The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-01-27
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one worn of nbsoIute ignorance OF the laws OF |
revenue reductions oS tarin will not only |
increase the revenues OF the government he |
said, but 1t will Increase the opportunities OF
American labor For every dollar that goes |
into the treasury, hundreds of dollars are col |
lected by the processes OF consumption and
trade throughout the country so that
tho amount contributed for the support OF
the government is but feature, q mite OF
this system OF taxation, the real extent OF
which no man can tell He discussed the bene-
FITS OF diversified industries, and said II the
pending bill we're passed 1t would take more
than six months OF hard times to put soup
kitchens In every city. In conclusion he sa dthe
Wilson bill was not perfect in all particulars
Many articles had been left on the dutiable
st on the principle that a man who had been
engaged on prolonged debauch would die
II his whisky was IN too suddenly.
Messrs. Taylor rep, TENN, Draper (rep.,
Mass.) Doolittle rep. Wash) and Wright
rep, Mass,) opposed the Wilson bill, and Mr..
weadock dem. Mich) spoke in its favor.
The discussion under the fve-mnute rule
was begun on the 18th. The reading of the bill
consumed over two hours, after which Mr.
Wilson dem, w. Va offered the first COM
| mittee amendment by striking out in the tobac.
60 schedule the words commercially known"
in the description OF wrapper tobacco He ex-
planned that the amendment was desirable to
prevent incorrect Interpretation Mt the custom
house.
A warm discussion followed, Mr. Payne
rep., N W offering aEa Mr. De Forest dem,
Conn., supporting an amendment to the amend
ment to increase the duty on cigar wrappers
from one to two dollars
Mr.. Payne's amendment was finally lost
| yeas, 10, nays, l70--and the Wilson amendment
agreed to by viva voce vote. Other amend.
ments offered by Mr.. Wilson were agreed to
| to include cotton duck in the cotton schedule,
and TO add to the free list sweat feathers bind
| ing ribbons, cut felt etc, for hat trimmings.
| In the course of the debate Messrs, De.
| Forest dem, Conn.,, Cochran dem, N,
W, Payne rep, N W, Boutelle rep,
| Me.) and others engaged in a spirited dis
| cussion in which the question OF labor wages
| was considered, Mr.. Cochran asking whether
the rate of wages depended on the trades unions
or whether 1t depended on the law of supply
| and demand.
Mr.. Payne replied that the manufacturer
must first he given the ability to pay the wages
as conditional precedeut
| Mr.. Cochran then asked whether Mr.. Car.
negie and the proprietors of the Homestead
| mills had not abundant means to meet the de-
mands of the laborers when the strike occurred
| there.
Mr.. Payne said he did not know, but stated
that democratic member of the committee
| when he found out what wages the Carnegie
| workmen had been receiving, said they were
| the highest wages he had ever heard OF in this
| country.
To this Mr.. Cochran replied that when the
trades unions sought to maintain those wages
they wore met by bullets in the hands of hired
assassins in the protective interests.
Mr.. Boutee here interposed by saying that
his position was that protection furnished to
the manufacturer market for his commodities
so that he could convert them into cash and be
| able to pay good wages for labor.
In the course of his further remarks Mr..
| Cochran asked as to what was left for the ben
eiit and protection Of the laboring man to en-
| tble him to get hie share OF the robberies made
At.
Why, he asked are laborers hungry and man
ufacturers comfortabie: What principle OF
division of profits has been used which enables
the manufacturers to LOOK on the condition Of
things with composure while the men who
work are wandering homeless, hopeless and
without food?
Mr.. Reed rep, Me- said how easy it was to
meet Mr.. Cockran's assertions by similar ones
and to say that the reason why labor was
walking the streets in idleness was on account
Of the unfaithfulness Of the democratic party
to its duty. 1t was because to-day all industry
was arrest ted by the mere threat of attempting
another system. He went on to argue that the
theory OF wages being dependent upon the law
OF supply and demand was exploded He said
the democrats would sacrifice their market at
home for more extended one abroad,
while the republicans believed in en-
larging the market in a different drec
ton, They did not mean to go tc
the ends of the earth and struggle with the
cheaper labor of The old world. What they
meant to do was to elevate the market of this
country by giving higher wages to labor and
thereby constituting market rs broad as
American production.
Mr.. I;oen (pop, Mimi opposed snd Mr.
Hudsss :Asm.. Kan) defended tho provisions
OF tne Wilson bill.
On the 10Th Mr. Springer dem, H., stated
that he had highly commended the pending tar
in measure. instead OF denouncing 1t AZ lad
been reported.
Amendments offered by Mr Wilson dem
, w. Va) were agreed Toto rcdVco the duty or
furs for hatters' use from 20 to 10 per cent; tC
place on the free list in addition to books, etc.
printed over twenty years, hydrographi,
, charts: changing the rate on condensed mill
from 20 per cent. ad yalorem to 2 cents o pound
restricting the increase of the tax on cigar
} cites from SO cents q thousand TO sl50 to those
: wrapped in paper to take chairs, can,
Q or reed, wrought or manufactured, from
: the free list and restore the dutlabl
!, list at per cent and make tn,
, lumber schedule on the free list effective only
against such countries as admit the sam
articles from this country free
An amendment was also offered by Mr.. VII
> son providing that the free wool schedul
, should not go into effect until August /. 1894
= Mr.. Payne (rep., N. w offered an amendmen
to this amendment fixing the date at Octobe
. I. 1885, Mr. johnson dem, o. submitted
substitute for the amendments pending provid
: Ing that the free wool clause should go into OF
feet Immediately after the passage Of the VIII
son bill.
y Considerable discussion followed on tn
}, proposed amendments
Mr.. Cannon (rep, Ill. was not in favor @
Mr.. Wilson's amendment because II the claus
; had to go into effect at oil within the mex
twelve months he thought the sooner 1t too
: effect the better.
Mr.. Wilson said 1t WAS improbable that tn
), bill could take effect March l, and it was In
possible to predict whom II would take efiec
: and he would like to give the wool growers
0 chance to get up their spring kids. And h
= proposed to offer another amendment hxin
the date at which tho reduction on woole
manufactures should take effect as Decembe
I, 1894, In order that the manufacturers Nigh
: work of their stock OF wool
= In the debate which followed. Mr.. Brya
= (dem, Neb.) said not one farmer In ten raise
|, - sheep for wool; and while one farmer might b
benefited by Q protective tariff on wool. tn
i, other nine would be injured by having to wea
!. es per cent. woolen goods. Mr.. Marsl
' rep, ILL opposed the bill Mr. Blan
= dem, MOI said he would like TO see
general reduction all along the line, an
= he would vote against the amendment M
Henderson (rep, nl) spoke against tn
bill and was followed by Mr.. Weadoclt dem
Mich) In Its favor. Mr.. Clark dem, Mo } sal
Y representatives who wanted to put of the dat
u OF the enactment OF the wool schedule until l8s
o might as we'll put II OF until the day of judi
70 ment When man was freezing In l8i
" II would be cold comfort 10 tell him
o would have good coat In 1898, and TO max
p up the deficit which would be caused b
q the Wilson bill, he said, we are goin
D. to pass such an income tax ss will max
the eyes OF the multi-millionaires bulge ou
Mr 0ha,. yia