The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-01-12
IN HOUSE and SENATE
Tariff Arguments by Breckinfidse, Ding.
ley, Springer and Oilers
SENATOR DAVIS SARCASTIC
President Cleveland's Course In the
Hawaiian Matter Reminds
Him of Don Ouixote-The
Galleries Convulsed.

WASHINGTON. Jan. lin the house,
after routine business the tariff debate
was resumed. Breckinridge, democrat,
took the floor. In the course of his speech
Breckinridge likened the advocates Of
protection to sharks. Walker, OF Msssa-
chusetts, insisted on knowing to whom he
applied such an epithet.
Breckinridge answered.: ~ refer to
those who during the peril and distress Of
the great civil war took advantage Of
labor in the name Of patriotism and later.
in time Of profound peace, increased
those exactions until in the Fifty.frst
congress they wrote new law that en-.
riched themselves. I refer 10 those who
admitted new states to retain power, to
those who purchased the ballot boxes and
took the seat of William X. Morrison in
this house by bribery" Democratic ap.
plause).
Richards followed with q short speech
in support Of the Wilson bill, after which
Dingley, who spoke in the place Of Gear,
one of the republican members Of the
ways and means committee, who Is un.
avoidably absent in connection with the
senatorial fight in his state, took the floor.
DinGley said that the pending tariff bill
purports to be bill to provide revenue.
1t is in fact bill TO abolish revenue. In
short the proposed tariff 10 not bill for
revenue only. but for deficiency only. u
find a surrender of about S36,000,0O0 in
duties on articles of luxury or voluntary
use, consumed mainly by the well-to-do.
who are willing TO pay for it. Then about
$1,000, 900 revenue is surrendered by the
reduction of the duty on tin plate, one
cent per pound. Lumber and many agrl.
cultural products are 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 la
borers and agriculturists had not been
benefited by protection. He quoted
the census statistics on the amount OF
mortgage Indebtedness.
New York has larger per capita mort.
gage Indebtedness than Nebraska" inter-
ruptsd Reed.
"Yes. sir" replied Springer.
ono"St iecSo. "hot thoSS
figures are worth as showing the condition
of agricu ture." Haughter).
.Spein6se -oaaamnnsati tiyg free list OF the
Wilson bill. but said II he had been franz
ing the bill he should have made some
material notifications. He spoke Of the
Mills bill and said it was measure which
in comparison with the pending bill
seemed like the work of statesmen. In
concluding Springer predicted that with
free raw materials this country would be.
come the greatest manufacturing country
in the world. as II Is now the greatest ag.
ricultural country.
Harter declared that II by the law the
prices of goods are reduced for the benefit
of the many. it mattered not how much il
injured the few, but when law put prices
up the wrong was manifest because II
benefited the few at the expense Of the
many. Brosius closed the debate for the
afternoon in opposition to the bill and q
recess till night was then taken.
At the night session Mcguire and Cock
rell spoke in support Of the Wilson bill.
Mcguire said the bill was bad in many
particulars, yet it was an honest effort In
the right direction and would therefore
have his support. CockrelPs speech was
devoted to the constitutional argument
against protection. At the usual hour the
house adjourned.