Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-23
DINGLEY MAKES THE OPENING
SPEECH FOR REPUBLICANs.
WHEELER FOR THE DEMOCRATS
NO SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
AND LITTLE BRILLIANT oRATORY.
The Leaders Were Followed by Hop
kins for the Republicans and
Bell, of Colorado, for the
PopuIfsfs-a Night
Session.

tame from both spectacular and an ora
toricaI standpoint. The galleries were well
filled all day. and the members on the fioOr
listened conscientiously.~ but. there was an
absence both of that sharp cross-fring
which keeps the nervec on edge and that
brilliant eloquence which inspires and
holds the imagination
The opening of the debate was delayed
over two hours by the full reading of the
bill Of Is2 pages, and this, to begin with,
had somewhat depressing influence. The
Republican leaders insisted on this tc avoid
the possible question in future should the
consideration OF the bill not be completed
under the five minute rule that the bill
was not read in full in the house. thing
which happened in the cases Of both the
Mckinley and Wilson bills.
Only four speeches were made ct the day
session, Mr.. Dfngley, the chairman of the
ways and means, opening in an hours
speech for the majority. and NJ, Wheeler,
Of Alabama, fired the hroadside for tho OPP
position. -.
The Dem ecratic plan has. IIliscarricd.
Mr.. Bailey, leader Of the opposition, had
decided to close the debate, and Mr., Sic
MilIin. of Tennessee had been selected 10
reply 10 Mr.. Dingiey. but at the last mo
ment 1t was learned that Mr.. NcMiflin had
IL
the illness OF his wife. The task, there
fore. devoly.d on Mr.. Whceier. The latter
was unprep1red. h1t .IlescrtlIcles - took the
moor Tor an hour Mr.. Bell. o; Colorado
Dlazed the path for the PopuiistI. The only
other speaker at the day session. WAS Mr.
Hopkins, of Illinois. d member of the ways
ana means. Tomorrow, IL Is probable th1t
some Of the house followers will be heard
The reading of the dill consumed a little
over two hours. so II ASas I2.:si before the
leader Of The majority, Mr.. DinEIey. was
recognized 70 open the debate. Mr.. Ding
ley's voice is not very strong. and he US
ually has some difficulty in nlakiEg himself
heard. but to-day he spoke with great de-
nberatio1 and his tones were clear AID
ringing.
Mr.. DiHgIey's Opening Speech.
Mr. pingley began by stating that, con-
giess having been convened in extra ses-
sion, the facts that had led to the issuafIc
OF the presidents message Were: That The
goasfnhment me revenues during the past four
iturer to the extent OF more than s2d1.uD0.OOo
or an average Of s500d0.10O per annum; that
existing conditions; that the deficiency has
been met by borrowing. that is, by bond
sales. and that this has promoted distrust,
iEtsnsined and prolonged the run on the
dence.
This deficiency of revenue said Mr.
Dtrgley. has nearly all arisen from a fall
ing on OF revenue from duties on imports
ana not from decline OF revenue from In
I'm revising the tariff" he said. the
committee has endeayored to discard mere
theories. and has addressed itself TO the
part. for the Ills which have for so rnany
months overshadowed the country.
II is condition, and not a theory. which
ADEQUATE revenue from duties on imports to
carry on the government, and in imposing
duties TO secure this result so to adjust
them as TO secure 10 our own people the
production and Manufacture of such arti-
cleh as we can produce or make for our
thus provide more abundant opporfunities
for our labor. No economic policy will
prove a success unless II shall in some
ment 10 the masses of our people at good
wages When this Is accomplished, and
thus the purchasing power Of the masses
prices cease to feel the depressing effect of
urder-consunptioD and the prosperity of
our people rise 10 the standard of 1882.
The past four years have been enlight-
enfng especially to candid investigators of
economic problems. We have been attend
Tuition bss coe b,eb oh bi large I scale seag The
learned so much In so brief time. Here
after. theories preached IN however capti-
the teachings of experience
1T has been the favorite assumption Of
some theories that revenue and protection
IN the same tariff schedule are impossible
Bus we have had in the past seven years.
I'm the contrasted working of thesprotective
WOOL ana %OOienS scne0uie OF the taTiT OF
1894. a most striking demonstration other
wise"
Mr.. Dingley then gave some statistics
reiHffve TO the irnportstions and tarfrf an
pCcltrs and said that by placing wool
on the free list the treasury lost 81 900 ODo
retfuue and the farmers SO 600 On0 per
year. and that this country had not been
able to Increase its exports Of manu-
factUred wool. II had been claimed he
went On. that the price of clothing had
ieen reduced, but this was only in ap-
Of work s5d wages and found 1t harder
10 buy clothing than before. The new
schedule would aid the wool grower In
crease manufactures and ultimately in
crease the revenue
Sugar Schedule Explained.
Speaking Of the sugar schedule, Mr..
DEgIey said II wo1ld increase the reye-
nue and encourage sugar production in
this country: He explained the sugar
schedule In the following statement: The
duty on sugar proposed is specific accord
ing to polaTiscopic test of the degree OF
fsccharine matter. commencing at / per
6a Se6t Psg han pound Tor aSd n0s
drty .G5 of / cent for each additional de-
gree. This would make thc duty en- raw
sugar 600 degrees) ~ cents. To this is
No. IS Dutch standard in color (refined
sligsrD. making the duty 1ss1tz cents.
TINS eighth. with whatever may be adde'l
by the eVunterraili1g duty on all sugar
imported from export bounty paying
ccurtries. Il the protection which. IL is
believed. will maintain the refining in
dustry here. Notwithstanding the present
d-nerentisl Of one-eiGhth and 30 per cent
all round duty. Is double that proposed.
ThiS will be the only diHcrential between
rGw and refined sugar. because If the re-
finer uses sugar of less saccharine strength
than 100. as he must. il requires proper
tlorately more OF such sugar TO make 4
pC uud of refined sugar"
Continuing. Mr.. Dinrley said that the in
creGse in fax and hrr1p was made both
in the interes; of revenue and because
.I,ere was a great promise of homr
in the bill 10 Mckinley rates. Mr.. Dingley
said: For the most part, otherwise the
Increase Of duties in the pending bill to
iEe figures Of the tariff of 1870 has beer
- on the schedules or paragraphs covering;
. luNLries like tobacco. liquors. silks lsces.
etc. which being articles OF voluntary con-
3ects which will bear the highest duties.
The exceptions are the -arthenware AMI
glass schedule and the agricultural
pioced the same as in the act of 1880 be-
cause no other rate seemed 10 be protec-
tive"
somc schedules which had not been ma
ter-aliy changed from the present law
These Included iron and steel and cotton
''In all other schedules continued Mr.
DineIey. the rates proposed in the pens. nj
Ing bill are between the rates of the tariff
OF 1850 and the present law
There have been transferred from The
free list Of the tariff OF 1884 20 the dutiahlf
list of the proposed BILL not only wool
lumber. salt. buriaps. bags. cotton beg.
EinE and cotton ties, which never should
have been made non-dutiabie. but also ar.
goIs, crude opium. ;aSphaItum. criciSle
paintings and statuary. except when i'm.
i,orted for free exhibitions by an estab,
Iished institution: straw ornaments. etc
which. under existing conditions ought K
couIr!hute something towards the much
needed revenue.