New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-20
TON" JOHNSON TAKEN TO TASK.
Mr.. DAIzEII GOES FOR" TIE OHIO FREE
TRADER-TIE AGRICULTURAL SCHEDULE
TAKEN TP.

| TRADER-THE AGRICULTURAL SCHEDULE
| TAKEN Up
Washington Jan. 19-It 4 day Of amusing
! incidents and exciting debates in the House. There
was a larger number OF members present than for
! some time past. and the usual crowd was In the
gallery At Ito the House went into Committee OF
| the Whole to consider the Wilson BILL with Mr.
| Richardson Dem Tenn In the chair. An agree
ment was then entered into whereby three hours. Inn
| neliately after the House goes into Committee
Of the Whole next Monday will be given to debate
on the sugar schedule. and the vote will then
be taken any amendments which may be offered
MIR DALzELLs CHARGES. -.
Mr. DaIzell CRcp. PENN then took UP the line
of attack against Mr.. Johnson dem. oho) on
which he was engaged when the House took
recess Yesterday lie asserted that Mr.. Johnson
lad m,sled the committee into the belief that he
was manufacturer OF steel rails in general. where
as he was a manufacturer OF a particular style.
and monopolist in that class. Mr.. Daizell sum-
married. his charges against Mr.. Johnson as being:
l. That he had misstated the facts before the
committee q That he way anxious to have
steel rails put on the free list. while he was still
protected by lC2 United States patents. 3. That
he forced his employees into receiving their wages
in one-third cash and two-thirds scrip l. That
he had made q statement the floor OF the House
In regard to the redemption OF those certificates
which was untrue g. That he privately altered
the stenographers notes and inserted in 1.-THE Rec
ord a statement he did not make on the floor
which was true and eliminated statement he did
make the floor which was untrue.
Again referring to the question OF scrip. he az
serted that this scrip hawed about the streets
Of Johnstown. and that 1t was bought up by rea-
tive of Mr.. Johnson at a discount. The statement Of
Mr.. Johnson that he paid better wages than the
other mills Mr. Dalzell characterized untrue.
He had direct evidence from a person VINO was In
a position to know that the wages paid at the
I1b ,.,fl hiDh.r han nt fhA at hgr
mills He asserted that Mr.. Johnson in sym
rathy with English manufacturers; that &c had at
his mill English engine, ma lie In Manchester ana
imported from there, together with the workmen TO
it, And the presiding spirit Of the mill was
Englishman named Moxam. who had never been
naturalized and who openly announced his in
tention Of returning to England to live
80 1t seems said Mr.. D4lzel!. that while the
gentleman CIR. Johnson Is unwilling - vote money
into the pockets Of his stockholders he has TO
objection to voting money ont Of the pockets II his
employees" Republican laughter and applause) Mr..
Johnson had made charges against trusts. said Mr..
Dalzell, which he would like to reply 10 at some
length. lie unable to do so at this time. but he
knew there trust composed Of English and
Belgian manufacturers, formed for the purpose
Of selling the American market. Mr.. Dalzcl com
mented upon Mr.. Johns0n's antagonsm 10 stecl-rail
trusts. and to Mr.. Carnegie IN particular and said
that the platform Of the Free Traders was any
thing to abuse Carnegie" (Republican laughter)
And the gentleman from Ohio. said Mr.. Dalzell
had hurried abuse at the robber barOns and at Mr.
Carnegie. But Mr. Dalze thought Mr. Carnegie
and Mr.. johnson were much alike In several re-
spccts; they both robber barons. and both /
had got rich In the same way. but there the re- /
semblance ended. Naughter) The phianthroplc !
robbcr baron who would vote to put money In !
the pockets Of his stockholders took advantage Of |
the rlgors Of winter - drive decker with his !
employees about wages, and had paid them one /
third in cash and two-thirds in scrip Gtepublican /
laughter and APPLAUSE. and that while Johnstown /
had scarcely recovered from the awful calamity !
which had recently oyertaken her. Republican ap-
pause)
Mr.. JOINSONS REPLY
Mr.. Johnson discianed any Intention Of posing as I
phanthropist, but he had urged that steel rails
should be placed the free list, because there was
pool - raise the price Of steel rails. democratic
applause.) He had Informed the champion Of the
Steel rail trusts (Mr. DalzclD that he proposed to
oHer this amendment putting steel rails On the /
free list 50 that he might be prepared TO speak !
against ii. and he (Mr. Dalzel) had come here
armed with pins to stick into him; but he would
have 10 bring heavier cannon 10 bear to make any
impression upon him. democratic applause and
He deprecated the fact that personal
charges had been brought into the debate but he
would answer them briefly.
In reply 10 the charge that he was monopolst
Nj. johnson laughingiy pleaded guilty. AS to the
charge that he WAS engaged in the manufacture of
class OF steel rails which would not be affected
by putting free rails on the free list, Mr. johnson
said that all the patents he held were not on the
of steel rails. but many Of them wer.
on machinery lie did have twenty or thirty patents