Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-15
,h., .ho eacct 81 the tariff was TO reduce

| that she effect OF the tariff was 10 reduce
| the price OF articles 10 the consumer.
This contention was denied by MIR. Mills,
| of Texas, who ridiculed the idea that II
| the tariff reduced prices manufacturers
would como to Congress asking that the
tariff be advanced for their benefit.
ONE or THE PROTECTED SPEAKS.
Mr.. Walker. Of Massachusetts,, said that
| In making statement that was not true
man might be truthful. so lar rs ne MIN
solf ware concerned. and he might not.
| There was not one word OF truth IN what
the gentleman from Texas said about man.
ufacturers coming before the committee
asking TINT duties might be put up for
their protection, and he did not mean by
that that the gentleman was saying what
was not true. lie supposed that the gen,
tleman believed IL. No manufacturer had
come before tho Ways and Weans Commit
tee and asked that duties be put ND or
down on his own account. Manuracurers
came and said that paving the wages they
did. the tariff should be this, that. or the
other. The workingman got every dollar
of the increase of price on account OK the
tariff. As O manufacturer he hurled pack
the IpsuIt which denominated the manu-
facturers robber barons. Applause on the
Republican side.l ~,
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, ridiculed Mr..
Walkers position and quoted rom t he
testimony of a manufacturer oefore the
committee TO the effect that ne wanted
higher tariff in order to compensate him"
self.
from Massachusetts had become so indig-
nant. He Mills had been charged the
other day with an exhibition OF plantation
manners. The gentleman was now giving
an exhibition of manufacturing manners.
The members Of the House were told that
the gentleman, az a manufacturer, did not
desire 10 promote the interest OF ms class
He rose above party and interest. lie be-
came philsnthropist and Represented no,
himself. but the interest of labor. HIS
heart was swollen with devotion 70 the
workingman. He said that the tariff was
intended only TO enable the manufacturers
TO pay wages to laborers.
THE PROTECTION THE LABoREn OTIS.
The manufacturer paid S1.25 TO labor for
producing a ton of pig-iron. The Govern
ment gave the manufacturer S6.72 III order
to enable him to pay that Sl.25. The
manufacturer paid the laborer So for
producing ton of steel raii Inc
Government gave him ST. to enable him
10 paw it. Why did not the manufacturer
give $17 to the workingmen instead OF
turning them out of work and gong on
tallv-ho rides through the mountains OF
Mr.. Bynum's motion was defeated-66
TO So.
Mr.. Dunnell. of Minnesota, moved to re-
duce the duty on china, porcelain, &c.
from 55 to 30 per cent. an vdiorem. lie
thought the time had come in the history
of the pottery manufacture when reduc-
ton of duty might be made.
MIR. Dunnell's motion was lOst-76 TO 81.
NI.NT,lI,,, ,nAyo1 10 rnHI1pa the dllfV
on decorated chnaware from 60 to A. per
cent, stating that the 60 per cent, duty
proposed. taken in connection with the
package clause Of the administrative Gus
toms bill, amounted to considerable IN
crease from existing rates.
MIR. Mckinley denied that the increase
that would result from the package clause
would be material. There might be an IN
crease Of about per cent, but that IN
crease was necessary to continue the ex-
istence of the china industry in this
country. He held up q handsome piece OF
decorated ware and said that we could not
make such ware in this country before the
tariff of 1888. Poor people did not use
that kind of ware. but he promised that
under protection il would soon be placed
within their reach.
A STRIKING ILLUsTBATIOS.
Mr.. Bynum. of Indiana, said that nothing
better illustrated the difference between
the parties on this question than the fine
ware exhibited by the gentleman As COM
pared with the old-fashioued blue-rimmed
plate, saucer, and cup he (Bynum) bad
used in the last Congress to illustrate his
argument. That ware-the poor mans
ware-paid 60 per cent, although 1t was
worth but one tenth of the cost of the fine
ware shown. -
Mr.. Mckinley: 1t is getting lower all the
time
Mr.. Bynum: Yes: the poor man has dis
car led tin plates and begun to use common
ware.
Mr.. McMillin's-motion was defeated.
Various other amendments looking to a
reduction of the duty on earthen and
glassware were made on the Democratic
side. but met with no success.
Mr.. Gambler, OF Massachusetts,, offered
an amendment fixing the rate of duty on
at 45 per cent. dd cdloreni.
Lost-55 to n.
Having considered sixteen of the 156
PAGES Of the bill the committee rose and
tho House at 6 O'Clock adjourned until ii
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