The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-11
The President Is Instructed to Ne
goiiate With Mexico on
the Subjse
-Four Hours of Tariff Talk Each
Day During the Cur
rent Week.
The Republican Legislature OF New York
Thanks nm for His Undemo-
cratic Tariff speech.

WAsHIsGros, April 1O.-The wolcoit res
olution for the coinage OF Mexican dollars
ct Unitel States mints wAs laid before the
senate and Mr.. Gsllinger read a communi-
cation favoring the resolution. He said
the timO was approaching when some ae-
tion would have to be taken By congress to
aive the country larger volume of cur
rency. The resolution was briefly debated,
when Senator McPherson withdrew the
amendment offered by him yesterday, 10
insert the words FOR export" as he
thought tho Shsrman amendment. agreed
TO yestsTday. covered the points OF his pro-
posed Amendment. The resolution as
amended was then agreed TO, and is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the president OF the
United States, with view 60 encourage
aud extend our commsroial relations with
China and other Aaiatie countries, be re-
quired. IL not incompatible with public
interests. 20 enter into negotiations with
the republic of Mexico. looking to the
coinage by the United States AZ their mintS.
OF standard Mexican dollars. under some
agreement with said republic Of Mexico as
TO the soignioraRe. method and amount of
said coinage. and that he further report the
result OF his negotiations TO the senate"
senator AldrIch announced that the sens-
tors on the republican side we're anxious
that the senate shall NEST at twelve o'clock
each day and that the tariff bill shall be
taken up al one O'Clock and continue before
the senate until Ave o'clock each day with
out dilstory motions. II was agreed that
the proposition should prevail until Mon
day next. The resolution OF Senator
Allen. 10 limit general debate on the tariff
bill to June 4. and TO take the FINAL vote on
June B, was laid before the senate. Re
fsrred to the committee on rules
Two o'clock having arrived the tarin
bill was laid before the senate, and Mr..
Lodge spoke in opposition 20 10. nenator
Lodge concluded bis speech at $3.50 with an
eloquent peroTation, which was warmly ap-
plaudsd from the galleries.
Eenator Hear sent up 90 the speakers
desk an Associated rrass bulletin. stating <
that the New York legislature had passed .
resolution Of thanks 30 Senator Hill for his
speech In opposition 30 the tain bill IN the
senate yesterday. This was greeted With
applause in the galleries. whicn ths vice.
president checked.
Senator Gray. OF Delaware. explained
the action of the New York legislature by
saying the legislature of New York was
oVoTWhelmingly republican.
Yes" replied Mr.. Aldrich, smilinqly.
"but not by such a majority as sheWn by
the dispatch. This 10 . majority Of four
teen on Joint ballot, go a. least forty demo-
Gratis must have voted for the resolution. 4"
The sena then went into executive ses-
sion, after which il adjourned.
Senator Lodge treated the question of
tari Es pursly a business matter II man-
ufactufeFa make no money they will NOT
employ labo Under free trade mAnufao-
turers must retire or reduce labor costs.
Fifty yeas ago England listened TO the
manufacturer. bat majoritv of American
congressmsn bsTAie them ss onsmies of the
country. As resalt of free trade Eng
lnnd's r. cord OF agriculture 10 a record Of
disaster. Under protection The t'ade REQ
ord Of lS70-S0 showed an increase of nearly
four tinsa as much as that OF England. and
OF 1880 30 more than seven times greater.
Tae speaker showed the advantages of
In production. aud it's strength in tho pro-
ducsts. Consumers only should not be
considered. 1heV constitute an insignih-
cant, unimportant factor OF community.
We should frst secu Q a home market. then
increase outside trading. Protection and
invention have enabled IA TO pay the high
est wages. lower the price of necessities and
raise the standard of living. Abandon pro-
lection and we would lower wages and the
standard of living. aud increase the worlds
prices by Withdrawing American com petit
tion. The reduction OF wages thus far is
triting compared with the reduction under
free trade.