New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
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CALLING FIRE.
v.rrvvcrov March 2l.--The House went To-
a.r ;rtr Ccmmitsec OF the Whole Odr. Hatch. OF
Hs;sso,,-, ,n tho chair on the bill to establish
papartmcnt Of Labor.
~ Buchanan, Of NcwJersey, moved TO Strike
ant the clause charging the Commissioner TO as
cersain. whenever industrial changes shall make
~ essential the cost of producing articles ct the
time dutiable in the United States in leading
countries where such articles are produced
Mr Mills of Tcxas regarded the clause which
Il was proposed to strike out as tho most important
feature of the bill. The people were told that the
wages of labor on the other side of the ocean were
less than those on this side. and that the cost
of production WIS less In Europe than in America.
Who knew whether that was true OK notr He
wished the Commissioner to get tho information
from men thoroughly equipped for the work. Ihen,
when Congress came to legislate upon the tarin
question gentlemen would not be able TO deceive
the people, who would be able TO zee for thonI
selves the labor cost Of production IN European
countries. Let gentlemen come UP to the scrstch.
and have this matter investigated Gentlemen
should not tell the people that the tar1n was In
tended for their benefit. Every line OF 1t WAS
INTENDED for the benefit Of the trusts
Mr. Reed, Of Maina expressed doubt wnetner
the chairman Of the Committee on Ways ana
Means If he got tho information, would allow 1t
TO be read to the committee.
M. Buchanan said that the very excitement
his motion bad produced furnished but another
reason why tho clause should not be retained In
the bill II tho very mention Of the matter give
rise to q political discussion, II tho clause were
kept in the bill the Department of Labor would
become political football kicked this way and
that by Dolitical partjes
The motion to strike out was defeated.
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, offered an amend
ment to extend tho inquiry to the amount Of wages
paid in various industries; accompanying his
amendment with the remark that We all stand on
the question of labor" The amendment was
adopted
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment to insert the
words 81 per diem, weekly and otherwise" after the
word wages" in Mr.. Randalps amendment. He
said he wanted to know the difference between
the productive efficiency of wages in Europe and
did dve times as much work and got twice Is much
pay, he was not the cheaper Of the two.
Mr.. Randall-I am not going to philosophers as
TO that
The amendment was adopted
On motion Of Mr. Mckinley, Of Ohio. an amend
ment was adopted adding TO Mr.. Randall's amend
msns the words and the hours employed per day"
Tho following amendments extending the SCOPE
OF the inquiry were adopted:
II.
and producer Of dutiable articles
BY Mr.. Washington, Of Tcnnessce-Ihs com
paratiye cost Of living 10 this country and Europa
Mr.. Browne Of Indiana. offered an smendment
protcctivs tarir IL Il. Unis.d STATES on the az. @
on the mortgage Indebtedness of farmers. He
had heard it stated on the floor that the mortgagc
oSo veys ys' TO
Tho gentleman fISland) had received HIS infor-
%sS from msSs Dssp SS Tsn,cn n e en- In
States was about 81 900, 900 er isss than one
third q the trsnsndSys en- S sum .ach had been en-
the gentleman as the mortgage. indebtedness Of
Indiana was $40, 900, 600 more than the value Of
that the gentleman's statement was unsupported
by facts, and had been parsded for the purpose
OF Frightening somebody on some subject 4,
Mr. Mills offered an amendment extending tht
inquiry to an ascertainment whether articles an
now controlled by trusts. and what ehects thos'
Ss %s.ss had IL limiting INIT. s.s ana .Sss s g. % S.
q ali the farm farm land o} The Unissd States ~ wa
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment extending
the inquiry as to the effect Of the state Of the
could condemn more than he did this system o.
combines" and trusts He was inclined to thinf
that the currency bad more to do than the tariff
In this condition Of affairs touching agriculture
M Gear. of, Iowa, said that this talk about
mortgage indebtedness in Iowa was all rot ant
seur saId that the mo mortgage @ indssscdnsss Of sha
$3.50 ooo. 0oo
lands In the West as being due to the fact tina
tbe. people were settling on lands largely beyon'
their immediate necessities and because they wer
This country was prosperous and growing NOR
tective system and yet sentieY.n tor pclitics
effect undertook to perpetuate what. he said, wa
MI. Milliken offered an amendment requiring
Mills Tariff bill. and to report what effect 4
would have on the labor and industry OF tn
United States and on foreign industry and on tn
profits Of foreign manufacturers and the market
OF the American farmer.
Pending action upon the amendment tho com
mittee rose.
OPENING THE SIOUX RESERVATION.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE AvvEcTlN0 THH wxLTARl
OF DAKOTA.
WASHINGTON. March 81 BpeciaD.-The Eenst.
this afternoon took up the House bin for the open
ing OF the great Sioux Reservation In Dokota, and
passed it with sundry amendemDts which had beer
submitted by the Senate Committee on Indisr
Affairs The amendments make no general change
in the provisions of the bill The measure pro
vides for the setting aside Of five reservations Il
be located about the present agencies 1t which th'
Sioux receive their ammunition and supplies
namely the Pine Ridge, Rose Bud Lower Brule
Standing Rock and Cheyenne River, and provides
that the remaining land shall be thrown open Il
settlement under the Homestead lay. the homo
stcader to pay. 30 cents per acre Tor the land
which cannot be In moro than ] so acre tracts
The funds thus accruing are to be paid into tn
Treasury for the general civilization and education
Of the Indians As nearly as practicable the iand
within the reservations thus set aside are to b.
allotted to the Indians In severalty.
The land thrown open to settlement Will D
comprising some I2,o 600 square miles. or abou
IL, 600, 900 acres II comprises some Of the bes
agricultural lands in the Territory Of Dakota.
The chief importance of the measure, however
lies in the fact that it does away with one Of tn
greatest obstacles to the development OF the coun
try The inability Of railroads to cross the reser
walton and thus reach the fuel in the Black Hills