The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-12
SUBSIDY MEN UNDER FIRE
MADoo ATTACKS THE BILL BE
FORE THE HOUSE

He Denies That the Plan Would Help
Build Up American Commerce-The
Amount Paid Would Have to be 40
Per Cent. Greater Than That Paid
by Any Other Country.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lin the House to-
day. ON motion of Mr.. Richardson Of Tenn
essee. the Senate amendment to the House
bin to fix the wages of certain employees of
the government printing Office was non-con-
CURED in. The House then went into COM
mittee of the whole. with Mr.. Payson Of
Illinois in the chair, on the legislative ap-
preparation bill
In the general debate which followed Mr..
Stockdale of Mississippi devoted himself to
the civil service AID Barrundia affair.
Mr.. McAdoo Of New Jersey declared his
opposition to the shipping bounty bull He
denied the charge that the opponents
Of the measure were lacking in
patriotism or in devotion to the
flag. The bill would have stood a better
chance of free and honorable discussion in
the House if personal aspersions and severe
charges had not been hurled against its op-
ponents. He inveighed against the subsidy
system and contended that such system
would not build up American commerce.
A SINGULAR DEFINITION.
The most singular definition Of commerce
be had ever heard had been given upon the
floor Of this hall He had always under
stood that commerce was an interchange OF
commodities. but the gentlemen on the
other side said that an American ship could
be laden with American manufactures and
American raw material and taken TO VAL
paraiso, and that they would return
laden down, not with raw material and
free wool, to take the place of the shoddy
now worn by American workingmen, but
with money bags. That might be poetic
and idealistic commerce; but it never
had existed in the history OF the world, and
never would. Commerce would not be re-
gained by unfair reciprocity intended TO
delude the American people. The Ameri-
can flag would not be restored TO the seas by
so>called reciprocity. Tariff walls were re-
sponsible for its decay. No one could eat
his cake and have it too.
WHAT SUBSIDY MEANS.
II this nation was going to commit itself
to a policy of subsidy. it should understand
what it meant The subsidy proposed by
the shipping bill was too much for nothing
and too little for anything 1t was conceded
that it cost 40 per cent more TO run an Amer
Jean ship than It did to run foreign ship.
Therefore, if this nation intended to compete
with other nations In the matter Of subsidies
1t must give subsidy 40 per cent greater
than was paid by any other country. He
argued that the subsidy would not result In
lowering freight rates to the products Of
the farm. Freight rates had never been
lower and competition had never been
greater than they were to-day. II subsidy
lowered the rates, the amount OF the sub
sidy would have to be raised.
THE sUB-TREAsURY BILL.
1t was his good or bad fortune not TO be a
member of the next House; but he wanted
to say TO the eastern men land he said it in
no spirit of dogmatism) that they could not
ia this congress vote direct subsidy to one
interest in their section and stand
in the Fifty second congress and
refuse to substitute the farmer
by voting against the sub-treasury scheme.
The progress of subsidy could not not be
stopped when that system was once entered
upon. He trusted that a halt would be
called now. 1t was the duty of the demo-
Gratis in the next congress not to enter upon
experimental laws. but to repeal, repeal and
repeal the loads off Of the American people.
Mr.. McAdoo was frequently interrupted
by applause, and as he concluded was
warmly congratulated by his colleagues.
FITCH THANKS M'ADoo.
Mr.. Fitch of New l. rk rendered his per-
sonal thanks 10 the gentleman who had Just
spoken. That gentleman had expressed for
the district bordering on the bay of New
York ideas which they entertained very
deeply Mr.. Fitch gave notice that if the
shipping bill passed committee would
be appointed in the next congress to
inquire into the manner in which its pass
age had been secured. The kind of infiu-
ence and methods which had been used in
advocacy of this bill Including as lavish use
of other means as of abuse) would never
succeed in getting many members to vote
for il.
AN EXCHANGE OF INvEcTIvE.
Mr.. Farquhar Of New York-Why deal
in innuendoes1 Talk out like a man.
Mr. Bland and one or two others shouted
out denunciations Of the subsidy lobbyists,
and there was hot but unintelligible in
terchange Of invective between Messrs
Bland and Farquhar the latter denounclng
the silver lobbyists.
The general debate having closed, the
reading of the bill was continued The
paragraphs relative to the civil service
commission were passed over for the present
without prejudice.
Without disposing of the bill the com.
mittee rose, and, after some unimportant
routine business, the House adjourned.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.