The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-03

Mr.. Thicker dem, vA) advocated an amend.
ment to place duty Of 40 cents on coal.
Mr.. Turpin dem, Ala) said that his state
had given o heavy democratic majority for tho
national ticket They did so because they ex.
pected q tariff for revenue only. They did not
think that such men as Wilson, McMillin and
Breckinridge would put coal and iron on the
free list.
Mr.. walker trep, Mass, DECLARED that 20
portion Of the country would be so irnmeasur.
ably benefited by free coal, free iron ore and
free wool rs New England, and yet she did not
ask for II. She did not want the raw mate
rials that went into hor factories free and
their products taxed. She wanted protection
TO oil sections OF the country. Massachusetts
would vote for q duty Of rs cent? on coal; moth.
ing more, nothing less
Mr.. Wilson dem, w. va) closed the debate
in support OF the free-coal proposition In the
pending bill. 1t was matter of no con-
sequence, he said what the Mills bill did or
what he had said ten years ago The demo.
cratic party had grown immensely since then
and he hoped he had kept up with the process
sion.
The proposed amendments were then voted
upon and defeated thus continuing coal upon
the free list
The iron schedule was then taken up, and
Mr.. Oates dem, Ala) offered an amendment
taking iron ore from the free list and placing
duty OF 40 cents ton thereon. He said
his amendment would permit the iron mines to
continue in operation at the same scale OF
wages as at present.
Mr.. Hendrix dem, NJ W spoke against the
iron schedule of the bill He said he did not
know who authorized free traders, socialists
ana radicals to come into congress and try to
dictate democratic policy. II this radical
action were pursued the people at the polls
would reverse the action of the last election.
Mr.. Blair (rep, N H.) took the floor and
was speaking when the time arrived for recess
At the evening session speeches were made
1Sx,M U,.NA DnNt Inv
tholdi and Others.
Mr.. Beltzhoover (dem., Pa.) said of the Will
son bill that 1t was neither protection bill nor
a free trade bill, but miserable hybrid, which
neither natural law nor common sense can ever
justify. Why not have given us free trade
bill, pure and simple, which four-fifths Of tho
democratic representatives would cordially
support as the policy of their party, declared
in the Chicago platform, or bill TO raise the
necessary revenues for the support of the gov
ernment by tariff SO adjusted rs to equalze
its burdens among all our people and Incl.
dentally protect our industries and labor? The
present bill he declared, will settle nothing,
but unsettle every thing
On the 24th Mr.. benson dem, Ala.) said he
wanted protection on iron ore "Give us pro-
tection," he said, land leave the consequences
to God and the American people"
Mr. Tawney rep., Minn) said there was
every reason why the representatives of Mime
sofa should favor restricting the right of the
foreigner to sell his products in the American
markets II care not whether it be iron ore or
anything else we can produce, to the end that
not alone the people Of that state, but OF all the
states west of the Mississippi river, may have
greater opportunity to supply the demand OF
that market as 1t increases with the growth Of
the country in wealth and population"
Mr.. Baldwin dem, Minn) expressed entire
ly opposite views to those OF his colleague.
Under free ore he feared no competition, and
he favored u commercial union with CANADA,
and commercial union was but another name
for free trade. Under freer conditions of trade
in iron ore a second Pittsburgh could be built
up in the west.
Mr.. Forman dem, Ill spoke in support Of
the bill
Mr.. Simpson (pop., Kan.) appealed for free
raw material and attacked the combines and
| trusts which came from the protection OF those
articles.
Mr.. Clark (dem., MOI said some of the mem.
bers on his side of the house were reformers in
spots. and there were only three members who
had the courage of their convictions and had
given the weight Of their influence toward
putting on the free list articles in the produc-
| tion of which they or their states are inter-
ested. Those disinterested patriots were the
chairman OF the committee, Mr.. Wilson, Mr..
| Raynor and Mr.. Tom johnson. The man who
| is willing to reform himself is o reformer in
| deed. The trust-the gold trust, iron trust, the
coal trust and oil the rest OF the trusts-might
of the country will take him in their mighty
| arms and carry him to q higher place.
| Mr. Bynum (dem 1nd.) in speaking OF the
| petitions which had been sent to congress said
| the American Protective Tariff league was
flooding the country with printed slips calling
on everyone 10 send to their congressman
postal card protests against the Wilson bill
| Mr. Breckenridge dem, Ark.) and Mr.. Will
| son (dem w. Va.) briefly appealed to the dem.
ocratic party to stand by the bill as prepared
| by the ways and means committee and to vote
against the pending amendments.
The pending amendments were then voted on
and defeated bv about two to one, thus leaving
| iron ore on the free list.
| Amendments were then offered to he para
graph putting agricultural implements on the
free list, and brief speeches were made by sew
eral members. N
Mr.. Draper (rep, Mass.) said there was nc
argument of either free traders or protection
lists which justified the putting Of highly fin
ished product on the free list, while leaving all
Its component parts OIL the dutiable list.
Mr.. Sickles dem, N W in speaking of the
pending amendments said he thought tina
while free admission of articles should be thu
rule and not the exception, still the pending
bill did not raise sufficient revenue for the gov
ernment Ifit was intended to tide over thii
deficiency by the imposition of an income tax
he wanted to state plainly that he was irrecon'
cilably opposed to an income tax.
The internal revenue bill containing the in
come tax clause was, after considerable oppo
stion, finally reported, and recess taken.
The speakers at the night session were
Messrs. Ryan IN. W, Swanson (Va), Bald
win (Minn.), Ikirt (O), Cummings IN Y.)-al
democrats-and Baker pop, kan.) in favor o.
the bill; and Messrs. Wagner (Pa), johnson
IN. D). Moon (Mich.), Kiefer (Minn) ant
Blair IN. H)--all republicans-in opposition
to it
On the 25th amendments placing agriculture
implements Of all kinds and cotton machiner
and equipment on the free list were lost, q
was also proposition to permit citizens OF tn
United States TO ship materials abroad to b
manufactured into goods for their own use
such goods to be admitted free OF duty.
Several committee amendments were agree
TO, among them being one to place crude Opiur
on the dutiable list at 81 per pound, another I
place duty OF 10 per cent ad valorem on cos
oil. and q third to change the rate on pearl an
shell buttons from cent line TO cent gross
During the debate Mr. Dingley rep, Me
defended the reciprocity provision OF the Nj
, Kinley law, and Mr.. COombs dem, N. W sal
that while he did not indorse the spirit OF tn
law he did not think nything should be done I
force America to relinQuish her hold upon tn
, markets acquired by It.
Mr.. Hendrick dem. N. W advocated the r.
tention of the reciprocity clause Of the NJ,
kinley law.
, Mr.. Turns lr, one OF the democrats OF the way
and means committee, in opposing It sketche
, It's history. James q. Blaine, he said, was II
, author and IL had furnished the republica
party much excuse for glorihcati ton. 1t migl
have widened our markets, but he WAS su
prised 10 see any democrat indorse u Ia " tha
, vested in the president the power Of retali
!. tion.