The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-02-01

troubles he found In the Atoiernbie bur.
den pos on the agricultural classes By the
system II indirect taxation. He illustrat.
ed his remarks on rhe depiOra Bile condition
OF the agricultural classes by displaying .
dilapidated overcolt which he got from q
farmer He said he could duplicate IL on
the backs Il a million farmers in the Uait.
cd states to-day. He said the Peoples
party stands pledged to the principles Of
free trade
Mr. Hopkins Rep. nL) criticised state
ments made by Mr. Simpson In speaking Of
Ike farmers Mr. Picker rep. : n op-
posed the bill He said South Dakota had
all the natural advantages for tho raising
OF sheep for wool. and had facilities for
raising many more sheep than il row pos-
se>ses: but under the operations OF the
wilson bill this industry would he ruined
And 80 with the raising OF cattle. horses.
aud Osher farm stool.
Mr. Burrows (Rep. Mich submitted "A
letter fr, M u wcOi-grower At Adrian.
Mich. showing that the wool industry OF
Michigan would be killed by tho passa e OF
the Wilson bill
Mr. Springer Dem ND said it was un-
just to attribute all the distress which had
been prevailing ~ the threatened changes
In the Mckinley act The sooner the
pending bill was passed the better 1t wouli
be for the country. Sand just - soon "a
this bill is passed every loom in the roun-
Try will be started. every furn ace fire viii
be lighted and every instrument OF pru-
duction wiz be pat in activ" operation.
Give this country free wool, free ores. free
coal and free raw material. work ingman's
industry. md We will take y front position
In the markets OF the world"
Mr Dullivev Rep. Iowa, said that tho
remedy for the present depression il the
en- pioyme OF cur own reople. not giving
1t TO those OF other countries The oppor-
cunity To worA created the wage fund on
which the prosperity OF our people de-
pended
MIR Har,er eDem.. Ohtol said that a pr,-
tect've tariff PUT down wages and lowered
their purchasing power BY putting up the
price of goods.
MIR. Turner Dem. Gal undertook the
refu, alton OF the charge that the Wilson
bill was framed in the interests Of Southern
AS against Mort hern farmers, and said he
believed IN free trade.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rcp. Ohio argued in IA
vor OF the Wilson bill. He said the inevit-
able and necessary consequence OF the
bill will be tho ruin OF The rema aiming IN
dustries OF the country. 1t will reduce the
value OF sheen $50. 900. 600. close up iu-
Vulnerable factories and workshops, aud
greatly lessen and practically destroy the
demand for the en- rmCus output OF coal
now and heretofore being mined and mar
keted for manufacturing. purpo>eA
Mr.. H. en- pop. Mimi vigorously OPP
posed the prov SionS OF che bill.
MI Henderson (Ren. Ill.) spoke against
the bl.l. and wAs followed by Mr. Wea,iuck
(Den.. Mich) IN favor OF the bill.
Mr. Clark dem. Mo- amused the House
for time He was strongly In favor OF
lhe measure
Mr. Shaw (Ren Wis., opposed the hill.
and said it was neither fish. flesh. nor
fowl
Mr. Dalzell tRen. Pa charged Mr.
johnson. of Ohio, With II anufacturing Ger.
tain kinds OF street raj. way rails, beind
fht.n rlf., fnp of MAJ nn nd fnr hmt
Reason was willing to have Railway rails
30 on the free list He denounced MIR.
Johnson's attack ON Carnegie and said
that Carnegie. the true phiianthroptst. is
giving $4,000 a day for the relief Of the
poor IN Pittsburg. while the false phlan-
thropist from Cleveland takes advantage
Of the Winters blast to dcker about the
wages OF his employees. Mr. Johnson
piled to Dalzell in d sem IL h umOrous tone
He said that Dalzell had made ersonal
attac@ on him, and even cOnfessing that all
lie says is true that Offers no reason
Why rails should not go on the free list.
Mr.. Bland dem. MOI declared that
free rails would en- able many roads to re-
pair their roads and take many out OF the
hands OF receivers The Johnson amend-
ment to put steel rails on the free list Was
lost
MIR. Bell pop, COLI spoke in favor Of
the BILL although it did not go lar enough
to suit him. Mr. Shaw rep. Wk) OPP
OF duties on barley. Mr.. Morgan dem.
Mo- while he Endorsed the provisions ~
the bill. generally condemned il strong
terms the proposition to place lead ore on
the free list.
in the cons liberation OF the sugar sched-
ule MIR. Dingley of Maine and Mr. Mercer
OF Nebraska supported the present bounty
and MIR. Tarsney of Missouri defended the
bounty provision of the Wilson bill Mr..
Washington Dem. Tenn. urged 1-cent
tax for revenue. Representative Gillet
(Rep. Mass criticised the sugar schedule
Of the bill on the ground that tho taking
of the bounty took awav tho constitu-
tional ground of national oxpedfencv on
which the sugar schedule was chiefly SUE
tanned. Mr. snOdsrass (Dem.. Tenn and
Mallory (Dem.. Fla opposed the bUunty.
Mr.. Boatner was in favor Of . revenue
put ing tax back on sugar Mr. Wilson
spoke briefly against any change
in the tariff hill as, prepared BY the
Committee on Ways and MeanA The
amendments and substitutes presented to
the agar schedule were then read prior to
amendment was the ono offered by Mr..
McRae. suspendinZ the bounty ON sugar
and putting sugar Oh the free list. Tho
McRae amendment was agreed to On
vote by tellers by yeas l35; nays. ga Mr.
Robertson offered an amend ment provide
ing for tariff tax SUGAR 10 this
amendment Mr.. Warner offered an amend
ment putting refined sugar ON the free list
Mr. Breckinridce offered Il substitute. pro-
viding for duty OF cent per pound on
molasses sirnps. and all raw products Of
cane juice. beet juice. tank bottoms. sugar
sweepings. etc Mr. Warmers amendment
was agreed to. nearly all Republicans vot-
ing in the affirmative. Tho Rreckfnridge
WAS lost
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