The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-10
THE FIrrIErH CONGRESS.
Flax Goes on the Free Ltst-An Incfden
Discussion Of TRUSTS.

Flax Goes on the Free List-An incidental
Discussion Of Trusts.
WASHINGTON, juno 9-Ou motion Of Mr..
O'Donnell, Of Michigan, . bill Was passed au-
thorizins the erection Of . public building at
the Appropriation from $75 000 to $50 900, and at
the instance Of Mr.. Weaver. of Iowa. similar
action was taken in the case Of the bill for
erection of public building at Ottumwa, Ia,
a. cost Of $4,000.
Mr.. Johnston, of Indiana, offered resolution
setting apart June l3 for consideration of the
bill granting arrears Of pensions. Referred to
the committee on rules.
The House then went into committee of the
Whole on tho tariff bill. the pending lines being
those relating to fax
Mr. Browne. of Indiana. argued in favor Of
of maintaining the existing duties on fax. as
sert,pe that the average duty-8 per cent-was
among the lowest imposed by Law on importa
Mr. Clifford, Of Dakota, and mr. Buchanan, of
New Jersey. also Mr.. Mills, defended the bill
and deprecated the efforts made by the other
side to distort every attempt 1T revision into an
abuse of the poor.
Mr. Linde, of Minnesota, . Republican who
has heretofore supported the BILL made a strong
plea for the protection OF the linseed-oil indus
try. which would be, be said. iniuriously affected
by removal OF the existing duty on linseed.
He told the Missouri Democrats that the success
of their lead works depended in great measure
on the success of the fax industry.
Mr.. Mills said he knew something about fax,
having worked upon it during his boyhood in
Kentucky. But the fax industry IN Kentucky
had almost disappeared, becouss it WAS not
profitable, or, rather. because other crops we're
more profitable. and wheat would drive fax out
of Indiana - it had out Of Kentucky. His
earnest sympathiss were with down-trodden
Mr. Funston, Of Kansas, called out, under
free-trade England"
Mr. Mills replied that 1t was under the mercilsss
carpet-baeeers Of England Of the great central
lied power OF England. He would be unwilling
to help even ireland At the expense Of his fellow
countrymen, but il this case he could help Ire
land. and az the same time help his own people.
When We took the product of Irelauds labor.
We helped hsr just in proportion - We hslpsd
Mr.. Russell, Of Massachusetts. asserted that
not pound Of fax raised 10 Iowa, Indiana or
Kentucky could be used BY one OF the manu-
facturers In his district Every dollars worth
Gle. and every penny of duty paid upon OAK WAS
tax upon their production. In the interest OF
production il Was necessary that fax and all
hbres Of nax should be placed on the free list.
Mr.. Browne. of Indiana, In general terms
criticised the bill for placing the productions Of
the farmers of the wess upon the free list
while it retained protsetion upon the manu-
featured products Of the East II the tariff was
q robbery the farmers of HE district ought to be
allowed TO share in the swag.
motion to strike out the clause placing hax
the free list was deated, 62 TO "a
Mr. Rsynor, Of Maryland, ridieuled the refer
encs in Mr.. Reeds tariff speech 20 trusts, and
that RsntlsmAn's declaration that, outside OF the
Patent Once, there we're no trusts in this coun-
try, and never would BE-. He asserted that
numbers Of trusts were in operation for the pur-
pose of limiting production and RAISING prices.
and be charged the Republican party with
having been, from the day of lis sxistsncs
friendly to combinations and the capital
cratic side He dened the Republican party to
place in its national plstform-as the Democrat
ic convention had done-a plank avowirg its
open autagonism TO combinations which. one by
one. we're draining the life blood of the country.
tApplause.J The Republican party would not
dare do IL, and not man on the other side would
have the moral courage to oppose the trusts
which were SEEDING Republicans TO the House Of
Representatives In the interest Of manufactu-
rers against the consumers and laboring men.
IApplause.
Mr Reed. Of Maine, said that this yss not the
first time that he had seen gentlemen on the
other side id - state Of conniption-" He bad
heard such orations as the eentlsman's upon
other subjects That kind Of oratory Was cheap
on the other side. and cheap anywhere else. He
mast seonissd condition Of mind about the run
ming OF conventions by federal ofhes holders. Jet
be had seen them supinely reeister the ediess at
their own ofiee-holdssa He had beard
esatlsmen " Grsat state Of exasper-