The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-25
PROCEEDINGS nv 1nE house
The Free Fro. Or- Schedule Adopted SD
the In;ernsi Reveu.- Bu Reported.

| The Free Fro. Or. Schedule Adapted SD
| tsr In;ernsi Reveu.- Rm Reported.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-At 1910 this morn
ing the House went into Committee OF the
Whole to consider the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Taylor tRcp. Tenn offered substitute
for the pending amendments to the iron ore
schedule. which prohosed to substitute the
existing terms OF the Mckinley bill.
Mr.. Chickering rep, n. " opposed the
Wilson bill in the interest OF tho farmers Of
northern New York.
Mr.. benson Dem. Ala said he had been
taught that the democrat party was n tariff
party. and he had learned that under Andrew
Jackson. Free trade is llcentiousness" he
said; protection Is despotism. and both are
unjust" lie was not protectlonlst. and not
free trader. but he was an Andrew Jackson
Democrat Laughter and applause lIe was
n protectionist to an extent which would give
equality for American labor and American in Z.
dustry. lRspubcan applause.l In reply to
the question as to what kind Of protection he
wanted in particular. he said he wanted pro-
lection on iron ore. Give us protection" he
said. and leave the con sequences to God and
the American people" He held that Iron ore
was not q raw material. for the reason that
there was large expenditure OF capital In
machinery for raising ore and for similar pur-
poses.
Mr. Tawney tRep.. Mimi then spoke against
putting iron ore on the free list. and presented
petition In support OF his position. signed by
O.44I citizens OF 81. Louis county. the princl-
pal iron producing district OF Minnesota
He was followed by Mr.. Baldwin Dem,
Mimi. who said that under free ore he feared
no competition. Under freer conditions OF
trade in iron ore a second Pittsburgh could he
built up in the West. He had no doubt that
the Stock Exchange OF Duluth had signed the
petition presented by Mr. Tawney. but they
were so much ashamed OF It that they had not
sent II to their Democratic Representatives.
lived 200 miles away. iDsmocPstic ianehte9
and I'm ause He was speaking for tho mil
lion aud y half OF iron workers In Minnesota
and not for the twenty men who owned the
mines. His speech was frequently Interrupted
by democratic app!suss; and he was besiegsu
the Republican side OF the House.
Mr; SimGson Lt4p: han. said 4 there wa.
state OF Minnesota. Tho Mesaba iron ore lie.
post IN Minnesota was rich aud so easily
mined that it was only necessary to dig on u
llght crust OF clay which covered the deposit.
lie said the Mesabs ore deposit was controlled
by the standard on Company and that 1t was
50 easily mined that i could be dug out with a
prominent Republican daily in Minneapolis.
in which i was claimed tina. Minnesota need:
the HIGHER wages paid In the mines 81 Mime
sofa and the cost OF transportation. Minnesois
than iennsyIvania iron ore Mr.. sim pson al
peals;! Tor free raw material and attacked the
cor, ,d, Dimes ana .rnsts mat came from the pro-
Mr. Clark Dem. Mo then delivered one OF
Wilson i.ill had been criticised by the Kepubli-
cans and by some disGruntl-d Democrats be-
Means Committee had failed to make a perfect
bll II was because II was not possible by u few
wees, OF up ., toll to remOys the .ceu
members on this side, said MIR. Clark, are re-
formers i IN spots: and there are only three
ylctions and had given the weight Of their In- |
lluence toward putting on the free list articles
wers Interested. Those disinterested patriots
were TIE Chairman Of the committee Mr.. vii
him Himself is 2 rsiSrmer indesd; laughter
snd t al the .o Of the 'rHs ase
might try TO defeat him lMr. WILSON,. but, the |
MIGHTY sHa carry hm
democratic applause. When the Republican |
nsrty twas was IN 1ower 1t might have psrpstpatsd
ihirstlng f9r revenge II produced the Mckin.
ley law and undertook to put on tho hands OF
met It's islpsig IN 1884 and was sent 70 flbs,
to rustieate in ST. Helena. daughter and an |
pause. He said that while the Wilson bill did |
stem in the ri ht direction, and il gave the |
Democratic partya part OF what it wanted now.
Mr. drosvenor 0iep., ohio lnauirei II the
DemocrAtc party was not sufficiently apart
, 1t IS not as close together as the slamese
twins, replied MIR. 81 lark. but We will get
there some time. and You gentlemen over
:, Mir Ciark's time had been extended. as the
which greeted the close Of his remarks had
snhsided; Mr Gear Hep, Iowa was recOg-
nl2ed ana delivered brief speech.
Mr., Bynum Dem. Ind. In speaking OF the
men. said the AMERICAN I Trotse ct H1 Tssii
eague WAS flooding tho country with printed
oSsrossmSn card Protests against The
wilson bill lie had read some NJ these slips.
which had been sent him by one Of his con-
Mr.. nrockinE!dEe Dem, Ark and Mr.. VIII
son Dem. W Va briefly, appealed 10 the
pared by the Ways and Means Committee and
TO vote asains, the pending AmendmsntS
menl proposed by Mr., Taylor iRsR, Tenn
,ubstit9,inG the DrSSyisions of the Mckinley
ons democrat voted for this Ansnd@sn
Isiiers. which resulted: Yeas. 6; nays. I3e'
The amendment offered by M. Oates. pro-
was Iik swIss defeated on a standing vote Of
ja to IA, IelleIs were demanded and the
he Democrats who voted for the amend n snt
1srs MessIS Oates Ala. Beltzhooyer ia J.
" hesler NAla stAlllngs Miss ;. and Nobert- |
son tlaL All the POpulists voted with the |
majority against the amendment and In favor
lf Tree iron ore. The schedule as reported bJ
he committee was then adopted.
The iron ore schedule being thus disposed
0f. Mr.. Robbins Dem, AlAl submitted an
amendment 10 the paragraph which puts ARri-
cultural implements on the free list The
amendment adds to those articles enumOr-
ited. all articles for use In the manufacture
u cotton including machinery aud equip
Mr. Wilson Dem, W Va made the point Of
'rder that the substitute proposed MAS not
.srmane TO the subject under discussion; but
he Chairman overruied the point OF order.
lnd held that Ii was geTmRns.
MT Payne In speaking to his amendment |
gent into tho subject OF reciprocity aud re- |
Rliation. and to illustrate the need OF TetAliA-
ion against Canada he instAnesd the dlscrim-
mating tolls charged by Canadian canals
discontinued only whom this country retail
stsd by charging tolls Oh Canadian vessels
~ ssinE through American canals.
Mr., Terry Dem, Ark offered an amend
nsnt 70 MI. EObbinss amendment admitting |
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