Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-25
55th CONGRESS.
Slow Work Made With the
Tariff Bill in the House.
Democrats Still Presenting Feeble and
Intellectual Arguments.
Senator Allen Persists In Wanting Entire Civil
Service Law Abolished.

Washington, March 24.-In the House,
today, Representative A. F. Fox, the
Mississippi Democrat, who succeeded
Senator Money from the 4th district OF
that state. opened the third days de-
bate on the tariff bill.
He opposed the bill for the reason
that the protective tariff system ben
Gifted manufacturers at the expense
of the farmers.
Sims. Democrat, OF Tennessee, OPP
posed the bill. He said the treasury
could carry the government along for
three years at the present rate of re-
ceipts. The bill under discussion was
introduced in 1890 as revenue reducer,
now it is called revenue producer.
Williams. DEM, of Mississippi, also
opposed the bill. 1t would not, in his
opinion produce the desired results any
more than the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman bill at the
special session in 1893, produced the
confidence" in our currency that was
then held out to be the Inevitable con-
sequence of declaring against the free,
unlimited and independent coinage of
silver.
The fourth speech against the bill
was made by Terry. DEM, of Arkan-
sas, who denounced the protective
tariff system, charging that it preyed
black flag at the peak.
Sayers, DEM, of Texas, protested
against the passage of the bill for the
reason that sufficient time was not al
lowed the House in which to consider
it.
Johnson. Rep, of North Dakota, sup
ported the bill.
McMillin spoke in opposition, and
was literally applauded.
Grosvenor, Rep, of Ohio, followed in
reply. In the course of his remarks
Grosvenor was interrupted by Bell,
Pop, of Colorado, WHO asked about the
statements made in the campaign of
the return of prosperity Immediately
upon the election of Mckinley. Gros-
venCr replied that he never knew of
any one using the word Immediately, ;"
and he doubted if Mr.. Bell could pro-
duce a speech with it in.
MIR. Bell-Oh, yes; many of them. /
heard them.
Mr.. Grosvenor-Well, however that may
be. / want to say that never since the
time when the morning stars sang to-
gether for joy and the sons OF God re-
joiced, has there been such rejoicing as
there was in the hour succeeding the
announcements flashed by telegraph over
the land and under the sea that VIM. Nc
kinney had been elected. loud applause)
Speaking of the complaint that there
had been no time given the minority in
which to prepare a substitute, Gosvenor
said there was a ready-made substitute
which would not take very long to offer
the Wilson-Gorman bill.
Maddox nj dDal rad hat
this bill had not been framed upon non
sectional lines and for the purpose of
protecting all the industries of the United
States In his MADDOX district there
was an infant industry struggling to es-
tablish and maintain itself against the
of foreign pauper labor. Its
representatives had knocked at the doors
of the committee on ways and means in
vain.
Dalzell. Rep. of Pennsylvania. said he
believed duty would be placed on bauX-
ide before the bill was disposed of.
Maddox said he was glad to hear it.
Another interest in his district had suf-
fered from unfriendly legislation. Man
s gan :, iron ore existed in great ananti-
opened, but had been closed
Dalzell stated that the information fur
nished the committee was that man.
ganese of proper quality could not be pro-
duced in this country in sufficient guam
titles for the purposes of the manufact-
urers and for that reason the ore was
placed on the free list.
Maddox asserted that one county alone
In his district would furnish all the man.
ganese ore needed by the entire United
States for 50 years.
Adams. Rep, of Pennsylvania. spoke
briefly in favor of the reciprocity features
of the bill.
Walker. Rep. of Massachusetts,, speak
statement by McLaurin. that New Eng
land manufacturers made 20 per cent.
per annum on the stock. and said that
he had been of the opinion that the pur-
pose of the debate was to elicit the truth.