The evening world., 1894-01-19
STEEL RAILS BARRED.
Johnson's Amendment to Put
Them on the Free List Lost.
Ohio Congressman the Object Of
a 0aIzeIl Attack.
Sugar Amendments to Have Three
Hours Time on Monday.
tBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. IAN. 19.-In the House
Committee OF the Whole to-day the
Johnsoh Tariff amendment to place
steel rails on the free list was lost. 70
to 100. This amendment was the pend
ing question when the session opened.
Before Mr.. Dalzell was recognized to
proceed with his speech on the amendment
begun yesterday. Mr.. Wilson asked
unanimous consent that three hours be
set aside next Monday for the consid-
GRAFTON OF the amendments to the SUI
gar schedule. This was agreed to.
Mr.. Dalzell began by recapitulating the
charges he had made against Mi. John
son. He had shown, he said, that Mr..
johnson manufactured certain kinds of
street railway rails behind the protection
or 100 patents. and wanted railway rails
10 go on the free list: that he coerced
his employees in the face of Winter and
starvation into accepting wages one
third cash ard two-thirds scrip: that he
made an untrue statement and had
altered the stenographers' notes, and
lastly. that the scrip had been hawked
about the streets Of Johnstown and had
been bought in at a discount by a
redeemed at par.
MT. Dalzell, that l do not believe he
pays higher wages than his neighbors.
! nave this on the authority OF the
PRESIDENT. OF the Cambri Iron Worksy'
MI. Dalzell proceeded to read a letter
declaring that. the rail mill used in Mr..
yohnson's works had been Imported from
Moxham. the President Of the Company,
was an u~nnaturalized Englishman, and
MS mill was furn!shed with English
maohinery and run by Engllshmen.
Ho read an Interview with Mr. AJny-
ham n added: so, no matter what
MT. Johnson may feel. there is no doubt
be unwilling to vote money into the
pockets Of his stockholders, but. accord
Ing, to the Moxham statement, he is
ttSS s pockets rss Of em no oSee "o SApgpla Sns OF
would furnish no sufficient reason for
strlsing r down this gpsa, INDUSTRY, l
rssents no trust. Mr.. Johnson 8 informa-
tion is simply an inference. and a false
f.fs in When ne o al else Of Is tb gone nee one ,rsd arrow GsT,d is
gogue-abuse OF Carnegie. tRepublican
applause.)
barons, both nave grown rich, but there
TIE similarity mIaaf dy ceases sr.y SAPElause9 In
Ing 5000 n day for the relief OF the
poor IN Ptttshurg. while the false philan-
tssr9 ,ps M frGm 9oT Giey SlaI, ia takes eso edyantage
mfr, Johnson has waxed fat on the
watered stock Of his street railroads;
his Income from that source is 1903 a
day; his bank account Is swelled by the
manufacturn Of rails under the protection
q patcnts,,ali t;lls, I suppose, can be
criticism Repubilcan applause)
semi,humorous y%in, He said he had
attack the steel rail pool, so that he
might be prepared; but instead OF max
Ing a defense, Dalzell made a personal
sonl did not claim to be a philanthropist.
But" continued Mr.. Johnson. II am
lighting a combine to raise prices and
party is pledged to the destruction of
trusts. A~pplause.)
With reference to the personal
monopolisi. | plead guilty, U~.aughter,J
The next is, that am mannfaeturlng
and would not be affected BY free rails.
We only have twenty or thirty patents
on rails; We tried to perpetuate the mo-
nopoly and control the market, but the
courts decided against us, That threw
US open to home competition. MY amend
ment proposes to put sirder rails on the
free list' SO that we VII be omen to the
NJ Johnson went on to explain that
the alternative was to reduce wage or
close the mills entirely, as was done at
Sparrow's Point, Md
1t was also true, Mr.: Johnson admitted,
that he had purchased an engine IN Eng
land, because he could not get II here
until five months after the English man
~ufacturer agreed TO deliver II. II those
hve months he had paid out $4,000 in
engine had benedtel american, labor,
The steel-rail pool. its organizers and
It's representatives, were after him. he
said, because he was preaching free
trade to his employees. The other per
sonalitles had been brought into this
controversy by the eloquent advocate OF
the Steel-Rail Trust 10 cloud the arSu-
mcnt.
Mr.. Coombs dem, \. " wanted TO
know If the duty on blooms and bi!lets.
the. raw material of steel rails, would not
make a duty on rails necessary, 10 WHICH
Mr.. Johnson replied that none OF. the
large manufactures made rails from
blooms or billets. They were made d.
r"ctlv from iron ore. ore and coal, the
raw materials. were on the free list and
rails on%ht to be.
Mr.. Bland Dem, MOI declared that
repair their roads and tax many ont
OF the hands Of receivers.
Mr. Wilson. the chairman Of the Com
nnItee, took II position Hgaln'i Mr,
hah no doubt sympathi2cl With much
mat MI. Johnson had said, but lhey
could not afford 70 g., of In q Ervn,
question like that at halt-cncN. II must
be dealt with only after the most careful
and deliberate Corsiderat lion, such as
could not he given It in this Committee
There were, Mr.. Wilson declared, NJ
friends Of the steel rail pool amans
they were not actuated .by the desire
Tor revenge. The steel rail schedule had
been deal within the game spirit or tair-
mitfnA llasIr..l ia nssffav tha steel rail