West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-10-02
DE GOLYER GARFIELD.
NORE "hJD" FROM TTfE OFFTCTtI
RECORDS or CONGRESS-.
bhN ihr~t votes us CougrCssnauu
Against Protection.
Aud AsOVVs ~. SYu,pnrhgps vg-g,t,


81" tr"c Eradrvs.
0ARFIlDs FIRST vurr ~ coNaprss AGAINST
rl,E r>RiFr.
The irst session of Congress of which
Garfield was member, was the frat sce.
sion of :hc Thirty eight Congress 1868 4.
This was the session in which the tariff
was raised, from the ~ tariff of SO to
~ per ton on pig iron. ON page 898a.
Part 1. of The Congressional Glohc of 1894
we hnd James \. Garfield voting To re
dnce the proposed tariff on railroad iron
from 80 down TO 80 cents per hundred
pounds, aud ON the anal vote ON r.os,n,
the tariii hs vote Ia not recorded. On
the reduction ~ the proposed dutv ON
railroad iron he voted in opposition to
every protective tarifr man in the House
including such men as judge Kelly, Thad
stevens, aud Gcu. Moorchcad, of Puis-
burgh, Pa.
The rest of dWn lbs tqrir record we
premise by stating the facts that the ta,n
OF W, the highest ever known in the
country, wac 30 per ton ON pir iron. tbc
mrii OF 40 altered tins duty to 3O NOR
cent. al valorom, and tho tariff or no
changed this again to "a per cent. Ii,
March, 1861, this tafiT was changed spain
To 80 per ton, and then again I'm 1894
raised to S0-tho figure of the old tariff
of ~
GARFIELD Avows ms FnEG TRADE SYM
PAruIRs.
1t was at this figure when the tariff of
1870 was introduced, on which occasion
James A. Garfield made the following re-
marks:
"As an abstract theory of political econ
omy, FREE TRADE has many alvocates
ana much can Dt said In it's favor nor
VIII 1t be denied that the schonrahip of
moIcrn times is largely ON THAT SIDE:
that a mrgo majority OF the great thinkers
"i the present day arc leading i'm the di
rcction OF what Ia called FREE TRADE 4,
--Judgc w. ID. x lily, sthe great, tadn
champion OF Pennsylvania. denied this
and cited tho writings OF Henry G Clrcy.
whcrcupon Garn Id said in reply
'ldctract nothing from the great ability
aud the acknowledged fame Of Mr.. Carey.
when say that on this subject he repre-
sents minority among the financial wrl
'ers OF our day am trying 10 state as
'aifly rs ! can the present condition OF
the q1estioni audi in doing so affirm
that the tendency Of modern thought !.
toward FREE TRADE "LrGnraeld,,
speech on the Tariff OF 1870, Page 2Gs,
Part z, Appendix 10 Congressional Globe
2l Session, 4lst Congress, April lst, 1870
GARFIELD VOTES TO MAKE swERrlVd RR
DuorcNs IN TARIFF
True to those remarks we nnd GrrGcld
voting to reduce the 80 duty ON pig iron
to ~ per ton, and it was so reduced by
The following section Of the law, on mage
'O3 and 00f, Laws OF u. S., Part 7. Ap-
pendix, 2i Session 4lst Congress
SHoroN 81, And be it enncled. Tha,
after the 3lst day of December. 1869. in
lieu OF The dulice now imposed by law on
The articles hereinafter enumerated or pro
Yided for, imported from foreign coun-
tries. there shall be levied, collected and
paid the following duties and rates of du.
ties, that is to say
On iron ia pigs, seven dollars per ton.
Oa cast scrap iron of every description.
six dollars per ton.
On wrought scrsp iron, eight dollars
per ton.
uhrn"ld's vote in favor of this great r..
ducliou Of the tariff Of 1912 and lsGi.wil
be found on Page 4,lO7, Part .. and
again on Page 5,522 Congressional Globe.
Fart o, ! Session 4lst Congress.
GAHHHLD yOTas AGAISsr rRore yrIoy nrr
10 TAX TIA AND FrgE.
On Page 50 Congressional Globe. Is,
Session f2i Congress, will be found th,
record Of Garfield on taking the tariff
duties Off coal and keeping said duties
on tea and cOnac. TIE resolution ON the
coal tariff reads ne follows
BE it resolved, &c, That from and after
The passage Of this jHnt resolution no tax
or outy shall be collected upon foreign
coal
On this the vote Of Garfield is recorded
YEA,
A bin Offered by Randall. D.mocr,t
OF Pennsylvania, was next read as followe.
B' lt enacted, &c, That from and al-
Ter The passago of this act Tea and coffee
shall be PLACID ON the free Ilsl. and mo
further import duties shall be collected
rom the same.
On this the vote Of GuGIIis recorded.
40.
This record shows that Garfield was
perfectly willing TO put coal down 10 the
lowest price, and at ths same time voted
that those who mined the coal sbould pav
ibe highest price for Tea and C5nsel
GARFIELD yorRs RJR prRrnEp npprc
rI'Ns IN TARIFF on Wou AND STEEL
To 1872 thc Tariff bin Of June g b. that
yesr, waa voted ON aud passed The House
This bin made o sweeping reduction Of
Zen per ccutum 90 the Tariff duties op
foreign woods, and on iron and steel we
quote from in 2 % section as follows.
SECTION 2 That un aud after the lat
day OF August, 1879. 10 luu Of The du,ies
Imposed oy iaw on The articles in This sec.
,Ion, enumerated and provided for Inn.
ported from foreign countries. ninety por
rnufuu, OF tho e,t..-.1 r..t..