The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-01-27

It was deprivina American manufacturers OF
sale Of that amount and stopped work to Just
that extent
Mr.. Hatch dem, MOI spoke in favor Of
free wool Whenever the tarin on wool had
been raised American woods dccl,ned In PRICE
he SAID
Mr.. Bynum dem, tnd.) spoke briefly in iavo,
OF extending the time for the opera,tu OF the
wool schedule to take effect.
Mr.. Cannon rep, ILL asserted that wool
had been MS cheap In this country since the 1s;
OF last June as II could be bought in Aus tYalia.
lie had opposed the extension OF time be-
cause II free wool had 10 come IL might iust
as well come then as later The only a97at
,age TO be gained by postponlng the time wcud
be that 1t would give the importer time to se
out his stock on hand without bcnefiting she
wool grower or consumer
Mr. Cochran dem, N " said the importa.
ton Of $50, 900 900 worth OF goods meant the ex.
portatron Of an equivalent amount In goods or
money He argued that II the amount OF goods
had been imported IL must have been because
they we're cheaper than they could be bought
here, and that consequently we must have go'
more goods for the $3.50, 600 900 expended than II
we had manufactured S250, ,000,OO0 worth our
selves And n we import more goods we must ,
manufacture more goods 10 meet IL and pay
for it.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was then stated,
proposing that the free-wool clause OF the tariff
bill should go into effect August l. 1894 Mr..
Payne (rep., n. W offered an amendment
making the time October /, 1893. For these
Mr.. johnson (den., o. proposed substitute
providing that the clause should go into effect
Immediately after the passage OF the bill. To
this substitute an amendment was offered by
MIR. Bower rep, CALI fixing the date OF opera
,ion of the clause as OF December 81, 1899
Messrs. Payne's and Bo wers propositions
we're defeated, and the next vote was on the
substitute proposed by Mr.. johnson, which
was agreed to-yeas ll2, nays i02 large num-
her of republicans voting in favor of the imme-
d ate enactment
The next amendment submitted by Chair
man Wilson putting marine engines
and equipments the free list, which was
agreed to-
In the course of the debate Mr.. Walker rep,
Nass) took occasion to make several thrustS
at Mr.. Cochran dem, N W for references
made to the former by the latter in his recent
speeches. Replying to Mr. Cockran's remark
that he (Walker) was not bound by the usual
practices of controversy and good sense, Mr..
Walker said that when Mr.. Cochran was un.
able to answer his tWalkers) question: he
povsded his desk violently with his fist so that
his voice was drowned in the uproar Another
way he had of answering was to say four words
at the beginning and four at the end, put three
| words in the middle and add two at the end,
| and then say: Isn't that what the gentleman
| said?"
Mr.. Burrows (rep, Mich) offered an amend
ment to the wool and wooen manufactures
| schedule substituting the clause in the Me-
klndley bill for the one in the pending bill, and
| he spoke in support OF this proposition. He
stated that he had in his desk remonstrances
| from thirty-four states and territories against
putting wool on the free list, and not one in IA
vor of it, and that the only petition presented
| to the committee on ways and means in favor
of free wool had come from the Thurman club
of OHIO
| Mr.. Picker (rep., s. d. offered an amend
mcnt increasing the duty on iirst-class wool
| from ii cents to II and second-class wool
| from IL 10 13 cents; and made argument in
support of it What he complained of is that
| there is protection for any article raised by
tine farmer-for his horses, his cattle, his
sheep
Mr. Springer dem, Il) explained that un.
| der the inducement Of high protection millions
| of dollars had been invested in wool manufae-
| turing, and the committee desired to give the
manufacturers time TO adjust their business.
| Mr. Hunter dem, Ill.) declared that man
should be called democrat who was in favor
| of protection
At the evening session Messrs Sperry dem,
Comm, Talbert dem, ). CO, Hunter tdem-,
| Ill), Bower dem, n. c. and Post Tep, ILL.,,
| engaged in the debate.
Almost the entire day on the 18th was spent
in the con tinuation Of the debate on Mr. Bur-
rows amendment to restore the existing duties
| on WOOL with the result of its defeat by strict
party vote.
Mr.. johnson dem, o. offered his amend.
ment placing on the free list railway bars
(made in part OF steeD, rails and girder street
rails and punched iron or steel fat rails which
in the bill are dutable at 25 per cent. He ex.
planned that his amendment included in para.
graph lis girder street rails specifically,
SO that there could be no msunder-
standing about that class OF rails. That
a steel rail pool existed which paid steel rail
mills to close their works and gave them a mo-
nopoly Of this production, he said, was gen
orally admitted No revenue would be pro.
duced from putting duty Of % per cent on
them. The ways and means committee did not
claim that ii would produce revenue, and he
aaked the house either to put steel rails on
the free lis. show good reason for not do
tsg GO.
LIE Springer {den., III asked Mr. Johnson,
who is hinse;: . s.sei-SsE producer whether
placing rails on the free list would a,1ve rail
manufacturers out of the business, to which ths
latter replied that it would not Its only effect
would be to reduce the profits of the mill
owners
In reply to sarcast tic remark OF Mr. Boutelle
(rep., Me) Mr. johnson said he was not in con.
gress voting money into the pockets of his
stockholders To this Mr. Boutelle replied
that his tJohnson's) patriotism had about a
an element of improbability
In further reply to Mr. Springer Mr.. Johnson
stated that his mill was not more favorably sit
uated than others; that it in about the
center of the steel'rail production
Mr.. Dalzel (rep., Pa.) said that steelrail
. production was an important industry in eleven
states This proposition was to place steel
rails on the free list and leave billets and
blooms out of which they were manufactured,
dutiable at 25 per cent Was that just? The
steel industry the most splendid monu.
. ment of protection Under its benefcent op-
GRAFTON the price OF rails had gone down from
$50 to e26
A Mr. johnson wanted to know, II the price
t went down here, what brought 1t down abroadi
To this Mr.. Dalzell replied 1t was the inventive
genius stimulated by the establishment OF the
industry here He said wages paid abroad
, were 40 per cent lower than here. Any argu
ment based on the present price Of rails was
, fallacious, because OF the depressed condition
3 OF business at this time. Mr. Johnson he con
2 tinued, sought TO give strength to his plea FOL
, free rails on the ground that he was himself 9
+ manufacturer. He sought 10 give the impress
I sion that he was In competition with the mills
in the alleged trust. AS matter OF fact hi
| only manufactured street railway rails and HI
i had monopoly OF that production.
3 Mr. Dalzell went to say that he held In
his hand copies Of the l02 patents issued Il
r Moxham, the president of the johnson com
! pany They gave him the most complete ant
despotic form OF protection, yet from behint
that wall Of protection he assumed the role d
philanthropist and wanted TO take the protec
;. ton away from the producers OF railroad rail-
8 who had no patents. He accused Mr. johnson
| OF false statements In the house recently anC
OF altering the Congressional Record.
AT the night session Mr. McKeighan Qnd.,
8 Neb) wanted free trade, pure and simple HI
|. was followed by Mr. Sibley dem, Pa) VIII,
Y ridiculed the pretentions OF the trainers Of tn,