St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-22
DUTY ON IRON WILL STAY.
PEFFER'S MOTICN TO PLACE " IN
THE FREE LIST
DEFEATED BY a BIG VOTE.
Mills Says That all ArSnm ,nts 10
Movc the Republican Protet q.
tionists Are Used in Vain. and
That They Still Believe the Lie
and Will be Damned Th
Usual Tariff Talk.

Usual Tariff Talk.
WASHINGTON, May Gin pursuance
of the order adopted last Friday, the
senate met at 10 O'Clock today. with
only twelve senators in their seats. In
about ten minutes forty three senators
ID quorum-were in the chamber, and
under the agreement the remaining
fifteen minutes before 1920 were spent
i'll the consideration of bills on tie
calendar. The time was consumed by
Two bills, both OF which were passed.
Then the tart If bill was lard before the
senate, and the metal schedule was
taken up. The first amendment was
that reported from the finance commit
tee, placing duty Of forty cents per
ton on iron ore, including manganifer
Gus ore. also the droSS or reSduum from
burnt pyriteS. MIR. Aidrich immedi-
ately took the floor and drew Il graphic
picture OF the anomalous position in
which he claimed the proposed duty on
ore placed the democratic party IN New
England.
For six years. heasaid. the Democrats
in New England had fought their cam
palgnS Oh platforms demanding free
raw materials. Three years ago Mr..
Mills had made a stumping tour of
Massachusetts. Everywhere. lie sa d.
MIR. Mills had taken free raw materials
as his text. He had held up the glow
ing
PROMISE OF FREE COAL
and free iron or. when the Democrats
4 Il. 1.
government. He had gone further. He
had advocated free bar tin. Massachu-
sets had no Democratic representative
in the senate. Why was not Mr.. Mills
here to champion her cause? He was
not even i'll his seat. What had become
of the promises held out to New Eay-
land?
While Mr.. Aldrich was speaking. M.
Mills entered the chamber, an |, after
some squirting by Republicans. engaged
in the discussion.
MIR. Mills spoke but brie fly. he had
long given up all hope of converting his
Republican colleagues. PasteXperience
had taught him that after all argu.n .nts
had been brought to bear they would
still believe the lie and be damned. He
saw no hope for them.
DO you see any hope for the CONVEX
sion of your Democratic aSSociates?"
asked Mr.. Hoar.
ION, am making fair Roadway on
this side OF the chamber" replied Mr..
Mills, '.but there is too mucu behind
the other side TO bulge it,
Mr. Chandler called Mr.. Mills at
tentiOn to the statement that he had
made in d speech at New Haven that il
the United States had free raw materi-
ais her manufacturers would control
the markets of the world, and asked
why the cotton manufacturers with free
cotton were not able to compete in open
market with foreign competitors.
MR. MILLS REPLIED
that while cotton was free the machi-
merry employed in the manufacture of
cotton goods was dutable at 45 per
cent, the dyes were all heavily taxed,
the coal that generated the steam was
taxed; all the collateral elements were
tax ed. That was why our cotton goods
could not compete in the markets of the
world
The debate which followed was par
ticipated in by Messrs. Sherman. Lodge,
Vest, Butler, Hoar, Gallins er and
Doiph. -......--
I'LL. L CuCl opss Adhl OutIeU dtl
amendment to transfer iron ore to the
free list. 1t was one of the teuets of
the Democratic party that raw materials
should 20 OH the tree list. "Why had
this not been done?" he asked.
Mr.. Vest replied that there v as 10
attempt at evasion as far as he was con-
cerned. A large majority on his side
favored placing raw material on the
free list
IA majority, did you say?" asked
Mr.. Allen.
II meant what sad." replied Mr..
Vest. "A large majority on this side
believe iii free raw materials. But the
urgency of some tariff legislation ren-
ders it absolutely necessary for the ma
jority to make concessions to che small
minority. The alternative was pre-
scented of passing their bill with these
concessions or not passing it at ALL"
Mr.. Brice Oem., Oh during the
course of the debate that followed. be
came involved for brief space. ard
Immediately became the target for his
political antagonists. Mr.. Brice denied
that there Was any diSsensiun OH his
side, or that the proposed duty of 40
cen is on iron ore was prote elton duty.
AS he understood it, he said. it was
purely revenue duty.
MIR. PETERS amendment to transfer
lion ore to the free list was lost, to Is.
The yeas were Allen, Hill Dem, N.Y.
Kyle and PETER.
At o'clock the senate adjOurned