The record-union., 1897-01-08

| uOuS operations. In the interests OF
American, labor which should in no
event be neglected, the revision of our
revenue laws should be so construed as
to promote the advantage of such labor
by cheapening the cost of the necessar-
les in the home of every workingman,
and at the same time securing him
steady and remunerative employment.
| Braunhart moved the adoption of the
substitute, and it was lost by a strict
party vote. ayes II, noes u.
SEAWELL'S INNING.
| Then Seawell took the floor. He, too,
had ammunition to burn in the shape of
a substitute, but decided that it need
ed am introduction. The substitute was
one, he felt sure, that every Senator
could indorse. 1t covered the territory
proposed by himself in his speech the
! day before, and as the Republican
members had been solicitous that the
| Democrats should support such reso-
tuition he had prepared one, which he
now offered. The resolution was as fol-
| lows:
| THE SUBSTITUTE
| Whereas, The policy of the incoming
1 Republican administration as an
nounced through their platform and
the direct statement of their candidate
elect to be a high rate of tariff duties ON
| the necessary articles of consumption
used by the people, thereby imposing
| additional taxation on the masses of the
people and enabling the great trusts TO
profit by receiving more than their just
| share of so-called protection; therefore
| be it
Resolved, BY the Senate of the State
of California, the Assembly concu1uing,
THAT we instruct our Senators and urg-
| emily request our Representatives in
| Congress from this State that they use
every means in their power to secure
| the incorporation in the new tariff law
of such import duties on the products of
| the State of California, including wine,
wool, raisins. furits, nuts, olives and
| olive oil, cereals and lumber as will
| completely protect such interests in
| California from foreign competition,
| thereby securing to California pr0duc-
ers the control of the home market, and
a reasonable price for their products.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
| Senate be directed to transmit to each
| of our Representative in Congress, and
to telegraph Immediately to each of the
Senators from this State a copy of these
resolutions.
WITHINGTON'S POINT SUSTAINED.
Wilmington of San Diego again raised
point of order, contending that as the
proposed substitute would refer the
matter of tariff to the incoming instead
of the present administration, as WAS
| intended by Smiths resolution, it was
clearly not gerlnane and should be
ruled out of order.
SEAWELL PROPOSES.
| Seawell said he had no disposition to
disagree just for the luxury of disagree
ing. If protection was to be the lead
ing factor and force with the incoming
administration, then he should favor
equal protection for all industries. No
language of his, however, could be con-
strued to mean that hewasa protection
ist, though he had always commended
that a sufficient tariff should be levied
for revenue only. If, however, protec-
ton was to be the battle-cry, he wished
to see all of Cahfornia's Industries de-
rive some benefit from the same.
LANGFORD OBJECTS.
| Langford of Sam Joaquin thought the
current of debate had taken the wrong
| course. The fr-uit-growar,s of the State
had recently assembled and prepared a
| tariff schedule which would insure
them sufficient protection to compete
with foreign ianportations and their
wishes should be consulted in the mat
ter They had asked for aid from Nc
Kinley's administration, and while he
would not state how he stood upon the
| proposition, he stood ready to assist
in making the incoming administration
an unqualified success. He stated, how
ever, that he had not voted for McKin-
ley, and concluded by moving that the
entire matter be referred to the Com
mittee on Agriculture.
SMITH ASSERTS.
Smith of Kern stated that whenever
the veteran Senator from San Joaquin
should prepare a resolution fixing a
protective duty on fruit he would have
the ardent support of every Republican
Senator. The original resolution had
merely been intended to extend protec-
ton to all California products and in
terests, and why the Senator from
Mendocino (SeawelD should pro-
test against it's adoption was
a matter not clearly under
VI, -
vanced by him as to why the resolution
relating to a tariff ON fruit had not
been supported by himself and col
| leagues.
RULED OUT.
Lieutenant Governor Jeter here ruled
| that Withington's point of order was
well taken, and SeawelPs substitute
was accordingly thrown out.
The question being on the adoption of
Smiths resolution, Doty of Sacramento
said there was no justice in protecting
the fruit industry and Offering no grain
| of comfort to the farmer who raised
wheat and extending no protection to
| other industries of the State. He be-
lieved in protecting American labor,
and contended that three-fourths of the
labor employed by fruit growers We're
Chinese and japanese. He proposed to
vote as a Democrat, for a tariff for rev.
enue, and for adequate protection to
American labor.
Braunhart of San Francisco said one
would be led to suppose from the argu-
n.ents advanced by the Sen
ator from Kern that no such
| thing as a tariff on fruit ex-
listed That idea was mistake, as the
Wilson tariff bill had already fixed a
Just and equitable rate for revenue
| purposes.
Jones of Orange contended that a
| foreign laborer consumed only S1O
worth of American products annually,
while an American consumed in a sim
liar time $3.50 worth. He stood for the
resolution and hoped to see it adopted.
| TILE, NJAJnDITy DISpOSES
Then the roll was called. Strict party
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