Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-02
IN THE HOUSE.
Free Wool Bill Still Before the House -
Several Speeches Made.

WARRINGTON, April 1.-The House went
iatc committee OF the whole on the free
WOOL bill. Cox of Tennessee spoke in favor
Of the bill, in = general denur citation of
the prote Give rys,em. That system, he
aid, was simply Legislative robbery, was Ia
VIZ l.lion Of the great fundamental prihoi-
pies of trade.
McRae Of Arkansas, inveighed against
what he commended were the souses re- u =
irs fem the protective tsriff HIS vtlc
~ss.g.i st any taxation except for legin
ms,e expenses CT the government He
| would ~ further snd would say that not
even all the necessary revenue should b.
collected by tariff taxes. The time had
come, 10 the gment of The common pso
pie when the strong arm OF th'
goverbmebt should be laid upon
tae capital Of the country 10 ccDpl IL IL
be ar its share Of the burden. The onl,
criticism he had to pass upon the pepdioR
bill was that it d d not reduce tho WOO .eu
| schedu' rs much Ss il ought. Watson
| &C sor gis J voiced the sentiments OF She
,nird party on he tariff question. He riii-
culed the dbste that had already taseo
place over the pending bill. The Rlpuo
licans Who had spoken had said ths' th7y
were in favor of protection as the principle
AND in order ~ escape IL reciprocity s-
the practice. Democrats said that free
trade as 3 government principle was thor
oushly right but did not accept it as q ruis
| of action.
| johnson Of IrdisHa xsked whether y
large number Of the members on the Demt
crs,ic side were not in favor OF free trade
| Watson replied that Ne Democrats I'd
ought for free trade and detined it rs rial
Every argument they mad led TO fire,
trsde, defended it and made the POSITION
in pre- enable. Yet the moment IL proposed
TO put free irkde in prsence they reared
back and would not face the issue.
| Watson 10 q serit comic mar nsr, attacked
the tariff and incidentally the iuternal reve
nues laws He created much amusement
by Reversing the expenditures If The vsFi
Gus CO lection disiicts of the Country, cor =
pairing them with the smguat collected. A.
st Augustine, Fla, i. had c1st 81 800 to
Collect Is cents, [Lsugbia' In Ana
polls, Md, the collection office cost 49,
and has not collected one Gcd blessed cen.
| Laughter. In Cheriystone Va, il st
$3.50 TO collect nothing L,ughter
Dalze!l, the Pennsylvsnla member OF
he ways and meaes committee, sad the
| popular verdict Of the last PresideBtis
election was against the tariff policy Al.
rouncsd by Democratic House and q
Democratic President. Il was recognized
by the cay first Congress And, sGtiaa c. ut.
aeeousiy afong tho lines OF popular d,
cision, Republican House, ; nate And
Executive had ensoied the Law nov upon ;hs
ss'ue hook, popularity known by the nam.
OF the great champion Of protection, Gov
McKsni q Ohio. Applsu..
| As tarss parliamentary metnu6s were
| concerned, an nd was now made OF the
decade by the decree under which the gov.
err ment of The law biz ding upon every
Conscience, sss1lute legal idsDIiy If The
PR sent sHd scung quorum proclaimed. and
| She manifest ab'utdIy ot he Hsl prpt-
ence and constructive sbsence ut ore a0d
the came tItns d eted a. much IL gsl as ,
physi' j i .IDpossiti iy. an ihueh IN 8
taken If in the clear atrn'-h e-e Of Il , ear
fu ure, Calm and lmysti.l Judgement Of all
shall not nAard ihe . ace OF fo1spicu0u,
homer ~ him, ~her. courage q. cor science
led the way To methocs 10 kee ping VI h she
senlu, and practices Of eminen,ly practical
people.
Dslzell declared that the Ir,tective sys-
| tenn will nGt rid u. Of tht So Ell ~hich are
inherent in hnus an ma ure and are incide at
to men IN society. fuss and monop3iies.
he said, and ali that sort Of hi are
nightmares that seem to haunt some PEG.