The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-10
MILLS ATTACKS THE BILL.
he sAxs IT rs NOT IN ANY RESPECT
AN ANSWER TO PkRIE PLkDsEa

Ought 60 Rear the Name OF Gorms. or
Briee-Hs Will Vote Against All OF the
Compr onise Amendments, but n They
Are Incorporates In the Mn He VIII Vote
fog the Mn u II I. Any Better Than the
Mckinley Ast-Demoersts Annoyed at
the speech and Republicans Encouraged.
WASHINGTON. May e.-In the debate In the
Senate to-day on the Tariff bill. Senators Hale
and Aldrich tainted the Democrats with in
fidelity to their platform. which declared pro-
lection to be unconstitutional and fraud. by
presenting bill that was based on protection
This taunt had an INN ediate effect upen the
Senator from Texas tMr. Millsl who took the
floor. and In a passionate and excited manner
referred to his speech several weeks ago. in
which he declared him self to be las between
the Mckinley act and the Wilson bill be-
tween the devil and the deep sea-" and said:
"A change has come over the spirit OF the
situation. not over my spirit. have not got
as much sea room as on that occasion. ind
that the bill pending before us lie not the Will
son bill. but bill which ought. perhaps. to
bear the honored name Of the Senator from
Maryland tMr. Gormanl. or Of the Senator from
Ohio INT. BriceL No man can torture into
the admission that the bill pending before this
body 10 In any respect an answer to pledges
made By the Democratic National Convention
to the Democratic people OF the United States.
l have ,said-aud I expect to say as long
as I keep my undsrstandinG-that taxa
ton levied on value is the only honest system
OF taxation; and that the specific system OF
taxation IL imposed for the purpose Of con-
cealing facts and defrauding the Government
for the benefit Of favored classes. l stand
there to-day. and shall stand there as long as
live. rise to say that / do not intend to vote
for O single one of these amendments chang
ing the duties from ad yalorem to specific.
am Inundated enough to have to be drawn
nearer and nearer to the Mckinley act In the
rates OF duty and In the amount OF robbery in
fictsd upon the poor working people OF the
country. who have been starved to death un-
der this system OF taxation, without being
compelled to bow down In humiliation and to
take up even the badges OF protection. The
very first change made is one from an
ad valorem to specific system. and
that runs along through the whole bill
We have had to surrender at discretion. at
every point until 1t Is now question between
the Mckinley Protection act and the pending
bill. with very little margin OF difference be-
tween the two l repeat what said before.
that will vote against these amendments:
but that when they are incorporated In the bill
will vote for the bill IL 1t has live cents OF re-
duction In 1t, as q choice between the two.
The Dom ocratio party said to the people In
1892 that protection Is fraud. and that the
party was in favor OF honest taxation for rev.
enue alone. And there 10 whore l stand.
I want to make an honest effort to re-
deem that pledge: and do not intend to 60
backward. l would rather vote to reduce the
duties i'm posed by the Wilson bill Every one
Of them Is high enough. / would have put
more articles on the free list would have
reduced the cost OF production on our manu-
features SO that We could take the markets OF
the world and give mployme nt to the people
In honest work In factories. instead OF having
them walking the streets and coming to Wash
ington to tell the Govern emit of their distress
"a distress which the protective tariff has
put upon them. You may pile up duties In
this bill to any exten. you please. and.
II 1t is any better than the Mckinley
act. I will vote for 1t. But do not
try to make Il Just as bad a. 1t caa be made
before vote for 1t. felt It necessary to file
this caveat and let Democrats who are making
this bill understand that am not responsible
for this measure and that do not intend to
assume the responsibility. Iwant the gentle
men who have demanded this measure to
stand out in the open daylight and take the re-
sponsibilty for the amendments which they
have forced upon this BILL"
ton Of the members Of the Finance COMMIT
tee. who are Eesponsi5ls Tor. Gut who arc not
the authors OF, the 1Oo amendments proposed
to the Tariff bill as reported to the Senate. A
the original tariff reiormer Of the generation
Of Dsmocratio Congressman now In service as
Ways and Means. and the author OF a Tarlif
bill which did not pass. and as an unattached
sanss M Ss seems f Sy oSShSd to 90. Sa
press an opinion as to the merits and Democ
i il was With flushed faces and indirnsnt looks.
therefore, that the msmbers OF the Finance
fSSSa 81 t sT sss Taxi: s S sSS S
with gestures OF insult and contempt Mr..
Mills baTks more readily than ne bites. how;
the compromise measure he expressed his
intention to vote for Its passage. after voting
AGAINST each one oil the 4o3 proposed amend
Senator German listened TO Mr.. Mills's at
Ike as usual The Dem ocTatic Senators gem
orally were evidently very much annoyed at
nsicatioa tbst The sSemis. Of the S s a n S
confined e the hspubliean side OF the cham,
he would vote for the bill. as Lad as 1t is gives
them promise OF final success. for. as he Is the
most radical free trader In the, body. 1t 10
tagonism to the Gormsn- Republican measure
TO lead them To- vote againstit.
cussiOn on the pending amendment to Insert
In the enacting clause Of the bill the words
vii rsad dp thst the dutiss pTosidsd in the az
shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all
articles imported from i0rsign countries %
1894. The amendment was attacked on the
Republican side Of the Der as making .
gift OF between three and four million dollars
20 the owners Of imported goods nov in ware
houses; and was defended on the Democratic
side as being Just aud equitable and in aeeord-
snee with existing Law. IL was adopted with
out division.
Atths conclusion of MI Mills's speech Mr..
Lodge lRsP.. MAss.l offered the amsndmsnt OF
which he had previously given notice to Inn
pose Discriminating dutlss upon Great Britain
until that Government should assent to and
take part In an international agreement for
the coinage and use OF silver, The amend
msnL after discussion, was laid on the table
By vote Of 81 ysAs to 20 nays. as follows:
YEAs-AsIsr. Alien Bats, Berry. Blanchard, sres.
CAREY. Cal. CoekTel Coke. George, Gl0son GOrdOn.
GoEmsn, cray HAErls. Hunton J1IviA Jones lArkG
PsasE Pngh, Ransom. Roach. f5rpis. Vest Walsh aud
EaTs-MesSrA Allison, DolBh. Dubois. GAlliugsr Hale
HAnsbTo1EL. HAEisy, HigEinA HOar, Lodge, AeAihn.
NAndsrsOn. PsTkinA FIatt Proctor. shOup squire.
Stewart. Teller. aud NAshbuEn-2o
The Senate then went into executive session
and soon afterward adjourned.
The Democrats are yesy much discouraged
At the way in which their new bill Is being
Efak ad ah0ut and in ADita OF the