Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
Mary Representatives In Congress g.
to Philadelphia to Witness the
LAlEehing Of the YsrktoWv.
The kemaining Members Of the House 70
IntO Committee of ths whole to Dis
clss the Tariff Bill,


oass the Tariff Bill.
Fiftieth Congress.
Is " THE HOUSE. ~ H iys
l., WAsH1NGToN, April 2s.-Maay Rspre
sentatives went to Philadelphis to- day &c
| witness the launch of the Yorktown AID
there were but thirty i've members pres
ens when the House met this morning
and Immediately went into committee Of
the whole on the tariff.
Mr.. Kerr Of Iowa approved reduction
| Of the revenues BY the abolition Ct the
Internal revenue tax. The time hsd
come, he thought, 10 the history Of the
American government for the nation to
decI're that henceforth 1t would take no
profits Of the sale OF alcoholic liquor.
Mr.. Tsrsnsy of M chigsn. said that the
gentlemen en- this eide Of House were not
iree traders; they were fsir traders. They
were not'sseking topull down the custom
houses OF the countrg. They proposed &c
continue Gust IN house taxation, but they
| would revise the existing LAVE TO as to
| bring taxation down to the bare line OF
necessary revenue ana In 80 revising the
laws to place the duty highest on the
luxaries OF life and lowest on LIES
necessaries. They wanted simply to
q uslizs the burden of taxation. Their
policy WAS n OF destruction but reduction.
He proceeded to argue that the present
tnrif wss oppressive upon the farmers
He WAS constantly interrupted by his ccl-
lesgue (O'DoDnelD with stateme as to
me great prosperity of agricultural and
msnufac .urirg interests Of Michigan IN
der the pr6tec i've tariff snd the olio9uies
between the gentlemen upon the subject
If the condition If Michigan afforded
mach Amusement to the other members
present Discussion then took COLO
quail turn and the subj cts Of free trade,
protection, wages Of labOring men, fish
cries, ship building, etc., were tOucht d
upon, and at times the questions and sn
>w5rs caused great mefriment among the
members present.
Mr.. Breckinridge eaid that the concrete
representative OF the protective system
WAS The guard of PiDkerton detectives at
.ne E gar Thomson steel works, for the
purpose Of enabling the Hungarian emf
grants to work while American workman
we're kept out at the point Ct gun.
DETECTIVES were there, bus the Huuga-
rIans that were there were not skilled me-
cnanics and could not do the work re-
quired.
Mr.. B.eckinridge inquired Whist wages
tha workman st Taomson's works mad
oeen receiving?
M B,vne replied IS day.
Mr.. Breck nri6ge said the average
Va es Of PInkerton detectives WIGS IS per
gay. They received that rate of wsges To
prevent a preach Of the peace by men who
r. ceive1 IS day.
Mr. Reed o; Maine said the gentleman
from Ksntucky had drawn picture with
me American workmen 10 the cold and
Hungarian msn protected by Pinkerton
de- ectives as . fllsl result of protection,
woen 1t was only an incident in the great
dispute which went on elmer under pro-
lection or free trade.
Me. Breckenridge denied that 1t WAS an
incident ne mad depicted, and asserted il
WAS the necessary cons quence OF an IN
natural system of taxsuOn uoier which
an organized body of armed detectives
was used in guarding convict LABOR to
uudersslt American labor. ~
Mr.. Bsyue denied thss the detectives
we're employed to protect the Hung srians
snd also concluded that the strike al
Thomson's works demonstrated the
failure Of the protective sys 'em. Strikes
were CANNON in every country.
Mr. Farquhsr of New York, s.id the men
outside the gates of the Edgar
Thomson steel works wouldI win
if it took twelve montha
Of Pinkerton and the men
who took schb wages. He warned tbs
me mbers of the House they were walking
On thin ice when they took one cert
from the wages OF American ec1anics
and lsborers. Within the last Sven
yesrs there had risen up lion OF an CT
ganization OF which every labor Organ;za-
tlon stood in dread because they nae
power to viudicate its rights. Ths. power
had been felt on the q lortiof the House
more than once, and il there WAS need t
would regu ste tariffs for itself and no.
BODY else. O.gsniz stions of skilled labor
lad Kept up wages and stood ready to
D otecs them now sse
Mr.. Smith Of Wisconsin said tie sub
iect Of monopolies was, one calling for at
tsntion now and asked who put monopo-
lies Ia the field.
Nj. sFHquhar replied most Of them
c me from tue west. Congress had done
every thing in rs power by passing the in
ter state commerce law to restrain them.
II the western farmer would build up his
home market he would ge. better prices
for his products than he could obtain al
Liverpool.
The committee then rose and the House
az Jurned.