The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-03

because there would be an Increased
number of consumers for our produce,
and also because of the exchange OF
our products for those Of foreign coun-
triet brought by the Fl ee trade.
"Does not that mean" inquired
Senator Aldrich, that we Will ex-
change our agricultural products Tor
the manufacturing goods OF anotn err
Certainly" replied Senator
Palmer.
land this ia the reason for the
amount of manufactured goods we
produce" continued Senator AJdrich.
~ have said" replied Senator
Palmer. "that if q demand exists in
England for cur crops, it is wise that
the Legislation of the country should
permit us to send our products
abroad He then went or to argue
that The Mckinley law had made it
necessary for the American working
men TO pay more for what they used
than they would under the proposed
law. This being denied, he recalled
the fact that the two boys would swap
iackknives and make money, but he
could not understand how American
wages could maintain their hiSh state
without in some way supposlng that
the American consumer pays more for
what he consumes than others do. He
discussed the relative effects OF the Me-
Kinley law and the proposed bill on
the agricultural products OF the counS
try in detail. In answer to charge
that he was tree trader, he defined
his position: 81 am free trader in
this, that if we don't want revenue, |
would not levy taxes for the mere pur-
pose of protection. l would not i'm.
pose a duty unless the revenue was
needed for the wants of the country"
MIR. Dolph asserted that the ~ chln-
ley law had raised the cost OF farmers
products, mentioning ham, lard bacon
and other articles, even though this
was not even declared purpose OF
the bill.
Mr.. Gray asked how the working
men were benefited by raising tie
cost of bacon and other things needed
by laborers while the wages to buy
them we're decreased.
Mr.. Hawley gave an Illustration,
showing how the value of farm land
had increased by the increase OF man.
ufacturing.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment
striking out the date which the bill
should take effect and leave the date
blank.
Mr.. Allison, after this long interrup.
ruptioE; resumed his remarks and as
serted that he had not said that the
bill would be passed by June 30. He
expected to aid its progress IN any way
possible But the debate here today
showed that if it had required an en-
tire day to discuss an amendment In
the first paragraph without arriving
at any conclusion it would probably
require two days to consider acetlc
aclu, and when it came to wool, iron
and sugar it would probably require
the entire summer. Mr.. Aldrich sug-
gested an amendment that the bill
should 90 into effect five months after
its passage, to which Mr.. Vest OBJ
jected. Mr.. Dolph again obtained
the floor and began reading from
speech by Representative Tom john
son in thu house of representatives on
the tariff. when he was called to Or
der by Mr.. Gray for reading and com
menting on speech of d member OF
the other house of congress who was
not present to speak for himself The
vice president, who had read Jetfer
sons Manual throughout, declared 1t
q breach of order to notice in one house
q speech made in the other, and on
the same subject in order that the &C
ton of the members of the two houses
might be independent. The vice pre-
sident accordingly ruled as follows:
Under this authority, the chair will
hold that it was not in order fer
senator to read speech made in the
house of representatives.. He after
wards made the ruling more specific
by adding: On the same question.
Senator Dol phi appealed from the
decision and Senator Harris moved to
lay the appeal on the table, which
motion was carried by vote of 43 to =.
The latter part of the day was occu-
pied with good natured bantering on
both sides of the chamber and by
silver speech by Senator Stewart, and
at 6 o'clock the senate adjourned on
motion of Senator Harris.
A CAMP FOR CoXEY.
Senator Stewart was asked today
whether he would grant the request
of Coxey to camp his army on the
senator's property in the northwest
ern suburbs of the city. He replied
that his permission had not been
asked, ami added that 80 far as he
could see there would be no objection
to the srmy's camping there, in case
they should desire to do so. There is
plenty of land, he said, and they can
do it,
SoAPV SMITHS ARMY.
Representative Pence, Populist of
Colorado, today received a dispatch
from jeff Smith, known through the
west as Soapy Smith, that he would
start for Washington at the head of
1000 unemployed of Denver. Assist
ant Doorkeeper Smith received sim
liar dispatch. There is some doubt
whether Smith is in earnest.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN ARRESTED.
WASHINGTON. April 81 George
Francis Train is under arrest. The
philosopher Of physical force wanted
to anguish in a dungeon deep after
his arrest, but an unsympathetic pos
lice refused to comply and instead car
ried Mr.. Train to the police court for
immediate trial instead of a contine-
ment and trial afterwards. Mr.. Train
arrived at Washing ton Yesterday, at |