Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14
IN THE HOUSE.
Consideration of the Tariff
Bill Continued.
Thirteen Of the 1876 Pages Dis
posed of.
Ben ButterwOrth Calls Forth Demo-
cratic Applause.
Ready Made Clothes Protected for John
Wanamaker's Beneft-Biggs Asks
Protection for Olive Oil.

Associated Press Dispatches.l
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The house this
morning again went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill.
McMillin, of Tennessee, moved to re-
duce the duty on ammonia. He said
there was no reason why an article Of
necessity to the farmer should be so
heavily taxed.
Mckinley, of Ohio, opposed the
amendment, since the tariff encouraged
competition in this country. The price
OF ammonia under protection had been
reduced from 20 to IL cents per pound.
Butterworth, of Ohio, suggested that
while he knew nothing OF the case under
consideration, the price of the article
had not been reduced on account of COM
petition alone; it was reduced on
account of improved methods in its
manufacture. He never doubted that
the protection system was wise, humane
and beneticent, and scattered blessings
on the land from shore to shore. If
there was any danger to the protective
system it was in the oscillation between
the extreme of free trade and the extreme
OF protection, which created inequalities
among Americans. themselves. He in
sisted that we should not create Unequal
tiles here; that the protective system
dealt with conditions, not with national
boundary lines, except where the pres
ence of those national boundary lines
indicated the presence of conditions
against the influence of which it was
necessary to interpose the barrier
of protective tariff. Competition
never created new indus
try; new industries were created
by the work of the brain; by inventors
The committee tried to do the best it
could in framing the bill, but it was not
always safe to rely altogether upon the
testimony Of beneiciaries under the
law. Applause on the democratic side
He reiterated his belief respecting the
proper function of the tariff act, and
would sooner resign his seat than de-
part one hairs breadth from that belief.
OF course he respected the wisdom of
the committee, but why was Paul
favored and Peter turned down? Why
increase the profits of certain classes? He
could name capitalists whose profits ex-
ceed those of all the agriculturists in any
state of the union. Applause on the
democratic side]. He was not, he said,
disturbed by the applause on the other
side. He was exceedingly gratified that
they began to realize in any sense that
our countrymen deserved protection.
Butterworth then proceeded to ex-
pound his views touching reciprocity
with Canada. He said we were endeav-
oring to cultivate relations with 50,OOO,-
900 people to the southwark, and yet
were afraid of Canada. There were
some things in the bill he did not like.
He had known of an industry that had
been able to make 500, 900 dividends
on capital of 81 ,250,000. He favored
world in their grip. When he
said he did not favor that
kind of protection, he was told:
The time has come when some little
concern should be shown for American
homes and American fresides. He did
not believe that it was wise or prudent
to make such a sweeping reduction in
sugar, to be supplanted by bounty.
The greatest desire of his heart was to
pass bill rejecting in the highest de-
gree the protective system. What he
wanted to avoid was paying too much
for an industry, which was the case with
the tin-plate. The duty would
amount to $5O,O0O,OoO before the
manufacturers of tin-plate could
declare a dividend. He was anxious
that his party should not take false
step. He did not expect to participate
much in the deliberations of the house
hereafter. He was quite ready to 90 out
as his democratic friends were anxious
to get rid of him when they gerry
wandered him out. He was already out
before they took that action.
Dingley, OF Maine, said the debate pro-
ceeded upon the theory that muriate
and sulphate of ammonia were used for
producing fertilizers. The fact was not
pound was so used.
McMillin's amendment was rejected.
Niedringhus moved to amend by re-
ducing the duty on refined borax from
five to three cents per pound.
O'Ferrall read list of what he sim
gled out as excessive duties, laying stress
on the duty on ready-made clothing,
which he held was in the interest Of
Postmaster-General Wanamaker. "You
tickle me, and I will tickle you; you
legislate in my favor, and will put up
campaign funds;' that was the ex-
PLANTATION of many of these high duties
Niedringhaus's amendment was re-
jected.
Biggs, of California, offered an amend
ment increasing the duty on olive oil
from 35 to 30 cents gallon. He advo-
Gated the protection OF the olive oil in
dustry in the interest of pure olive oil.
He was a good democrat, but he was not
hide-bound. His party was opposed to
his amendment, but he, as an independ-
ent American citizen, advocated the
proposition.
The amendment was rejected. Various
other amendments were offered, but re-
jected, and after considering thirteen of
the 156 pages of the bill, the committee
rose and the house adjourned