Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-23

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very great. Two words at times may
change the destiny of a state. How
much two words can do may be illus
trated by recalling a little incident of
the long session OF the present con-
gress. Randolph Tucker. ot Virginia, is a
wit, as well as q democrat OF broad,
statesmanlike views. Sometime before
the occasion to which-we- allude Mr..
Kssson, OF the committee of ways and
means. proposed in that committee q
BILL allowing ships built in American
ship-yards on foreign account a rebate
of duties payable and paid on articles
entering into the manufacture of the
ships aforesaid. It was urged by Mr..
Kasson and his friends that orders for
ships would be received and had been
received III this country, but the duties
on the materials necessary for their
construction were such as to forbid
American ship.builders from taking
and filing these order. MIR. Kasson
said that ii this proposed rebate were
to be allowed ship-building in this
country would be greatly e%nlivened and
employment would be furnished to
many hundreds of American laborers.
Mr.. Tucker in committee SAID that the
bill was an excellent bill so lar as it
went, but that In his judgment it did not
60 far enough. He consented to the in
PRODUCTION OF the bill as proposed by
MI. Kasson, but when it reached the
house he moved to amend BY inserting
between the words ~"ioreign" and "ac-
count" the two words ''and domestic
so that the proposed rebate would ap-
ply to ships built on foreign and domes-
tic account. thus taking off all the
duties on articles entering into the con.
struction OF ships. or allowing a rebate
on them all. CONSERVATION reigned on
the republican side. Said the protec-
tourists : "What will become OF our
iron interests?" Robson shouted
"What heresy {? The republican lead.
ers somewhat frantically yelled
"Absurd!" They wanted to know
what all this meant, and Mr.. Tucker
quietly explained that it meant than ar
American citizen should be able to
build q ship in On American ship-yard
or to buy aship so built as cheaply al
a foreigner could. and that he did moi
believe IN discriminating by the laws Q
this country against the citizens O
this country and in favor Off nation
that has driven Dur merchant marin,
OF the Seas. Mr.. fuckers amend
ment was adopted viva voce. The re
publicans shouted for tellers and ther
1t was adopted. The republicans mean
while were Crying: "No quorum!'
and the yeas and nays were called. A
call Of the house was moved aud tn,
republicans we're compelled to resort t,
hlibustering agalDst the flag of tn
United States and against the equa
privilege Of American with ioreigl
ship builders. The matter went over
but there are volumes of argument II
Mr.. fuckers little amendment. MI
Tucker exhorted tile sergeant q
arms to use equal diligence in getting
the members together to protect th
British flag on the high seas as agalns
our own, and to give to British subject
and citizens OF other foreign state
greater privileges and exemptions thai
our citizens enjoy In the ship buildin,
industry within the domain of tn
United States. with that he had exer
cised in collecting members" to unses
elected democrats. II ia long since 9
potent an anti-protective argument ha
been made iu 50 few words-"and dc
nestle" To Randolph fuckers aid i
this matter Senator Vest has recent
come in a strong minority report frol
q senate committee which was appoint
ed to investigate the cause of the d.
cline of American shipping, and to rel
ommend measures to right the difficulty
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