Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-25
NV THE VOTE STOOD.
aF THE MILLS TARIFF
p1LL IN THE HOUSE.

ignorance and Maliciousness o
II a Free Trade BiIl-Repub
,,,u. willing to Make Cotton Free
rut not Wool
- ,xsroN, July 21.--The galleries il
gouse OF Representatives wer
Id with spectators, early this morn
s. ..racted by the announcement thai
wouId witness the close Of tn,
'% Tariff debate and the vote on th'
.osssqe of the Mills bill. Only the
live and diplomatic galleries were va
In addition to the crowded galleries
.,s attendance greeted chairman Mills
E7 = bs rose in his place to close the de
.s 'n be '''' .,.....,
".,untly at the appointed time the bill
hssn called up, and thereupon Mr.
IN. after offering two amendments, in
,"dsd to correct the typographical errors
the bill.
MOVED THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
# .hom and the eerrors we're thus corrected
b. then proceeded to address the House,
inning by stating the condition of the
f SsOcss of the government placing the sur.
T.. At S129,OOO,OOO. This. he said,
f 1ouH arrest the attention OF the Repre-.
.rtatiyes to the unnecessary taxation
avn from the people and piled up in the
.'.sury. 1t was taxation levied upon the
n I."Jnct of labor. II was an iniquity.
ES;S snormous amount of money was con.
sTtIv lowering prices and piling an
.o,mous load on labor aud increasing the
f SDs6ts Of the privileged classes. How long
,onJ Il be before stagnation would occur
Bankruptcy Il and ruin flock together
+ = the land? The majority had at
.~Jed to bring before the a house bill
TO REDUCE THIS TAXATION
assu the inflow OF money into the
mE.
||g Br ,nnd ments made in committee OF
knoh, the relative rate OF duty had
Nd placed at $42.99 on the $100. Even
It tht moderate rate the bill had been
kF by storm of denunciation and
N rscterized as free trade measure. Was
|ess on the hundred free trade? WHAT
ss had a per cent rate of taxation? In
majority OF the States it did not ex-
3Hd 81 on the 500.
81 The tariff OF 1886 had been spoken of
# q free trade tariff. Mr.. Mills then took
ia the bill in details. He began with
Bsnica schedule where the rate OF duty
N d been reduced from $33.S7 to $2S.17.
uHrthernware and crockery ware, the
AhiuctiOn had been 81 on the hundred.
ahg called that free trade. II $50 on the
slndsd was free trade in Gods name
WHAT WAS PROTECTION?
Sugar showed next to be the largest re-
uctOn in the bill, larger than in hemp,
ute uou and in everything except wool.
And vet the bill had been called sectional
Measure.
Il To get$6, 600, 900 of protection on sugar,
he Government had to collect $5S, ,000,-
|OO Of tariff duties on provisions. The re-
uction was 81 in $10O on cotton goods.
If as not that modest? The duty still re-
kains at $39.O7.
E h voos and woolens the reduction was
on the hundred, and most of that had
4 b caused by placing wool on the free
n The manufacturer would get free
Dol and 40 per cent. protection, or per
1t more than he now got; and still they
bi the bill was a free trade measure.
tclss amounting to- $50, 900, 900 had
Rn placed on the free list, and Sc, 6,390, 900
that ives on wool.
A Cotton had been the chief product OF
n NseOuntry; yet the
|PuBLICANs HAD PUT 1T IN THE FREE LIST,
& ID they we're right; but when it was pro-
1ed to touch wool, the combination that
Ade the protective tariff was struck with
DrOr, and they said: "You shall not
4Bach it.n
E The next article on the free list was tin
Hte to the value of $7,700,000. Not a
uuDd fit was produced in this county,
SM yet when the comm tee prayed to give
iSmOney to the consumers, ther action
As called free trade. If that was free
nde make the most of it.
SaIt was the next article considered. Be-
sue few people We're interested in It's
ranuiactuIe the II cmbers Ofthe committee
F stgmatized as free traders for putting
on the free list Burlap was not made
this country; it had been placed on the
1T list. Hemp and jute made up $1.7OO,-
\ w oi the free list. With all the milk that
&Oud be given this baby industry. it had
Hled to grow; it was dying and must soon
Happear.
lHe Republicans had used the same
EOment in favor OF striking down
ID
Opium paid $4.eSO,OOO. It had been
paced on the free list. Cotton ties and
|ntles, the latter produced in Russia,
Y aalso been placed on the free list.
ANod product currants, that concerned
abOrer in this country, had been
aM on the free list. Yet the commit
A Aad been taunted with being free trad
pEhing,
1LKE FREE DRINK OF WHISKY"
sause.l Taxes on express companies,
eephoue companies, on all the wealth
@ country, had been removed, but
%oi the taxes on labor had been re-
'm. Wool grew on the sheep; there
Oeen much sympathy expressed Tor
NJ The Democratic party sympathized
a nen. 1t wanted cheap clothing Tor
poor The Republicans wanted the
,us Kept high, so that neither wool or
SSFls could be bought. With a pro,
s1u 200 100000 pounds OF wool, and
Saas OoO, 100000 pounds, what were we
y Democrats prepared to let in wool
nam sad let our workmen make it up into
,ag The bill was intended to beneht
condition and
INCREASE THE WAGES
1O0'lng people [applause]. The Gov
uu'nt should not meddle with the people;
" could take care of themselves. They
4 !. - "e most intelligent and best people IN
Il aa''Ofd, and could give employment to
VI tne laborers if Congress would but let
w. alone. Why should we not have the
orAI soni and the opportunity to contesI
Suai terms with foreign manufacturers!
"oqld then have fair field and open
\" lAppausel. The Democratic party
=kSueu TO appeal to the virtue and In
Seuce OF the country. ,
IN W previous question was then ordered
FINAL PASSAGE OF THE BILL,
1e yeas and nays were ordered. Sow
4"a read letter from Randall asking
An, ue ne paired with friend OF the bill
Ns 1pressing himself distinctly opposed
ISs etote os DC was then taken on the final pas
nars @ Iae bill and resulted: Yeas, l62;
SAsenr,n4S a4S' Sowden, OF Pennsylvania,
ats ran nan and Bliss, of New York, Demo.
ks we yoHted against the bill; and Fitch, OF
hbHcamaS' and Nelson, of Minnesota, Re-
ahisaauns, voted Tor it. Gear. Of Iowa, Re-