Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-24
The Advocate of Tariff Reform
Closes General Debate.
he ARGUES AGAINST PROTECTION
Brought to Task by Some Other
Senators.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE

President took his seat on this the last day
when debate on the tariff bill proceeds be-
fore ii is taken up and read by paragraphs.
After the journal had been read and a
letter from the Attorney General in regard
to the Kidwell fats in the District Of Co
lumbia had been laid before the Senate, the
Senate. on motion of Mr.. Pasco QrlaA, went
into executive session at l2.0s o'clock TO
consider the Florida nominations.
At 12:3s the doors were reopened and the
Senate commenced the consideration Of
some morning business.
Among the bills introduced and referred
70 the appropriate committees was one 10y
Mr.. Hunton Of Virginia for the erection OF
municipal building for the District OF Co
lum5ia, which was referred to the commit
tee on the District OF Columbia.
A bill granting a pension to The widow OF
the late Brig. Gen. John c. Kelton was re-
ported by Senator Palmer and placed on
the calendar
Senator Martin moved to take from the
calendar Senate bill providing for the survey
OF the land described in the grant to the
willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain
wagon road, I'm the state OF Oregon.
senator Mills on the Tariff.
At O'Clock the tariff bill was laid before
the Senate, and Senator Mills Of Texas was
recognized. There was a good attendance
in the galleries and number of representa-
Among those in the gallery were Mrs Nils
and Mrs Charles Mills. Senator Mills
opened by saying that the bill did not en-
ureiy meet his approval: but all legislation
was necessarily a matter OF compromise.
He might offer some amendments hut ~
they were rejected ne should vote for the
BILL 1t was a party measure, and he be-
heved every democrat should sink his own
preferences thus far.
he would. he said. have levied a duty on
coffee, tea and sugar. The democrats
theory was that government should insure
10 every man the enjoyment of every natur-
al right He should have put on the free
list all articles that require, remanufacture
for consumption. II that were not sum-
cient, he should have put a tax on accurnu-
lated wealth All obstacles in the way OF
employment OF labor should be stricken
down. The policy OF protection. he argued
had failed to build UP home market for
agriculture.
He referred to a stage Congressman.
Maverick Brander, who had declared that
he found il difficult TO keep up with r,anieI
Nebsters gait. But some of our states
men seemed 10 think they could exceed
Daniel Webster had prophesied evf from
the reduction OF the tariff but prosperity
came There were prophets Of evil stil
among u.s. Exports of wheat had increased
under the Mckinley law instead of being
consumed in the home market No coun-
try in the world could produce wheat and
drive us out OF our home market And vet
the hnance committee which reported on
ever sat in this chanbe--warned the farm
sr against the bogie man of loss of the
home market
He offered estimates of how much surnlus
OF manufactures such an Increased ponula-
uon would produce. 1t would then be nee
essary TO import arriculturists again In
a lew years we would have everybody here
Chinese, Maltese and chirnna nzees-fo soir,
Coxey's army and the sborigines.
Large crops in 1890 and 'al were what had
deferred the panic until the time when
oeInocraue administration came in. and the
value of the crops began to fall
1t was anticipation OF something that WIS
TO come. Laboring men were not crowd
ing the highways in anticipation OF an evfl
ed.
Argued Against the Protective Policy.
The Senator then argued TO show how
the protective policy shut up our surplu.
wheat and prevented it from finding a mar
ket
Increase OF imports. he insisted. meant
Increase of exports and increase Of price
TO the farmers. Farmers would expend
their Increased profits in home 'manufac-
, lures. We do not import what we can pro-
duce ourselves, he claimed
lie laughed at republican soiicitude for
reciprocity. The democratic policy. he sail.
cant reciprocity with Great Britain ana
send It. Suppose Canada does have our
market. Don't We have hers2
Admitting Foreign Product VIII Not
Cheaper Labor.
He reasoned against the assumption that
admission OF foreign products would cheap
en- labor American labor he said was the
cheapest in the world, owing TO its pro-
ductive power by the use OF machinery.
He cited statistics supplied to him by c. ID.
Wright. chief of the labor bureau. to show
that the labor value OF production was a
less per cent Of the whole in the United
States than in any other country. Cotton
yarn in the United States showed a less
proportion of labor cost than England
some Corrections.
Senator Aldrich interposed to inquire why
then England commanded the worlds mar
kets for cotton yarn.
Senator Mills replied that cotton yarn
could not be produced in the United States,
Germany or France.
Senators Hawley and Aldrich replied with
scme eageTness that the Senator was never
more mistaken in his life.
Senator Mills made the same argument as
10 kid gloves.
Senator Aldrich asked him why we i'm
ported kid gloves. then.
Senator Mills replied that IT might be
lack Of skill. There were many things We
could not 40 that others could do.
Capital and Labor.
Capital takes care of itself and takes
care OF itself in the name of labor. he said.
Ii was not labor that getting the gov
ernments bounty. While labor cost was
least in the United States We were still
levying tariff for protection OF our labor
against the pauper labor Of Great Britain
and Europe.
Labor can only secure benefit by natures
laws OF employment FOR his labor. EN-
ployment only comes with demand for what
he produces by extension Of its market
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) still persists in his
discrimination TO hang on the flank OF the
democratic majority. and by constantly
harassing them force the considera ton
OF pension bills reported from the Friday
night sessions. Again at the opening OF