The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-23

,hs Free Traders, and Denoancss the
Protective Features as Usual.
WASHINGTON. March 22,-The first
aay Of the tariK debate In the house
va, rather tame from both spectacular
and oratorloal staRdpolnts, The galle-
rss were well filled all day and the
members on the floor listened conselen.
tlously, but there was an absence Of
mai sharp cross. hrtnE which keeps the
nsrvss on edge and that brilliant elo.
unrnce which inspires and holds the
ln,aCinatiOu. The opening Of the De.
kate vas delayed over two hours by the
IulI reading OF the bill ot i6s pages, and
this. 10 beNin with, has . somewhat de-
pressing esiect.
The Republican leaders Insisted upon
this to avoid .the possible charge ~ the
nIture should the consideration OF the
Mi NOT br completed under the five-
minute rule, that the bill was never
read in full in the houSe, thing which
happened in the cassA OF the Wilson
snd Mckinley bills only four speech
- were made Mt the day session. Mr.,
DInEley, the chairman OF the ways and
means committee. In an hours speech
Tor the majority, and Mr.. Wheeler, OF
Alabama. fired the hroadFlde Tor the
opposition,
The Democratic plans had mlscarried.
Nr. Bailey, leadeo' Of the opposition.
mad decided to close the debate, and
Mr.. McAIIllin. Of Tennessee, had been
selected 70 reply to Mr.. DIngiey, but At
the last moment II was learned that
u
psre himself owing 10 the Illness OF his
wife. The task, therefore, dcYolved on
IIr. Wheeler. The latter was unpre-
parad but nevertheless took the floor for
an hour. Mr. BELL, OF Colorado, bidzed
ths Path for the PopuliStR. The only
speaker at the day session was Mr.. Hop.
klns. a member OF the ways and means
committee, Tomorrow 1t Is prunable
that some OF the house orators will be
helrd.
DInEIsy'G Opening,
Mr.. DIngley began by stating that
Congress having been convened in extra
session. the facts that had led to the
Issuance Of the PresideRgs messages
were:
That the governments revenues dur
Ing the past four years had been tnSut-
Rcient 70 meet the expenditures TO the
tXtent Of more than 500, ,0OO, 900, or an
ayeraue OF &5O,0O0 700 per Nnnum: that
This deficiency will continue To grow
under existing conditions; that the den.
cheney has been met by borrowing, that
/, ls by bond sales, and that this mas
promoted dlStruSt, intensified and pro.
longed the run on the treasury and
Weakened business confidence.
This deficiency OF revenue. SAID AR.
DIngIey, has nearly all arisen from a
falling on of revenue from duties on
lmports-and not from a decline OF rev.
snue from internal taxes.
In revising the tRriR, he said. the
committee has ende1vOred TO discard
mere theories and have addressed
themselves to the framing OF practical
remedy, at least in part, for the Ills
which have for 50 many months over
ahadowed the country.
It Is a condition and not q theory
which confronts US. Our problem - TO
provide adequate revenue from dnaes
on Imports to carry on the government
and in Imposing duties to secure the re-
suit so 10 nd1uB: them as to secure to
cur own people the production and
manufacture OF such articles as We can
produce or make for ourselves without
natural disadvantage, and thus. provide
more abundant opportunities for our
labor. No economic policy will prove a
success unleS9 It shall in some manner
contribute to opening up employment
10 tho masses OF our people at good
wages. When this shall be accomplish
ed and thus the purchasing power Of
the mass6 restored, then. and not TIL
then, Will prices cease to feel the de-
pressing eject OF under-consnmptlon
and the prosperity OF our people rise
to the standard Of 1892.
Experience vs.. Theories.
The past four years have been en-
tightening, especially TO candid investI-
gators of economic problems. We have
been attending q kindergarten on q gl-
gantIc scale. The tuition has come high
but no people ever learned 30 much In
% brief a time. Hereafter theories,
preached In however captivating ian.
grIage. viii give way to the teachings OF
experience.
Il has been the favorIte assumption
OF some theorists that revenue and
protection in the same tariff schedule
are impossible. But We have had In the
past seven years, IN the contrasted
working OF the protective wool ana
wOOlens schedule OF the tariff OF 1891
most striking demonstration other
Wise.
Mr. DfnEiey then gave soiTle statistics
relative 10 the importationB and tar
IN on wooiens, and said that by placing
wool on the free list the treasury lost
.l.m0, 900 revenue, and the farmers $50, :
GW090 pes year, aud that this country
had not been able to increase It's eS-
ports OF manufactured wooicns. II had
been claimed, he went on, that the
price NJ clothing had been reduced. but
thts was only In appearance, because
people had been deprived OF work and
wages md found 1t harder 10 buy
clothing than before.
Tie sugar Duty.
The duty on sugar proposed ls specific
according to poiArlscopic test Of the de-
gree OF RnCcharIne matter. commencing
At ono per cent per pound for sugar pO-
iarlzlng not more than 10 degrees, and
Increasing the duty threc-One hun
drrdths OF one cent for each additional
degree. This would make the duty on
raw sugar 100 deErces) one and three
fourth cents. 70 this Is added one
eighth OF one cent for such sugar above
Nu. 10 Dutch standard In color (rehned
zugarD, making the duty l.S7J cents.
This eighth. with whatever may be add
cd by the CountervIillnH duty on all
snEar imported from export bounty
Iaylng countries. II the protection
which. It In believed, viii maintain the
refining industry here, Notwithstanding
the prcsent dlfferential of One-eiglltil
aud 30 per cent all round duty rs
double that proposed. This win be the
only diSIcrentinl between raw and re-
h1"d sugar. hccIuSo II the fchner uses
rgar OF less sacchNTine strength than
lOo ~ hc must, It requires proportion
ally more OF such sugar 10 make a
FOUND Of refined sugars
As 20 other increases NJ duties IN tho
Llll TO Mckinley rates, Mr. DinEloy
said:
For the most part otherwise the In.