, 1890-05-08
|THE CONGRESS.
House Discussion on the
Tariff.
THE M'kINLEY BILL.
~ Author Speaks at Length
In Its Support
Mr.. MILLS FOR THE MINORITY
Atsss Many Obi sotions. the silver
uill II Taken Up by the
Senate.
mr.. MILLS FOR IHE MINORITY

~. FeSssn' o. iihnoS' occupying the
-Ths eonmItsss on slsctions reported
IN tie Alabama contested s.oction case
~ NeDujae w Turpin IN favor OF tho
sa.imsnt. Ths report was ordered
~. Mckinley, Of Ohio, then moved
oo1o iuoo coanuittee Of the whole for
~ cou.l&sfatIon Of bis tariff bill. Mr..
Mok kinley said he hoped to close tho do
441o ~ Saturday evening.
M Mills, OF 'rexnu, protested against
~ shorl timo allowed for debate
Mr. HoKinlcy's molten was agreed 70,
eud ths house wont into committee OF
sho whole.
Mr. Mckinley then took the fioor In
e1ppors Of the bill. He said that the re-
1Inlt of ne last political campaign. tho
f1Dublican majority In the house, and
the prssencc of Mr. Harrison in the
ppu1idencs chair meant that revision Of
The tafid vas demanded by tho people,
apd that The revision should bo along
Ne iIDs end IN full rscosnition Of the
px1ncipls and purposes OF protsction.
iApplsusH
Ait>r discussing the bill more in de-
tnii ~. Mckinley said fhat under the
1u<koe dxed BY the bill tho annual Inn
veF1u o1 (130U.O 600 Of agricultural prod
uc>u would b suppiiod 70 ths pcoplo Of
~ United States by American farmers
pa8hsz than hy Canadian faymsrs, and
~ ehs 1210oQ 900 distributed among
~ farmers would relieve some Of the
1epfenaion prevailing and Riye them
oouudeAoe and courlge aud fncrenso
>heir abliity to rsiss tho MORTGAGES upon
1heir farms. During twelve years Of rec.
5rroclty with Canada the United States
hsd bousht more than 1t had sold.
Xhat Canada what other countries
\ wanted, was frse and open market In
~ United STATES. What the United
fsaees wanted. IL IL evcr had reciprocity,
~ . reciprocity with equality.
Mr. Mckinley explskned and defended
~ wool asheduIe andkIlo paragraph In
~ naelsi schedule concerning tin plate.
end considered the free list
Referring 70 tho growth Of the carpet
Industry In the United States, he said
<hnt the price Of carpet had gone down,
white tho ad velorcm equivalent had
Eono no. The favorite assault Of the
dpmocraiic free trader and revenue tarifi
1esoruar was to parade this high per-
( conirRe Of the ad valorcm equivalent to
show how the enormous burden of tax
u imposed upon the people. When
steel rails wcro SO a ton therc wan an
cqutvaIcnt I'D yalorcm on them of 2s per
rent, but whom they were reduced to $50
~ this abuse OF the duty OF - per. cent,
which had Induced our manufacturers
70 eEigngs In the business. the ad yalorem
equivalent went up TO so per cent. Tho
democrats looked at tho percentage.
The republicans looked at the prices.
The democrats would rather have low
ID valorem equivalents and high prices
than otherwise. Was tho foreign con-
eufner better consumer than tho Amer
lean consumers Under the system OF a
revenue tariff we bought more abroad
than We soid, and paid the balance IN
Goid. In an unhealthy state OF affairs,
organized opposltion 20 the bill came
nom ths consignors here and the con-
nlGnors and merchants abroad. The
prcss Of other countries condemned the
BILL Vhyf Because IL worked against
fhefn- This bill was mn American bill,
made for American interests. Notwitb-
standing all tho croaking, we now OK
port more products than at any timo In
our history. Our exports had increased
% per can't moro than tho exports
from Tree trade Great Britain.
With the same aid TO shipping that
Great britain gave. the ships OF the
United States would pillow every sea un-
der the American flag. In successful
competition with the ships OF the world.
We had enjoyed twenty-ninc years of
continuous protection, tho longest
period slnce the foundation of the gov
ornmsnt. ane found ourselves la greater
prosperity than ut any otter time. In
x310 the country was In state OF de-
pre>sion, and we had neither money nor
credit. We had both now. The accu-
mulaiions Of the working. classes had In
creased their deposits In the savings
banks. These dcposits told their own
story. The public dcbt of the United
States per capita was less than that of
any ccuntry In the world. Welcnd all the
nations In agriculture and mining.
Gould any nation furnish such evidences
Of ofprosrrityf Yet men were found to
talk about the restraints we put upon
frnde. The greatest good 70 the greatest
uumbcr, and the largest opportunity
for human endeavor, were tho inaxims
nPoD .whiei, our protective system rested.
4 iApplause.1
= Al the conciusion of Mr.. McKinlcy's
npoech, ho was warmly congratulated
pernonaIiy by every republican present,
While the cry OF -'Ncte. vote was heard
~ over the western side ofthc hall.
Mr. MILis' Address.
Mr.. Mills followed. lie declared that
thlo WAS the first bill that had como be-
iore thu American people with its mask
torn on, Ike highwayman demanding
3hoir purscs. TO check importation was
1 90 cheek exportation. When we refused
- take tho products OF other
untiOns thnt reftaaI wa. a.