the
house were not free traders; they were
fair traders. They were not seeking to
pull down the custom houses Of the
country. They proposed to continue
custom house taxation, but they would
revise existing laws so as to bring taxes
down to the base line Of necessary rev.
enue; and in so revising the laws to
place the duty highest on the Injuries
of life, and lowest on life's necessities.
They wanted simply to equaliZe the
burden of taxation. Their policy was
not destruction, but reduction. He pro-
ceeded to argue that the present tariff
was oppressive upon the farmers. He
was constantly interrupted by his col
league (Mr. O'DOnnelD with statements
as to the great prosperity of agricultural
and manufacturing Michigan under a
protective tariff, and the colloquieS be-
tween the two gentlemen upon the sub
ject of the condition OF Michigan afford
ed much amusement to the other men,
1np 40 tlnrN for
a eolloquial turn and the subjects of
free trade, protection, the wages of la
boring men. the fisheries, ship building,
etc, were touched upon, and at times
the questions and answers caused great
merriment among the few members
present. Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania,
said that yesterday morning he had re-
ceived letter from young lady about
to gradute, in which she had said that
she had been designated to speak at her
commencement exercises on protection
to American industries. So that this
question even entered into the house
hold Of American families.
Mr.. Richardson. Of TenneSSee-Dld
the young lady ask you for protection?
Mr.. Milliken-If the young lady had
asked you for protection, would you
have been free trader then?
MIR. O'Neill then declared with en-
phasis that he was a protectionist of
prOtectioniStS, that he was protection
list all over. a declaration which was re-
ceived with laughter and applause.
Mr.. Ford, OF Michigan, characterized
Philadelphia as an overgrown country
village, and contrasted its slOwneSS with
the bustling activity of New York. This
condition of affairs he said arose be-
cause the citizens of Philadelphia had
,nf no nf
York had, on their own enterprise,
thrift and frugality, but had been fed
on the public pap.
MIR. 0'Neill suggested that the gentle
man must have been in some remarka-
BILE condition when he visited Philadel-
phia, or he must have had his eyes
closed. The manufactures Of Philadel-
phia amounted to many more millions
than those of New York.
Mr.. Russell, of Massachusetts, re-
ferring to the condition OF the protected
state of Pennsylvania, stated that af-
fairs III the coal regions of that state
we're shame and scandal to human
civilization.
Mr.. Bayne de dared that the wages
paid for labor i'll the county of Allie
gheny alone were annually more than
the entire wages paid in all the states
represented by the Southern contingent
on the ways and means committee.
Mr.. Breckenridge said that the con-
crete representative of the protective
system was a guard of PInkerton de-
receives at the Edgar Thompson Steel
Works for the purpose OF enabling Hun
garian immigrants to work, while Amer
lean worlmen were kept out at the
point Of the gun. That was concrete
picture of the state of wages in Allie
gheny.
Mr.. Bayne declared that that was a
mistake. Detectives were there but the
men they sought to protect were not
Hungarians. The HungarianS that
were there were not skilled mechanics
and could not do the work required.
The committee then rose. A bill au-
thorizing the Paducah & Hickman
Bridge and Railroad company to con-
struct a bridge across the Mississippi
river at Hickman, KY, was passed, and
the house adjourned