Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22
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HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July 2l-When tie house
met today the galleries were filled with
spectators attracted by the announcement
that today would witness the close OF the
great debate on the tariff bill. The ex-
ecutiye and diplomatic galleries were va
can't.
Crowded galleries and good attendance
of members on the floor greeted Chairman
Mills this morning as he rose in his place
TO close the long debate on the tariff bill.
Promptly at 1880 a. M the bill was call
ed up and Mr.. Mills, after offering two
amendments intended to correct typo
graphical errors in the bill, moved the pre-
yious questions on them and they were
adopted.
lie then proceeded to address the house,
beginning by stating the condition Of the
finances of the government, placing the
surplus at 100000. This, he said,
should arrest the attention of the country
1t represented the unnecessary taxation
drawn from the people and piled up in the
treasury 1t was a taxation levied on the
production of labor. 1t WAS an lnlqulty.
This enormous amount of money was con
stantly lowering prices and putting an
enormous load on labor How long would
it be before stagnation would occur and
bankruptcy and ruin flock together over
the land? The majority had attempted TO
bring before the house bill to reduce this
sum and lessen the flow Of money into tue
treasury
By amendments made in the committee
of the whole the rate OF duty had been
placed at So. 80 on the 500. This moder-
ate bill had been met by storm of denun-
citation and characterized as q free trade
measure Was S42 80 on the 500 free
trade? What state had rate per cent
of taxation. In the majority of the states
it did not exceed 81 on 500. The tariff Of
1876 had been spoken OF as free trade
tariff.
Mir. Mills then took up the bill in detail,
beginning with the chemical schedule
where the rate of duty had been reduced
from S3S21 to SO. II. On earjhen ana
crockeryware the schedule had been 8 on
the sl00. They call that free trade. If 500
on the SlC0 was free trade, in Gods name
what was protection? Sugar showed
next TO the largest reduction in the bill
larger than in hemp, jute, iron and every
thing except wool. Yet the bill had been
called a sectional measure To get SIX
millions on sugar the government had 10
collect $50. 100000 of tariff duties. In pro-
visions the reduction WAS one dollar in one
hundred. More free trade. II WIS less
than dollar in cotton goods, and was not
th't moderate? In wool and woolens the
reduction WAS 500 on 500. ana most of that
has been caused by placing wool on the
free list. The manufacturers would get
free wool and 40 per cent protection and 20
per cent more than he now gets.
The bill was intended TO benefit the con
aition and increase the wages of the labor
ing people. Applause. The govern
ment should not NEEDLE with the people.
They should take care of themselves.
They were the most intelligent and best
people in the world and could give employ
inent to all the laborers if congress would
but let them alone Why should we not
have free raw material and have the op-
portunity TO contest on equal terms with
foreign n anufacturerS? We would have
a fair field and an open fight. Applause.
The Democratic party intended TO appeal
to the virtue and intelligence OF the couD-
try.
Money was being poured into his district
in Texas 10 beat him tor re election To the
Eifty-hrst congress, but he wanted the
country to knows that the people of his
district were not for sale.
In conclusion he referred to the suit OF
clothes produced by Mr.. Mckinley during
his speech. and said that he had nothing
to take back He had inquired into it aud
1Ount tnat Slu SulU ndu bctu iIbltCi6d 10
the amount of S4.03. He had heard that
The suit was to be photographed aud used
in the campaign. He wanted TO photo
graph in the brain OF every voter the fact
thai that $40 suit was protected 10 the
amount of 81 03.
At the conclusion of Mr. Mills speech
be was tumultuouSly applauded.
The previous question was then ordered
on the final passage of the bill and the
yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. Sowden had read a letter from Mr..
Randall asking to be paired with friend
of the bill and expressing himself dis
tinctly rs opposed to its passage.
The vote was then taken on the final
passage of the bill and ii resulted, yeas
i52. nays Ii9. Mr.. Sowden. of Pennsyl-
vania, Messrs. Greaman and Bliss. OF New
York Democrats, voted against the
bin. and Mr.. Fitz, OF New York, and Mr.
Nelson of Minnesota, (Republicausl voted
for it, The four independent members also
voted aye.
When the speaker announced the passage
of the bill the Democrats broke into cheers
and waved bandanas wildly in the air
Mr.. Boutelle moved to take a recess until
So'c!ock as this was the 2sth anniversary
of the battle of Bull Run.
The Republicans in turn greeted this
sally with laughter ana applause; A mo-
ton to adjourn till Monday was defeated
yeas 20 nays 206. and the house at o'clock
took recess till so'clock this evening
The evening session of the house was de-
voted TO consideration OF a bill 10 provide
for the adjudication and payment OF claims
arising from Indian depredations. II pro
vdes that such claims shall be adjudicated
by three commissioners TO be appointed by
the president to be known as the court OF
Indian depredations. The bill was passed
and the house adjourned at 10 p. N.