The morning call., 1894-04-11
NEW YORK STANDS.
Democrats in It's Legislature
Favor Protection.
LODGE ON THE TARIFF ISSUE.
lie Treats the Question After All
Merely as Matter of Busi-
ness.

dollars at United States mints was laid
before the Senate to-day, and Mr.. Gal
linger read communication favoring the
resolution. He said that while he cast a
reluctant vote for the repeal of the Sher-
man law, he thought the time was
approaching when some action would
have to be taken by Congress to give the
country larger volume Of currency, and
when that time came he might have some
remarks to make on the subject which
would probably be contrary to the views OF
the reople of his State. The resolution
was briefly debated when Senator Nc
Pherson withdrew the amendment offered
by him yesterday to insert the words. For
export" as lie thought the Sherman
amendment agreed to yesterday covered
the points of his proposed amendment
The resolution as amended was then
agreed TO and is as follows:
ResolUed, That the President of the United
States. with view TO encourage aud extend
our commercial relations with China and other
Asiauc countries, be required, If not incom-
patIble with the public Interests, TO enter into
negotiations with the Republic Of Mexico
looking to the coinage by the United States at
the minis OF a standard Mexican dollar under
some agreement with the said Republic OF
Mexico as TO seigniorage. method aud amount
of said coinage. and that he further report the
result of his nrgotiations 10 the Senate.
A harmle s-look king resolution introduced
by Senator Dolph gave rise 10 a sharp dis
cussion and some lively personalities. 1t
provided for the discharge of the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
from the consideration of bills for the
erection of public buildings in Oregon.
This called out a statement from the
chairman of the committee, Mr.. Vest. that
no discrimination had been shown in
building bills. but no bills had been favor-
ably reported on account of the depleted
condition of the country's excheQuer.
The resolution was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Public Buildings.
Senator Aldrich lannounced that Sena-
tors on the Republican side of the cham
Der we're anxious to proceed with the con-
sideratioD of the tariff bill in an orderly
manner which would not interfere with
the comfort of the Senators. 81 would
suggest" he went on, shat we are willing
Oh this side of the chamber for week al
least that the Senate shall meet at II
o'clock each day and that the tariff bill
shall be taken up. and continue before the
Senate until o'clock each day without
dilatory motions"
It was agreed that the proposition
should prevail until Monday next, and the
resolution of Senator Allen to limit gen.
eral debate on the tariff bill to June and
to take the final vote on the 5lh of June
was laid before the Senate. Several
amendments were offered, and finally the
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Rules.
Two o'clock having arrived. the tariff
bill was laid before the Senate and Mr.
Lodge spoke in opposition to it. He
treated the question of tariff purely as a
business matter. If the manufacturers
make no money they will not employ la
Dor. Under tree trade manufacturers
must retire or reduce labor costs. Fifty
years ago England listened to her manu-
facturers. but the majority of American
Congressman berate them as enemies of
the country. AS result Of free trade
EDgland's record of agriculture is record
of disaster. Under protection the trade of
the United States from 1870 to 1880 in
creased nearly four times as much as that
of England. and from 1880 to 1890 more
than seven times. The speaker showed
the advantages of reciprocity. The
wealth of the country was in production
and in the strength of producers. Con-
sumers only should not be considered
They constitute an Insignificant and un-
important fraction of the community. We
should first secure the home market, then
increase outside trading Protection and
invention had enabled us to pay the high
est wages lower the price of necessities
and raise the standard OF living. Abandon
protection ana we would lower wages and
the standard of living and increase the
worlds prices by Withdrawing American
competition. The reduction of wages thus
far was trifling as compared with the re-
duction that would come under free trade.
He had no fear of the ultimate result, be-
lieving in the end that the nation would
not cast aside that which protected US
from the deadly competition of races
with lower standard of living.
Senator Lodge concluded his speech at
80 with an eloquent peroration, which
was warmly applauded from the galleries
Senator Hoar then sprung a sensation
by stating that he wished to make
speech which ne would nave read from the
desk. He thereupon sent up an Assoc-
ated Press bulletin. stating that the New
York Legislature had passed resolution
of thanks to Senator Hill for his speech in
opposition to the tariff bill in the Senate
yesterday. This was greeted with some
applause in the gallery. which the Vice.
President checked.
Gray of Delawares explained the action
of the New York Legislature by saying
that the Legislature Of New York was
overwhelmingly Republican.
YES" replied AIdricb, smilingly. "but
not by such majority as is shown by the
dispatch. There is majority of fourteen
on joint ballot. so at least forty Demo-
Gratis must have voted for the resolution"
The Senate then went into executive
session, after which it adjourned until u
tomorrow.