The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-22
THE TARIFF BILL WILL PASS TODAY.
What the Senators Said and Did Com
corning II Yesterday.
Amendments Reported Which Raise
the Rates on Wool.
Senator Evarts's Ambition to be Sent
to England.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l-In the Senate TO-
day the discussion Of the rice question be-
came mixed up with the sugar question, and
Mr.. Gibson advocated adequate protection
for both.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Gibson why they
spoke Of the bill as robbery. If 1t was rob-
berry were not sugar and rice the greatest
robberies leftP
Mr.. Gibson disclalmed having character
lied the tariff as robbery. He had always
said that the benefits and burdens of the tar
if should be equalized. There should be no
discrimination. He did not ask for any
greater protection for the interests that he
represented than he was willing to accord
the interests Of other sections. He was far
from being free trader, but was not In IA
vor OF using the power OF the government to
favor one interest at the expense Of others,
or one section at the expense Of others.
In answer to Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Butler said
he thought that rice did not require the
present protective duty Of 1l3 per cent. He
thought the rates in the Mills bill would
be Qn view OF the rates on other articles)
about right "But," said he. "if you reduce
the rates on anything else, we are willing to
have the tariff on rice cut 80 per cent" Mr..
Brown made statement as to the very
large expense necessary in preparing land
for rice culture and the great difference In
the wages paid to rice workers In the United
States and China. He argued there should
be more liberal policy in fixing rates on
rice: The rates under the existing law were
the lowest that should be fixed.
After further discussion, on the suggestion
Of Mr. Aldrich, the rice paragraph went over
until tomorrow to give the finance commit
tee an opportunity to examine the facts and
figures presented by the Senator from
Georgia.
On suggestion Of Mr.. Vest, 1t was agreed
that general debate should go on today until
should be enforced, and all debate cease to-
morrow at 8 O'Clock, and voting on the bill
begin.
Schedule K. wool and manufactures of
wool, was taken up, and Mr.. Vance moved
TO amend the first paragraph by making 1t
read: 'All woods, hair Of the Alpaca goat,
and other like animals, shall be admitted
free Of duty" He addressed the Senate in
support of the amendment.
After speaking some time, Mr.. Vance
yielded to Mr.. Allison, who reported several
amendments to the wool and woolen sched-
ule.
The amendments increase the proposed
duty slightly as follows: Cheap wool, from
six to eight cents second class, from eleven
TO twelve cents. On manufactured articles
The increase is about fifteen per cent.
Mr.. George In some general observation on
the bill, said that while 1t was technically
an amendment to the House bill, 1t violated
the spirit Of the constitution, which provides
that all bills for raising revenue should orig
mate in the House. He should favor such
amendments as would the nearest equally
distribute its burdens and benefits and
would vote bounty OF cent pound on all
cotton grown In the United States, not be-
cause he believed it ought to be done but be-
cause 1t was right and fair that the cotton
raisers. being compelled to contribute to the
prosperity Of other interests, should be al
lowed TO receive their share.
Mr.. Plumb-"So IL a man picked your
pocket you would consider yourself justified
yourself?'
Mr.. George-"No sir, but IL law were
proposed to allow the Senator from Kansas
TO pick my pocket, ! would be justified in.
moving an amendment that would allow me
the whole bill SO with the tariff bill. II It
were amended so as to make it protective all
round, would vote against 1t on its final
passage"
Mr. hawley defended the theory Of the
bill. He said 1t appeared to the Senators on
his side the highest patriotism and devotion,
that the nation here to be built should be
made self-contained, self-dependent ma
tlon, able to furnish within her own borders
everything humanity needed. Great Britain
could not live without free trade. She was
the most dependent and helpless Of nations.
She could not raise the wool she wanted, or
the wheat. hens, chickens, ducks, geese, eggs
or vegetables. She could not set her table,
at morning noon or night without get
ting something from the United States,
France. Holland or Belgium. She was no
"object lesson" to the United States. except
to avoid her example. He thought the
great contentment Senator Butler VINO
thought he saw among the working classes
Of Europe was not contentment, but hope
lessness.. .et.ns.
At 6 o'clock the Senate took recess un-
til eight.
During the evening session some cha nges
were made in the schedule upon motion Of
Mr.. Allison, the rates on wool being in
creased, in accordance with the amend
ments of the afternoon.
Mr.. Vance, to show the interest the people
took in the wool question, read "a protective
pastoral, or the girl with only one stocking,
composed and arranged for the spinning
wheel and respectfully dedicated TO that
devoted friend of protected machinery and
high taxes, the Senator from Rhode Island"
The following is sample Of the pastoral:
Our Mary had little lamb,
And her heart was most intent,
10 make Its WOOL beyond its worth,
Bring nfty-sx per cent.