The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-20

been turned on the question that the econ commit.
tee had mt too high rate on steel rails
ter and lay the result before the House.
Under the present law. the. tariff on steel
tsf sls per ton While the P5SpSse9
the present price OF steel rails. was equlva-
lent e SAL PER ton-a reduction Of more than
enough in that matter. il was willing 10 take
II under further advisement but il steel rails
were put on the free llst, there was lust rs
much reason for putting mig Iron and every
thing else IN the iron schedule on the free
RAJ serpent but he did not want to injure the
Mr Gannon Rep. ~ vent into the history
was established in 1851 He wanted a tariff
put on steel rails that would leave oufncicnt
margin Of profit to those who were engaged in
the business or who might hereafter enter n.
lie was not willing TO lower the tariff below
tgat Limit q saiSsy; In the matter Of pools. he
pools Just as thore were combinations in every
After further debate. Mr.. Hopkins tRsp. III
offered rs an amendment to the johnson
amendment the rail clause Of the Mckinley
bill. This was voted down. The vote was
then ken on the Johnson amendment and It
was lost on n vote By tellers OF yeas. 10; nays.
Among the. DEMOCRATS who voted with MIR.
johnson we're Messrs Holman OF In diana, IL tch
Of Missouri. SnodRrass OF Tennessee Good
bland OF Missouri. Grain OF Texas. ,sickles OF
New York, savers OF Texas. ,Culberson OF
Tennessee, Hall OF Missouri, and bailey Of
Texas. A few Republicans voted in support OF
MIR. Johnson's amendment Mr.. Reed AMI
many other Republicans aided the friends OF
the bill in defeating the amendment. the Re-
rublicans refraining from voting until II wns
seen Just how many Democrats voted in the
HENDERSON ATTACKS COCHRAN.
Mr. Henderson Rep, Ia offered as an
amendment to the agricultural schedule OF the
lii the corresponding schedule Of the McKln.
ley law. Mr.. Henderson's speech In support
OF the amcndmcnt was largely directed to
dem. \. " lie rid.culed the idea OF Mr.:
Cockrsn's posing as reiormer or liberator OF
When he tMr. Cochran left Ireland, and when
he MIR. Henderson, came from Scotland they
Son S VISTA TsS had found
In this country home, but tho difference be-
then to be that ss M
ne aT to tSe% SS Si And
step toward emancipation. at the call OF the
,,ereat liberet9r" the gentleman from New
Of he ros nranst my roSps wheS
being raised for the great liberator. iRepub-
lean arplSusel And where vas the Other,
asked Mr.. Henderson sarcastically l met
him in deadly combat, and l foSlishly sup
sa ssR v"' and sppisus% He said hat Mr.
Cochran had denounced the Republican party
% wd Ss
did not understand that It was Intended to do
so: al 1t was supposedto take In was the peo-
Reference had been made 10 the Republican
BR ery. to to the ib eneciarles Of that policy as
Sa' is & not sSq,a S e svfanss
are robSers. we rob americans for the
benefit OF Americans: but the, purpose OF
Of 4merics", tSepubllcsn laughter aud ap::
Mr. Cochran to the American Nag in his recent
speech. He had referred to It as our flag
but Mr.. Henderson thought that rather m ann !
fiied with recoIlections OF the lilies OF France,
and the lion Of Great Britain and the green
thought the gentleman was getting his flags
mixed. Laughter and applause;
way for some time, and was taken part in by
Mr.. Hall Rep. Iowa.. Mr.. Springer Dem, HI.
Nr Mck sa Ia IInd Nso Mr. B,slr 'hep'
RUcTIoS OVER BARLEY.
MIR. Tawney REP. Mimi addressed the com.
mittee on the subject 81 esriey, asgutr 9 that
sst Sropose as'H in tSs peSdns b lie SAID
bill had been iiIod at the dietatlon oi the brew
who had been represented before the Commit
tee on Ways and Means by the United States
Mr.. lockwood Dem. n " asked Mr. Taw-
ney whether he did not know that Canadian
barley fetched. in the regular market from 10
to 20 cents a bushel more than American
barley.
Then you have no Information on the sub
There was a difference In the price before
TawneY. but today there is practically no
difference in price. The farmers in Wisconsin
and Minnesota are raising as good barley asis
No. sir" Mr. Lockwood .contradictsd.
4" There is not spot In the United States
Mr. Bowers Rep. CaLl-We raise better bar
ley in California Great uprosr and con-
Mr. Tawney-They raise as good barley In
the state which the gentleman from New York
Mr. Lock wood--You are entirely mi sinformed
on that question. You cannot raise in the
state OF New York or any other State. barley
.Murmurs OF dissent froLn the Republican side
canadian barley does not come into compet-
ietches to-day Is cents a bushel more than
American barley. lGreat uproar and eonfu-
MIR. Blair rep. y. H. thought the time was
coming when Canadian barley would be raised
in America and American barley raised in
Mr. Tawney said that the Mckinley act had
practically excluded Canadian barley. and
ioSay from narTS55 SJS to
more barley every year than they had done
prior to the Mckinley act
BRYAN or NEBRASKA UNDER FIRE
Mr. Bryan Dem. Neb.l believed that tho
pending bill would bring more advantages to
the farmers OF that district. 10 the red uctlon OF
duties on things which they had to buy, than
TO them from a reduction OF
duties on the things which they had to sell In
the great majority OF articles which the farmer
produced tariff was actually OF no conse-
quence.
tions from Republican members. and SO much
OF his time was occupied by these Interrupt
lions that il had to be extended three or four
times. He was asked by Mr., Deliver liep.
la to explain why the Committee on Nays
and Means had left duty OF - or 40 per cent.
IN woolen goods after putting wool on the
free list. The answer which Mr. Bryan
gave and which was met with Jeers on
The Republican eide. was that under the
cKluley act the duty ON woOllen goods was
a bout ~ per cent. SO that the manufacturer
could charge on the average so per cent, more
for his goods than lie could without the tariff
lie believed II a good deal better for tho people
10 have the duty on woollen goods at ~ per
rent than at ~ per cent, At the same time he
was willing to admit that tRTin even Of ten
per cent. levied purposely for protection. was
lust as indsiensiblo as a tATin OF LOCO per
cent. levied for protection. The man who has
lost $50 10y reason OF theft is better OF than
he man who has lost 800 in the same way.
DemocGatic APPLAUSE ,