Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL,

WASHINGTON, May 13.-In the senate,
among the petitions presented and re-
lerred was one ny Quay, from the business
men Of fhlladelplila demonstrating
against the increase of duty on dress
goods, made wholly or partly Of wool.
The committee on pensions reported
back the house substitute lor the senate
dependent pei sion bill and moved that
it be non-concurred in. Agreed to.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the silver bill. Jones, of Nevada, con-
tlnued the speech he began yesterday.
He concluded his speech at a quarter
past three, having spoken five and u
quarter hours. He had the same close
attention of both parties that he had
yesterday. The atJenedance on the
Democratic side was at times larger than
Oh the Republican.
HOUSE.
The house went Into committee of the
whole to-day on the tariff.
McMiIlen, of Tennessee e, moved to re-
duce the duty on ammonia. He SAID
there was no reason why All article of
necessity to the farmer should be su
heavily taxed.
Mckinley, Of Ohio, opposed the amend
ment. He said that since the tarin had
encouraged competition in this country
the price OF ammonia had been reduced
from 70 cents to 71a cents per pound.
ButterWorth, OF Ohio, suggested that
while he knew nothing OF the case under
consideration, the price of ammonia was
Hot reduced on account OF competition
alone. 1t was reduced on account Of the
improved methods of manufacture. He
never doubted that the protective system
was wise, humane, beneicient and scat
tered blessings on the land from shore to
shore. If there is any danger in protec-
ton it is in the oscillation between the
extreme of free trade and the other ex-
treme, which has created inequalities
among Americans themselves. lie III
sisted that we should not create an in
equality here; that the protective system
dealt with conditions and not Eatlonal
boundary lines, except when these ma
tional bounday lines indicate the pres
ence OF those conditions against which 1t
was necessary to lnterpOse the barrier OF
the protective tariff. Competition has
never created new industries; they were
created by the work of the brain and by
inventors. The committee had tried to
do the best it could in framing this bill,
but it was not always safe to rely alto
gether upon the testimony of benehcaries
under law.
He indicated his belief respecting the
proper functions OF the tariff act, and
would sooner resign his seat than depart
one hairs breadth from that belief. Ol
course he respected the wisdom of the
committee, but rs 1t was only Paul who
was favored and Peter trampled down,
why increase the profit OF a certain class
lie could name capitalists whose profits
exceeded those OF the agriculturlst Ill any
state of the union.
Butterworth then proceeded to express
his views touching recrlpoclt with Can
ada. He said we were endeavoring to
cultivate relations with 50,UO0, 900 to the
southward, and yet are afraid OF Canada.
There were some things In the bill that
he did not like. He had known of all
industry that had been able to make $780,
900, 900 in dividends on capital of $l25,-
900. He favored proper protection, but
these men held the world in their grip.
" hen he said he did not favor that
kind of protection he was told: 'You
are not sound on the tariff" The
time has come when some little con-
Germ should be SHOWN to American
homes and American tiresides. lie
did not believe it Wise or prudent to make
d sweeping reduction in sugar, TO be sup
planted by ID bounty. The greatest desire
OF his heart was TO pass blll rejecting
III the highest degree protective system.
W hat he wanted to avoid was paying too
much for an industry, and such was The
case with tin plate. The duty would
amount to $5O,OUU,UO0 before tue manu-
facturers of tin plate could declare
dividend. He was anxious that his party
should not take a false step. tie did not
expect to participate much in the delib-
eratlons of the house hereafter. He was
quite as ready to ~ out rs his Democrat
trends were anxious to get rid OF HIM
when they gerryn andered him out. He
was already out when they took that ac-
ton.
Dingley, of Maine, said that the debate
had proceeded upon the theory that murlat-
lc and sulphate OF ammonia were used tor
producing fertilizers. The TACT was that
not a pound WAS 80 used. McMillens'
amendment was rejected.