The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-01-12
TARIFF DEBATE.
Burrows Vigorously Attacks the
Pending Measure.
REPLIED TO By GENERAL BLACK.
Other Members Speak for and Against
the IsfII-A Monster Petition
from Collar and Gun
Men.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The attend
ance on the floor and in the gallerie:
was not large when the house met al
II o'clock yesterday morning. After the
reading of the journal and some minor
work the house resolved itself into
committee of the whole for the con
sideration of the tariff bill and Mr..
Wilson concluded his speech of yester-
day.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, who for.
mally opened for the protectionists,
then arose. He declared that the Nc.
Kinley tariff act had not only secured
needed revenue, but encouraged new
and protected old American industries.
He referred to the marked decline in
revenues since July l last and de-
clared that it was not due to the Nc
Kinley law, but to decentralization
caused by fear of impending radical re-
ductions in duties. i.e held that if the
elections of 1892 had resulted different.
ly there would have been prosperity to-
day. He then launched forth into a
general answer to democratic attacks
on the Mckinley law, which he lauded
in every way.
NJ. Burrows compared the demo-
cratic platform of 1892 to the South
Carolina ordinance of notification and
argued at length in favor of the consti-
tutionality of protective tariff. He
declared the present bill bold step in
the direction of free trade-a step
which would certainly lead to individ-
ual disaster and national bankruptcy.
Mr.. Burrows then took up the bill in
detail and first declared that the free
list made an especial assault on the
farmers. He held that the proposed
transfers were the beginning of the
country. He predicted that free iron
ore and free wool would inevitably re-
suit in ruin to those products or in low
ering those engaged in their production
to the level of foreign competitors. He
declared that the minority would resist
this wanton destruction of American
interests to the very last He held
that this policy would drive labor from
the largest field of production and re-
duce the manufacturing industries to
complete dependence on foreign ma
tions for raw materials-a result dis
astrous even to the interests it was pro-
posed to promote.
BY the dutiable schedules Mr.. Bur-
rows declared that many industries
would be utterly destroyed and there
was no provision which would stimu-
late single domestic industry. He
also bitterly attacked the entire ad
system. In closing he appealed
to the members to refuse to change the
present tariff and restore industrial
prosperity to the nation.
Mr.. Burrows spoke for almost three
hours.
At the conclusion of his speech there
was great outburst of republican ap-
plause, SO long continued as to call
forth rebulle frcm the chair.
Before order had been restored Gen.
]. c. Black, of Illinois, ex-commission-
err of pensions took the floor. He re-
ferred to Mr.. Burrows picture of dire
disaster in this country, and said the
suffering depicted by him existed after
thirty years of laws written bv his own
party. Not law has been placed on
the statute books by the democratic
party since 1859. The democratic party's
for the laws came only
with this congress
Mr.. Hopkins concluded the debate.
He said the bill which has been report
ed by the ways and means committee
is certainly an anomaly of congression
al Legislation. 1t neither comes up to
the standard of the bold and defiant
declarations of the party platform nor
meets the approval or expectations of
the more conservative element of their
party. AS revenue measure it is
confessed failure. With the treasury
almost depleted and the government
on the high road to bank
-uptcy, this bill still further reduces
The revenues of the government and
cuts off it's power to meet its obliga-
lions to the enormous amount of S70,-
700, 900 annually. He then proceeded
TO long review of the history of tariff
legislation in this country.
At $50 Mr.. Hopkins secured permis-
sion to make some supplemental re-
marks to-day, and then the house took
/ recess until 8 o'clock.
The house was called together at s
o'clock, with Mr.. Brooks hire in the
.hair.
The house Immediately went into
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Rich
lrdson in the chair. to consider the
Wilson bill Mr.. Haines (dem.), n. Y,
vas recognized and spoke against
he pending bill. Mr. Haines is one
# the chiefs OF the boiling demo-
rats, and he represents the collar and
.uff' district of New York, the chief
enter of which is the city of Troy.
dr. Haines presented mammoth and
Unique protest against the collar and
uff schedule of the Wilson bill The
,etition was signed by 60, $40 persons,
Without resp ct to party affiliations.
nd was a large volume and required
he services of eight men to bring it
nto the house
Mr. Haines' speech was devoted alto
ether to vigorous attack upon the
chedules of the bill concerning shirts,
Ollars and cuffs
gaiust the bill He characterized the
olicy of the democratic party as incon-
.stent policy-.sa Janus-faced god try
1g to look in every direction and in,
to squint at the populists-"
Mr. Pendleton tdem. }. Tex. spoke in
apport OF tine bill He said that the
ending bill bore somewhat heavily on
ne products OF his district. but believ-
,g that the interest Of the many was
TO the interests Of the few:
Q would eappost il believing Il was
,sn!!ely bstSes thsn tho measure
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