Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-02-03
THE TARIFF.
synopsis of the Debate In the National
House of Representatives.

lhShhOa ouBur VII Lno lTcb llSI WAS uuClueu 10 DO
n substitute for the Roberts amendment, and
as such was adopted-l61 to 80, All sugar, both
raw and refined, Is thus placed on the free list
The coal schedule was then taken up and de-
bated, amendments being offered TO place o
duty of from 40 to 20 cents per ton on coal
Mr. Brosius rep, Pa) opposed free coal
His state, he said, produced g00OO,0O0 tons q
year. Free coal would leave his constituents
naked and defenseless.
Mr. Wise dem, Va) supported the PROPOSE
tion 10 place q duty on coal.
Mr. Tucker dem, Va,) advocated an amend.
ment TO place duty of 40 cents on coal.
Mr. Turpin dem, Ala,) said that his state
had given a heavy democratic majority for the
national ticket They did so because :hey ex.
pected n tariff for revenue only. They did not
think that such men as Wilson, McMillin and
Breokinridge would put coal and iron on the
free list.
Mr. Walker trep, Mass) declared that no
portion OF the country would be so immeasur-
ably benefited by free coal, free iron ore and
free wool as New England, and yet she did not
ask for 1t. She did not want the raw mate.
rials that went into her factories free and
their products taxed. She wanted protection
to all sections of the country. Massachusetts
would vote for a duty OF rs cents on coal notA.
ing more, nothing less.
Mr. Wilson (dem., w. Va) closed the debate
in support of the free-coal proposition in the
pending bill. 1t wes matter OF no con
sequence, he said, what the Mills bill did or
what he had said ten years ago The demo-
cratic party had grown immensely since then
and he hoped he had kept up with the process
sion.
The proposed amendments were then voted
upon and defeated, thus continuing coal upon
the free list
Mr. Oates dem. Ala) offered an amendment
taking iron ore from the free list and placing
duty OF 40 cents a ton thereon. He said
his amendment would permit the iron mines to
continue In operation at the same scale OF
wages as at present,
Mr. Hendrix dem, n. W spoke against the
Iron schedule of the bill He said he did not
know who authorized free traders, socialists
ana radicals to come into congress and try to
dictate democratic policy. II this radical
action were pursued the people at the polls
would reverse the action OF the last election.
Mr.. Blair rep, N. H. took the floor and
was speaking when the time arrived for recess
AT the evening session speeches we're made
by Mcssrs Tate, Wilson (O), Patterson, Bar
tholdi and Others.
Mr.. Beltzhoover dem. Pal said of the vii.
son bill that II was neither protection bill nor
q free trade bill, but q miserable hybrid. which
neither natural law nor common sense can ever
justify. Why not have given US free trade
bill, pure and simple, which four-flfths OF the
democratic representatives would cordially
support rs the policy OF their party, declared
In the Chicago platform, or bill 10 raise the
necessary revenues for the support OF the gov
erument by tariff SO adjusted Us TO equalize
its burdens among all our people and Incl.
dentally protect our industries and labor? The
present bill, he declared will settle nothing,
but unsettlc everything
On the 2ith Mr. benson (dom., Ala) said he
wanted protection on iron ore "Give us pro-
toctiou,' he said, and leave the consequences
to God and the American people"
Mr. Tawncy rep, Mimi said there was
every reason why the representatives OF Mime
sofa should favor restricting the right of the
foreigner 20 sell his products in the American
markets II care not whether 1t be iron ore or
anything else we can produce, to the end that
not alone the people OF that state, but o; all the
states west OF the Mississippi river, may have
greater opportunity TO supply the demand OF
that market as 1t increases with the growth OF
the country in wealth and population"
Mr.. Baldwin dem, Mimi expressed entire.
~ opposite views to those OF his colleague.
' Under free ore he feared no competition, and
he favored commercial union with CANADA,
and commercial union was but another name
for free trade. Under freer conditions of trade
up in the west.
Mr.. Forman dem Ill, spoke in support OF
the bill 3 u
Mr.. Simpson (pop., kan,) appealed for free
raw material and attacked the combines and
trusts which came from the protection Of those
articles
Mr.. Clark (dem MOI said some OF the mem
bers on his side OF the house were reformers in
spots, anu lucTc were only luEee WelnDeTS VINO
hnd the courage of their convictions and had
given the weight OF their influence toward
putting on the free list articles In the produc
ton Of which they or their states are inter
ested Those disinterestGd patriots were the
chairman OF the committee, MIR. Wilson Mr.
Raynor and Mr. Tom Johnson The man who
is willing TO reform himself is reformer in
deed. The trust-the gold trust, iron trust the
coal trust and all the rest OF the trusts-migh-
try TO defeat him (Mr Wilson,, but the people
OF the country will take him in their mighty
arms and carry him to u higher place
MIR Bynum ldem. Ind.) in speaking OF tht
petitions which had been sent TO congress said
the American Protective Tariff league was
flooding the country with printed slips calling
everyone TO send to their congressman
postal card protests against the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Breckenridge dem, Ark and Mr. vii
son dem, w Va.) briefly appealed to the dem
ocratc party TO stand by the bill prepared
by the ways an means committee und 10 vote
against the pending amendments,
The pending amendments were then voted OF
and defeated by about two to one, thus leaving
iron ore on the free list.
Amendments were then offered to he para
graph putting agricultural implements on the
free list, and brief speeches were made by sew
eral members,
Mr.. Draper (rep. Mass) said there was N,
argument of either free traders or protection
lists which justified the putting OF highly fin
ished product on the free list, while leaving oil
its component parts or the dutiable list
Mr.. Sickles dem, N. W in speaking of the
pending amendments, said he thought tina
while free admission of articles should be tn,
rule and not the exception, still the pending
bill did not raise sufficient revenue for the gov
ernmenL lit was intended to tide over thi
deficiency by the imposition of an income tax
he wanted tostate plainly that he was irrecon
cilably opposed to an income tax
The internal revenue bill containing the In
come tax clause was after considerable oppo
sition, finally reported, and recess taken
The speakers at the night session wer'
Messrs. Ryan IN. W, Swanson (Va), Bald
win (Minn). Ikirt (O), Cummings IN Yl-al
democrats-and Baker (pop, Kan) In favor o
the bill; and Messrs Wagner Pa), johnson
IN. d., Moon (Mich), Kiefer (Mpn) AM
Blair IN. H)-all republicans-in opposition
10 It.
On the 25th amendments placing agriculture
implements OF all kinds and cotton machiner
and equipment on the free list were lost, q
was also n proposition TO permit citizens of tn
United States to ship materials abroad to b
manufactured into goods for their own use
such goods TO be admitted free of duty.
Several committee amendments were agree