Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-12

largely question of location. He showed
 by censua bulletins that in the woolen in
 dustry with high protective tariff on raw
 wool fhe wages paid skilled labor were lst
 than in the boot and shoe factories, de. pendent as it was, on free hides. He
 thanked the republicans for putting hides
 on the free list and promised that like
 prosperity would appear in the woolsn in.
 dustry if it were given free wool. MT. Reed interrupted to ask: "What about cotton?"
 "Ootton is free." said Mir. Springer.
 ""Then what are you talking abouta' asked the ex-speaker.
 "I am talking about wool, not cotton, '' said MT. Springer. ''The gentleman must have cotton in his esrs." Democratic laughter ...
 MT. Springer, continuing, said: ..In every protected country (with the excep. tion of the United States) the rate of wage, is lower than in free trade countries. With fies raw material and the extension of trade which would follow, the United States would not have to be content with sixty-three millions, but would have four teen hundred million. Garry out this re- form and in a few years ws will obtain the try will be recognized as the leading mari time country of the world, as 1t Is recog- nized ss the greatest manufacturing na- tion." MT Springer's speech was fre- quently applauded.
 Ar. Deliver, rep, of Iowa, spoke next and elieited frequent laughter and ap- plsuse. He criticised some of the state- nents made by the chairman of the ways and means committee in his opening speech. While. he said, he had the high est regard for Mr. Wilson, who had been his professor at college, he felt inclined to wonder if 1t would not have been . good mon eense in his professors head. MT. Wilson had shown that Q working girl could buy the material for a cloak with one days earnings, while it would take her three days to earn enough to pay the tariff on her cloak. Mr. Deliver, however, ssid that the best dressed women in the United States were the working girls and servant girls. The working girls of America were sending money to their sisters in Europe to enable them to get away from the coun- try where cloaks were so cheap. MT. Dol liver maintained that the remedy for the present depression was the employment of our own people, not giving work to those of other countries. He stated that the suggestion that the American workingman should take his stand on the level of the civiliz stion of the old world had come from the plantations of the south.
 Ar. Hsrter, dem, of Ohio, made speech which kept the house in @ roar of laughter and which was frequently applaudsd. He said that 8 protective tariff put down wages and lowered their purchasing power by putting up the price of goods. Great Britain had protective tariff up to 1S42, but since the advent of free trade the wages of bricklayers, carpenters and simi- lar mechanics had increased 73 per cent. The average of wages in Great Britain had increased 86 50 under free trade, while in his own district in Ohio, under a protect i've policy for the last thirty years, there were skilled workingmen earning only $135 a year. MT. Harter had constantly to par but he gave them thrust for thrust and came out with flying oolors.
 Mir. Brosius, rep, of Pennsylvania, stated in answer to MT. Harte1's plea for free trade that for twenty centuries the manu- interests of every civilized land had been made the special objects of gov care and protection. The Will son bill, he said, was fairly liable to in- dictment upon the charge of assault with intent to kill the manufacturing industries of the United States. He agreed with Henry Watterson in the opinion that be- cause of the betrayal of the trust repots1 in 1t by the introduction of this bill the democratic party is marching through a slaughter house to an open grave.
 Without completing his remarks MT. Brosius yielded the floor and e recess was taken.
 Mr. Mcguire, dem., California, was the first speaker at the evening session. He arraigned the system of protection which enabled one company to accumulate for tune of $200, COG, 900 in twenty five years ss the Carnegie company was said to have done. He showed that the coal from the mines from Pennsylvania had @ tariff pro teotion of 75 cents ton sold at $3 ton more than imported coal, although 1t could compete in foreign markets with foreign coal. MT. Coekrell, dem, of Texas, de- tended the bill.
 At the conclusion of his speech the houae adionrned