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Show Mritniim.Eii. Mexican Ores Will Have to Take Chances With That of America's Production, MEN FROM A DRY COUNTRY Tried to Defeat an Important Measure But the Men of Sense Stood Firm and Downed Them, WAKHisurtiN, May 20.- Vrenson, of Kansas, was the lirst speaker iu the house yesterday atleriioou iu favor of free fluung ores. Carter, of Montana, replied to FreiiMin mol vigorously. For nineteen years no one attempted to disturb the law of I8.M. levying a duty on lead ore. In IP.:! an effort was made to introduce Mexican lead ore to compete com-pete with the domestic production. The treasury department held that the ore was silver and it came iu free. The increase in-crease of Imports wa magic and enormous, till now we import over 80,000 tons a year, and our mines have lo compete vv ith the pauper labor of Mexico, and is disastrous to American interesl. There are oO.tMK) men in this country engaged iu mining this ore, and Ihe interests of the Uoekv Mountains lung In the balance. "Here are the names of 7,500 miner, representing 50,000 American In borers iu our lend mines, w ho pray for the protection pro-tection afforded them iii this bill," sliouted Mr. Carter, ns he upproached Ihe speaker' desk and carpeted the Moor w ith his immense rolls of legal cap. Delegate Dubois of Idaho made n grand appeal. He asked if the republican repub-lican parly could, iu defiance of their record, join with the united democracy to destroy a great American industry bv placing it iu competition with cheap Mexican, Spanish ami Australian labor? Could they propose free trade in lead ore and a heavy tariff on all the pro-duels pro-duels of lead ore? The republican party might with equal consistency iirgd that the various products of wool be protected, vet that wool should come in free, lie Insisted that the free lend would be more destructive of American prosperity and labor than free wool. I'tiles western miner can tind a prolitable market for their lead, half of our silver production will cease. Silver production iu many districts of the west is only possible by the sale of lead. He entered into a long discussion of the mining condition of the west, the capacity ot I 'tab. Idaho, Colorado unit Montana, lo furnish all the fluxing ore needed for the American smellers, u ith the assurances of the continuance of a policy to which llin republican parly was committed. He warned the parly that to join with a united democracy in striking down a great American Industry Indus-try would be to court certain defeat, nml assured his associates that Hie west, uever ungrateful, would not forget for-get its friends who upheld western interests. in-terests. The only favorable democrat to the measure was Itepresenlatlve Clniiie of California, who heartily championed the hill and appealed to the democrats to support llie measure. Funston of Kansas was among the twenty speakers who followed Clonic Slid wa hitter in his words. He said that if ore for lluxing purposes were made free, those who were demanding free ore would submit to the lax pro- Iiosed on ore produced in Montana, daho and Colorado. He did not believe be-lieve that w-o could produce dry ore. Eloquent Mr. Carter closed the debate, de-bate, amid cheer and eomiilimentary congratulation. He declared that if the question were one simply involving labor, and said that if thi provision iu the bill were defeated it would result Iu tiie closing of the mines not only in this country, hut iu Mexico, a two-third two-third of ail tin: lead produced in the unrlil uuh frmn Australia, (iermiiliv. and one or two other countries, and lhat it could be shipped for $2 a ton This would bring the cheapest pauper labor of all Fluropc in direct competition competi-tion w ith our labor, and even Mexico could not stand it. "We have In Montana, Idaho and Colorado," said he, "the finest quality of dry ore for fluxing purposes and more of it than there is. any demand for." He implored the lions i to stand by him and not do a rank injiislice to one of our greatest interests. Carter's effort saved the lead section and there can be no mistake about it. The democrats had liern boasting for several days that they w ere solid against the proposition and had twenty or thirty republicans with them, but Ihe motion to strike out the lead section was defeated de-feated by a vole of aye 110, nays iffl, a majority of twenty-three. The result was received with gre.it j ' applause on the republican side. Ten! republican voted with the democrat, j They were led by Funston and Morrill i of Kansas and Bull' I worth of Ohio. A i number of propo. lions looking lo free j lead were voted down. j 'rane of Texas offered an amendment : i authorizing Ihe president, to suspend i operation of the duly on lead ore o far I ! as Mexico i concerned, whenever lhat j country abolishes its law retaliating j apiiiist our lead duty. J his was aiso defeated. j There is every assurance that the senate will retain the lead section iu the bill." The entire democratic Mile, with the exception of ( Ilnnie, voted to strike out the duty on argentiferous ore The 1 republicans voting with ibo demociats wi-ro Biilierw-ofth, Gear, innstoti, Jio'ikinf l,chlbai b. Adams. Maon, 1 Taylor Morrill iKat. and F.rson a:cJ IVi-t aiiimu and fl.ilse voted ; for H.apkiii-' amendment to reduce the di.'.v to iial' a c ut. |