The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-11

Eli epringer's TariH Jokes-Last Day
Of General Debate.


MI sprsngsr's Tarin Jokes-Last Day
Of General Debate.
syAsHisGTox CIrY, May l0.-The House
wesat into committee Of ths whole on the
tai q hill. Lanham OF Texas in : speech
generally criticized the measure. and urged
the importance of reciprocity with Mexico
He especially antagoaized the feature OF
the bill which places duty on silver and
lead Orss. declaring il would destroy the
smsldng industry Of Texas and neighbor-
ing states and invite relaliatory legislation
on he part of Mexico.
cAdoo of Pennsylvania opposed the
bill and in the course OF his remarks sar-
car scally tainted the Republican party
vii Tbs failure Of its ante-election prom
iss
] Falletxe OF Wisconsin drew . CON-
paris on between the Mills bill and the
pena ing measure. The Republican bill
fayo ed protection to American aeficul-
ture manufactures and labor; the Demo-
crit a:ll opposed that policy. The Re-
put bill proposed home
M. ct for Americans: tho Demo-
crst bill proposed 70 invite
NIL ! he counties to take this market from
one 10 vheneyer II Was in their power
to- The issue was made, and he. Is
. n ican, welcomed L. The RepubIi-
ca p.icy would strengthen the alien
lsau kaEi tbs aeae3cratic would nullify
tlsN iAw, Because 1t was cheaper to import
dc product Of cheap labor than to import
the cheap labor itself. He then entered on
detailed explanation and defense Of
various schedules Of the bill. In con-
clusion he said:
What does the Democratic system offerf The
gentleman from Texas CMilis) has told US. I
listened 70 hfs giee90l description of the worlds
market our farmers won d lnd II the blindness
Of protection were removed from their eyes. He
descanted In an enthusiastic and robust speech
Of the govers ment soup houses In the old world
established to feed the herds Of hungry poor
and mosnsed to hie supreme climax with the
declaration that "men were starving
for bread there" I waited breathlessly
for more. hat In vaia In Gods name. 10 this
the market ven ask American farmers b sell
their wheat In. Are they 10 srundle their grain
from Dakota TO the old world and wait for the
aris.oc-ats to open the government soup houses.
while their subjecfs ara starving foe bread. TO
bid against each other and AZ prices.
Springer of Illinois opposed the bill.
He denounced granting bounties on sugar
and raw silk. and then in facetious man
ner proceeded to point out the benefit
which would inure to the farmers Of Iiii
nois from the provisions Of the law.
Cabhages were now taxed ten per
cent ad valorem. II was pro-
POSED to tax them three cents
head. According to the agricultural re-
ports. no cabbages were imported At 10 per
cent. How many would be imported ~ an
equivalent of so per cent? Laughter. !
After ridiculing the imposition OF duty
a. . measure of protection to exPresident
HAYES, who had gone into the chicken
business, be reviewed the free list. and de-
clared that the American hog was discrim-
mated against, in that bristles were placed
on the free list, while high tax was placed
on wool Was it for the benefit OF the Illinois
farmer that his sleek hogs were placed on
an equality with the rszorhacks OF Mexico
ILaughter.l The Democratic party was
ready TO meet the issue in the bill, and he
predicted that the House in the Fifty
second congress would have Q Democratic
msiority of iifty. In isi2 there would be
. Democratic congress pledged to repeal
this bill III X should become law.
Dingley of Maine supported the bill, and
Barnes. Gay. Andrews of Massachusetts,
cummings Oh NeW io1A anu DfiCanef oi
Wisconsin, opposed IL. The committee
then rose and the House toook reces IS
until evening.
At the evening session of the House the
tariff debate was continued. Walker oi
Massachusetts,. Grosvenor. Hayes of Iowa.
Bliss OF Michigan, Wade and Henderson OF
Iowa favored the Mckinley bill. while
Chipman OF Michigan. McRae OF Arkansas
and Man.ar OF Montana criticised the
measure
Henderson was opposed to free hides.
He was not in favor OF reduction OF the
tax on tobacco. The United States was not
ripe for that legislation. He attacked tie
beef trust OF Chicago and declared that the
hand that struck down It's deSpotism could
hff up the agricultural interests OF the
country.
At HIS the House adjourned.