The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-30


wwihoie period ot twenty-seven months
ihls investigation began on the first oi
June, 1889 and continued month by month.
ia seventy different cities Of the United
states until the first day Of December. 1891.
Inc average prices which prevailed on
that day we're taken "a the unit. Now
submit 70 the country that no lust or val
liable conclusion can be drawn as TO the
prices which prevailed during these twenty.
seven months from the prices OF one day aud
tnhl uay the very last one on which inyesti-
cation was made. / desire TO say further
tpat notwithstanding the statement OF the
senator from Rhode Island ar Aldrichl
that the cost Of living in England had in
creased during the period. the committee
made no investigation on that subject. Il
/ caused the prices Of number Of articles %
be taken, but made no inquiry as 20 the pro-
! portion Ia which they had entered into con-
sumption.
/ MIR. Carlisle said further that he had
| learned for the first time from the presenta-
/ tion OF the report that an investigation had
been made into the cost OF living 50 as 20
/ show decline Of prices ia the three cities
/ OF Fall River. Chicago and Dubuoue (the
/ home of Senator Alison. No knowledge
/ OF any such investigation had come to him
as member Of the committee. He pro
| posed TO show that the prices, both
retail and wholesale, had been enor-
mously increased by the Mckinley bill,
| and that the cost OF living in the United
| States, giving 20 each of these articles its
proper importance. had been increased du-
ring the period covered by the investigation
and during the period Of agitation which
had preceded the adoption OF the Mckinley
bill moresthan S185 100000. This money was
gone out OF their pockets forever. IL did
not follow that the decline which had since
taken place might not have been equally
brought about If the Mckinley bill had not
passed.
PRICES DECLINED.
An Independent examination had shown
that In fourteen months preceding the eI-
animation made by the Aldrich committee
prices had declined fourteen per cent, al
though Mr. Aldrich in an investigation of
twenty-seyen months had only shown q de-
crease OF slXty-four hundredths of one per
cent. lie proposed % show further that
the rates OF wages Of fifteen unprotected
industries had increased since the pas
sage of the Mckinley bill and that the
rates of wages of fifteen Of the highest
protested industries fell after the passage
of the Mckinley bill. Tie fifteen unprO-
tected industries were bakers. blacksmiths.
bricklayers, cablnet-makers, carpenters. la
OOrer5, farm labOrers, machinlsts. inasOns.
iron mOulders, plum bers. painters. stone
cutters tailOrs and tinsmiths The fifteen
highly protected industries IN which wages
has been reduced were: Bar iron. boots and
shoes. cotton goods, cotton and woolen
goods steel, flint glass, green glass, lum-
Der, machinery, pig-iron. steel ineots. steel
blooms, steel rails window glass ana
wooden goods. There had been a decrease
of s9-l00 OF per cent. in the wages in the
protected industries and an increase OF
7j-l0O of per cent. in the non-protected.
With a good deal OF labor Mr.. Carlisle
said he had separated from the tables Of
Nr. Aldrchs articles Of wooden goods. in
cludinRyarEsi for which we had paid abroad
Sl9.5S3 000 The ad galorem rate Of duty on
these, including carpets. blankets and other
things upon which tho rate was lower than
others, was 92.84 per cent, amounting TO
SIS, ,182. 000 50 that IL cost 10 lay down in
New York without including anything for
insurance. commission. freight interest.
and other charges), .37. 900, what had
cost abroad Slg. .583 600. He did not believe,
after looking at these figures that senators
would longer contend that the foreign pro
ducer paid the tax upon the imported arti-
ce For himself he would 90 back 20 tho
old delusion. once entertained by his friend
from lows (Mr. Alison with regard 10
wool that the consumer pays at least part
of IT,
Mr.. Allison: have not entirely recovered
from it yet.
Mr. Carlisle: The Senator says he has not
entirely recovered from that delusiOn vet.
Well then. am sorry for him in his present
company.
Mr Carlisle next referred to the bonanza
of two shiliings a box. amounting 10 - ,629.-
000 which the Mckinley bill had conferred
upon the Welsh tin-plate manufacturers in
the brief period preceding the imposition of
the duty provided by that law. In his
closing remarks he exhibited two samples of
wooden goods. exactly alike except rs TO
color, manufactured in Canada. Canada
he said WAS a protected country but ad-
mitted wool free Of duty. These specimens
sold in Canada for twenty-five and a half
cents pound but could not be made in the
United States for less than forty cents.
This showed what our manufacturers could
do if they were given free wool TO work
with.
Mr.. Carlisle occupied little more than
On hour in his speech.
GEEKRAL TARIFF DEBATE.
A general tariff debate followed.
Mr.. Proctor (Rep.. VI produced the evil
dence of Mr. j. H. Rogers. chairman Of the
Tin-Plate Association of South Wales. IN
proof Of the advantage of the American sys-
TEN TO the American laborer.
Mr.. Jones expressed his belief that wages
would be reduced one-hah if America
adopted q free trade policy.
Mr.. Proctor said ne was not inclined to
JON in the disclaimer of his friends on the
Republican side that Republican policy
had no responsibility for labor troubles.
lie regarded strikes as an evidence Of pros
perity. People did not strike for the priyi-
lege Of joining the great army OF the
unemployed.
Mr.. Sherman (Ohio) made 2 a long and
earnest reply to what lie termed the fair
argument Of the Senator from Kentucky.
denying that cheapness Of things was in
itself benefit 10 the people Of the United
States, especially when il was our own
products IN which the fall of prices 90
Cured He said England could afford 10 be
a free-trade country; 1t had ceased TO be an
agricultural country and was almost ex-
a manufacturing country with
vast dependencies % draw upon for its sup
plies. II be were an Englishman he would
be free-trader. Every country OF Europe
had adopted q modification Of our system
of protection.
Mr. Allison followed in a general defense
Of the Republican system OF protection.
The Presidents veto OF the McGarra-
han claim was read and its consideration
deferred 10 the second Tuesday In Decem-
ber At j. u. the Senate went iuto ex-
ecutive session, and few minutes later adj
iourned until tomorrow.
House OF Representatives.
AS soon as the Journal was approved Mr.
Wheeler Dem. Ala rose 70 A question OF
privilege. He read from the campaign book
Of tho Third party, written by Mr.: Watson
Farmers Alliance. Ora. }, IN which 1t was
stated that many members had disgraced
themselves and the House this session by