The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-23

nnal decision. With this great cues
llon or adequate revenue to carry oil
the government settled favorably b,
such an adjustment of duties as viii
restore our own people what has beer
surrendered to others during the mas
-FOUR years, and with restored conf
uence IN the future, there is reason Il
belieVe that gradually and surely Their,
WIZ come back to US the great pros
perity which we enjoyed in the decade
prior TO 1893. and which the greatest Of
HVing English statisticians so strongly
euioglzed when he said in 1892 that IT
/ would be impossible to find in history
any parallel to the progress of the
years"
some applause came from the Re-
publican side when Mr.. Dingley de-
clared that in the second year of the
operation of the proposed law, the
revenue of the government would be
increased by at least 800 900. coo: the
government would be put upon its feet
again, and the interest bearing debt
would be reduced. Its effect for the
nrst year would depend largely upon
whether it became law by the first
of May next
In conclusion he quoted from an En-
glish authority to the effect that no
country upon the face of the earth had
perity as the United States in the ten
years preceding 1892. With this quo
tation he took his seat, amid demon
STATIONS of applause.
OPPOSES THE BILL.
Mr.. Wheeler (Dem., Aia.), a member
Of the committee on ways and means,
was the first to oppose the bill.
Mr.. Hopkins (Rep. Illso. also a
means, followed Mr.. Wheeler. The Re-
publican party, he said, was again in
power, and had been commissioned to
enact legislation that would give con-
hdence to capital, restore prosperity to
industries and to agriculture and give
to labor. The bill now be-
fore the house was in accordance with
the almost universal demand of the
people for tariff legislation. 1t was
framed on principles that were purely |
in character and were de- |
signed to meet the wants of the gov |
as we'll as those of the people. |
He had supposed until he had heard |
he speech of the gentleman from Ala
oama (Mr. Wheeler) that no American
believed in free trade. He had thought
hat even Democrats would acknowl-
edge the utter failure of the Wilson
)ill, and would recognize the impor-
ance and necessity of the proposed
egislation. But the argument of the
gentleman from Alabama only illus
rated the truth of the saying that the
-enuine bourbon Democrat rarely for
,ot any of the errors he had learned,
r learned anything new. Applause
nd laughter) A reference to the in
rease of American territory encour-
ged Mr.. Wheeler to come over to Mr..
hopkins vicinity and 1 asked him to
Thich political party that increase was
ue.
The question was cOuntered by Mr.
hopkins, who told Mr.. Wheeler that
he Democratic party had done all that I
could to take IL eleven states out of
he Union. ,
Applause from the Republican side /,
roved how the reply was approved in I
lat quarter, and Mr.. Wheeler went +
ack to his seat without another word. !
Mr.. Mcguire (Dem. CALI asked Mr.. +
opkins how it was that the Repub- t
can party had been turned down so Y
in 1922 r
1T was" said Mr.. Hopkins, through 6
lie false pretenses of the Democratic i
aders; but the people realized their r.
)llowness and their utter inability to q
ad or control their party u
In the course of his speech, the de- z
eciation of live stock during the last =
ur years of Democratic administra- n
IN was referred to. e
MIR. Jerry Simpson Cop. Kas.) asked Ii Ii
neither live stock had not been on the a
crease Of late. :,
LIVE STOCK AND M'KINLEY. V
Mr.. Hopkins admitted that it had r.
en-, but said that it was owing to OF
eklnley'S election. He added that fl
I'm the close of Mr.. Harrison's adj m
n1stration to the close of Mr.. Cleve- ia
IDS, the decrease in the value of o.,
e stock was $1640O0, 600. Mr. Kerr cc
ep. Ohio asked Mr.. Hopkins v-
lether he supposed that the allow 90
ce OF one-eighth cent a pound on pc
ban sugar would be regarded by the de
anish government as sufficient re-
rocity for her withdrawal of her
ty on American flour.
DIR. Hopkins said that that was the a
mon OF those who had the best op- m
.tunities for forming a judgment. ha
1T. Bell (Pop. COLI was the next tn
'aker, his argument being in anita en-
lism to the bill. en-
Ir. Bell referred to the imnetus sh
en- the iron and steel industry by 81
dissolution of the steel rail pooi. lee
wing large demand for rails en- We
ylng thousands of workmen in their sal
duction. This employment, he said. go
not due to McKinleys election or du
prospect of reformation of the 1t
III Dill, but the breaking of the steel of
trust Why not said he, smash ow
the trust and open the mills?" lAp- ext
use-( mere could be no return of ms
opciily, MI. Bell continued until kel
mines of the silver producing states of
e opened The Republican party. pee
lts unfrlendly legislation upon sill abb
mad Killed the goose that laid the ext
len egg 1t was the DEVELOPMENT att
that country and the growth of ma
Sc states that was the basis of the
5perlty of the country from 1878 to gal
IL was the fight of the strong tina
INST the weak. Had the silver been a
ne mountains Of Pennsylvania and der
IN the Rocky mountains. it would ish
been the cry of Decentralization ira
~ Iesouilolng through the land" tina
ughter and applause). as
the conclusion of Mr. Relps FIRE.
cn the committee rose and at : mo-
'cA the mouse, under the order of den
took recess until enc
wei
THE EVENING SESSION. gan
the evening session of the bo,so . ll.i
i IoO members were in their seats M M
the galleries. as at all night SEES. tea
!, were Yer filled to overlooking. ern
r. Taylor (Rep. Ind was the first emit
Al AZ "a opyosltlon TO tho bill He prof
zee some time TO criticism of the aga
rlty Tor rushing through the house CO,
TOUR appropriation bills last week ~.
lied the free list. ly e
was followed by Mr.. Green (Pop TT
! who had made a general political a.
~ srould the question How are ~
people to buy the products of idle tenn
WHICH are 10 be started by the that
ley bill when they cannot buy what the
ANS now open producer" of h
rb. c1n -