Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-24
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., January "a
.t.eu am making tariff bill for the
ut,ls country l don't think have any
r,rt 10 look at my district"
These were the words with which
Chairman Wilson closed the deb&te on
the coal question in the House this
,rerroon. They were uttered in an
swer 10 an inquiry made by Mr.. Reed
,sgarding Mr.. Wilson's speech in the
House 10 1854, in which he then depre-
Gated the placing Of coal on the free
|n.t This speech had been referred TO
earlier in the debate by Mr. Anderson,
OF West Virginia, VINO spoke in favor OF
retaining duty on coal. Mr.. Wilson's
reply 10 Reed drew out warm applause
from the Democratic side Of the House.
When Mr.. Wilson rose to close the
debate on coal he declared It was Of no
consequence what he had said about
coal duty ten years ago, the Democratic
party had made a great advance to-
ward tariff reform since that time and
he hoped he had kept up with the pro-
cession The Chicago platform had de-
c,ared specially for free raw material
and 1t was in response to this declara-
ton that coal had been placed on the
free list along with wool, salt. lumber,
ron ore ane other things. Free raw
materials were not given thorough con-
deration of the manufacturers, but
the interest of the great mass OF
the people. the consumers and the
4 work ingmRn. Duties on raw materials
8 were specially obnoxious because they
< became increased and
DOUBLED oN THE FINISHED PRODUCTS
4 Manufactured from these raw materials.
rec raw materials meant cheaper fin
Il ished products TO the consumer and a
3 wider demand for labor. The duty on
4 coal, Mr.. Wilson said, could not be de-
Tended on the ground that ii went as
$wages to the miner, because in his dis
trict the miners received but from 40 to
* fl cents a ton, and in the Pocahontas
4 district the rate for mining was ONLY
from 20 to 80 cents ton, while the
duty on coal was IS cents ton. 1t was
not question OF the pay of labor, but
the profits OF transportation companies.
4 Z members wished TO Vote money into
the pockets OF corporations they should
4 vote for duty on coal.
4 Congressman Anderson spoke for ten
minutes N advocacy of the retention of
the duty on coal, In answer TO the
j speech OF Mr.. Raynor, OF Maryland,
s who had vigorously opposed the duty,
3 and criticised Democrats. who were for
4 Tree trade In other districts, but for
i protection IN their own Mr.. Anderson
j said that those Democrats who now op-
. .sed putting coal on the free list had
i good Democratic precedents for their
i curse. He cited a speech delivered by
j senator German in the Senate during
,N' debate on the Mills bill In January,
''' In which the Maryland Senator
had declared that no branch OF Congress
. committee OF Congress controlled by
i ''mocrats had ever passed bill putting
oai on the free list. Mr. Anderson also
i TrIerred TO speech delivered by Mr..
Ison In the House in 1884, in which
he had deprecated the removal OF the
Niy from coal Mr.. Anderson then
q vent on to remind the Republicans
q 'nat they had been in the past
NO MORE CONSISTENT
q the coal question than some OF the
'emocrats were. He referred 10 the
mat 10 1871 Mr.. Blaine had de-
AIRED In favor Of free coal az we'll as
,ehaiors Hale and Frye, Of Maine. who
were then In the House, as we'll as
''1er New England Republicans. In
inclusion, Mr.. Anderson said he would
pport the Wilson bill or any other
proposed by the Democrats which
al shred OF tariff reform I'm IL. but
o.d not think 10 vas just that be.
uI nIs people, should be com mpelled TO
'"e aIl the tariff reform while New
,t ,, ana bad all the tariff protection.
ne republicans voted almost solidly
."s amendment OF Mr. McKaig, OF
.ano' TO retain the present duty
Dehls ton on coal. This amend
was defeated by a vote OF gG TO
Vn the amendment Of Mr.. Oates.
N'aoama, Tor duty Of 80 cents a ton
coal, Messrs Pendleton. Alderson
Napenart voted in the Affirmative
't lew Republicans voted for this
uendment which was defeated on a
pre- DY teIlers Of 81 t3i. Thus the
'IinIliee was sustained and coal re-
ans ON the free list.
statement which Mr.. Wilson made
h' speech attracted much attention.
vas 20 the effect that the Canadian
a.'te provided that Canada's duty on
should be removed when other
ulf'es which imposed duties on
.a1Ian coal should remove spch
.s'. Thus, II tho Wilson bin
'es with coal on the free
that fact will at once omen Tho
a1Ian market 20 American coal free
'ity This does away with anv ne.
ly Tor reciprocity proviso in the
schedule. ''i0
A~HiNGToN January The
use to-day determined the abolition
lhe outy upon refined sugar, which
passed upon just before the House
.'Nrned last night as an amendmeot
ah amendment offered by Mr.. Robert-
p, one Of the Louisiana sugar men
-' "ul OF the confusion which exists6
lho effect OF the amendment
'ed last night was found after n
1ours. discussion OF the parliament.
'''ua1lon by submitting the question