Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-28
Mr.. WILLIAMS REPLIES
TARIFF DEBATE RESUMED IN
THE HOUSE.
Claims American Goods Are Sold
Cheaper Abroad Than
at Home.

The tariff debate which was precipitated
upon the House Thursday through the
speeches of Representatives Boutell and
Hepburn was further continued by Repre-
sentative Williams of Mississippi, the minor
ity leader, yesterday. For two hours Mr..
Williams stood the fire of the republicans,
holding the attention of the members
throughout his presentation of the demo-
cratic doctrine of tariff for revenue only.
The House passed an emergency appro-
priation bill carrying S170, 600 for the bene-
fit of the sufferers at San Francisco and
the employment of laborers at Mare Island
navy yard.
During the day 315 pension bills were
passed
Mr.. Williams congratulated the democrats
on having finally flushed the republican
covey," and that now, like cartridges, they
were in full fight. He said he would pay
incidental attention to the old Roman of
Ohio (Mr. Grosvenor) and his speech on the
thing to say about the various occupations
and the wages they receive, with view of
showing how the ship subsidy would wiring
the hard-earned money from the bricklayer,
the carpenter, the blacksmith, the sewing
woman, in order to still further enrich the
most highly protected class in the union
the shipbuilding class.
He likened Mr.. Boutell to a partridge
running on the ground In order to attract
the attention of the hunter from the rest
OF the covey.
publican side" said Mr. Williams; "a
disciple of Addison, Dick Steel and Dean
Swift, who brings to the floor what is sell
dom seen on the fooI-a finished speech
He talked of the establishments indulged
in by the republican party to secure votes,
revising the tariff before it gets into
power and standing pat after II gets in
Mr. Williams said that what bothered MI
in the sDeecl made Dy MT.
Rainey on the watch trust was not In
the fact that Mr.. Rainey went to New
story to tell of that visit Illustrating the
methods of the watch manufacturers IN SELL
Ing watches abroad for reimportation.
He did not agree with his colleague INT,
Rainey) that the democratic party was
lea6erless party "a leaderless party" he
said ''is like a jackass with its head cut
off. neither able to go forward or back
ward
Reimportation Prevented.
Reference was made to the fact that one
of the watch companies had held up 1900
watches from import on the ground that
changes had been made in the dials.
Mr.. Bouten explained that these 1900
watches were 'gilt plate movements. the
very cheapest kind of watches made in the
country and wholly for export These
watches went abroad to be fitted up with
foreign diaIs, and he contended that ii was
perfectly right on the part oi TIC coseohiS
people to stop their importation.
Mr. Williams said that Mr.. Rainey had
industriously tried to get the customs re-
ceipts for these watches. but was unable
to secure any satisfaction from the Treas
urv Department. He said the facts Were
that the watches which were bought
| abroad were to be sold In France at u
lower price than in the United States, and
the republicans could not get away from
the proposition that American made goods
were sold cheaper in Europe than in this
| country and 1t could never be justified. no
matter how specious the reasoning. Mr..
Williams having said he was a cotton
planter. Mr. Bouteli asked him IL there
was any difference in the selling price OF
cotton between the port of entry and Man
chester, England.
"Oh, yes he replied, '.but / don't get
! any benefit out of it, which brought a
round of applause from the democratic
side.
Mr.. Boutefl then asked II it was not true
that cotton manufactured in the United
States was sent abroad and then dyed and
remported.
sOh. yes,s said Mr.. williams.
seThen would the gentleman be willing to
admit free of duty these European dyed
cottonsT
.sCertainly not he replied. because he
was In favor OF levyfng revenue tariff
on these as on everything else
Taking up the speech OF Mr.. Hepburn