Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-22
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The Nicaragua Bill, Amendments
Rejected and Adopted.
How to Destroy SeCtionaliSm.
Southern Congressman Think a Foreign
War X0ad Do II.
Talk About the Cotton Schedule.


ing an invest yation. Referred.
The resolution Offered yesterday for q
committee 10 investigate the office of the su-
perysIng architect Of the treasury during ie
term of the present arc hitect and hieh went
over was taken up and Vest moved an amend
ment so as To include the administration of
the last supervising architect The amend
ment was accepted
Hawley moved an amendment by striking
out the preamble and merely instructing the
committee on public building to investigate
the conduct of the oRieer. Agreed to.
A resolution calling on the secretary Of
the treasury for a statement as To the pur-
chase OF bonds since March T. 1855, was
taken up and agreed to.
The Senate at / O'Clock took up the tariff
bill, resuming the consideration of the
schedule of cotton manufacturers"
When the cotton schedule of the tariff bill
was being considered Vest moved an amend
ment To the first paragraph by striking out
the words 40 cents per pound applied 10
thread yarns, etc, the value not exceeding
25 cents per pound, and inserting the words
''35 per cent adyalorem."
lie said superficial examination of the
" hole schedule would show it was got up in
the interest of New England manufacturers
who could not compete in coarser grades of
,otton fabrics with th,. manufacturers of Au-
gusts, Ga, who had to depend on nner cot
ton fabrics. He quoted from a speech of
Hiseoek's to the effct that American cotton
manufacturers could export cosrser cotton
fabrics into English colonies and compete
there successfully with English manufactur-
ers. But Hlscock had not given the reason
Why the United States had lost the carrying
trade. His opinion was it had been lost on
account of the high protective tariff. Great
Britain was permitted today to take products
from 'erican ports and carry them to ports
of South America. Argentine Republic i'm
ported manufactured goods TO the amount of
500, 900, 900 annually. Nearly half of this
came from Great Britain and her dependen-
cies while the u. s flag never was seen III
one of her ports, that was because the Unit
ed States had cut off eciprocIty OF commerce.
Vests argument was frequently interrupt
ed by questions.
Hl,cuck said that his speech referred to
was in favor of aid to American steamship
in Mexico. Central and south
America consumed these coarser goods and
it was tn, duty of Congress to build up a
foreign trade til these countries. lie WAS
in favor of paying American steamship lines
a just compensation for carrying the mails,
but that policy had been resisted on the 9TH
er side of the chamber, and English and
German steamship lines had been ailoSed TO
destroy American commerce, practically car
rying the mails for nothing. Free trade
Eaga1d gave the highest protection to her
in connection with the building
and maintenance Of great navy, and
with supple and clO' hing of large army.
IL was apparent today that England was suf-
ierng from competition with the surplus
productions ut G. rmany, aud he referred 10
u dIspat IA frrm LOndon date the l9th OF
December, to the effect that the Manchester
chamber of commerce, by an overwhelming
ms jorty, had passed a resolution that all
foreign goods similar to those produced IN
+ gland, should pay the same proportion OF
the imperial and local taxes of Great Britain
as those produced there. He believed that
the prote duties now imposed IN the
[ uled States wouldn't be required II the
came governmeIt aid was extended o Amer
lean industries az in France aud
Great Britain. He hoped that when
the pending measure should have
become a law, the Senator from Missouri
v vould Cooperate with him in policy that
would enable tle merchant marine of the
[ nted States to be built up and commerce
established with those of other countries,
" here tuere was a demand for American
products.
Coke quoted from the report of chief of
bureau of statistics, Edward Atkinson and
Burchard (ex directors of mint TO show
that the profits of labor in cotton manufac-
ture, was 25 par cent and from the report of
Consul shaw at Manchester, and Blaine as
Secretary of State. to show ttat inequalities
of wages between English and American
operatives are more than counter-baisnced
by greater efficiency of the latter and by
their longer hours of labor.
Blair explained that he examined ODon'
nell, who (no doubt) told the truth, and who
presented pitIable appearance, but his con
dltion was largely due TO the agitation of
that time, which dim finished employmeu and
cause feeling of uncertainty among the
Coke reminded Blair that the same condi-
ton Iisted over six years.
Dawes admitted that such cases did exist,
but asked Coke which was the better reme-
dy, to furnish employment or to take 1t
away?
Coke turned to tn. coal miners of Penn
.ylvsnia, and quoted the testimony of John
Jarrett, TO the effect that the conoitiou of
the coal miners, numbering ninety thoussnt t.
is .pi liable a1i miserable" that they were
i'll paid and suffered from the truck system,
under which they hsi to pay one hundred
Der cent. more than other people, and that
the English coal miners were better cared
for than the American miners.
Aldrich said there had not been for gen.
Grafton any duty on anthracite coal. Btum-
irous coal was on the dutiable list but the
great mass of coal mined in Pennsylvania is
anthriclte.
Coke quoted from the Cleveland Herald
report on the condition of the people of
Haze lton, Pa, to the effect that there had
never been so much suffering among them
as now that their slavery was complete and
many wsre sulien and desp, rate. In con-
cluslon he said This is protection. This
is the American policy This is high tariff
This is the policy which is claimed to have
had sanction from the merican people at the
ate election. This policy has never been
endorsed by the American people and never
will be- Il will be fought as long as there
is any sense of just ce left
Hawley said that in the savings banks of
Connecticut, with population of $4,000,
its deposits amounting to Sl02 900, 900,
operstives. Massachusetts had about a
proportionste amount. These two facts were
the most emphatic answer to the Senator
from Texas. When the Russian Grand
Duke pas ed rece ntly through Connecticut
the train stopped at a manufacturing town
lust as the operatives were pouring out
of the factories. The Grand Duke look
al them and asked, where are your peas
ant.?" If the Senator from Texas would
v,t Connecticut, he would ask. Where are
YOUR U'DOnne.fsy' Lsughler-
Ho. NJ denied there was any such condition
as described in o'DouneIrs testimony. II
wasuot rue picture of the working people
OF New En- .lanj, The operatives of Low
ell, he said. cou'I buy Lowell. the working
teople of Worcester he said cou.d buy Wor
ester with all the factories aud capital in it
Ii The Senator from Texas went before 1
Fall River or Worcester audience of democ
orsrs and undertook 10 make such speect
h. would be received with a universal GUT
faw.
The bill vent over without action oil
Vests ameniment.
The Senate proceeded to executive busi
ness and adjourned till "Wednesday, Jan. .
House.
/ A resolution was adopted requesting from
the President information touching tn
affairs in Maiag ,scar.
/ The House then went into committee O
the whole on the Sicaragusn bill.
Spinolas amendment limiting the capits