The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-28
PASSED THE TARIFF BILL

| The House Adopts the Conference Report
152 to Eighty-one.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.-In the house the
conference report on the tariff bill was
taken up and Mckinley explained its pro-
visions. In regard to binding twiae, he ex-
pressed the opinion that the duty was too
low, but indulged the hope that some future
congress would apply the remedy. Com
menting upon the reciprocity provision, he
said: I'VE consented to the reciprocity
provision put into our bill by the senate, a
provision perfectly we'll understood by both
sides of the house. We have accepted the
amendment known as the Aldrich amend
ment, and indulge the hope that, in accord
ance with the expectation and belief
of 80 many distinguished men all
over the country that this will enable
US to open up great fields for the products
of our farms. We accepted this amend
ment in the hope that such result would be
fully realized" Flower, of New York, char
acterized the measure as a cyclone bill.
The point of the bill was to 80 arrange it
that there should be no trade between the
United States and foreign countries. 1t
would enable manufacturers to combine
and fleece the people, while the farmers
would fail to find relief. Referring to the
subject of binding twine. Flower said that
while the gentlemen would expatiate in the
west upon the provision as being in favor
Of, Of the farmers aen ooo OF the west, it
New England and New York. McMillin, Of
Tennessee, said the bill as agreed to in
creased the tax paid by every Caucasian,
negro, man, woman and child in the land.
The reciprocity provision was a cowardly
surrender of the highest prerogatiye of the
house. The bill gave the president power
Mckinley then made the closing speech
in advocacy of the bill. The COMMITTEES
had SO Disseminated in the adjustment of
the tariff as to give protection TO our peo-
pie. defense to our industries, and compen-
sstion sat- ton to make up the e,d difference between
and in the United States. For
it was the pride of this country
that it paid more sand better wages to its
workmen than were paid anywhere else OH
the face of Gods earth, and it was enabled
to do it because the republican party and
the old whig party before it had given it's
promise that it would impose a tariff on
products that came into competition with
our own labor, our own soil, or our own
crops. The future alone would vindicate OF
condemn this bill. The words of the gen.
tleman from Tennessee. or the other gem
LAcAId1l, we're OILY tut WOIuS VI luc press Oh
England, or the press of other countries.
On this question, in opposition to this
bill, Great Britain and the democratic party
were in unhoiy alliance. Applause on the
republican side. Gentlemen on the other
side had said the bill would not increase
the demand for single grain of wheat,
bushel of corn or pound of meat. They
forgot that when the bill became law and
the new industry of manufacturing our tin
is established employment would be fur
nished a large number of men, which would
mean the support of 5000 people, and these
1900 people would be new consumers and
thereby create demand for the pro-
ducts of the farmers Of the west,
Already they had begun making tin plate
in st, Louis. in anticipation Of the bill, in
belief that it was to pass. Men were ready
to invest money in this enterprise, and in
stead of paving fifteen or twenty millions
to the other side for our tin we propose to
make it at home. This bill, if il becomes
law, would put upon the free list one half
of all the products which the United States
imported, the like of which was never
known in any tariff bill passed by the con-
press of the United States. Gentlemen ON |
the other side would tax the people Of this !
country to make an income for the govern |
ment. The republican party would tax the |
products of other people seeking markets in |
the United States.
The previous question was ordered, yeas |
Isl. uays seventy-nine. The conference re-
MOTT was then agreed to, yeas 152, the
speaker voting in the affirmative, nays
eiohty-one. The only deviation from astrict |