New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
THE TARIFF CONVENTION.
ACTION TAKEN ON THE SECOND DAY.


CAUsD BY TIE EEsOLUuoNS-"HAr WAS
ADOPTED.
The National Tariff Convention reasSenoIeu I
In the Coopcr Institute Hall yesterday forenoon Inc
attendance wa, not so large on The previous ""''
The Secretary was asked by delegate 10 sl''' - Wv ;,
Der of delegates tickets issued and ne rePou ~
was auparont however, that some ol ''e u'N' -,
been issued 10 Indifferent delegates as 'he n'' "'
about onc-thIrd full Chairman M'''ci '"''
LILY OF Pennsylvania 10 the chair
rbo N,st ,apcr was read by John thompson N''-
presi6ept of the Chase National hH - On II"'0''.''
aud Currency" Under the Influence o. Pro'''"',
.ir be said this country had urosrcrei beyond
naralel Financial and currency questions were 'I"7'9
allied 70 protection After brief review Of the currency
ouoatop -bc sneaker suggested that All restrictions be
removed from silver coinage, not only ior u'
United States but for other countries; mat slNeF
certificates be issued against bullion as vel a'
coin There great want OF elasticity III
the present money arrangement The rcmc'|
was simldc-tnc people should have The privilege oi
taking groenbacks from the Treasury in exchange Tor III
terest bcarug bonds the bonds 20 bc given back on inc
return Of ihr creeuhacs to tn" Treasury s"Nhs interest
while the currency was ont This measure would waru
of "A panic and also efectnalh prevent INC ''o'H "ii
grain gamblers from locking up money
Joseph Wharton read paper on the sn)'c' VI u''Ii
,oc,.otiop He said that the settled VIII "i the
American people that their industrics DE protected 80
much had been said about the necessity oi revising
the t5vR laws that it Mi-ht he taken
for granted that a revision will soon be made. Inc
practical question il how shai' TINS revision We ''
The producers are almost unanimously in favor Of tie
nrcuaratio Of form Of law by a commission ot bn--
ness men and its submission TO the legislature Il is
not prouoscd 10 cothe the commission Wi' ie-l>'''e
authority II is 70 90 than TO tighten the !hh'f'
of Congress by procuring III gcst'nt ana arranging
vast mass of facts doing completely ThA mas e' ''!
topcr.cc.-y done by the House Committee OF ways ana
Means Instead Of destroying existing laws ana taxing
q fresh start the Old law should be as little departed
iIT' ] rS yr ON the programme twelve other names Of
speakers under the topic OF tarl!! comm D @ II
was evident. from the eNpr,ssi' o a -h,t H. 49, t2 ~
thr FIqcStiye committee
WriIiprtoi smi,h OF Massachusetts, remarked that
there wcrc not many present rs on the previous hy
because the dclesaes did NOT come - nTlen t'Ett &
minutes in which to present it needs in regard to me
tariff and a motion to that effect MAS carried
VARIOUS INDUSTRIEs REPRESENTED.
IN mas MaeKelldr. OF Philadelphia, presented some
resolutions which he moved should be adopted to the
effect tat tic National Tariff Convention is hereby de-
clared to ne permanent institution TO protect indus
fries and that it be called together Whenever in the
Judgment Of the present Executive Committee 1t may oe
thought necessary" The resolution was referred
Mr Smith OF Massachusetts then spoke for the paper
manufacturers. He said that protection had increased
the wages of labor reduced the price Of paper AMI IN
creased it, consumption He believed everybody w47
now satisfied with the price OF paper ,,o u;..,,r,
duccrs lie aad he was opposed protection hel'ir e
war Int now ;he conditions were different slave
holder though have been' ne said. no" rejoice III
for $50 'Gl was ! 900 900 pounds; in 1sNOt>l II was
1l776G 600 pounds. In the decade from 1870 10 lN@O
the pro .U.tOn G73,OOOOOO pounds; me lWiuf't-
tion, go oooo0o pounds the domestic @
l75.OOOOO0 pounds. one-half OF which was forcltn.
nonni; now it is 5 to 5l2 cents. The abolition OF
the tariY would obltcrae te American product and IN
deesai Who spoke for the brass interests said that
as the result Of protection brass c"ud now nG ,oY %
erywherc, including the watches IN Ile PooA'j1 ol & @
delegates lLaugnter " :, am gia' lie au'''' 'ii''
A II Jolcs. manufacturing chemist said that 81
result protection the capital tn'cse l th- business
SIS 900 900 in 1880 He spoke in contempt of prom
iuenG trade advocate and wanted alee'orau"A oI
X w. Tsy ldr OF Ohio, spoke for The peters He said:
The per cent Of cost Of labor Is rs per cent
on this fact Al the raw materials can De found in
every stat IT, amt 9nd 9 pS,fectI@n 6ogver to enaS Us 20
overcome The difficulties Of the weather III INNING INC
John Adams and Isaac Kline. Of Pit'sburg, spoke for
the glass interests. Tie Latter wanted spcchl protection
Congres,nan j. B. Grtnnell Of Iowa, was called to
speak for the agricultural interest 7 Tie orTina Eos
man whom Horace Greeley advised To 60 NG7L NG7L' Io
said " enjoy that honor IN lht course o. ID, 7]4U,uE ]
he remarked: " Fernando Woods dead @ uoh mann IN
God, bu. thank God that he - Il" I"Sei Ia o
the Con Inittcc on Ways ana Means. .heeEsI He Has
GONE wh,r | know he must be a tar man"
resolution Of greeting to the south was then passed
and recess taken for one hour
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the Convention reassenDlcd, with Ex-Governor
Bullock Of Georgia. IN the chair j. IL Breincr OF New
Jersey delivered an address the pottery interest
which he said had always been protected and had grown
in few years 10 amount to S5,o0)O'0 year Pottery
produced in this country better and cost less than
that produced in Europe.
Al this point delegate said in loud voice that the
speakers were always going down TO the year 100 L. C.
He had 10 objection the pottery industry being deyc,
oped by the yard, but be himself wanted 10 be heard on
the resolutions. He was loudly appaudcd but the five
minutes discussions were resumed ,C Cr.,
1r6S Se2TSG W5rl !" r. i3,r %.sciation. ia
The Iuinrcr ana salt industry was represented by G..
b. steDDnIs. oi Michigan, aud Lewis j. IIa"ley, 81
Syracuse. r. Grushaw, o. pennsylvania, wanted
protection for the beet su-ar interests. W
& shelleubcr-er, of Pcnnsyl yauia, and J. G.
etephcus, of ONO wanted the wool tariff let alone.
The Convention was thrown into roar 3i Laughter ny
the remarks of b. d Osborn, who spoke IN behalf OF the
shipping interest: The InanHiacarg Of textile i43Hc7
was diScu >cd by James DoDson, OF PmIdcphai l.. G.
Cook, of Boston and city delegat' spoke briefly on lhe
Manufacture Of silk hats Mr. Harsh"rn, on tne hhT
iron ORE Asscm6lyman Titus shGard, OF Little Fails on
the mining industry John f. HoHry SPOKE ID avof oi
abolishUg int nal revenues AhojhcI drirE proposed
tie building OF a ship canal around NIAGARA ans hI
FUrbish, VINO Is Identified WIN lAc nahu,acIuIr oi
glucose, created sensation by iussiHs ID uhG SfGgn
lnr AMI OF the delegates expressed Their d7appro
Gees: hiss screamed Mr. Furbi.h cxcedly. "Men
NAV hiss. but that don't answer the argument.
The Kissing continued and the speaker backed of the
stage, shaking bis lists dehanty.
James NJ Constable, OF the firm OF Arnold Constable
& Co., also enlivened the odiUgs by taking the
floor aud asking that his name Ice recalled from
the list OF Vice-Presdcnts. lie said that he
sDd three hers had been invited represent
mercia ana importing interests of he country but when
they desired be represented in the Committee on Keso-
jutions this was refused lie not opposed to pro
lection he said but lie thought The taTh on raw mate
rials should be reduced Some moved that MS re-
quest be compiled with after few iured remarks, In
which Mr. Constable not very cIyily treated, and
the motion carried with applause, ds II Inc COuNeu-
tion was glad TO get rid Of him.
TIE RESOLUTIONS AND DISCUSSION.
The Committee Resolutions thcu submitted its re-
por through lis chairman Cyrus Elder WHO first read
long wordy address, which occupied nearly an h0nr
The resolutions which were next presented, were also
,rof,se They advocated a revision Of the tariff and