St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-24

coal. lie insisted that the miner was
entitled to continuation of this protec-
ton.
Mr.. McKaig was subjected to some
sharp drives by the Republicans for
the alleged Inconsistency of his position,
as he had voted to place steel rails and
wool OIL the free list.
Mr.. Raynor (Dem., Md. J, who followed,
arraigned his colleague. He only rose,
he said, for one purpose. He desired to
entera Democratic protest against those
Democrats who came here demanding
protection for their own districts. Coal
was the principal product of his state
affected by the bill, but he wanted to
define his position. He was opposed to
keeping the duty on coal or any part of
it. Without designs to impuen the
motives of his colleagues, he challenged
the
RIGHT TO VOTE
free trade for everybody elSe's district
and protection for their own.
Mr.. BroSius rep, Pa.) opposed free
coal. His state, he said, produced 3d.
000,0 tons year. Free coal would
leave his constituents naked and de-
| fenSeleSs.
Mr.. Wise Dem, Va.) supported the
| proposition 10 place duty on coal.
Mr.. Tucker Dem., Va.) advocated an
amendment TO place duty Of 40 cents
| on coal.
Mr.. Anderson (Dem.. W.Va.) said that
| the Democrats were elected to reform
the tariff, and they would reform it.
| This was no time to measure DemOcra-
| cy, and no time to kick.
Mr.. Lacey (Rep., TO- said he had sup
| posed that the last of the Randall Dem
ocrats had gone, but he was glad to see
so many Democrats OH til. other side
| appealing for protection to their inter
! eSts.
Mr.. Oates Oem.. Ala.) advocated the
| duty OH coal.
| tested against free iron and free coal.
| They were Inconsistent with a revenue
| tariff.
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep., o. said that his
state was third i'll the production of
! coal, and that his district produced
| three-elghths of the production of slate.
| Free coal meant the destruction of the
| coal industry of Ohio.
Mr.. Wheeler Oem.. Ala.) criticised
| the free tra'le character of the bill, and
said it put the
BURDENS ON THE SOUTH,
| and left New England to enjoy con-
tinuance Of the tariff benefits.
Mr.. Hopkins rep, HID said: II
such nefarious measured"
Mr.. Wheeler-NO, will vote for it.
Mr.. Turpin Oem., Ala.) said that his
! state had given i'll heavy Democratic
majority for the national ticket. They
| did so because they expected tariff
for revenue only. They did not think
that such men as Wilson, Mcmillan and
Breckenridge would put coal and iron
on the free list.
Mr.. Hicks (Rep. Pa.l said his state
stood at the head of the coal producing
states. 1t produced last year 1U0, O00,0
tons. Over 100000 people were depend
ent directly upon it for support while
another million were indirectly affected.
Fifty per cent of the freight of the
state was coal transportation.
Mr.. Walker (Rep., MaSs.) declared
that Massachusetts would vote for a
duty OF 70 cents Oh coal, nothing more.
| nothing less.
Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., Pa in antagoniz-
ing free coal, declared that coal, pro-
duced as it was in thirty-seyen states,
was the most important industry of the
country. 1t employed 229. 500 men last
year, and paid out in wages over
| $110, 100000.
MIR. Wilson Dem, w. Va.) closed the
debate i'll support of the free coal prop
| osition in the pending bill. 1t was a
matter Of no consequence, he said, what
the Mills bill did, or what he had said
ten years ago. The Democratic party
had grown immensely since then, and
he hoped he had kept up
WITH THE PROCESSION.
The voting then began upon the pend
ing amendments. the first vote being
taken upon an amendment of Mr.. Wise
to the amendment of Mr.. Oates to make
the duty on coal 80 cents instead of 40
cents. 1t was lost without division.
The next vote was taken Upon an
amendment to Mr.. McKaig's substitute
reducing the duty by sliding
scale 121a cents each year for
six years, the duty to cease
entirely at the end of that time. Upon
this proposition the Republicans re-
fused to vote. 1t was lost to 172.
| The vote then required upon the Nc
the present law, imposing 70 cents per
ton. Upon this proposition the Repub-
licans voted almost solldly with Messrs.
Anderson, Hines of Pennsylvania, Wise.
| Sibley, Reilly, Mutchler, Price and a
| few other Democrats in favor of it.
| while the TEST of the Democrats voted
| against 1t. 1t was lost. The final vote
was then taken upon Mr.. Oates amend
ment placing the duty at 40 per cent.
On this proposition the Republicans
| divided, some voting with the consery-
alive Democrats. Messrs. Oates. outh-
waite, Tucker, Coffeen, Blanchard,
Pendleton, Wise. Brickner, Myer,
| Weadock and the Pennsylvania Demo-
| Gratis and others in favor OF it, while
| the vast majority of the Democrats sup
! ported the position taken by the conn.,
| mittee. and voted against il. 1t was de-
| feated-S1 TO 13l.
The iron schedule was next taken up
| under the order allowing three hours
for its consideration. Mr., Oates Dem.,
| Ala.) offered and advocated an amend
| ment taking iron ore from the free list
and placing duty of 40 cents ton
| thereon.
Representative Sibley spoke against
| free iron ore.
Mr.. Hendrix (Dem., n. " spoke
against the iron schedule of the bill.
| He said he did not know who authorized
| free traders, socialists aud radicals to
| come into congress and try to dictate
| Democratic policy. Ii this radical action
was pursued the people at the polls
would reverse the action of the last
| election.
Mr.. Hendrix said that when he saw
| the apostle of the single tax sitting in
the gallery and watching the unfolding
1 Vi ILLS luCdSulC iAJ oOQbbSo
| whether he was in truth Democrat.
Mr.. Haugen (Rep., Wis.) said he de-
sired, on the part of the iron men of the
Lake Superior district, to enter pro-
test against the proposed abolition Of
| the duty on iron ore.
Mr.. Blair (Rep. n. H. took the floor,
and was speaking when the time ar
| rived for recess, and at $50 recess
was taken until s O'Clock.
The night session was devoted to set
| speeches. The speakers were Tate
| Dem., Ga.), Hall Oem., Minn.),A Bart
| holdt (Rep., Mo.) and Patterson (Dem.,
Tenn.) The speech of Mr.. BeItzhooyer,
| OF Pennsylvania, created the sensation
of the evening. He announced himself
follower Of Samuel j. Randall on the
tariff question. He opposed the Wilson
bill on the ground that it created q de-
ficiency. and was, in fact, simply a
| shifting of the burdens of taxation