Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11

must give a subsidy 40 per cent greater
than was paid by any other country. He
argued that subsidy would not result in low
ering freight rates to the products of the farm.
Freight rates had never been lower and COM
petition had never been greater than they
were today. II the subsidy lowered the rates,
the amount Of the subsidy would have to be
fa,sed- fans lit. 1t was his good or usS bad for ,
the next House; but he wanted
to say to the eastern men (and he said ii in no
spirit OF dogmatism) that they could not in
this Congress vote a direct subsidy TO one in
terest in their section and stand IN the Fifty
second Congress and oppose to subsidize the
farmer by voting for the subtreasury scheme.
The progress of subsidy could not be stopped
when that system was once entered upon. He
trusted that halt would be called now.
1t was the duty of the democrats in the next
congress not to enter upon experimental laws.
but to repeat, repeat, repeat and take the load
on the American people.
Mr. McAdoo was frequently interrupted with
applause, and, as he concluded, was warmly con-
graduated by his colleagues.
Mr. FITCH EXPRESSES HIS THAMES.
Mr.. Fitch (N.Y.) rendered his personal thanks
to the gentleman who had just spoken. The
gentleman had expressed for representatives Of
districts bordering on the bay of New York
ideas which they entertained very deeply. Mr..
Fltch called attention to the fact that the ex-
ample OF England was now urged as one to be
followed by the United States. Why, he asked,
was this sudden conversion to the following of
British examples? 1t was simply because il
would make heavier the pockets of shipowners.
Mr.. McComas (Md.) inquired whose conver-
sion was referred to. and Mr.. Fitch replied that
he spoke of the gentlemen on the other side,
including the gentleman from Maryland
AN EXPERT ON CONVERSIONS.
Mr.. McComas-The gentleman is an expert
on conversions 30 l wanted to know. Laugh.
teri
Mr.. Fitch-The gentleman has never been
converted. He was first elected to the House
cratic protectionist and beat him because that
protectionist had voted against the Nor
rison bill. Democratic applause.l 1t would
be well if the gentleman from
Maryland was always as consisten,
as 1 have been. Ny letter of acceptance il
1886 is exactly like my speeches in 1SSS ano
1880; and got double the majority in the last
year.
Mr.. buchanan CN.J.) sotto voce-The gentle
man would seem to have but one speech.
INVESTIGATION THREATENED.
Mr.. Fitch then gave notice that if the ship
ping bill passed q committee would be ap
pointed in the next Congress to inquire ints
the manner in which its passage had been Sc
cured. The kind of influence and the methods
which had been used in the advocacy Of thi
bill Gncluding abuse and as lavish use of othel
means as of abuse) would never succeed in get
ting many of the members to vote for it.
Mr.. Farquhar On. Y.)-Why deal in innu
endoes? Talk out like a man.
A HOT INTERCHANGE OF INvEcr1vEs
Mr.. Bland and one or two others shouted ou
denunciations of the subsidy lobbyists, ant
there was hot but unintellegible interchang,
of invacfiye, hntweap Mr. Hlapi apd Mr Far
quhar, the latter denouncinS the silver lobby
lists
General debate having closed the reading o.
the bill was continued. The paragraphs rela
tive to the civil service commission were passe(
over for the present without prejudice.