New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16
GEyERIL WASHIYGrON NEWS.
INCIDENTS IN THE TARIFF DEBATE.
A REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE FROM KEFTUCAN-
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WAsHIvGroN. April lj.-Cougrcssman White, Of
Kenturly appears ambitions to win distinction, or
at least attention. This morning. in the course Of
wearying and wcarisome speech 10 which
not half dozen members paid the
least attention. Mr. White three times
in many minutes found time 70 aliudr to ex-Pres-
idcnt Hayes as the late imbecile from Ohio'
White is the excited orator who ledi the Kentucky
del gaton at the Chicago Convention, and he Is
entitled To brass medal He "defed contradic-
ton to-day, and rs he did struck an attitude.
and Slapped his Tat chest and looked almost as
fierce and dangerous rs dil Captain SIR Tapperty
when he ordered the long comrade" TO put
1.-TWO black crosses to the name Of
Cuzon." Nobody contradictcd Mr.. Whit
and when. in his fceby violent manner, he invited
" the special attention OF his colleague from thu
YIh District N1r. Carlisle to certain things. that
gentleman paid no attention whatever to the Invita-
ton.
Mr.. McNIn Of Tennessee, followed Nr
White and made a free trade speech Nessrs.
Sha.lerhercor and liill advocated the measure be-
fore the House and both of them devoted consider
anie time TO exposing ne Inconsistencies of Abram
:. Hewitt Mr. Hi represents the Paterson,
y. j., District, which has been developed
by the silk industry OF the United States
during The .9s ten or twelve rears. With the his
toN ana growth ot ihf- important industry Nr llii
Is Thoroughly tamI laf. ami tlat portion % his
81 e"ch relating TO 81 J. of special interest:
T. is grarr-tn know that ths SIX iustres o. the
country, up. Wl-f n.iac abe cre. competition Of home
and abroad enabled fo hold their keep their
mills open aud at work. II Is SAID tlat this com
F'.li'h oi Ilr it-.ci- 81 six thread l9
very croat. and sn u rs the profits are, they
seem sufficient 10 tlr. zoo mIl wheels II IL sad Gl-O
ta4 most of nc uanufac urcr did NOT undertake m
cgr tie york ~ mailing bro u sl.r tau
years ago. and This work may now h- regarded in
manufac u4e IS tln four years Is greater tIau any
other o. par neut cf our silk ia lu,trg. Most If
Mnruf-rfl tlr at i. t.lf their broad silks ~ he
Ll-Hrr s-i'af co. purity only NE year, -1 Hut Of the
oldest manufacturers while crsafInu sfi1: 81
tlt nope io V. to -er plain block dc.s silks made
tii. country There prospect O. 70 az present.
rcIlrd, aud oo mos tilnk DO i- possible Will oLr
nIr1tlyciy hl-IJuccd labor '-aud yrr these
dibcoi.les hIFr been overcome, and the
demand D. iucrsi' Tor American black dress silks
ily ant me finish. Tie market for Au.ri au
manufactured ribbons was not OLD aimed without d1i-
culY .lt J. ~ u t 'cy were al lls,iellird az dOln--
q trash Tic entering wedge Wa found ia p4lJiue
special ,olOr7 TIE tables completely turned now
that 10 h only inferior ribbons pain pal Scutppr and
ahcta- that imported iu considerable quantity.
IL foreign manu- iactlrera compliment The elk men o.
tbs country ~ initiating American tickets. iadc marks
ana drsl
have you anything new. in brochc RIB y" asked
one of our count ryircu uf e. Lyons manufacturer.
Alas" w., thc reply. They can make IL America
ythng We can"
Mr. Hill presented a statement which he had re-
ccived from one OF the leading manufacturers OF
nbb0ns III Fat. Is0n, which showed the steady
ductlOu III the prices of those goods during
of years In 1870 a IOvard piece of grOs -ran rib
lO-yard piece OF No y satin and gro, gram ribbon
sold Tor - 70 now the price IS - %.