The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-09
Political.
FORTY.FlFTH CONGRESS-,
DISCUSSION oFTHETARIFF IN THE
SENATE,
Action Of the Senate on the Bill to Repeal the
Bankrupt Law-The Bill Referred to the Judlc-
larry Committee, to Report Next day.
SENATE.

Washington, May l,
Mr. Blaine called up the resolution submitted
by him few days ago, declaring that any radical
change In our tariff at this present time would be
inopportune, and said he did 80 for the purpose Of
having vote thereon,
RMr. Beck objected, and said that he proposed to
discuss the resolution as fully as he could
Nj Wallace gave notice that he would submita
substitute for the resolution declaring that leg
islation upon the subject OF tariff at the present
session Of Congress is inoppOrune and inexpe-
dent
Mr.. Garland introduced bill providing for a
commission TO examine into the subject Of the
tariff, with view to facilitating Legislation refer
ring thereto Referred,
Mr. Beck said all the troubles now existing In
the country grew out Of the fact that we had built
a wall around ourselves and confined our trade to
ourselves. Under our presenttarif system it.was
impossible for us 10 compete with other nations
for the trade Of any other people Till the system
was changed there would be no prosperity in this
country, no matter what might be done about
gold, greenbacks or anything else. The country
was growing poorer and poorer every day on ac'
count of this tariff He read the resolutions of the
st. Louis Democratic Convention In regard to the
tariff.
W.T. Wallace asked If the same party, at It's pre-
Vious National Convention did notremit thesame
subject to Congressional districts.
Mr.. Sargent--Did not the Convention remit II
to Congressional districts because 1t nominated
the Chiefof proteCuonists Horace Greeley. (Laugh-
teri
Mr. Beck, continuing his remarks, denounced
the present tariff and said the other day great
parade was made when the steamship City Of Para
was launched. The President and Cabinet went
10 the LAUGH, Representatives and Senators were
In attendance, Mr.. Roach may have built that
ship as cheap as 1t could be built In England and
an English vessel laden with similar goods might
sail side by side with 1t to South American port
Valparaiso for instance. Upon arriving there an
Englishman would sell his goods and take those
Of the people Of Valparaiso In exchange. He would
land them free In England where they would be
manufactured. Roach could not sell his goods
because the people had no money, and he could |
not take their goods In exchange because II would
cost him from forty to sixty per cent In gold to |
land them at any OF our ports. We might build |
ships and send them out with CargOes but they |
could not bring cargOes home on account OF our
tariff The time was coming when men on this
floor and in the other end Of the Capitol must
cease to legiSlate to protect mOnOpoliss or other
men would be sent in their places. He referred
to the works of R. ], Walker and other writings on
the subject and said he proposed hereafter refer
JO Llem more Nv leuBlus DtlOIb ulb
remarks he yielded TO Mr. Blaine who replied
briefly to TO the argument and said he thought II |
one Of the anOmOlbes Of American politics that the
seat of Henry Clay in the Senate should be the
place from which a free trade argument was
made.
Mr Blaine argued 1t was the sentiment express.
ed by the Senator from Kentucky (Beok) in his
remarks which held back the advancement of the
Southern country to-day. The Senator had refer
red to the tariff Of Robert ]. Walker. Did he not
know it led to bankruptcy and ruin. He (Baine)
was glad TO see developed little collision among
his friends on the other side on this subject Re.
ferring to the argument of Mr. Beck that our
ships could not get return cargo, he said the
Senator was mistaken 1t was well known that
we took great deal more from South America
than we sent there
REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Pending discussion the morning hour expired
and the subject was laid aside. Consideration
was then resumed of the bill to repeal the bank
rupt law.
The motion of Mr. Edmunds, submitted yester.
day. to refer the bill to repeal the bankrupt law,
aud the House amendment thereto, to a special
committee Of three Senators, of which Mr. Chris.
tiancy should be Chairman, was rejected.
The first amendment of the House mentioning
the date OF acts to be repealed, and designating
their number In revised statutes, &C.. was agreed
The next amendment of the House provided
that the repeal Of the law should not effect penal
actions or criminal proceedings arising under it
prior to repeal.
Mr.. Christiancy moved to further amend this
amendment so as to provide that repeal should
not affect the rights and proceedings growing out
Of or dependent upon the bankrupt law, inGlud-
Ing all the right of debtors and creditors, and all
rights and suits by and against assignees under
any or all of said acts in any case heretofore or
now pending.
Mr.. Matthews moved further to amend so as to
provide that the repeal Of the law should not take
effect until the first of January, 1879.
Quite a long discussion followed as to wheth-
er the original text Of the bill should be amen
led. 7
Mr. Mcmillan moved to refer the bill to the
Committee on Judiciary. Rejected, yeas, %
lays, 81
The question then required on the amendment of
dr. Matthews to have repeal take effect on Janu-
.ry LIST. 1879.
In the course Of the debate which followed, Mr. }
Thurman favored the amendment of his colleague
md said, had he been in the Senate when the bill
irst passed. he would have submitted an amend. /
nent fixing the date of repeal at some future time.
Ie did not think the country expected immedi.
tie repeal of the law. ]
The amendment of Mr.. Matthews fixing the day I
repeal for January LIST, 1879, was agreed to-
eas, 25 nays, p, as follows
AYES. q