Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-02
IN THE SENATE.
More Debate on the Relative Effects Of Protec-
tioa and Taris for Revenue Only.

WASHINGTON. Aug. In the Senate,
the resolution offered by Carlisle on the
subject of readjustment of pay of third
class postmasters gave rise to some discus
sion, in the course of which Cockreil de-
nounced the movement as Il back-salary
grab game got up by Il man named Spauld-
ing. who demanded from the postmasters, Il
fee of - per cent of the additional sums
received By them ON the ground that he pro
cured the passage of the bill in lists, out of
which those claims arose. The resolution
went over without action.
Vest made a personal statement i'll refer
ence to the assertion made by him in the
Senate on the sixth of July. that the Airing
ton Wooden Mills paid a dividend of 80
per cent in 1881, which assertion is posi-
tivelv contradicted i'll Il note from VIM,
Whitman, treasurer of the Arlington Mills,
put in the Record last week by Allison.
Whitman. III his note. stated il wa,
absolutely false" that the Arlington Mills
paid 80 per cent dividend in 1891, and that
they had only paid per cent; also that it
WAS absolutely false" that the Arlington
Mills was in any way connected with the
trust or that there hal been any strikes OF
troubles among the workmen.
lie (Nest) would undertake TO show be-
yond the supposition of Il doubt that Whit
mans statement was false AMI known Ia he
false at the time it was made. 1t was true
that the Arlington mills had mot declared
Il dividend of 80 per cent in 1871; but II
had declared dividend of q per cent and
then put $500, 900 into the surplus.
lie (Ncst) demonstrated that the profits
for the year 1891 were S952 500, equal to
- per cent. He also read from Whitman 5
annual reports to the directors to show that
the Arlington mills for several years earned
over % per cent.
Vest had read items from the Boston,
Herald and other papers showing that there
were strikes at those mills owing to low
wages and hard work.
Allison said lie had no knowledge re
speeding the assets, liabilities or profits OF
the Arlington mills. lie was sure there
was some rational and reasonable cxplana-
ton of those newspaper extracts. They
must refer, he thought, to some other manu-
featuring establishments.
He could not believe that Mr., Whitman
would deliberately have stated salsehooh.
and asked 10 have II put in the Record.
Far from showing that in lSHl the Airing
ton mills made S?0o,o0o profits, the report
showed allison coRtended) that the sum
was the accumulation of profits from the
foundation of the corporation.
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ll>ation Inc hephhicahs CLAIMED inc TAR
III heiped II inc democrats cialihe' h'"'
come TO pass III spite OF 'he ,arih. lie sup
posed every Dem"cra, "o"ii ho' agree 10
pun .aA Oh SIMS, si''n9' 'oi'c',' '"fes.' '''
and all manner OF hne 'h'efior ''ecoratohs
ana manufactures OF luxury Tor 'he r'c";
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to reduce the hummer OF american minus
tries. mat was 'he ehec, anu purpose Vi
the pemocrauc pohcy o'het"iNc .''ie "a'
no iog'' III i,: hc ,o"o'''c" '""' graz
DehoeraNe hStts III '"e past n"'' net" III
tavor OF pr1'ee',oh- .-...:. ..p-.
lie quotch Jefferson as saying hApcrf
enee Taught me Una, MANUFACTURES arr
as necessary 70 our i''l.PsnpeIf'e as 70 our
co'hlot'' ana resioeh' 'i"nt"e' ~ S'dti"s
III MS iha"sufai "'reSs '"F nr"h"'ac
lures REQUIRE t'e Sfs'F"ia''' anu ioS'ci''e
care OF the government rc
free 'fa''r aPfe'it' ~ NV h"''in,a'io"
ordnance OF SCUM 'df"ilia, wheh protc-
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