Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-22
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Dilatory Tactics Resumed in
the House.
Vote On the Oklahoma Bill to be Taken
Thursday.
Senators Mix the Rice and Sugar
Questions In Debate
Senate.

DOTH.
Hoar asked Gibson why they spoke of the
bill as .obbery If it was a robbery wert
no, sugar and rice the greatest robbers left
Gibson disclaimed having characterized
the tariff as a robbery. He had alwa,s said
that the benefits and burdens of the tariff
should be equalized There should be nc
discrimination. He did not ask for any
greater protection for the interests h,
represented than he was willing
TO accord the interests of other sections
He was far from being free trader, bu
was not in favor Of using the power of tht
government to favor one department at the
expense of another or one section At the ex
pense of others. In answer to Aldrich, But
Ter said that rice did not require the pres
ent protective duty of ll3 per cent. II,
thought the rates in the Mills bill, lin vici,
rates on other artcles), about right but sale
if you reduce the rates on everything else
we are willing to have the tariff on rice Gu
so per cent
Brown made statement as TO the very
large expense necessary in preparing tn,
land for rice culture, and disproportionately
large wages paid to rice workers in tn,
in the United States and China. He argueC
there should be more liberalty in fixing rate
were the lowest that should be fixed
After further discussion on the suggestion
of Allrich, the rice paragraph went over un
al tomorrow to give the finance committee al
opportunity to examine the facts and figure
presented by the senator from Georgia.
ON the suggestion of Vest ii was agree
that the general debate go on today until
O'Clock after hich the ten minute rule vii
be enforced, and ali debate will cease tomor
row at o'clock and voting on the bill Begin
with schedule.
Wool and the manufacture of wool wa,
taken mp.
Vance moved 10 amend the first paragraph
by making ii read ''all woods, hair of alpaca
goat and other like animals shall be Rdmittec
free of duty" and addressed the Senate il
support of the amendment.
Vance Welded to Allison, who reported
several amendments To the wool and woolet
schedule,
George presented some general observa
tons on the bill, first taking the ground tina
the bill which the Senate was considerin s
was not d bill that originated in the House
as the constitution required bills to rails,
revenue to originate. Technically speaking
ii might be called an amendment, hut thu
Uonse bill had only been a jurisdictiona
fact by which the Senate had assumed con
troll of the subject.
George said that the Senate bill was
avowe edly high protective, ard the votes upol
it showed that no other sort of II bill could
pass the Senate He believed the protective
tariff was unjust and unfair. but considered
it his duty to try by the amendment to maxi
it fair, equal and Just with reference TO all
interests.
Harris failed to see how George, believing
the bill to be unConsttutionally wrong, could
justify himself for participating in such d
wrong and snCh violation of the consttu-
ton.
George said he thought il was his duty to
try to make such law, less unjust, less un-
quai less unconstitutional by dividing its
benefits among those who have TO bear it
burdens He would make the bill protective
all around he would make tie bounty one
cent a pound on all cotton grown in the
nited States. not because he believed it
ought to be done, but because it is right and
fair that the cotton raisers being compelled
To contribute to the prosperity of othei
interests, they should be allowed to receiv,
their share.
Plumb. So if folks picked your pocke
YOU would consider yeur self justified il
!
yourself
George.-No sir, but If law were proposed
to allow the senator from Kansas to pick my
picket would be justified in moving Al
amendment that would allow me to pick his
and then would vote against the whole bill
So with the tariff bill. If it were amend
| ed so AS to make it protective all around
would vote against it on the final passage
George said the Mississippi had no industry
that could be be benefited by the tariff bill
/ he would offer amendments to admit free al
mschiuery for the manufacture of cotton o
cotton and wooden fabrics, or bagging 70
covering baled cotton. Also machinery 70
spinning cotton into yarn.
Hswley defended the theory of the bill
and said it appeared to the senators on hi
side that the highest patriotism and devotion
was that the nation here to be built shoul
7 be made a selfsustained self d 4pen ndent ma
ton, able to furnish within our borders ev
erything humanity needed. Gres
| Britain could not live without fire.
trade She was most dependent helples
nation and could not raise the WOOL sh
needed or wheat, hens, chickens, ducks
/ geese. eggs or vegetables. She could 10
set the table. at morning noon or nigh
without getting something rom US. France
| Holland or Belgium. She was no "objec
| lesson" to the United States except to avoi
her example. He thought the great content
ment senator Butler thought he saw anon
the working classes of Europe was not con
tentment but helplessness. Unanimous con
sent was given Morrill, to oeeuy 20 minute
| on the tariff bill
Chsee declared the statements in Cousu
! Scaoenhof's report as 10 the cotton var
spinning prices in Germany. The pure ab
! surdity of the report he said bore interns
evidence of having been fixed up for elec
tion purposes.
I At six o'clock the Senate took a recess I'll