The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-25
ALL KINDS OF REASONS.
Democrats Prolific in Objections to
Tariff Bill.
MANY OF THEM NOT EXACTLY CON
SISTENT, HOWEVER.

Continuation of Debate in Committee oi
the Whole-South Charges Sectional.
ism-One Speaker Compares MI. Hanna
to Cataline-Republicans Finds Fault
With Reciprocity Provisions.
Washington, March "a the House
today Representative A. f. Fox, the
Mississippi Democrat, who succeeded
Senator Money from the Fourth 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 benefited the manufacturer at
the expense Of the farmers.
Mr.. Sims, Democrat Of Tennessee, op-
posed the bill. He said the treasury could
carry the government along for three
years at the present rate of receipts.
Mr.. Williams, Democrat of n Mississippi,
also opposed the bill. 1t would not. in
his opinion produce the desired results.
The fourth speech against the bill was
made by Mr.. Terry, Democrat Of Arkan-
sas, who denounced the protective tariff
system charging that 1t preyed upon com-
merce as pirate with the black flag at
the peak.
Mr.. Sayers, Democrat of Texas, pro-
tested against the passage Of the bill for
the reason that sufficient time was not
allowed the House In which to consider
it.
Mr. johnson. Republican Of North
nak snpDortod tha hill
MIR. McMillin spoke in opposition and
was liberally applauded.
Mr.. Grosvenor, Republican of Ohio
followed in reply. In the course of his
remarks Mr.. Grosvenor was interrupted
by Mr.. Bell, Populist Of Colorado, who
asked about the statements made in the
diately upon tho election of MIR. MoKin-
ley. Mr.. Grosvenor replied that he never
knew of any one using the word Gimme
diately' and he doubted If Mr.. Bel
could produce speech with it in.
Mr.. Bell-"Oh yes, many of them. I
heard them."
MIR. 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-
joioed, has there been such rejoicing as
there was in the hour succeeding the an
nounoement RS flashed by telegraph over
the land and under the sea that VIM.
Mckinley had been elected" cloud ap-
plause.)
Speaking Of the complaint that there
had been no time given the minority in
which to prepare substitute, Mr.. 6ros-
venor said there was ready-made SUBJ
stitute which it would not take very long
to offer-the Wilson -Gorman bill.
Mr.. Maddox, Democrat of Georgia de-
clared that this bill had not been framed
upon non-sectional lines and for the pur-
pose Of protecting all the industries of
the United States. In his (Maddox) dis
trict there WAS an infant industry strug-
Cling to establish and maintain itself
against the competition of foreign pauper
labor. Its representatives had knocked
at the doors of the committee on WAYS
and means in vain.
Mr.. Dalzell, Republican of Pennsyl-
vania, said he believed the duty would
be placed on bauxide before the bill was
disposed of.
Mr.. Maddox said he was glad to hear
suffered from unfriendly legislation.
Manganese iron ore existed in great
quantities in his district. Many mines
had been opened, but had been closed.
Mr.. Dalzell atated that the.information
furnished the committee was that
manganese of a proper quality could not
bs produced in this country in sufficient
quantities for the purposes of manu-.
facturers. For that reason the ore was
placed OH the free list
Mr.. Maddox asserted that one county
alone in his district would furnish all
the manganese ore needed by the entire
United States for fifty years.
Mr.. Adams, Repub blican of Pennsyl-
1xo ;,Ax @.,P -
ciprocitY features Of the bill.
Mr.. Walker, Republican of Massachu-
setts speaking In favor of the bill referred
to the statement by Mr.. McLaurin that
New England manufacturers made
twenty per cent per annum Oh their stock
and said he had been of the opinion that
the purpose Of the debate was to elliott
the truth. Nothing was more apparent,
he said, than that nothing was further
from the truth than the statements made
on the floor of the House to sustain the
cause of free trade. He asserted the
manufacturers in his section of the
country who made anything at ALL had
to be content with five and six per cent.
AS to the effects of a protective tariff Mr..
Walker asserted that the control OF home
markets by domestic manufacturers en-.
to customers Mt lower prices than could
be secured under any other economic
policy.
Mr.. Gaines, Democrat of Tennessee.
asked If the tariff bill of 1857 had not
been approved by former speaker of the
House from the genUleman's own state,
Mr.. Banks.
Mr.. Walker. lin tone of deep disgust)
"Oh, that's all the argument you exer-
oise on that side. To quote what some
body said i'll by gone ages about some
matter concerning which you don't tell
half the truth. (Laughter.) Mr. Walker
said the Democrats made no statement
based on economies or expenditures in all
the years since, that was not based upon
MoDuffie's speech in 1929. That states
mans argument against a protective
tariff. he said. had proceeded upon the
theory that. rs the South was possessed
of labor which cost the producers moth
ing, the protective tariff was effort on
the part of the North to deprive the
South Of the advantage 1t possessed in
slave labor.
D "And you, " addressing the Democratic
side, forgetting that ynur labor ia free,
earning wages that must he paid, are
still fiddling on that same old string"
(Laughter.J
At five the committee rose and the
House took recess until eight.
Mr.. Livingstone, Democrat of Georgia,