Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-11
1t Would Be Damaging to the In
terests of the Farmers.
TARIFF TALK IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Stevens Supports the Free
Wool Bill as a Manufacturer.
SENATE.

with amendments.
Mr.. Hale gave notice that be would call il up
as soon as printed.
For sundry light houses and aids to navige-
ton.
To empower the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia to grant respites and pardons
in certain cases
TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
To prevent cruelty TO children in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
To authorize the sale Of the old custom house
and post Office in Wilmington, Del.
For the erection of public buildings in
Moonsocket, X. L (SlOO,0OO), and Helena,
Mont. (S400, COO.
To provide for a survey and report as to a
new bridge over the Eastern branch of the
Potomac in the District of Columbia
Among the bills introduced and referred to
committees were the following:
BY Mr. Dolph-1o create and establish a
pilot service in the United States and to regu-
late pilotage of vessels along the coasts and in
the harbors OF the United States.
No SECOND PRESIDENTIAL TERM
BY Mr.. .Stewart-Proposing a constitutional
amendment that (after 1sg7) no person who
has held the Office Of President shall be eligible
to that Office within four years after the expi-
ration of his term of Office.
ing what committee should properly have iuris-
diction of the subject and that he had come to
the conclusion that it ought to be referred TO
the committee on civil service reform and re-
trenchment. He thought that an extern
sion Of the presidential term was OBJ
jectionable, because that would make the stake
too great and might some time lead 10 revolu-
tion. The great advantage of the amendment
would be the removal of all temptation on the
part of the President to use the appointing
power for reelection. The joint resolution was
referred to the committee on civil service re-
form.
By Mr.. Daniel-Assenting to the privileges
and grants given by the states of South Caro-
lima and Virginia to the French Cable Com
pany.
Mr.. sTANfoRD's CURRENCY BILL
DIR. Stanford's bill to provide the govern
meut with means sufficient to supply the ma
tional want of a sound circulating medium was
taken up and was made the text of a speech by
Mr.. Dolph. The opening paragraphs of the
speech were directed against the democratic
party, which, he said true to policy, proposed
to overthrow the protectionIst system whlC Ia
had produced such general prosperity through
out the land and to force free trade upon the
country. 1t was not his purpose to unde. esti-
mate the disadvantage under which the farm
ers labored. But he was persuaded that
their condition was not SO deplorable
as the democratic missionaries of free trade
represented. On the contrary il would easily
be shown that the farmers were better of. bet
ter clothed and fed that they worked fewer
hours than at any previous time, and that
their children were better clothed and had
better advantages for obtaining an education
and that the farmers and their families enjoyed
more of the comforts ana conveniences of
wealth and civilization than at any preceding
period.
Although the advocates of free trade were
denouncing the protective system as RESPONSE
bic for all the adversities and lack of pros
perity OF the farmer, it was that system, and
that system alone, that had rem
farmer possible, and if anything would
compass the ruin Of the agricultural interests
1t would be the removal of the protection given
by law TO domestic industries. the consequent
destruction Of the home market for the pro-
ducts of the farm and the forcing of large
numbers OF people now protitably engaged in
manufacturing into the cultivation of the soil
Coming down to the subtreasury and other
like propositions Mr.. Dolph said that of all the
schemes which had been advocated for the re-
lief of farmers the scheme known the sub
treasury bill, a scheme for the issue OF
an indefinite amount of government
notes to be loaned by the govern
ment upon real estate security at
a low rate of interest, was the most visionary
and the most impracticable. He could con-
ceive Of nothing more certain to destroy the
credit OF the government, to depreciate its
notes and its obligations and bring financial
ruin upon this country and that scheme.
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
If the sub treasury scheme should be adopted
and the government notes should depreciate
10 25 cents on the dollar in gold, q bushel of
wheat might be worth 80 in the deprecated
currency when il would bring only IS cents in
gold. II a deprecated currency became a
measure of value in this country, gold aud
silver the value Of which are fixed BY the
worlds demand, and the movements Of which
could not be controlled by iegislstion) would
seek investment elsewhere and the business of
this country would be conducted on the basis
Of cheap money furnished by the government
BENEFITS OF THE M'KINLEY BILL
The Mckinley tariff law, be said, had ad-
vanced the prices Of agricultural products, de-
creased the importation into this country of
dutiable goods, stimulated manufactures and
caused the establishment of new industries and
if gfven a fair tria! would secure the production
in this country Of annually increasing amounts
Of articles OF human industry consumed here,
but which had heretofore been produced
abroad, thus giving to American capital and
labor employment and increasing the demand
for raw material while by the sbarp
competition of s., 600 600 Of the most energetic
enterprising and skillful people on the face Of
tne oah VI sAe pface Oh manufactureo
articles to the consumer would be
constantly reduced. Il was true
that better crops and an increased demand
for our agricultural products abroad had con-
tributed largely to the general prosperity, but
business of every kind had been prosperous,
and all our industries had produced increased
products to add to our prosperity. While there
had been an unprecedented increase of our ex-
ports and decrease Of our imports of articles
coming into competition with domestic pro-
ducts, competition at home in manufactures had
reduced the margin of profits to . minimum.
THE TIN PLATE CLAUSE
He had been more embarrassed. he said, -
to his position on the Mckinley bill by the pro-
vision increasing the tln plate than by any
other Of its provisions because tin plate was
largely used in the hsh and fruit canning bust
ness in Oregon, and he had, therefore,
watched with great interest the effect
Of the tariff law upon the prices
Of tin plate and upon the tin plate industry Of
the country. He was happy 70 kno~ that the
prophecies Of free traders Of . great increase
Of price and Of the inability Of the American
people 10 manufacture tin plate successfully
bad already proven false.
II the propositions Of TIE majority Of the
present Houso we're to prevail everv industry