The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11

TIOdCnI0E When some aCtIOn WOuII hive 70
be taken by Congress TO give the country q
larger volume OF currency. and when that
time came he might hav2 some remarks to
make on the subject, which would probably
be contrary TO the views OF the people OF
his State. The resolution was briefly de-
bated. when Senator Mcpherson Withdrew
the amendment offered by him yesterday
10 insert the words FOR export" as he
thought the Sherman amendment agreed
to yesterday covered the points OF his pro-
posed amendment. The resolution as amend
ed was then agreed 10. II is as follows:
Resolved. That the President OF the
United States, with a view TO encourage
and extend our commercial relations with
China and other Asiatic countries. be re-
quested. if not Incompatible with the pub
lie interests, to enter into negotiations with
the republic of Mexico looking to the coin
age by the United States at the minis OF
standard Mexican dollars under some agree
ment with the said republic Of Mexico as
70 seigniorage method and amount OF said
coinage; and that he be further requested
10 report the result Of his negotiations 10
the Senate"
Senator Aldrich announced that Senators
of the Republican side Of the chamber were
of the bill in an orderly manner. which
would not interfere with the comfort OF
Senators. II would suggest" he went on.
that we are willing on this side OF the
chamber, for a week at least, that the Sen
ate shall meet at 70 o'clock each day, and
that the tariff bill shall be taken up at L
o'clock and continued before the Senate
until 5 each day without d~ilatory notions
1t was agreed that the proposition should
prevail until Monday next.
The resolution of Senator Allen TO limit
general debate on the tariff bill 10 June
4, and to take the final vote on the 5th
of June, was laid before the Senate. Mr..
Allen advocated the resolution, when Mr..
was accepted by Mr.. Allen. that general
debate should cease April 20 and the vote
should be taken May II. Senator Chandler
suggested as an amendment that general
debate should cease on Nov. %. which gave
rise to some ironical comments from the
moved the rafarann0 nf the FpCnlnfinn m
the committee on rules, which was agreed
SENATOR LODGES SPEECH.
The hour of . o'clock having arrived. the
tariff bill was laid before the Senate and
Mr.. Lodge spoke in opposition to it. In the
course of his speech Mr.. Lodge said that
the wealth Of a country is in production,
and the strength of a country is in pro-
ducers. 1t is worse than idle 70 talk about
consumers as If they were a vast proportion
or the population who ought alone TO be
considered. The mere consumers constitute
not only an insignificant but wholly unim-
Portant fraction of the community. our
hrst object should be 10 hold our own mar
ket, because II is the largest and best; and
that being done and our own market, Sc
curely guarded, our next object should be
t 70 increase our inside markets by any pos
protection We have been enabled thus far
70 maintain high rates of wages in the
1880 0NANt VIII lHe TIC OF
the necessarieS and comforts of life and
raising the standard of living. If we aban-
don protection we shall probably in many
directions increase prices by withdrawing
american competition from the competition
OF me world, and thereby raising the
wages. Protection does not make high
wages but it helps to prevent their reduc-
In conclusion, he said: ITO maintain high
rates OF wages and to give, If possible. the
iullest scope for their increase L believe TO
oS essential because 1 believe good wages
absolutely vital 10 the stability of our IN.
stltutions and of our society. Protection
IN Its widest aspect is something far more
than a mere question of schedules or of ma
tlonal bookkeeping. 1t is an effort to de-
fend by legislation our standards of living
Just as the exclusion of the Chinese and OF
contract labor was. The reduction of wages
thus far made are trihing TO what will
come If this bill becomes a law and men
seek to adjust themselves to the new con-
dltlons. Such a lowering of wages is not
to be without the deepest
alarm. The country is agitated and fright
ened as at no previous time. There is dark
ness before and dangers voice behind.
While we debate rates of duties the threat
or this bill Is really breaking down an i'm
portant part of a broad general policy on
whlcn We must rely unless we are pre-
pared TO meet the shock of changes which
Ii would be difficult TO portray. ] have no
fear of the ultimate result L believe that
the mighty forces which have brought tie
great races 10 their present position will
not cease to operate. 1 feel sure that in
the end we shall not cast aside the policies
which are to protect us from the lowering
and deadly competition of races with low
er standards of living than our own" Sem
ator Lodge concluded his speech at 4:30.
Senator Hoar sprung a sensation by
stating that he wished to make a speech
which he would have read from the desk.
He thereupon sent up an Associated Press
bulletin stating that the New York Legis-
lature had passed a resolution of thanks TO
Senator Hill for his speech in opposition to
the tariff bill i'm the Senate yesterday. This
was greeted with some applause in the
gallery. which the Vice President quickly
checked.
Mr.. Gray explained the action of the
New York Legislature by saying that the
Legislature of New York was overwhelm-
ingly Republican.
''but not by such a majority as shown by
the dispatch. There is a majority OF four
teen on joint ballot. so that at least forty
Democrats must have voted for the resolu-
| ton"
Senator Harris, in view of the l~ateness
of the hour and the wishes of several SEN
ators, acceded TO a request from Mr.. Hale
TO go into executive session, after which
the Senate adjourned until Il O'Clock to-
morrow.
Vests Amendments Agreed To.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-The Senate
committee on finance agreed to-day to re-
port favorably the amendments to the tariff
bill introduced on the Sd inst. by Senator
Vest. of the Democratic majority. and the
amendments were afterwards reported to
the Senate. Some alterations were made In
the amendments, and, as reported, they do
not carry the change contemplated in par
agraph 26S. in which the words New Zeal
and appearing before the word hemp.
were stricken out and in which jute was 70
be included among the articles 10 be made
dutiable at 10 per cent. ad valorem. This