Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-16
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Senator Morrill, Makes a Speech
Against the Stewart Bill.
R. STEWART MAKES A REPLY.
He Opposes the Proposed lntet-
national Monetary Conference.
7 II f TIN LATE BILL.
It is Discussed at Length in the
House Today.
MR.. STEWART MAKES A REPLY.
[ IL f TIN z ATE BILL,
THE SENATE.

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this morning, but the first action Of the senate
was to provide for an adjournment from today
I till Monday
Mr.. Platt presented amendment which he
said he would offer 10 the sundry civil appro-
( priation bill. providing for the appointment Of
special treasury agent TO enforce laws for tho
! protection OF salmon in Alaska. He made
brief statement as to the Importance Of such
/ protection. The salmon fisheries of Alaska he
said. were far more important than the seal
| fisheries. Seven hundred thousand cases of
/ canned salmon. worth between three and three
and a half million dollars, had been put mp last
year But there was actually nothing being
done TO protect the salmon fisheries, and if the
! present waste and destruction we're continued
the fisheries would be in five years prac tically
destroyed.
Remarks in the same line were made by
Messrs. Doiph and Allen, and the amendment
was referred.
House bill for the relief of the Kentucky and
Indiana Bridge Company laid before the
Senate and passed.
| SENATOR MORRILL, AGAINST FREE COINAGE
Mr.. Morrill, asked and obtained indefinite
leave of absence from Tuesday next, and then
proceeded to address the Senate in opposition
10 the bill 10 provide for the free coinage of
gold and silver.
slr. Morrill, read his speech from printed
slips, but his voice remarkably strong and
] utliNttg Sraceltn ana deliberate, ana ne
bad an attentive and interested audience, par
| ticularly on the republican side. His thrusts at
the silver Senators were enjoyed, and Mr..
Stewart was seen from time 10 time taking
notes as if he intended to reply to some Of the
points made against his bill.
MR.. STEWARDS REPLY.
As soon as Mr.. Morrill, had taken his seat Mr.
Stewart rose TO reply to him. In regard to the
! proposed international conference he said that
the suggestion for an international conference
was to fix ratio for silver at its present market
value of about % to l. There was no suggee-
ton that the international conference was to
arrange for universal free coinage. He was,
| therefore. opposed TO an international confer
ence until he knew what il was to be about.
/ Taking up and replying to some of Mr. Nor
rills statements he said that the u.terance
OF such nonsense would become. he should
think. "damnable iteration" after a time.
/ The press in the commercial cities was. he
declared, subsidized and spoke only the Ian
Suage Of the gold power, which was itself an
| ARROGANT moiocL.'
| The bill went over without action.
THE ANTI-oPrIoN BILL
The anti-option bill has been referred, after
a short dhcussicn, to the judiciary committee
THE HOUSE.
In the House this morning on nation OF Mr.
Peel Ark bill was passed Authorizing the
Denison and Northern railroad to build a road
through the Indian territory.
The House then went into committee of the
whole. Mr.. Blount (Ga.) in the chair, upon the
tin plate bill
Mr.. f. b. Taylor (Ohio) expressed himself as
earnestly in favor of protection to American
industries and American interests. because he
believed it TO be FOR the benefit Of the whole
people. Whatever industry had been protected
had beer successful successful not only in the
fact thatits products had been abundant. but that
| the price OF those protected products had been
decreased to the consumer.
The word trust acted upon the democratic
party as did red rag upon n bull although
I tina. party did not object to trusts abroad. Look
/ IT the protected industries in this country and
where were the trusts? Who ever heard OF an
iron trust? 1t would be as well 10 undertake to
combine tire stars as to combine the iron inter-
ests. Whoever heard of a cotton trust although
the production of cotton had been developed
by protection! Whoever heard of a wooden man
ufacturers' trust. an interest created, enlarged
and existing by reason of protection? Was any
trust existing based on a protected article?
The sugar trust might be pointed to- 1t was
doubtful of existence today; it had never ex-
listed when there was duty on sugar. The
corcage trust commenced. organized and failed.
On the other hand there was the oil trust. Oil
WAS not protected. Beef was unprotected
There was beef trust. Rubber was unpro-
tected. There was a rubber trust In free
trade England trusts were many. In this coun-
try they we're few on protected articles although
many on articles unprotected. Referring TO
the bill under consideration. Mr.. TAYLOR said
that IL would in two years place tin on the free
list. Why? Because il should be there Then
why not put it on the free list TODAY? For
what purpose was il retained on the dutiable
list? If it was for a revenue tariff, whv not
continue it beyond two years. The majority Of
the House was uncertain as to its own purpose
uncertain to its own wishes indefinite
as TO its own ideas. ANY party which
had not a definite idea OF its object,
that had not a clear purpose in its action
should let alone important matter as the
duty on tin plate, which entered into every
household in the country. IL democrats were
free traders let them take that position and adj
here to it. III they were for revenue tariff let
them take that position and adhere to il.
If they We're for protection in places let them
take that position and defend it. But il they
would not take any of these positions let them
not pretend that they had the power or ability
to legislate upon this important question
Mr.. ATKINsoN's PROTEST
Mr.. Atkinson (Pa.) objected to the policy
outlined by the pending measures because free
trade or a revenue tariff had always brought
the country to bankruptcy OF financial distress.
Mr.. Bunting (N. Y.) spoke in support of the
bill