The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-12


Illustrated the disparity of the tariff by
showing that working girl could buy
the material for cloak with one days
earnings, while it would take
three days for her TO earn enough
TO nav the tariff on her cloak. In cOntrO-
version of this, Mr.. Deliver asked who
were the best dressed women IN the
United States, since they were on the
dress subject. why said Mr.. Dolllver,
while a laugh went through the cham Der,
ssthey are the working girls and the
servant girls. And the working girls Of
America are sending their money TO their
sisters in Europe TO enable them 10 get
away from the country where cloaks are
90 cheap" Laughter on the republican
Mr.. Deliver took the position that the
remedy for the present depression is the
employment of our own people, not CIV
ing it to those of other countries. The OPP
portunitv TO work created the wage fund
on which the prosperity OF our people de-
pended.
In conclusion, Mr.. Dolliver asked from
what section of the country had come the
suggestion that the American working
man should take his stand on the level Of
the civihzationlof the old world 1t came
from the plantations Of the south.
AtS:45 o'clock MIR. Delivers time ex-
pired, and amid the laughter and ap-
plause of the House and gallery he took
his seat.
BARTER sTIRs UP LAUGHTER.
Mr.. Harter, dem, Of Ohio, kept the
House in perpetual roar of laughter,
He gave expression to several automatic
utterances and had a collection Of facts
and figures TO support his views that
earned him repeated applause. These ak
toms reversed the commonly accepted
precepts ana were of such nature as
NrfE. ktTha lass the rrOtecfiOn the
higher the wages" He stated that there
was q greater difference between the
wages of protected France and
Gree trade Great Britain in favor Of the
1atter, than there was between America
end Great Britain; and yet, in spite OF
hAf proximity to France England had
never asked for protection. A protective
eaK1I put down wages, and lowered their
purchasing power by putting up the prices
81 goods. Great Britain had protective
tariff up 30 1912, but since the advent of
free trade, the wages of brick layers,
carpenters and similar mechanics had in
creased T3 per cent. The average Of wages
In Great Britain had increased $3.50 I'M
Ger free trade, while in his own district,
In Ohio, under protective policy
for the last thirty years, there
we're skilled workingmen earning only
elS5 q year. When George Dallas, Of
pennsylvania, was presiding officer of the
Senate, and he had TO cast the deciding
vote on the tariff bill then before con
gress, he had cast it for free trade, and
Immediately the chimneys of Pennsyl-
vania had blazed up and lighted up the
night sky under which Mr.. Dallas was be-
ing burned in effigy for casting the decid-
ing vote,
MIR Harter had constantly to parry the
questions of the republican members OF
the House, but he gave them thrust for
thrust and came out with flying colors.
APPETITE ON THE FREE LIST.
Mr.. Brosius, rep, of Pennsylvania, was
the last speaker of the afternoon. He
told of an agricultural representative in
the House, who came to him saying that
he had found something in the bill which
tended to reconcile him TO its provisions
The farmers, he said, were always look
ing out for opportunities to market their
products, and he had discovered that an
opportunity was provided in the bill,
which placed appetite on the free list.
When the farmer had nothing else with
which TO console himself, he could re-
fleet upon this concession of the
committee. The speaker stated in
answer to Mr.. Harter's plea for free
trade, that for twenty centuries the
manufacturing interests of every civil
LIKED land had been made the special
objects of governmental care and protec-
S4Ous II blidt WGI0 nOb 50, ILtn HISTORY
had lied. The Wilson bill he said was
fairly liable to indictment upon the
charge of assault with intent to kill the
manufacturing industries of the United
States, the intent being Inferred from
the nature of the weapons used. IAp-
plause on the republican side He ageeed
with Henry Watterson in the opinion
that because of the betrayal Of the
trust ! reposed in it by the
Democratic party is marching through a
slaughter house to an open grave. Charles
"A Dana, Of the New York Sun, entertained
the same opinion. expressed in slightly
different form, and the editor of the lead
ing democratic paper of his (Mr Bro
sius') district were united with his two
distinguished associates.
Without completing his remarks, Mr..
Brosius gave way for motion that
tho committee rise, and at 5:25 p. n.
recess was taken until o'clock.
THE MIGHT SESSION.
Mcguire, dem, of Colorado, was the
hrst speaker at the night session He
arraigned the system of prote elton which
enabled one company to accumulate a
fortune of 500, 600, 600 in TWENTY-FIVE
years, as Carnegie & Co., are said to have
done. He illustrated this gigantic for
tune by stating that if Pontius PLATE had
been drawing salary of $780, a year
at the time of the crucifixion of Christ
and had continued to receive that
salary from that day to this, and
had been able to save every
penny of that salary, he would
still be many million dollars short of the
fortune accumulated by Carnegie & Co. =,
In twenty-five years. To illustrate the
failure Of protection to raise the rate of
wages or steady the price of product,
ne showed that coal from the mines of
Pennsylvania, while it had a tariff pro-
lection Of 20 cents a ton, sold at SS a ton
more than imported coal, although it could
compete in foreign markets with foreign
coal, and at the same rates. And when
she large mine owners wished to restrict
production they leased and closed small
mines and threw the laborers in those
mines out Of employment, putting the
support OF the unemployed miners on the
shoulders of the working miners
Mr.. Cockrell, dem, of Texas, took the
floor at O'Clock and spoke in defense of
the bill At the conclusion of his speech
at e:45 o'clock the House adjourned.