The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-16

same bill, Secretary Blaine informs the
country, Will be equally as effective in
stopping expectation of the products of
American labor. The republican tariff
laws have already gone too far
In this direction. During ten years Of
republican tariff laws our exports of wheat
have fallen from 500, 900, 900 to S3S. 600 OOO
and our corn from $54, ,OOO, 600 to S13, ,OOO.-
OOO. The exports of manufactured iron
have fallen 80 per cent, cotton goods % per
cent, and other products of American
labor IN like proportion, while the exports
OF pork have decreased to an alarming ex-
tent during the last seven months. Ia an
tlcipation of the prohibitive tariff bill, our
imports have been 80 excessive as TO create
a panic. The ships which are
dumping foreign goods on our shores
offer nominal freight rates to American ex-
porters, but we find that retaliation has
already commenced, and the report Of the
Secretary of the Treasury dated week ago
shows that our reports of manufactured
cotton and many other articles have
been less during the last seven months than
during the corresponding period year ago.
FREE SPEECH THRoTTLED.
Mr.. Vaux of Pennsylvania wanted the
people to understand that free speech was
gone in the House. Representatives talk
about bill for free ballot and a fair
count. The majority had better pass bill
giving free speech to the peoples repre-
sentatives, which had been taken away by
the misrule under which the House wasgov-
erned. He wanted the people to understand
that the inherent right of the representative
to speak for his constituent had been taken
away from him. With his consent?
Never. That right never could be
taken from him, and never should be unless
force was used TO compel him to take his
seat. An empire was coming fast, but not
fast enough for that The distinguished
gentlemen from Illinois and Massa-
chu5etts, Messrs. Payson and Morse, had
been allowed five minutes each to discuss
the bill, and yet the people would think
from the Associated Press dispatches that
they had had ample time to debate the
question. He wanted the people to under
stand that this was a fraud upon the re-
turns.
FOUR AMENDMENTS A MINUTE.
The tariff bill was matter of general in
terest. Two hours were given to the discus
sion of 400 Senate amendments. This was
done because the majority wanted to veil
itself behind a secret confab. He wished to
say to the farmer and to the laborer that
this tariff bill was q cheat. Two thousand
people were enriched by the
tariff bill and 60,O00O00 were
impoverished. The majority believed in
every trust, save one-trust in a righteous
and just God.
The discussion was further continued by
Messrs. Herbert of Alabama, Price of
Louisiana, Morse of Mississippi, McRae OF
Arkansas, Farquhar of New York, Kerr of
Iowa, Mudd of Maryland, Gambler of Mas
sachusetts. Buchanan of New Jersey, and
Adams of Illinois,
Mr.. Cummings of New York said that he
was an unwilling passenger on the McKin-
ley tariff congressional limited express train.
A downeast engineer and Buckeye con-
ductor were running the train on their own
hook, and in defiance of the will of the peo-
pie. He uttered his protest against it; that
was all he was allowed to do.
Mr.. Mckinley said that IL the COMMITTEES
on rules had erred in reporting the resolu-
ton, it had erred in giving too much time
for debate.
The Senate amendments were non-con.
CURED in-yeas 100, nays S2
Speaker Reed stated. after the House had
voted to send the tariff bill to conference
that he would not announce the conferees
on the part of the House until tomorrow.
He said that he had not yet determined upon
the list.