The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-21
FREE COTTON BAGGING.
ONE BENEFIT OF A DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS TO THE SOUTH.


erings to DO Admitted Froe of Duty, IL
4ho Senate or President Does not Intsr-
fore.
WASHINGTON, April 9.--In the
House this morning after routine busi-
ness the river and harbor appropria-
tions bill was reported by Mr.. Blanch-
ard, of louisiana, and filed upon the
Calendar.
The consideration of cotton bagging
was then resumed and Mr.. DalZell. Of
Pennsylvania, made brief speech in
opposition to It's passage.
One of the grounds for his opposition
was that the language of the bill was
80 broad that 1t would admit free of
duty many iron and steel products
other than cotton ties. This was sec
tiOnal bill and one which no man could
justify on any sound principle Of tariff
legislation. 1t kept the duty on iron
ore, on coal and on pig iron, but pro-
posed to make free the finished product
The raw material was loaded with a
duty; the finished product was made
Tree. The bill was direct blow at eX-
listing American industries. 1t was
proposition to close the hoop and band
mills of this country.
MIR. Turner, of Georgia, closed the
debate. He spoke forcibly in favor of
the bill and in general denunciation of
the Mckinley Act. lie was informed
that as far as the operation of that Act
was concerned the wages of not q single
laborer in Plttsburg had been increased.
aet the prices of cotton ties, were
maintained. The money raised by the
tax on ties was not put into the pockets
OF the laborers, but into the pockets of
the owners of the mills. The money
went not to the maker of ties, but to-
those who spent their summers abroad.
Was 1t right for the Government, un-
der the pretext OF protecting the Amer
lean laborer, to rob the laborers of the
South In order to support the lordly
mill owners? The right to resort to I'M
ported bagging and ties would, he con-
hdently believed, protect the farmers
and laborG ! engaged in the production
OF cotton 1g, ainst corners and combina-
nonS. sgentleman from Ohio (E.
ct slayt feceand about slaye drivers
The major cho took what, he did not
earn frtSsonS man who had carried it
was wofse than slave driver, and a
man who did not receive the full re-
ward OF his labor, a man who under
compYthon must labor for the support
OF a1tower, was slave. For slavery
had been substituted a system by
which the fetters were put on every
man of every race AMI condition. Un-
der $500 items of the Mckinley Act
every citizen of the country paid tribute
10 the few at the expense of all his best
interests. The modern Republican
1endal system was worse than even the
ancient system Of fendalism and worse
than even the old system of slavory.
The bill was then passed-yeas 1877,
nays Az. This was g strict party vote,
except that Messrs. Coburn, of Wis,
consln, English OF New jersey, and
ONelll of Missouri, Democrats, voted
IN the negative. The following Is the
text Of the bill as passed:
mat the following articles, when i'm
ported, shall be exempt from duty.
namely: Bagging for cotton, gunny
cloth and all similar material suitable
for Governing cotton, composed in
whole or in part of flax, jute or jute
Dutts, cards rowing frames, winding
frames and other machinery purchas-
ed abroad and used III the manufact-
nre OF bagging for cotton, gunny
c!pth, and all simular materials suit
aDle Tor covering cotton, cotton gins
and parts thereof; and also hoop or
band iron, hoop or band steels cut to
length, or wholly or partially manufac-
tured into hoops or ties for baling pur-
poses, with or without buckles or fast
enings.
mir. Shiviey, Of Indiana, from the
committee on ways and means, report
ed bill to reduce the duty on tinplate,
and 1t was referred to the commirtee of
the whole.
iu6lic business was then suspended
and the House paid due tribute to the
late Representative Nj. II. Ford, of
Michigan. Eulogies were delivered by
Mfssrs. O'Donnell, Youmans, McMil-
nn, Hayes; Chapman, Weadock and
Belknap, and then, as a mark of res
Pect to the memory of the deceased
the House adjourned.