Evening journal., 1892-03-10
TARIFF SPEECHES BEGIN
McMillin and Dingley Open the
Discussion in the House.
A wARI1KB TONE IN THE SENATE

A wARLIKB TONE IN THE SENATE
Bms to Attack Canada's Commerce In
Retaliation for the Behring Sea Out.
rage. 20 Increase Our Navy and BETTER
Our Torpedo Service Introduced.
WASHINGTON March i0-lThere was de
cidedly warlike tone given 10 the opening
| proceedings of the senate when Mr.. Hale
from the committee on naval affairs, re-
ported bin to increase the navy and to ex.
pend s50O,OO0 in experiments with torpe
does and Mr.. Morgan, from the committee
on forign affairs, followed this up by the
introduction of bill suspending the lawn
/ permitting the passage Of Canadian goods
in bond through United States territory
The senate afterward hurried through the
remaining amendments to the pure food bill
and passed it without even division and
then went into executive session on the
Behring sea matter
Prior TO the regular order for the day in
the house several bills from the judiciary
committee providing terms for holding
United States district courts in Texas and
Idaho and other bills Of minor importance
were passed
The regular order was the consideration
OF the free wool and other amendments te
the tariff law.
The Tarin Debate Opened.
Mr. Mcmillan opened the debate on the
tariff question by saying that the last con.
gress imposed the highest tax ever levied in
this country and made the most extrava
CANT appropriations ever made in time Of
peace The present congress would correct
this evil The farmer now realized from
two 10 three cents per pound less on his
| wool than formerly. Laborers' wages had
not increased under the Mckinley law, and
they had to pay for the advance in the ne
cessities of life. The Mckinley bill had in
creased the tariff Of 1883 10 per cent, and
; the rate OF duty was higher on the neces
a saries than on the luxuries Of life. The con.
! sumer had not been considered and the
D manufacturer and trust combinations had
+ been protected. The greed OF the seller and
not the need of the buyer was the measure
! Of the rate Of duty
e He alluded TO Blaine's reciprocity scheme,
which he called unDemocratic, unRepublcan
e and unAmerican. The president in his dis
Is erection, could impose or remit certain taxes
n Such power was unprecedented, and il
g exercised IN England the queen would lose
y her crown, If not her head and the house
le of lords would crumble
* The Mckinley law had seriously affected
ID our commerce. Before the war we got ouf
ar material for our ships without excessive
re duty and sailed them In competition with
as the nations Of the earth We now carry only
l2i6 per cent. Of our vast foreign commerce,
and per cent. Of our foreign trade is con
Quoted In steamers bearing our national flag.
ll Mr. Mcmillan continued:
y Buying Abroad.
A rich man going abroad can bring back
y thousands OF dollars worth Of clothing free
~ from taxation, but II one OF his humble labor
ne ers were 20 seek 70 get 500 worth Of woolens
ls- brought back by him for the use Of his family
ke he would have 20 pay, according 60 the average
40 rate on woolen goods more than ninety dollars
M duty, and on some grades he would have 10 pay
=, on knit go0ds more than $500 duty There
should be some limit placed on the amount even
Of wearing apparel, that can be imported free
Of duty.
The law now enables those who buy oxten
sively 10 pay the expenses OF a trip abroad In
pm the mere matter OF saving duty. know one
20 man who voted for the Mckinley bill and who
n helped 70 saddle that measure upon the people,
"a who in less than 100 days after lis passage
,is landed In England and bought Si.O0O worth
~ of clothes the first thing. He was protec
ZIONIST
Mr.. McMnlin then said that the over
whelming Democratic successes at the last
elections was the peoples rebuke of the party
~ that passed the iniquitous Mckinley bill
q In conclusion Mr. McMillin referred 10 the
~ peroration of Mr. Reed on Monday referring
~ to the triumphant march OF truth, which
y was exemplihed by the ascendency Of the
~ Democratic party after twenty-five years
W and the relegation OF Mr. Reed TO the floor,
where he could only cry and curse.
Mr.. Reed was not In his seat, but entered
the hall in time TO hear the concluding SEN
"a tence In accounting for his absence he
p said Il was due to the fact that Mr. Nc
y, ~ Millin was speaking [Iaughterl
"a Mr.. McMillin replied that he was glad TO
NJ announce 10 the gentleman from Maine that
~ the Democratic party arrived in his city
Portland. lLaughter.l
Mr.. DIngIey's Speech.
n Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine, said the situation
a. which confronted the Democratic party as
of described by Mr.. McAiillin was significant.
N They were divided against themselves. The
ne party had gone before the people at the last
ne election, and had made false and wicked
charges against the Republicans The peo-
pie Of the country were looking with anxiety
70 see what they intended todo. The policy
no was not well defined Upon looking over
MS the three sporadic bills reported by the COM
an mittee on ways and means he had en-
us deavored 10 ascertain the scope Of each and
Oh 20 see exactly what tariff reform meant as
defined by the l40 Democrats in the house.
This was the realization Of the promise
made in 1890 under which so many Demo
a, Gratis were here today. This was the remedy
RS for the atrocious Mckinley bill This was
.e TO give relief to the country. Prosperity
rt was TO be thus restored.
11is was the delusion in which the Dem
cratic party proposed to induige, and pose
before the people as tariff reformers. There
es were also a few other bills which they pro
M posed TO bring in The present tariff in all
TO its parts was correlative and framed in
view Of a consistent policy. There was
nothing in the bills reported which enabled
any one TO judge as TO the purposes OF the
a Democratic party on this great question. II
or free binding twine, free wool and wooden
se goods, free cotton ties were an index Of
the policy, then the Democrats were free
traders. What a spectacle in these bills
Cotton ties on the free list, and hoop iron,
- of which cotton ties were made, protected
he at S5 per cent A new scheme Of the Dem
las ocratic party has arrived when completed
manufactured articles were put upon the
free list and tax the raw material
lot MIL Girls Fight n Duel.