New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-06
THE TARIFF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.

DY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUsB.I
WASHINGTON May 5.-The great eruption OF tar.
if speeches in the House has at last ceased, and II
is expected and hoped that vote on the Tariff
Commission bill will be reached tomorrow. To-
dav was the most interesting of the entire dis
cussion although only three speeches were made.
Mr.. Randall made the first speech of the day-a
very adrot address, in which he sought to reconcile
.the different Democratic positions on the tariff
question with each other To this end he read ex.
tracts from various political platforms and from the
writings of eminent Democrats. He did not quote
from General Hancock's famous letter, but immedi-
atelv after saving that the Democratic National
Convention two years ago declared in favor of "a
tariff for revenue only" he remarked that these
uiterances needed commentary from him. NO
man. said Mr.. Randall. has a right to commit his
marty to any proposition and say thus far shalt
tbon 90. and no farther Immediately afterward,
when Mr. Randall quoted
There's divinity that shapes our ends.
Rcugh-hew them how We Will
il WAS not taken as an alluson u Mr.. Henry
watterson who committed" the rsmccrats
party at Cincinnati to the tariff for reyoh"c only
idea For his own part, Mr. Randall laid he
favored what General Jackson called "a judicpus
tariff" and what Slas Wright described as "a tasd
for revenue with incidental protection to American
industry lie also favors the total abolition Of
Interual Revenue taxes and deprecates the piling
mn of such enormous surplus revenues, which,
while they unduly burden the people. also afford
strong temptations TO cxtravagant expenditure and
questionable legislation. On the whole, Mr.
Randalps speech was a much more astute one than
that made yesterday by his rival for the Democratic
Presidential nomination. Good as the speech was,
howeyert was listened to with cold silence through
ant by Mr.. Randas party associates and at its
xi.h IA al, ba
greeted came chiefly from Republican members.
Mr. Tucker of Virginia, spoke nearly two hours
He advocated q tariff Tor revenue only, and Ia
voreh immediate revision by the House. Mr. Tucker
trayersed the same ground that Mr.. Carlisle did,
and added nothing To the force OF that gentlemdn's
argument While Mr Tucker was h.s', speaking, ;l z
nIaced on Judge Kelley's desk and some curiosity
%as manifested as whether they were intended 20
a,e " m thn hier of Abram D. Hewitt or Mr. Dunnel,
bn,h of whom il had been privately announced,
Nr Kelley intended to destroy to-day Both oi those
gentlemen were on hand at the appointed tiine and
neither one bore his punishment lneekly Indeed. 80
taras Mr. Dunnell was concerned. his fate was plt
able one and in his efforts to avert II he earned the
sobriouet of Typographical Error Dunne,. In
his sneech which after revision by himself was
nrinted IN The Record and thousands of copies of
which, II is asserted, were subscribed for by Demo-
Gratis Tor circulation IN their Congressional Dis
trics he made the stateInent tat o'Z,o' ooO| Tons
oi steel rails were imported last year upon which
a duty of $2S q ton was imposed MI Kelley
show ed by very simple calculation that tne ,o'as
EIiar r.,nark I'd To paw the entire National debt,
the indebtedness of all the states and municiPali-
re- in the United States aud leave balance large
enough TO pay the expenses Of the Government for
hiHny ry i,nnnsil hastily explained that Mr.. Kelley
mt he va seen this Was mere typographical error.
Then MT Kelley read from another part OF MIR.
hnnnelTs speech to show that the statement was'
reneated in q still more exaggerated form, and Mr.
n,nnelI explained that this also WAS typo
.T.nh,el error Judge Kelley continued 70 expose
sir Drnoells inaccuracies until that gantlanan. "