The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-01
ANTAGON|zFS HIS
PARTY ON TARIFF
Lowering, of Massachusetts,
Wins Democratic Applause
In the House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 29.-
During consideration of the District of
Columbia appropriation bills in the
house today, Mr.. Scott (Kan.) made
the declaration that a negro had dined
at the White house with President
Cleveland during the latters first adj
ministration, The statement was
prompted by a reference by Mr.. Gilbert
C<y.) to the dining of Booker Washing
ton at the White house. When the
name was demanded MIR. Scott said it
was c. H. ]. Taylor, who was ap-
pointed by President Cleveland as re-
corder Of deeds for the District of Co
lumbia.
Mr.. Gilbert observed that he and
others had never heard of the incident.
but the Democrats were mot particu-
larly claiming" Mr.. Cleveland, and Mr..
Cochran (Mo.) said it was but cumu
lative evidence that there is no better
Republican in the country than Grover
Cleveland.''
Mr.. Scott, in contrasting Booker
Washington with Taylor, said the for
mer was a man of recognized ability,
while there was nothing to commend
the latter. A discussion of the question
of reciprocity by Mr.. Dalzell (Pa.) and
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, con-
sumed the greater portion of the day.
Another feature of the day was the
declaration by Mr. Lowering (Mass.)
that while the Republican party was
talking about Standing pat" thou
sands of dollars were being lost to
manufacturers and that our boosted
prosperity is fast coming to an end"
loa e Qoi1 L. ID
enlarge the drawback system and give
the new markets which he declared
were now demanded. Mr.. Lowering was
loudly applauded on the minority side
when he took issue with his party.
Blind to Reciprocity.
Mr. Dalzell said that he had been
unable to find, after exhaustive re-
search, a, single argument which would
justify the negotiation of a reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Canada.
Mr.. Williams asked the majority why
they did not pass the Kasson treaties,
which, he said, represented Mckinley
reciprocity.
dollars had been lost to manufacturers
and thousands of laborers had been,
deprived of work because the govern
ment had not enlarged the drawback
system. The remedy, he said, was easy.
The relief demanded could be secured
by a simple amendment to the draw
back feature of the administrative act
of the Dingley law, and this could be
done, he said, without interfering with
a single schedule or in any wise re-
vising the tariff. He differed he said,
from Mr.. Dalzell in the matter of a
demand of new markets for goods of
American manufacture. The manufac-
turers wanted an outlet for their surplus
products and the demand for the new
markets caused them to realize that
production had passed beyond domestic
consumption. He urged the South to
increase the output of cotton, and said
that immigration was needed greatly
in the South. These things, he said,
would aid materially in solving the race
question. Southern members congrat-
ulated Mr.. Lowering when he had con-
GUIDED
Don't Like the Architecture.
The architectural changes made In the
White house were the subject of a large
share of today's discussion in the SEN
ate and they were generally criticised
as falling short Of the improvements
which should have been secured with
the 100000 appropriated for the pur-
pose. The discussion arose in connec-
ton with the consideration Of the bill
providing for the erection Of a building
for the joint use Of the department of