Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-20
Now for the Struggle. g
The Last Bout in the Tariff
 Fight Near at Hand.
A VOTE TO BE TAKEN SATURDAY

Mr. Mills VIII Move the Previous Ques-
 ton and Close the Debate with an
 Hours Speech - Yesterdays Debate.
 MT Springer Free Wool, Etc.
 WASHINGTON, July 20-The house finished consideration of the tariff bill in committed of the whole and reported it to the house. Further consideration of the bill was post poned until Saturday at II: 80, when Mir. Mills will call the previous question and close debate with hours speech. A vote will then be taken the final passage of the bill.
 MT. Mills amendment restoring the pres- ent duty on leaf tobacco was, after short discussion, agreed to without division.
 Amendments proposing an increase in rates of duty on hat materials and pearl but tons were rejected, and restoring the present rates of duty on pipes, pipe bowls and other articles was adopted.
 Mir Springer then took the floor and made a speech in support of the bill in general and free wool i'll particular.
 Referring to the debate on the bill in the house, he said it had awakened a lively in- terest, not only in this country but through out the civilized world and would hereafter be known as the great tariff debate of 1888. Twenty three days and eight evening ses- sions had been spent in general discussion. One hundred and fifty speeches had been made. The debate under the five minute rule had consumed twenty-eight days, and altogether it was the most remarkable debate that had ever occurred in parliamentary history. MT. Springer then proceeded to argue in support of the free wool feature of the bill. High tariff on wool restricted wool growers to the home market and the restrlc- tion placed them at the mercy of the woolen manufacturers. The probable effect of put ting wool on the free list and reducing duties on woolen goods would be to greatly reduce the price of woolen goods, while at the same time the quality of the goods would be much improved. This would increase the demand for them and increased demand would cause an advance in prices of raw wool for manu- featuring purposes and soon restore the prices prevailing under protection without increasing the cost of woolen goods
 Pass this bill" exclaimed Mir. Springer, land instead of importing $40, O,000,0 900 worth of woolen goods annually we would soon be able not only to supply the home market, but to export immense quantities to other coun- triesn
 MT. Dingley, of Maine, ridiculed Mir. Springer's argument. The tariff on wool and woolens had stimulated the manufacture of woolen goods and held the home market for our producers. The temporary effect of
 
 lower the price on woolen goods to the ex- tent of the reduction of duty; but when home manufactories were destroyed, then the price would again rise and ultimately con- sumers would have to pay more than at present. The bill, he declared, slaughtered every farming interest i'll the north, but left a duty of 6S per cent on sugar and 100 per cent on rice.
 MT. Reed, of Maine, said that throughout the whole debate not a speech had been made on the Democratic side which did not contain free trade principles as plainly as they had ever been enunciated by MT. Cox, of New York; who was, perhaps, the only man on the other side of the house not afraid to express his sentiments Why, he asked, had Mr. Mills gone to New York and, swallowing words only four years old, declare that there need be no fear of free trade from him Why was it that q crowd of Democratic newspapers were endeavoring to explain that "after all they meant 40 per cent robbery themselvesI"
 Answering his own questions MT. Reed said he thought it was because gentlemen on the other side had begun to hear from the people, and begun to recognize the fact that the people of this country were in favor of the American doctrine of protection. From now until election time the greatest
 
 would be to explain away the declarations they had so boldly made out to show that Mr. Cleveland himself was genuine protectionist
 MT. Springer said that the minority of the committee on ways and means had came into the house and declared that if they could nos amepd the Mills bill they would offer a sub stitute. Where, oh ! where was that sub stitute ! The Democrats were not afraid to go to the country on the issue presented The roll call on Saturday would be heard around the whole world. It would indicate to the people of the country that their repre- sentatives had been equal to the great emer- gency which confronted them of reducing un- necessary taxation. In November next the popular voice would be heard ill the triumph ant reelection of Grover Cleveland. This closed the consideration of the bill in committee of the whole.
 Upon motion of Mir. Mills it was reported to the house, amid hearty applause from the Democrats. Its further consideration was then postponed until II. 80 a. m. Saturday. HOUSE AND SENATE BUSINESS.