Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-18
Tariff TALK.
Interesting Debate on tho MILLS Bill
So tho House.

WAeHINGTOT, April l.-Ihe ialloNlhs -"
fuller extracts from the tariff DEBATE ID 'Ho
House to-day:
Attha suggestion Of Mr. Kelley at the opening
N tho debate, the Limitation Of one hour vas
removed, as far as Mr.. Miss speech was 'on-
cerned
Every effort. said Mr. Mills, that had been
made 70 bring the war exactions Of he Govern
meut down 10 peace establishment hal Oceh
resisted stop by step, and every EFFORT ran 49,
defeated. There had been tax on fallr"h.'
but IL was gonc--it hal not lived long Aiter lno
war. II hal been q tax or wealth; u W.
sand 10 be IA oppressive tax OF ,no
wealthy There had been tax 'n III
sursuce companies; So was gone. helo
gone. There hal been tax on bauk depcsNs
md bank capital F: 10 Wa gone. lhroe hun1feu
million that hsi been paid by The wealth OF nc
country had been swept away and the burden on
taxation he'd nccn made heavier as 70 had oteh
loaded upon tho shoulders o. thoqe who hal I'D
support themselves aud tho Government Nas
the tax a. per cent. 70 De pll OUT VI
the pockets ..of tho manufacturer
blankets a weight more enormous man
INC tax o. - per cent paid ~ me con,
sumner on Imported aud domestic product-'
was tho lax ol percent. on incomes more oF-
presslve than The tax of 100 per cent on W.
mems and CHI l1fcn's droas goods? y lot AL the'e
faxes on wealth bad gone, aud the gentlemen "I
no minority boosted that thoy had reduced lhe
iaXcs tO tho amount or f1DCMOJO' WINE ih'
Democratic party bad reduced 10 only Ohta-
I'Hs iifN " b. q rTifA'tAA N'lAAAiiAA t-4NrN
Eicu had erected.
an 800 tax on wealth rad DassoG away and nj
tHc burdens cast upon the shoulders OF me iaD'--
1ur man. nls,3 ia1stlon had stili further W. u
reduced, ard tni5 magnificent shsft WEich tbe
party then io pogcr hGl erected to commrmo-
rate 10" legislative Vision lad beneuccn.c OF ll5
law was crowned with .he capsionc, taxing on
ih' internal-reFenus tax on piayng-catJ- Gnu
quitting "a tax 4 80 per cenL on blplc-.
Laughter.l Ias Democratic party had been
tryiDg g reduce taxation On Tie ne
cc. sarics n Ui9 md was charged ny
he Minority That 10 lad not nccomphsaen any
To lgcfi0n. Thg' would bc grave charge " i-s
gen icmeu who made n w9re NOT guilty 0l nav
4lc prevented Democrats from Accomplishing
Te auction. To did not 10 In th9r NOUNS TO
charge tae Democrats with failug 10 reduce 10
alton whom they had mustered their "lois
strength % st1ko ont The enHciins clauses %,
bills l.egcntcl uy Democrat. Twice tEey hai
accomplished that and Twice fhey had rci"-tl
even 90 consider ne Gretion OF reluch'h
OF taxation. tuf TIE rfcsie-t c'N inil1led upD"
the people hF excessive TAXATION on the con-
aI-uc.- Oi ftc country was Iu nc destruction OF
the values Of exports. The great body ot exc
ports were agricultural produces. from 90 10 -
per cfui. OF tc exports we're such IfgItct;
Is Gr duties llU ted D0rtatlDn. ana that umlith
exploration. Ile surplus productions were
there ore thrown upon mo home market il Oe-
cana oycr-sUIp "a and prices went down. 20 IL
wa. with tie ro rle OF Europe. Their products
were thrown upou their home markets and their
prices went d0Nu. ln 1850, after q long dopres-
sioh from 1873, prices suddenly rose In Europe,
and TIE result was that - prices 1850 the tarin
went devn sud Inspirations increased sboAt
500 0D.0lJ I'm one year. Exports also increased
enormously BEt 10 was insisted that II
the ouues we're lower and foreign goods were
imported our people would be turned o1t OF en-
ployment and ihe rates o. wages would be r.
duec4. Nolhisr ~ the sort would happen We
would irpou Things which We could not pro-
duce-fliu th&t could be- produced cheapef IA
other countries than no home. We could now
manufactures consumed In this country
cheaper al lomo tasn they could be
ur.dur-l anywhere else in ne world aud
transported here. 10 Was saiI that TIE h.ln
taIG made rich wees for lfoor u was sstI
taatf tho tguG were reduced wages must 10
reduced. II was ssil that II tho value OF the
domestic product Was increased tho monuiac-
tIrerw af dnaliel 10 pay higher WAGES. IL
4HesuJnall4. hUt dld ne 90 ltl ~ HIbh
tlif did o0. regulate Wagcs WAGES were regu-
Ia-sJ by demand aud supply and NJ capacity ol
tle lahOraf o. 10 hIs work. IL hEh tErlu regu-
Istod wages how was n tha' wages ~ Inherent
parts Of Tie country were Inherent now En5 u
.lal wages IA different localities IN Tue same
state we're different: The rate Of wages
ig the cl..on Industry were lower in RHODE
Island than pa Pennsylvania But ID me ron
industry wages were norm hhoee U.s. siI Ian
il Peuusglyauls. 10 was admitted ~ 81 ihat i-e
rate o. wagaa ia This country were higher than
in france or Germany, a2d yet Germany hnd
lance had protective ftri-s 10 guard sehlnst
the frrs leror 90 England. what maze MS
tfrh rate 81 wages in this country il MAS coal
ard .fequ and machinery. u waa thasO great
agents tta' unl9 Tabor more W. -hnie atA a
rlrh rate % wages meant loF cost O.. proiu'-
ton. IItty years ago 10 required lFo lrI-on- 10
marc irDf cards Ol cloth lu ore day. Ihey got
I'D cent. apiece q day. Tho .ntor cost OF CON
WAS I2a cents q yard. Counting 40 WORKING
DAYS lu year the whole product OF
tne-e five cheap lauorer- wa 300 yaidf,
Iut when coal au4 sfolm ana ma
cl.nory were together I've persons could
Drodurc 1000 wards yearly. Labor cost Was
+ a., Ola wages had t0deptri before iheconqueI-
irr march az high wages and steam machinery.
0, rsa- nos the rat0 q wages that came Tito mo
market 90 contest sapremscy. il Was rue an re
..Iaf labor produced aaI lf 81 could bee Prnju 81
"a Iowcrc0st tlal rival article it would dtlfo
that rIraI out OF the market increased irodHc-
t.re nlrer nirh rate a wages. low cost oi pro-
s,..io. followed each other a. night followed
fav Tho fact that tle rnte Of wages wa hlgher
b. this country -14T iu England meant N = h'i6-
lani We G.s.n1.si lr the great Industrial cuI-
fe4t fr which f.e nttci STATES had entofel. ITO
,...-1 from e tf.fe complied hy an English ffh-
n-r..ap cent over q Investigate The cotton indus
try of The uitef states % snow mat IN every
cas-. labor cot of cotton goods was lower here
SIR. Yilifen, Of Maine: II that is so. what harm
Sir Mis-: What good docs It do. II enables
won To- make trusts and combinations ana poOh
d Applause ou iLe Democrats side.l
Vr. NILS thon proceeded 70 saw that thonsh
fi.a labor cost wGs lower and Tho rate OK Wtfes
tign,rlerr than In England. yet England beat
Ms because She produ.sd goods ~ tOial cost
lover tan ours. H. was not LABOR; il was ma
tir grumm. OF PennsylvAnis: Did Understand
tie gentleman 70 say that the cost or cotton
ro1.-iu England was less inan ia me Chiled
SIr vuls. Tho lsborcost in producing q pound
% rrirt /. lower here Than 10 kErland. but the
f,tai cost for material and everything s lower Ia
81 En- Kelley. Of Pennsylvania, protested against
The interruption.
Nr Nills: don't lAppause.l
ar kruev: The gentleman IS eTpoundng MS
,,arfv doctrine. and the interruptions, ia my
Judgment, are impertnences
Mr. ,'Uswen. on to state that the Fngiifh gen
tlo1oan alluded 70 by him returned % bis people
and toll them 20 fear nothing These people
in Ito United states ' he said, while they beat
VA ia lauOr. while they can produce anything,
hold o. q high tariff on raw materlsL Ino cost
,f meteriai that enters iato manufacture Is
bicb. nnd 80 long ~ they hold 10 4 high tarih you
NAV e. 20 sleep In security. for England holds
the market Of the world"
Mr.. Mills thsn proceeded with frequent cita-
lions from economic authors and from tAbulated
statements in calculation Of his argument mat
bish ratc Of wares in this country was not The
result " She protective system. lie could not
Fe .id continue 20 toll the result Of his inyo-ti-
cations for want az time, but he ala not want 10
compariug the cost Of spinning cofon-yarn 10
england and ina Alsnce. in every instance Eng
land could produce yarn AZ 3 lower cost
man Germany. and she exported annually
INTO Germany from $4,000 go 70 Sl,ODCN
worth of cot'on--asn owe. duty OF 20 per cent
How WAS that POSSIBLE with tho rate 20 much
hirnsr in England. With cheap LABOR ths pow
erfuI hand Of England took Germany's markets
and comuelled Ter 70 bui!d a wall around hel
MONIES. Tie facts could not 10 oyerthrovn.
What was IL uat proverbs Us from becoming
fn. gregtest manufacturing country In the
,.0rldf We hal 10 foreign market We Gcrs
,sedded 10 a high fari1. aud that made tho cost
OF prO Iuc;ion higher, AMI Grove Us out q tue
,-orl5s rar-et. The greatest people on ne
-Iobs. tho highest and greatest Diffusion OF in-
telticence: utilizing tho power OF machinery
fer'nJ any other people; having cot
o., and cool AMI hemp and lax anl
rIrn beds ~ ores We were guilty OF
fll, suiciaal policy That closes tho markets Of
the world acaiu-i as: That plumbers The agrlcul-
turI--g Of ore bali their earnings. fApplause.l
lustrai Of destroying our foreign commerce We
should encourage II q, wa hal oHr nome com
mrrre Our prosperity vas due % the intell-
eeuce Of our labor ana - the uhrtstrlcteU move
i.ent az orr exchanges among tU,boWp Ci our
oro.le Pr homo. Il was tie ilterchange OF
t..ODl CO., 600 ~ informal con mere mat made rs
- rich prosperous. and powerful people, anu We
h4d grown SO rot Dy tre aid 81 restrictions GA
foreign commerce. but in spite OF haL zap
piause.l
none OF these restrictions ana let IN things tlhl
could be- produced cheaper Ia other countries
than m y could be here The policy which vas
now BEING pursued might for awhile satisfy me
demands Df Cap Iaiisi- 40 hsd money In our lac
tories aud might build up combinations ,he,
asf NJ 10 sprirg ont 81 tho earth; but what wss 10