The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-14
IN THE HOUSE.
Butterworth or Ohio Critici-r- the
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WASHINGTON, May lathe house went
into committee Of the whole on the tariff
bill.
McAfillin OF Tennessee moved to reduce
the duty on ammonia. There Is no reason,
he said, why an article OF necessity to the
farmer should he SO heavily taxed.
Mckinley Of Ohio opposed the amend
mcnt. Since the tariff encouraged COM
petition in this country the price of am
monia had been reduced from % to ~
cents per pound.
Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio, suggested that
while he knew nothing Of the case under
consideration. the price Of an article was
not reduced OH account Of competition
alone. twas reduced on account of i'm
proved methods of manufacture. He never
doubted that the protective system Is wise,
humane, bcncfcient and scattered bless
ings on the land from shore To shore. IL
there was any danger To the protective
system IL was In the oscillation between
the extreme of free trade and the extreme
of protection which created inequalities
among Americans themselves. He i'm.
sisted that We should not have created
inequality here; that the protective sys.
tenn dealt with conditions, not national
boundary lines, except when the pres
cuce OF these national lines indicated
the presence Of these conditions
against the influence OF which IL was
necessary to interpose the barrier of a
protective tariff. Competition never ere.
atcd new industries. They were created
by work and brain and by inventions.
The committee tried To do the best IL
could in framing the bill, but IL was not
always safe Ia rely altogether upon the
testimony of a BENEFICIARY under law.
Applause Oh the democratic side. He
indie ated his belief respecting the proper
function of the tariff act and would
sooner resign his seat than depart one
hairs breadth from that belief. or course
hc respected the wisdom os the commit
tee. But why was Paul favored and Peter
turned down: Why increase the profits
OF certain classes? He could name cap
italists whose profits exceeded those OF
all the agriculturalists in any state
in the union. Applause on the demo
cratic side. He was not. he said,
disturbed by the applause ON the other
side. He was exceedingly grateful that
they had began to realize i'm any sense
our countrymcn deserved protection.
Buttcrwortl then proceeded To cxpound
his views touching reciprocity with Can
ada. He said we were endeavoring Ia
| cultivate relations with fifty millions of
people to the southwardl, and yet were
afraid Of Canada. There were some
things in the bill he did not like. He had
known an industry that had been able In
make stO,uOO,uU IN dividends on capital
Of 81, ,2i0,OO0. lie favored proper protec-
ton but these men held the world in
their grasp. When he said he did not
favor that kind of protection he was told
"you are not sound on the tariff" The
| time has come when some little concern
should he shown To American homes
and American tlrcsides. He did
not believe II wise or prudent To make
| such a sweeping reduction In sugar tn TIC
supplanlcd by a bounty. The greatest
desire of his heart was 10 pass n bill r.
| iiccting In the highest degree the protect
| i've system. What he wanted to avoid
was paying too much for an industry, and
such was the case with tin plate. Tho
| duty would amount To SO,uO,UO before
the manufacturers of tin plate could de
clare a dividend. He was anxious thai
| his party should not take false step. Hs
did not expect Ia participate much in th'
deliberations Of the house hereafter. ~,
was quite as ready to go OFT as his demo
cratic friends were anxious To get rid o
him when they gerrymandcrcd him out
He was already out before they took tha
| action.
Niedringhaus moved to amend by rc,iuc
ing the duty on refined borax from five &
three cents per pound. DFerrall read II
the list what he singled out as excessive
duties, laying stress ON the duty on read
made clothing, which hc held was in tn
| interest OF Postmaster General WGna
maker. You tickle me and ] will tickl
you. You legislatc in my favor and vii
put up campaign funds. That was til
explanation Of many of these high duties
Niedrnghau-' amendment was rejected
Riegs of California, offered an amend
mrnt increasing the duty on olive oil fror
81 to 80 cent "A gallon. He advocated th
protection Of the olive oil industry in th
interest Of pure olive oil. lie was "A goo
democrat. but he was not hidebound. Iii
party was opposed Ia his amendment, bu
hc,a an independent American G tikep, ,l'
vocaicd the proposition. The amen,
ncut was rejected. Various other amen,
mcuts were Offered but rejected, and aft,
considering II If l5i pages of the bill tl
committee rose aud the housn adiotiruc,
Anarchy in u southern Town.