Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-16
FROM THE CAPITOL.
IContinled from First Paqe.l
Plate Association had urged its members to
hasten to Washington.

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hasten to Washington.
| GROWTH OF THE GLASS INDUSTRY.
Mr.. Raines (N.Y.) told of the growth of the
glass industry in his district and maintained
that the workmen received the benefit Of the
tariff in increased wages
Mr.. Mansur Mo- said that he had on hi:
desk a list OF 100 millonaires. He did not be-
lieve that the workmen get the benefit of the
| tarih. but held that the money stuck in the
pockets of the manufacturers.
/ Mr.. Henderson Qowa) offered as a substitute
! for the pending amendment a provision thai
| lamp chimneys should continue to pay the
present duty of A. per cent. He did not wan
| to break down the domestic industry, but hs
would not vote for an increase of the duty.
| THE RoBBER BARoNs.
| Mr. Bland ono. said that the farmers hat
been driven to urge the subtreasury bill to pro-
tect them from the robber barons. The repub
licans would not give them even that right
they had rejected his amendment to allow the
farmers to exchange their products directly
and free from duty.
| SyMPArHIZED WITH Mr.. NJ KINLEY.
Mr.. Rogers ARK. said lie sympathized with
the embarrassment of Chairman Mckinley
and as friend of the committee on ways and
| the committee of the whole rise
| and limit debate on the pending
amendment. Bat now he saw that it was the
purpose to continue to discuss the glass SEIZED.
uie all day in order to give the PittsburS men
time to get to Washington.
VOICE FROM THE WEST.
Mr.. Struble Uowa) characterized the pro-
testatons of Mr.. Bland (Mo.) in favor of the
| farmer as piece of demagosurey. He (Mr.
Struble) was western man. He represented
| an agricultural constituency. but he believed
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and business prosperity that could come to
this country must result from prosperity
| among all lines of manufacture. Applause.
He believed that in the face OF
| competition from abroad our manufacturers
must have Il reasonable measure of protect ion
in order to enable them to continue in business
and to employ labor. He was willing to give
the manufacturer reasonable protection,
because he knew that the prosperity of the
manufacturer, within reasonable grounds,
meant prosperity for the whole country.
Mr.. Lafollette Wis., commended that the
thin-b!ow glass industry required large de-
gree of protection
MR.. BLAND AGAIN.
Mr.. Bland said that the gentleman from Iowa
(Mr. Stouble) had charged him with being a
demagogue.
This was not the first time that the rich and
powerful and their agents-those whose vokes
they wore OIL this foor-denouuced those who
represented the farmers of the country as dem.
agoSues
OTHER MEN THAN FARMERS.
Mr.. Lodge Mass wished to say word in
behalf OF the manufacturers and the men who
worked in the factories. There were some
other people in the country besides farmers
and importers. and Congress shouid try tc
| make It's legislation general and national and
not keep up its talk about classes
The result of the present duty had been to
close up the two largest glass factories in Mas
saehusetts. He was aware that pittsburg ha 4
superior advantages in the shape of natural
| gas, but with the high-cass mechanical skill OF
New England there was no reason why those
Massachusetts factories should not have con
tlnued business, and they would have continued
but for undue foreign competition. Il
was for the interest of the farmers
to encourage the manufactures Of
| Massachusetts. He believed that in its
main outlines the pending bill was good one
| and would aid the manufacturer and the work
lngman, and their prosperity was the pros
perlty of the farmer. Mr.. Bynum (lnd
suggested that the Massachusetts, factorie.
were closed because Ohio and Indiana pre-
sented better facilities tor the manufacture Of
glass.
Mr.. Hendersons amendment (retaining the
present duty on lamp chimneys) was defeated
| l03-l07.
MI. Andrews (Mass) criticised the high
| rates OF duty on glass.
ALL INTERESTS HAD TO BE CONSIDERED,
| Mr.. Mckinley said that there were things il
the bill of which he did not approve. There
were amendments he would like t.
make If he alone were to be con
suited; but the committee had t.
| look TO every interest in the United States Nc
single man could have in any tariff bill exactly
what he wanted, and so gentlemen might com
| plain here and there that they wanted duty
! hlshered or lowered but they forget that il
| the preparation of a bin covering more thar
5000 articles the committee had TO go into
consideration, not OF single interest but OF
all the varied and combined interests of the
United States. tApp!ause.J Gentlemen on the
other side said that the duties in the
bill We're too high In the glass schedule
of the Mills bill the percentages ranged from
60 to l52 per cent. II that were revenue tariff
why should not the republicans in
crease that tariff and make it pro-
| tectiye i'll favor of the labor of the
United States? Why had the gentlemen on the
| other side left duty OF l52 per cent on plate
| glass? Was it because il was n revenue tariff
| or was it because the democratic party of Mis-
souri, made that condition of its support o.
the Mills bill! tApplause.l
| MIR. Springer quoted from the testimony o.
glass manufacturer of Pittsburg to the
! effect that if he had free raw material he coulC
| pay higher wages