Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26

Democratic associates.
On motion of Terry, the conference
report on the joint resolution for a
conference OF the American nations,
was non. concurred in, and a new con-
ference was ordered. The Animal
Industry bill was laid aside. and the
bill to forfeit unearned land grants
was taken up, but went over without
action, and the Senate adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The House
went into Committee of the Whole on
the Tariff bill.
Bynum, of Indiana, said the bill
presented did not meet with his un-
qualified approval. He believed
duties on imports should be levied
and collected at all points to meet the
current ordinary expenses of the Gov
ernment, and any extraordinary ex-
penses should be met by resort to
internal revenue taxes. Believing
this to be correct, he would maintain
the present internal system of taxa
ton until the last obligation of the
war was discharged. He advocated a
reduction OF the duties on materials
upon which the laborers of the coun-
try work. He advocated such re-
duction as would give
LARGER MARKETS
In which manufacturers could sell
their products. He admitted that
wages increased under the protective
tariff, but denied that this was on &C.
count of the tariff, because the same
increase had taken place in Great
Britain under free trade. It was said
that the American farmers must be
protected in the production of wool.
Under. high protection on wool, the
price had steadily fallen. He did not
assert that the tariff was the sole
cause in the decline In price, but he
contended it was an important factor.
Wool could not be produced in the
United States for less than forty cents
per pound. The people of the country
consumed 600,000,000 pounds per
year, which cost them $240, ,000, 900. OF
this 900, 900, 900 pounds, more than one
half had to be purchased from abroad
because the high tariff had broken
down all our woolen indust les.
Browne, of Indiana, expressed him
self not in the least frightened at the
plethoric condition of the National
Treasury. This was not the first
time there hal been surplus, but
neither johnson, Grant nor Arthu.
had made the condition of the
Treasury pretense for disturbing the
industrial policy OF the Government.
The country continued to enjoy
UNPARALLELED PROSPERITY.
The accumulating revenue might be
made the occasion for doing much fol-
the peoples benefit. That surplus
existed was an evidence of national
prosperity; that it had been gathered
into the Treasury without oppression
or complaint was evidence that
our protective system was JUS,
one. If the surplus were under control
OF wise craftsmanship, it would be q
National blessing, but as it was safer
to reduce it than to run the hazard OF
! ill-advised expenditures, he was
anxious to have revision of the
methods of taxation so as to reduce
the revenues to the lowest limit of the
National wants. But he argued that
the plan of reduction sketched by the
President in his message would result
in disaster to American industries.
The Democratic party in the House
had not gone the whole length OF the
Presidents suggestions, because they
FEARED THE PARTY
Rather than financial disaster. Turn
| ing to the wool provisions of the bill,
he quoted figures to show that the
domestic product had increased enor-
mously. Under twenty years. protec-
ton it had grown from weakness into
strength. while by reduction of the
duty by the act Of 1888, the industry
had been well nigh ruined. 1t was q
little singular that while wool was put
upon the free list, sugar was protected
by an annual tax of $45 900, 900. He
congratulated the President upon hav-
ing compelled his party to take issue
on the tariff question. The masque-
rade was over, the question of the day
was whether the revenue system
should be
FREE TRADE OR PROTECTION,
For this bill was the vanguard of the
Free Trade policy.
Dockery, Of Missouri, said the sur
plus was required in the channels of
business, trade and commerce, in
order that Capital might employ La
bor; and the question was, how was
this surplus to be disposed of? He
had statistics to show the immense
bonus which Protective Ia
riff put into the pockets OF
manufacturers, but which did
not go into the pockets OF
the workingmen. In conclusion he
said: "Letus unhand and unshackle
the genius and enterprise of our peo-
pie and permit them to cross the seas
and repossess themselves of the COM
mercial advantages they enjoyed
when our flag was a familiar sight in
the waters of the globe and in all the
harbors of the world" Applause. ]
Tie committee then rose and the
House took recess until O'Clock
this evening.
l. EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the tariff
debate was opened by Shaw, of Mary
land, who advocated the clause of the
l bill which places tin plate on the free
list. Gross, of Tennessee, spoke al