National Republican., 1888-04-18
ElIE IIDI'SI'

MI " N'iiI. W NiS>OlVl, from lh com
mittcr on labor, reported the hill to "rc.lir
hOardn uf arbitration Tor settling cuutroyc,.
sics between common carriers and ihrir
employees. Committee OF the whole.
Nlr. buchanan, of New .ir.Ecy, from HE
same committee. reported the bill prohibit
ing the importation uI convict made goods.
House calendar.
Mr.. Osborne. of pcmsN lvuniu. from the
committee on presidential election laws, re-
ported the bill defining the necessary and
proper cNprnscs incidcui To- the nominations
amt election Of senators and representatives,
and authorizing the paNmcut thereof.
Committee OF the whole.
Mr., EnlOc, of Tennessee. from the com
mii'ce OnpO,iOilicCs and pO,irOddS. reported
Il resolution requesting the Postmaster Eru-
cral to inform the House what instructions
have been given with regard 10 the rate. ui
postage on SEEDS, plants, bulbs, AMI printed
circulars, and whether existing laws or
treaties give any advantage 10 Canadian cit
iEcns over citizens of the uitrd States EN-
gagged in similar business. Adopted.
The call of committees having heeu com
plc,Cd, Mr. Mills, Of Texas. rose and moved
that the House 90 into committee Of the
whole for the consideration OF the talifl
bill. No opposition was made to the motion
and II was carried without a division, Mr..
Springer, Of Illinois, assuming tue chair.
M the suggestion OF Mr.. Kelley, of Penn
sylvunia, the limitation Of one hour was ~
moved as far as Mr. Mills's speech was con
Ccrncd.
Mr.. Mills began his speech hy saying that
the great increases uf duties made during
the war had been, ut the tim" they were
made, stated Ia hr only temporary. Yet u
quarter Of century later these duties were
higher than they were during the war, and
they now averaged lilO per C"nt. on in.
ports. The income tiiS had been imposed
10 NEE! war expenses. II was gone. II was
Il taS On wealth, AMI the S;2 900, 900 anna
ally realized from uiat source was swept
away. But the war taN on clothing, on
food, on implements Of labor, remained, and
the war was still hcin" prosecuted against
the peoples fiscal war, rYhIus'ng in il,
,lcmands--and every effort IL remove or
lower HAT taxation had hccu resisted and
defeated.
Tie Democrats had been tnIntrd with The
charge that they had failed 10 reduce taxa
ton. Tie charge had been made by the
minority. which had been guilty uf prevent
ing action on the many bills hrGught into
the House hy the committee on ways aud
means. Mr.. Mills turned his attention Ia
the woOlen manufacturers, and argued that
the public ut large was injured hy the pres
cnt excessive tax and nobody benefited,
High duties prohibited and limited im-
pOrtatiOns and expectations We were
feeding the people of Europe, aud when We
put high duties on The goods they Sent us IN
exchange for food il amounted to taxing
our own agricultural exports.
y reduction Of duties would not, as as
serted, check manufacturers and rramp
labor. We always imported more goods
when prices We're high. Under lower duties
We could export more goods, our mpml.
factories would run steadily, und labor
would lie constantly employed. Not more
than 10 per cent Of tine goods CONSUMED in
the United States would be imported IL all
the custom houses were torn down and the
government supported by direct taxes. Pro
tcc,idnists argued that manufactured arti-
clcs were cheaper here than IN any other
country aS u result of projections II was
moi SO, hut suppo,in9 II was, why then
should they resist 50 strcnuOusly any effort
to lower duties il they We're able to under
sell European manufacturers.
Did the manufacturers pay higher wages
because protection enabled Them to do ~
No, Jay Gould was able To pay his boot.
black $500, hut he did not do it,. lie paid
ihe market pricc.-he paid his nickel like Il
little man.
Higher wages were made by coal, steam,
and machinery, and higher wages meant
lower cost of production. This accounted
for the fact that free trade England paid
Germany and yet controlled the worlds
markets. lie had requested the present
chiei Of the labor bureau To ascertain II
there was any exception tO the rule that
wages depended on the efficiency Of labor
aud the result of highly paid efficient labor
was low cost of product.
In answer he read Il tubulatcd statement
prepared by Mr., Wright giving the result
Of inquiry in d number of eases which ap-
pcarCd to fully bear out the rule.
Mr., Mills closed his speech amid loud ap-
plausc N 2:5O, and Mr. Kelley, Of Pemsyl.
yania, took the floor TO reply.
Mr., Mills spoke about an hour and three
quarters, and as hr took his seat he was sur
rounded by the crowd of Democratic mem
brrs who pressed forward 10 shake his hand
and tender their congratulations,
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, next took
the iloOr IN opposition to the bill the House
having, at the Instance of Mr.. Breckenridge,
Of Kentucky, granted him the same privi-
lcge rs had been extended to Mr. Mills IN
the matter of time.
"a lengthy synopsis of Mr.. Kelleys
speech will be found elsewhere in this pa
per-
Mr., Kelley spoke for two hours, and
when he resumed his seat was loudly ap-
plauded, and received the congratulations
of his party friends,
The committee then rose, and the House,
at $40, adjourned.
II is not expected that the debate on the
tariif viii he continued to-day, and the day
will DE given up to the consideration Of
bills reported by the committee ON labor.
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South Washington Damage Suit.