The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-10

1hfssAing Ola Straw IN Tariff Dsbase-
feas1oa for Mrs. Parneii.
WAsHlxGrox cf1Y, May Ala Tho House.
Hsft Of Inisoi. cailsd mp the tiu grading pen
sion Of @l..Bo year to Della I. 8 Pxrnell.
canghser cf Admirsl chazles stewart with IN
enendment reducing the pension to so =
month. After ssssc-ssiou the amendment wns
alTeed to--1 70 25-snd the bin rassed-
he House then went into committee Of the
whole On the tariff bill Fitch Of New York
spoke against the hiik
Gear o9 iowa Z member of the committee on
ways sud means, sadd ;he cid praveia, scratch
Russian snd you'll Gnd Tartaf.' might be
applied . the Democrats. for II the fiimsy pro
t<nses were scratched OIL. Democratic frce
trader woui6 b foun4 In 1858 the peorie he'd
retueaed their vesdict. He favnrtd protection
fcf articles that xsrs produced IN this country.
4 ths Uatsed States could produce sugar In
snn1cient quantities to supply our wants. b
would foster Is b. fair prosecsioa. bat he be-
iiescd that it was fmpossthie. He was con-
viEced the United States must look TO other
ccrntrfcs for her sugar. he said the sugar
schedule Of the bill would Be fought By the
sugar trn4t
AcMliin sakcd Why sugar t.uss securities
had such rise recently.
Gear sugsestsd that The pending bin gave the
redners protection OF only four-feuths OF . ceut
while the Mills bill gssc them cent
MeMiiiin replied thai the renaing hill gave
them free raw material II was evident from
the rise In sugar trust securities that the trust
was not hurt By this bill
Gear continuing, expressed bis opposition to
any trust or combiae formed 10 enhance the
rsicc Of recessarsss Of life. Tie time had
come for the American congress TO end the
sugar combine by passing the pending bill.
Tnis bill gave the psople cheap raw sugar aed
cheap refined sugar. and dsa royed root and
hr4ach tie greatest combination known to the
country; . combine which mig be called the
American dsyii6sh, which had been deyouring
the substance OF the people.
Crisp id not think that 70 the manufkctur-
err protection had been beneficial system. AS
to the laborers In manufacturing ostablish-
menis. and q 10 the farmers throughout the
land, he felt sure the xystem had been injuriouS-
The system drove out competition II dimin-
ixhed the number OF producers Of given
article and incrcascd the ease and facilities with
(which they could combine to elevate prices.
The majority Of the WAYS aud means com mittee.
said Crisp. were pledged t0 the principle Of
protection. and offered q sop to the farmer II
laid to ths farmer that It put . duty on his pro-
ducts. when the truth was that Il would do him
no good. The way to beuent the farmer was to
1elve him free salt aud cotton, and reduce the
price Of groceries The gentleman ON
tho other side claimed that they
WIN I0f0E0tuK boc vU<Vxct Oh tue peoHlcs
The people did NOT agree that the tariff ques-
ton Was settled - the pools Il was generally
believed that he protected industries had
raised togosher great campaign fund, By
which they boagnt in sblocks Of ave" votes TO
carry their l6caz.
Payne a Kow York remaxked that the gentle
man from Texas (,fifls) had said he knew how
thc Republicans carried the election, and the
esnttemaA from 1ennessss (AcMillin) had tnsi-
neeed that ~ pottoastcr geuerat contributed
nSbu5y. Payne n0sIeed that McMii,iu did uee
sAy anything About his pfesidentfal caudidat =
contribution and his cabinet officers who
stepped up 70 the ofase and settled. In violation
Of the civil service law. Applause and laugh
teri. 0f course that money was not 10 bay
votes Payne then proceeded 70 argue in sup
Port OF the bill
Wheeler OF Alabama spoke against the bill,
and the committee rose aud the House took .
recess.
At the evening session the tariff debate was
continued. wlkc attacked the policy Of pro-
tcctiou. Kerr of Iowa opposed bountiea In
the matter ol the bounty on sugar IL was hts
opinion that the foreign producer would get
ious-ffths # che advantage OF taking the duty
or suesr. He Was opposed TO taxing one Amer.
icaa industry for the benefit oi another. Fiihian
Of nltnois voiced like views. Goodnight op-
posed the bill. Atkinson regretted that the bill
did nos repeal the tobacco tax and place . pro-
tective duty on sugar. Walker argncd against
the bill Foreman OF Illinois, briefly opposed
the bill and ~ 1910 the House adjourned.