Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-28

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MOUSSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
wxDNEsDAy, January II, 1887.
THE TARIFF.
y, CsabseIseg, from the Committee Of Way,
IL -. ssposssd . bill, with % accompanying
- . pedscs The sevenue Of the United Ssaiel
aEsvaees e The (;ovesnsneoa.
-. - - sssd - follows:
.saal.~mjvcs the revenue oftbe Uoiied States
= ehe vsnss Of the Government.
- A.erael. &c. That, from and after the 3O,h
"A. = aes,eahss next, in I'll cases where duties
g ;.eaeed - Ioseign imports, By the act Of the
~ y len. 1852, entitled IAN act 10 alter end
49, - sevessl acts imposing duties ON i'm
-. : y ssy other oct, shall exceed twenty
-~1a the vslue thereof oUe-,hisd part Of
- erpfse shaIl Re deducted; from and after the
~ n Mach, 1o90, one-half Of the residue Of
~ ssees shsll be deducted; and on the 3Oth
,1eaae,. 1855, the other i.slf shall he deducted:
- - 10 The oct oi the second Of March, 1888,
~ eoatsasy notwithstanding.
s1s)jes the 3Oth ofSeptem6er next, the duties on
aIs6.
r. Owens moved that the report be read, which
vosgveed n.
TSse~c having been read accordingly, the bill
vsesd . second time.
VAssespon, Mr. I au.breleog moved IL commit
~ 80 10 ihe Committee Of the whole House on
- aeae Of the Union, and that the bin, report,
n1nbsiss statements accompanying the same,
hp;saed.
H. Lswsvnce rose and said, that. as one Of the
onautee Of Ways and Means, apj as one the
siesisy al that committee this subject, he hop
~ might be permitted to express his dissent
~ ahe psoc;ples Of the bill and the report which
Il juss tecn read. This was measure Of grave
ngoelaWcc. ID was no less than bill TO reduce
a1jesly the revenue Of this country, which, bv
10 essssd in the year 1893, had been proposed TO
b95uced in 1912, or, in other words. in five yeas
q half fson the present time. II vas Till TO
hiae down the revenue in eighteen months to
nsdssd 10 which il would lmve been reduced in
fve yeansnd half
He wisasd ne nembers Of this House TO reflect
~ moasess - he principles contained in the
~, ssd % she effect which must be produced if
Asy vess carried nso operation. He would put
- qsestioa u every member ofthe House, wheih-
0ls sss)ly understood the reason upon which the |
NH been introduced At the present time; wheth-
= here wss any serious, any abiding feeling in
- 6osse that the bill was 10 become the law Of
- ea1. The meas IRE was Vi % much impOrta nee,
~ = vss necessary that tho country should know
- ssdesstasd what il was: tl'a: they should he 1
- s1vised Of its objects; that this sudden gsls-
= = questions involving the greatest and most
~ iaiesesis ofsbe country should not 60 forth
- he People like clap Of thunder on sum-
nh day.
Mat, he would ask, vas 10 be the effect upon
= sssstsy ofsimp'y making the reporf Il would
: = create panic from one end Of the country 1
~ eahss. What was the state Of the country
: III si0e from Maine to Georgia. What was
0eosdse;oe Of the finances and currency? What
- he interest pad on money in all the CONNER
9 Safest From fifteen 10 twenty, and even
tay pr cent. per annum. And, in the new States
ssdesstood u was still higher. Already panic |,
- lsss created out Of the peculiar position Of the
tasees and currency Of the county. And what
sso ee the effect Of this report bill proposed to
rsses The tariff ten per cent. in six months al
ng9sed shiclex; and one half Of the excess over
say percent. st the end Of the SIX following
anaAs; aad The other half on the 3Oih September,
-, (vhi<h wss more than half Of the present
eWHses many Of the most important protected
sn'eFs) y eighteen months from this ,ime--a
sooc''oa which would other~ Use be made in FIVE
yeen sod hit
~ a. HAM rose to q question Of order. and
~. = v o The question Of commitment, Il was in
~ 20 into . regular debate.
n. Lawrence asked that he might be permit
srOeeed few moments longer. He wished +,
= - sPtsS"s ~ eOst1S % tue mcuOUctS " WIS
He wished 10 appeal 10 the representa- ,
= me State Of Pennsylvania and he did so for
'P0se Of asce'saining whether this was. OF was,
parry measure. Sir, (saie Mr.. L.) hope it
\. but spreal to the representatives. from
- esa.s Of Pennsy lvsnia, and ask them if they {
10Y to sanction the doctrines contained in
sad report. lappeal to the representa-
"a tsm tho State Of New York, and ! appeal to
= say whether the citizens Of the State of
Iosk are in favor Of this systemf Sir. l
believe il. ] know there are many gentle
1embess Of this House, in favor Of II; but. 50
"A kaow. feel assured that the majority OF
ehh
- sPeal to The representatives, fiosn the State of
y I'D ~ the gain-eTowing States Of the West!
hthey lave no interest in this question: Is
8ess)e0an here, truly representing the
No.: sshs conssisueoss, who win soy that be is
70 place the whole industry Of the country
- o@s (ouadstioa - the industry of the nal.
Essops . plaeeds No, sir, believe MOI