The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-10
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
Mr.. RatOn's Bill for the appointment Of a Com
mission Passed BY the Senate,

washington, June 3.-The Tariff Commission
bill was taken up in the Senate to-day. Mr.. Ker.
nan dem. N. ~ said he was in favor Of Com.
mission TO revise the tariff. Our present tariff
laws were enacted at q time when the Govern.
ment required large amount Of revenue and re-
quired 1t at once, and al time when our cur
rency was in an abnormal state. In his judgment
they now needed revision More than half our
revenues come from import duties They are a
heavy burden upon the country and the laws
should be so adjusted that this burden may be as
light as proper and bear equally upon all inter.
ests and industries.
Mr.. Eaton supported the bill introduced by him
He did not propose to discuss the merits OF the
tariff The object Of all tariff should be revenue,
and revenue only. The principle of protection
was incidental only, but II industry could be Os.
tered incidentally TO a tariff arranged primarily
for revenue, he did not suppose free trade Senators
would object. DantOn In the French revolution,
said three things were needed to bring the move.
ment to success-audaGity, sudacity, audaClty.
Three things were needed to make proper tariff
stability, stability, permanence. A manufae-
turer In hiS own State representing half million
dollars, had told him that he would rather make
| an investment on which he was sure TO lose ten
per cent at FIRST If he oould only be assured OF an
unchanged condition Of the tariff, trusting TO the
| CROWN anu IehllleuCy Vi lDb county 10 DTllg
| him out all right, Our cottons are driving Man.
chester cOtOns out Of the markets of the world.
| England cannot make such cOttous as we do.
| Yet there is tariff on COttOns. There might as
we'll be a tariff on pork and beef He would as
| sert that II the duty were taken Off wool New
England could undersell England IN Liverpool
and London in the articles of blankets, etc.
The pending question being on the amendment
| offered by Mr. Kirkwood directing the Commits.
sion to include In their report the relation of the
/ tariff IN the pYigtinO gVptnn Of intnrnal
| laws, 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Kirkwood's amendment, including in the
| investigation the system of charges and fees at
principal ports for lading and unading clearance
| and pilOtage Of vessels engaged In foreign com
merce, was adopted
Mr.. Beck (Dem. KY said there was no revenue
| at all from the tariff. II it was reduced fifty per
cent the revenues would be increased that much
by increasing the prosperity of entry, He spoke
| against the Eaton bill
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep. Vt.) In replying to Mr.. Beck
| said that after his speech the other day Mr. Beck
| had called on Mr. Hayes and perhaps his bitter.
ness to day resnted from not being promised the
appointment Of the men he desired on the Com
| mission.
Mr. Beck said that was as mean fling as was
| ever made by one Senator against another. He
went to the White House to introduce some dis.
| tinguished gentlemen visiting this country
| He did that and nothing more.
| Mr. Brown Dem, Ga.) moved to amend the
Eaton bill, so that the Commission shall report in
January, 1881, instead of December, 1884, and the
motion was adopted.
The bill was read a third time and pessed-yeas
81, nays 15-as follows: Yeas-Anthonv, Bailey
Balwin, Bayard, Blaine Brown, Burnside, Butler
! Cameron (Wis), Dawes. Eaton, Ferry, Groome
Hampton, Hill (Ga,), ingalls,, Herman, Kirkwood
Mcmillan, NcPhersou, Morgan, Morrill,, Pad
dock, PendlPtOn, Plat, Ransom Rollins Saun,
deTs, Slater, Vest Wthers-3l.
Nays-Beck, Call Cockrell Coke, Davis en-
Harris, Johnston, Jonas, Jones lFla) Mcdonald
Pryor, Salisbury, Thurman, Walker, Williams-l5