National Republican., 1888-05-17

surplus policy OF the administration had had
disastrous effects upon the farming interests
OF the country. Whether the origin oil that
policy was in ignorance, indifference, or
mendacity its elimination had It's result in
costing the farmers millions In additional
interest charges on loans. lie dwclt upon
the dangers flowing from the surplus, and
announced his readiness to attack II at both
ends by paying the Just debts of the govern
ment and by reduction OF customs and in
ternal taxes. He attacked the features Of
the Mills bill as being sectional and unfair,
and he advocated the preparation of a fair
and honest measure by the Republican rep.
resentatives.
Mr., Weaver, Of Iowa, expressed his over
whelming conviction that the Mills bill was
fair and reasonable measure.
Mr.. McRae, Of Arkansas, also spoke In
favor Of the bill, and was followed by Mr..
Ryan,. of Kansas, in very vigorous aud
logical criticism of the pending measure.
Mr.. Russell, of Massachusetts,, favored
the bill, because, he said, the farming inter-
ests had not prospered as had other in
dustrics under protection. After going
deeply into the wool question, Mr..
Russell then proceeded to comment
upon the depression of the woolcn manu-
factories Of New England attlibuting that
depression to the high tariff on wool, when
he was interrupted with a request from Mr..
! ltlhlns W Ut HllONcu W HSk VUpHllOUs
The request being accedcd to Mr.. Perkins
alluded to Mr.. Nills's speech, where that
gentleman referred TO the large profits Of the
wOolcn manufacturers, and inquired who
was correct-the free trader Mills or the
free trader Russell?
This question was greeted with applause
by the Republicans, and several other gen
tlemen supplemented Mr.. Pcrkins's query
with questions of their own, until the House
~ In IN Nr np1 ri tlnt tl,n
agreement us to debate was being violated,
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, vigorously denying
the declaration, and Mr.. Perkins calling at
tention to the fact that he had been granted
leave to ask the question.
Mr. Fitch, of New York. advocated a'pro-
tective tariff, hut wanted it so adjusted that
his constituents should be properly cared
for. At present thev were not protected.
The farmer had elog, INT advocates trained
In county and state d fairs. The wOrkmeu In
the factories had special advocates who lay
awake all night to study their interests.
Almost every class had its advocates here
except the millionaires, whom nobody
would own to represent, and who had no
friends in the House. [Laughterl
Among the people lie represented We're
policemen, and firemen, and reporters, and
printers, and paper carriers, and locomo.
tive engineers ON the elevated railroad. This
class of workmen had no direct protection.
Mr.. Allen, of Michigan, then took the
floor in opposition to the bill, and delivered
one of those ringing speeches that will
command attention anywhere.
Mr.. Allen quoted extensively from Sir
Charles Tuppers utteranccs in the Canadian
parliament in which explaining his ap.
parent concession in the fishery negotiations
he cited Secretary Bayards letters to him.
self, saying that 1t was the only way he
could obtain his object of closer commercial
relations. The ink was hardly dry upon the
treaty before the chairman of the committee
on ways and means, representing the admin
istration, brought forward measure to
make free every article that Canada sent
into the United States and upon which
S1,s0OO00 in duties were collected last year.
After n lengthy and intg lg tilt
between Mr.. Daizell and NJ Scott Ia
sketch of which will be fou' elsewhere)
the committee rose and the House at $3.50
took recess until o'clock.
At the evening session speeches were
made by Montgomery, of Kentucky
Shively, of Indiana, and McClammy, OF
North Carolina in favor of the Mills bill,
and by Wickham, of Ohio, in opposition &c
it. The House then, at lO:A5, adjourned