Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
J, psunsyIyanis Makes q Stfsng
s'as..,eu In favsr OF tho Ellis
sP Tsflff. Measure.
:. all 10 cid Up to R!dica,e. The
Ss,,aon OF rst'iIE "osi on the
FREQ Listh shswn.
rtftiesh Congress.
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
,xeroN, May l1.-hr. Mills o
trom the committee on rules re
fsl'ss, . resolution providing that thu
p'f'ea the daily meeting Of the House
ls.li hereafter be IL O'Clock a. M. and
ssl ~. w. gsperal debate on the tarlff oil
d' aa s az closed the House shall aejourr
bhi ,,t5p m. Adopted.
asl as n,,se then went into committee o,
The n m The tariff bill and WAS sd-
D. Saq pS Mr.. sco,t If Pennsylvania. .
tisss'SS sStt pegsn with defense Of the
NJ Of poliIical economy and the cor
tcisnss Of it's conclusions. He sased
rsel .sar this great country, 50. eco. 000
sasIu with inventive. genius, keener
Eio's', AMOR more skilled than any
WV, .SonIe OF The gibbs should try 10
oiOsI Tor the supremacy OF mankind
tonp",inue for ever to trade among our.
iyss. nader the insane delusion that we
CIV i,s erOwlug rich By the process. The
Nsts framed 10 he interest OF The
OIL w. .nd TIE whole people. a bi ]
sop osen introduced by s memoer
Nv ,,,s House One Randall billy ard re-
Ia' 70 me cummiisee which provided q
lsIIe1 ,eduction OF luternsl taxes
~ 0,lt very curiou.ly indeed with Gus
duues. At the same time OF
mn i,,rnduc.ion TIE Rpublicsn press
. ~ opposed 10 tarff reform, WAS
w. IN nrslse OF 1t as bill on which all
! D"uIs Nate, not only the gentlemen on
w. o,ser side Of the II use, bu. gentle
Nv, this side also wno were SUP
sd To d.fsr with the msjorIty.
r.. t.Ir TO presume that those WHO had
isn'.orsijerately approved this remarkable
grsid not understand its provisions.
Covering l27 pages, Is was
toO y9lumipous to be Analysed without
s,est LABOR, buE taking the i-on and steel
sesedule SIS a fair inoex OF the genius Ct
,ss nroposed bill and one with which the
rsunbsr introducing it was supposed to
ss most familiar, one which he
would naturally desire to conform
mast nesrly to the demands of his
immedIste constituents or advisors, and
n.s.ipg Judgment on the whole. From this
i WAS safe TO say 1t was not IN line with
avenue refoim, Lot in the interest Of the
consumer, nor middleman, nor manu-
i,c,urer. Ia Truth and in fact 1t
incre,sed the burdens on every
r0suon, every industry, the iron worker
.sWell as the farmers. Taking 1t Item by
ten, it gave the astounding result that
Ior every dollar Of reduction of duties in
the IRON schedule, S26 were added
TO the burdens Of the pub
lo slready too enort Gus to be
borne. Iostead of reducing taxation Is
,1vised BY the administration, instead Of
checking the flow Of the peoples money
into the Treasury already dangerously
iua, instead Of relieving the tai ridden
PEOPLE clsmorous for relief, instead oi
tie following in line with the declara
to9s Of every public fficer this gJvern-
mem hiss ever had that when we
we're collecting more money than was
nseded the taxes ought to be reduced,
ibis bill actually proposed to increase
hen. He ssid that the measure from
Vnstever point 1t wss looked st, was q
nsbegotteD, illshapen, portentous, I'M
jlstihible monster, with no excuse
lOr existence and NO purpose iu it's
Life bui to instruct the Democratic psrty
md delsy the justice which the country
demanded. Tse msi lrity Of the commit
tee on,ways and means realized and sp-
preclsted the condition Of Affairs existing
10 the coun ry to-day, and DO viewer abx.
Ions they might be to extend q full
nsisure Of relief to the wsgt workers and
The great agricultural classes OF the
country they are 30 justly entitled, in
vested cspital had its claim upon them
Aepng these objects In view it had
soughifrst tolrelieve these manufacturing
Industries by placing on the free list AS
M as it possibly could
hca articles as are entirely necessary to
shole them to compete, not only in home |
uNKetsi but in the markets of the world
second, lnthe revision and reac justment
o. various schedules under existing
arf to leave ample duties ON
W merchandise that could possibly be
imported from abroad in competition with |
WI nome products q d to protect our |
lOne manufacturers and lsbor employed |
ethem.
Ials oil put wool on the free list. I'll
W 80 not only 10 the interest Of wool |
l,aaiacturers, buE that Of sheep hus-
sauufy Itself. To enable the mAnutac-
WEI OF this country TO compete in his |
.Sas market and to export tne surplus !
N'osd be must be able TO purchase his
W. sUu ss isvoraoly, not only as to price,
~ w. As 10 the selection at qualities and
y IS does his foreign competitor.
-. ostter illustration of the
"'. " OF moderate duties
NE lsW material could De pointed TO
~, ae carpet industries Of this country
s,ss su carpet woods grown in Southern
so.nn a' BORDERING on he Back SEA, prsc
Man,, secured, were largely i'm
sS'sd iato the Uaited States
Mn We manufacture CT carpets. TIE
M w., VI the msiority Of the committee had
n nj 70 feaoJust the duties on woelen
TO- norssed goods, so as to enable manu-
b., .I not only 10 pay the same wages
rns, are now paying, but to cheaper
s~S ' mus enabling them to com.
A. home market which they
tina Mgely d5prived Of and to
M .s 10 foreign wool. Free raw wool
p,s we !, duties proposed on the rnanufac-
st.c, WOOL would accomplish that
sssS" unless the committee WAS
~ mistaken. Immediately wool
49, our manufacturers would begin
IN VI the markets Of thu world for
Una sflai TO meet the American de- |.
Inc result would be the sdvance
Rn,c. N foreign markets and the
srs s aofoad would advance the pri &c
q DlOOIa of GNuBh T.rnNpa ,rtktrfonA |.