New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-07
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
TIE TARIFF COMMISSION BILL PASSED By
TILE IIOIfSE
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WAsHiNGTON, May 0.-At last the Tariff Com.
mission bill. which has occupied the time OF tho
House a good share of the tine during the last six
weeks, has passed that body by the very decisive
majority of SO in total vote Of 23G Six Republic
cans-Messrs. Dunnell, FarweIl. of Iowa. McCoid,
Orth. UpdcgraiI. of Iowa, and Washburn-voted in
the negative while 27 Democrats voted in the af-
firmative ~ also did the six Greenbackers who
were present. Among the Democrats who voted for
the bill were Messrs Hewitt and Shelley. OF Al
ALBANIA, Ellis and Gibson, Of Louisiana. Speer. OF
Georgia Barbour aud Wise. of Virginia. Epson, of
Texas, and Kenna, Hoge and Wilson, of West Nir.
ginia Three Maryland Democrats also voted IN tho
Affirmative, did all the Pennsylvania Democrats
present, includng Messrs Randall and Curtin.
Messrs. Bliss and ScovIe, of New-York voted in
the affirmative, and Mcssrs Abram s. Hewitt, s s.
Cox, Beach and Belmont voted against the bill.
In the course of the last six weeks the bill afforded
the prctcxt for nearly sixty speeches only two or
three of which were devoted even partly TO a DIS
cussou Of its merits These speeches have, how
ever, served one or two necessary purposes In tho
first place, they must have convinced everybody
who has paid the least attention 20 them that IL
would have been impracticable for any Committee
of Ways and Means to propose aud carry through
the House any judciOus tariff revision Mt this ses-
SION To this extent the event has fully justified
the wisdom of the Ways and Means Committee in
reporting the bill which the House has Just passed
In the second place, the Democratic party has. by
speech and vote, again placed itself on record in
favor of tariff for revenue only" This has been
the tenor OF nme out of ten of the speeches made
against the bill and all of the speeches against it,
except that of Mr. Dunnel and one by Green
hacker were made by Democrats From the begin
ming of the debate all the advantage gained by tho
friends of protection to American industry, and
many of the speeches on that side, Will be found
very seryiccable campaign documents in tho
coming Congressional campaign.
4 food of amendments poured in to-day, and most
of them were debated under the live-mnutc rule
All rejected and the hill passed exactly a. re-
ported by the Ways and Means Committee.
After the previous question was ordered Mr..
Kasson closed the discussion in n very interesting
and forciblc speech which, it was the last one or
long and otherwise tedious series, was listened to
with marked attention and satisfaction. Mr.. kas-
son returned with interest the criticisms OF Abram
: Hewitt and the House heartily enjoyed ms good
natnrcd attacks upon that gentleman who. Mr.
Kasson declared, " imported his arguments from
England and his wit from France"
Mr.. Hewitt was TOO late with his motion To re-
commit the b with the instructions lately in.
dorscd by the New York Chamber of Commerce. and
he was deeply disappointed because the Speaker re-
cOgnlzed Mr. Mills. of Texas, instead. As only one
notion 10 rocommit was in order. aud as an amend
ment TO that cOuid not be entertained, Mr. Hewitt
was thus barred out. Mr.. MillS's motion contained
instructions which were in effect the basis OF no
tariff of 1916. HIS motion was lost by vote Of n
yeas To lJl nays.
If the bill shall pass the Senate and become law
This month and there shall be no delay in the ap-
pnintment OF the commission. that 10 ~ VIII haye
lust six months in whici to perform IT. labors ana
submit the result; thereof To Congress PERIOD Ger.
tany none TOO long, If the work Is to be well ana
thoroughly done.
The following Is the full text of the bill:
BE It enacted etc. that a commission is hereby created
10 be called the Tariff Commission to consist OF nino
members. - -
shall, by aud with the advice aud consent OF
the Senate, appoint nine commissioners from
civil ifc one of whom the first named shall be the
president OF the commission The cOinnlsslOncrs shau
receive as for their service. each AZ the
rate per day engaged In active business duty,
and actual travelling and other necessary expenses.
The commission shal have power TO employ - emo
grapher and messenger, and the foregoing compensa-
ton and Xpen>es to he audited ana pad by the secretary
OF the Treasury ont OF any moneys IN tue treasury not
otherwise appropriated
SEC. g. That il shall be the luty of said commission
to AXE consideration and to thOrOu y investigate
all the various questions relating to the AGRICULTURAL,
commercial mercantile, manufacturing mining and
Industrial interests OF the United stetes r. far
OF "A iudciOu- tsrlh, "a revision OF the existing
tariff upon "A scale OF justice To all inereste and Tor the
purpose Of fully Examining tbs matters when may come
before It, said commission, IN the prosecution ol ts
inquiries empowered to visit such different portions
and sections the country IL may deem advisable
SEC T. That the commission shall make 10 Con.
gress final report OF the results Of It's Investigation ana
the ties mOny taken the O the same not atrr
than first Monday OF December, lss2 aud II shall
cause testimony taken TO be printed from time 10
time and distrbu ed 10 members of Congress Dy tho
Public Printer and shall also 10 be printed Tor the
use of Congress OOO copies OF its final report together
with the testimony.