The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-31
THE TARIFF BILL.
morrill, Enters a Plea for the Hated on
spring.

morrill, Enters "a Plea for the Hated on
spring.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-It the senate to-
day the tariff discussion was resumed.
Morrill, said the ill-natured denuncia-
tons of American manufacturers by ora
torical free traders indicated that they
preferred the prosperity of the foreign
manufacturer to that of their own coun-
trymen and that they would compel the
latter to manufacture as cheaply as any
foreigner, pay higher wages or abandon
their business. The real purpose was
finally to break down and degrade the
present scale of wages of American work.
men. Coming TO the question OF agricul-
tural depression, Morrill, said there was
glut of misinformation disseminated on
that subject and concealment of the great
fact that prices of farm products
are depressed throughout the world.
The only possible remedy within
reach of the American farmer and posi-
tive protection against the foreign COM
petition was the increase OF consumers
of their productions. He asserted that
i'm 1888 had il not been for the duty of
20 cents bushel on the wheat of India
the crop of that country would have
snatched the market of New York from
the state of Wisconsin as well from all
other western states. The farm mortgage
Indebtedness had been grossly exagger-
ated and he understood the census re-
ports would show the farm mortgages in
Kansas and Maine were less than one
quarter of the amount which had been
farmers were hugely in debt or
more than the farmers of any
other country was a gross calumny.
The markets which could not be found
abroad had to he made at home, and they
| could only be made by protection. Refer
n.
America Morrill, said of the agricultural
products, cattle, sheep and horses, that
they had an abundant and cheap supply,
not only for home consumption but also
for exportation. To carry any of these
products there i'm the vain hope of finding
Newcastle" On the question of sugar
Morrill, said the adding of free sugar to
the breakfast table presented a stronger
| case than tea or coffee presented in 1872
for like treatment. III by a bounty the
United States could las had been done by
several European countries soo SUI sup
ply all Its, its own sugar; Sp,o@., $4,000.
that was now sent to Cuba and elsewhere
never to return. In conclusion Morrill,
said any amendment offered in good
faith that would improve the bill would
be cordially received but all attempts to
engraft thorns upon il would, he hoped,
be rejected.
AT the close of Morrill's speech the con
sideration of the bill by paragraphs con
tinued. An amendment offered yester
day by Mcpherson was rejected. McPher
son continued 10 offer amendments for
the reduction of rates on articles i'm the
chemical schedule but they were al
mercilcssly rejected by IA party vote. The
| only change made in the schedule was q
reduction, on motion of Aldrich, of the
duty on chloroform from 30 to % cents
| per pound.
Vest moved TO reduce the duty on
iodoform from 81 80 to 81 per pound, re.
jected. The tariff bill was then laid
aside and the conference report of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was presented. No motion was taken and
after the executive session the senate
| adjourned.