Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-19
BURROWS AND WOOL
His Efforts to Restore the Existing Duty
on Wool Defeated in the House.
Party LINES WERE CLOSELY DRAWN
Solid Democratic Vote Against the Michigan
statesman's Proposal.
SINGLE TAX JOHNSON ENTERS THE Lists
BE Wants Rails Placed Upon the List of
Articles Admitted Free.
REPUBLICANS ATTACK HIS POSITION
DAlzell and Boutelle Handle the Ohio Con
gresham without GIovas-sibley, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania Denounces
the Wilson Bin severely.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. lS.--Almost the entire
day in the house was spent in the continue
tion Of the debate on Mr.. Burrows amend
ment to restore the existing duties on wool,
with the result Of its defeat by strict
party vote.
About an hour before the recess Mr.. John
son the Ohio free trader and single taXer,
offered his amendment to place rails on the
free list. This led TO what will probably
prove TO be one of the most interesting dis
cussions Of the present debate.
MIR. johnson, democrat, of OHIO was rccog-
nized to offer his amendment, placing on the
free list railway bars, made in part of
steel, rails and girders, street rails and
punched iron or steel fiat rails which, in the
bill. are dutiable al 25 per cent.
johnson Explains His Amendment.
MIR johnson explained that his amend
ment included iu paragraph 115, girders,
street rails specifically, so there could be no
misunderstanding about that class Of rails.
That steel rail pool existed which paid rail
mills to close their mills and give them
monopoly of this production was generally
admitted. No revenue would be produced
from putting duty of 25 per cent on them;
the ways and means committee did not
claim II would produce revenue and he
asked the house either to put steel rails on
the free list or show good reason for not
doing so.
Mir. Springer asked MIR. johnson, who is
himself steel rall producer, whether plac-
ing rails on the free list would drive rail
manufacturers out Of the business, to which
the latter replied II would not. Its only
Effect would be 10 reduce the profits of the
mill owners.
That's what you are here for suppose"
Interposed MIR Boutelle, sarcastcally, Ito
reduce your profits"
"a am not here voting money into the
pockets of my stockholders" replied Mr..
Johnson, amid applause.
Your patriotism has an element OF i'm
probability about it, returned Mr.. Bou-
telle.
Mr.. Dalzell, republican, of Pittsburg then
proceeded TO attack Mr.. johnson. His
proposition was to place rails on the free list
ana leave billets and blooms, out of which
they were manufactured, dutiable at 25 per
cent. Was that justl The steel rail indus
try was the most splendid monument of pro-
lection. Under its beneficent operation the
price cf rails has gone down from $50 TO S25
IF The price went down here, what
brought it down abroad2" asked Mr. John
,on.
What Has Made the PrIce Low Here.
''The inventive genius stimulated by the
tsta blishment of the industry here replied
Mr.. Dalzell.
Mr.. johnson, he continued, sarcastically
sought TO give strength to his plea
Tor free rails on the ground he is himself
4 manufacturer. He sought 10 give the i'm
preston he was in competition with the
mills in the alleged trust. As a-matter of
TACT he only manufactured street railway
rails and he had monopoly of that produc-
ton. Laughter and applause.
There are two other firms who make
street rails said Mr. johnson.
Two othersl" retorted MIR. Dalzell con-
temptuously. You are practically monop-
Dlst all the same
MIR Dalzell went on TO say he had in his
hands copies OF the i03 patents issued to
Moxham, the president of the johnson COM
pany They gave him the most complete
and despotic form OF protection, yet from be-
hind that wall of protection he assumed the
role Of philanthropist and wanted TO take
the protection away from the producers of
railroad rails who had Lo patents. IRepub-
lican applause
AT this point the house took recess until
stonight.
Night Session.
Al touiehts session Mr.. Sibley, democrat,
Of Pennsylvania created a sensation bya bit
ter speech against the Wilson bill He did
not believe tariffs made or unmade pros
perity. He would support a revenue tariff
bih, such US was demanded by the Chicago
platform. but he would never vote for this
bill, which was a hybrid. half free trade
and half protection, with the vices of both
and the virtues Of neither.
The other pelkers We're MIR, McKeighan,
populist, of Nebraska. DeForest democrat,
OF Connecticut and MIR. RUSSELL republican,