The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
WILSON BILL STUPID.
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Not to Be Compared With the
Measure by Mills.
CONDEMNED eN Mr.. SPRINGER.
New York Business Men Protest
Against the Tax on Incomes.
Wildcat Banking to BE Favored ny the
Hsuse Committee--Increas OF the
IsI on whisky--senator Davis At
tacks the Policy OF Infamy.

WasHISsToS Cry. Jan. IL In the house
this morning Breckinridge of Kentucky
took the fioor on the tariff bill. He
hkened the advocates of protection To
sharks. Walker of Massachusetts insisted
on knowing to whom he applied such an
epithet. Breckinridge answered: II refer
20 those who, during the peril and distress
OF the great civil war. took advantage OF
labor in the name of patriotism. and later,
I'm time of profound peace. increased those
exactions until In the Fiffy-frst congress
they wrote q new law that enriched them
selves. refer to those who admitted new
states to retain power. those who pur-
chased ballot boxes and took the seat of
William K. Morrison in this house by
bribery" Democratic applause.
Richards followed with a short speech in
support of the Wilson bill. after which
Dingley, who spoke in place OF Gear, one
OF the Republican members of the ways
and means committee. who was unavoid-
ably absent in connection with the sena-
torial hight in his state, took the ioor
Dingley said the pending tariff bill pur-
ports 10 be bill TO provide revenue. IL Is
in fact bill TO abolish revenue. In short,
the proposed tariff measure was not bill
for revenue only. but for deficiency only
The excuse given for such surrender of
needed revenue is the alleged necessity for
reducing the taxation of the masses.
find . surrender of about $50, ,00O, 600 in
duties on articles of luxury or voluntary
use. consumed mainly by the weli-to-do.
who are willing To pay for it. Then about
81, 000. 600 of revenue was surrendered by
reduction of the duty on tin plate. Lum-
Der and many agricultural products were
placed on the free list and Canada will
pocket the duties which we surrender"
Springer, who was chairman of the
ways and means committee Of the last
congress. followed. He spoke only on the
tariff question. and tried TO show that
laborers and agriculturists had not been
benefited by protection. Hequoted census
Office statistics on the! amount of mort
gage Indebtedness.
New York has larger per capita of
mortgaged Indebtedness than Nebraska"
interrupted Reed.
Yes. sir. replied Mr. Springer.
That shows" said Reed, what those
figures are worth showing the condition of
agriculture" lLaught3.I
Springer commended the free list of the
Wilson bill. but said Tat if hs had been
framing the bill he should have made
some material notifications. He spoke
of the Mills bill and said il was measure
which in comparison with the pending
bill seemed like the work of q statesman.
In concluding Springer predicted that
with free raw materials the country would
become the greatest manufacturing eoun-
try in the world, as il was now the greatest
agricultural country.
Brosius closed the debate for the after.
in opposition to the bill. and q recess till
night wasthen taken. Atthe night session
Mcguire said the bill was bad in many
particulars. yet il was an honest effort in
the right direction, and would, therefore.
have his support. Cockrell's speech was
devoted TO a constitutions argument
against protection. At the usual hour the
house adjourned.