The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
FORTY SEVENTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
Brief Debate on the Postofice Bill-Further
Consideration of the Tariff

aSrAef OeDate on the PoStOtfice Bill-Further
Consideration of the Tariff
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Mr. Edmunds intro
duced, by request, IA bill to provide for the APP
polntment of commission to investigate the
subject of railroad transportation, and Ell pressed
the opinion that the matter was worthy of con-
s!deration, he believing that some sort of regula-
tion was required.
The conference report on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill was then considered.
| Mr. Davis, referring ia the item for necessary
and special facilities on trunk lines of railway
thought the word "trunk" designated and con
lined the benefit of the appropriation to two rail-
Toads1the Pennsylvania and the New York
oehtral' Ihe whole appropriation went to these
Two roads and one city-New York.
MIR. Plumb said the gentleman was mistaken,
ana sent 10 the clerks desk and had read let
ter from the superintendent of the mail service
showing how SlSo, 900 for this purpose had been
expended and recommending that, il a similar
appropriation was made at this session, there
would he continuance of the existing service
At the conclusion of the explanation of the bill
by Mr. Plumb, debate ensued
Mr Maxey thought the people west OF the Mis-
sssipi as well entitled az any others to these
mail facilities. and, unless the benefits could be
Ialriy distributed, they ought to be discontinued
entirely.
After further debate aud the adoption of an
amendment striking out the House provision re-
latlng to compensation to be paid the Pacific
pired and the bill went ever
A motion TO postpone consideration Of the
tariff bill was lost by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Barrow, Butler, Call, Cameron,
Of Wisconsin,; ChilcOtt, Cockrell, Coke, Davis, OF
gals, jackson, johnson, Jonas, Jones, of Flor
Ida Kellogg Lamar, Maxey, Morgan, Plumb,
Pngh, Ransom, salisbury, Vance, Vest and
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Anthony,
Beck, Blair, Camden. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania;
Slonser, Davis, of Illinois; Edmunds, George.
tT0rman. (rrOpmR Hau la
Hoar, Jones, of Nevada; McMahon. MeDiel,
Mcmillan Miller, of California; Miller, of New
York: Morrill, Pendletou, PlaTt. Rollins, Sawyer,
Sewell. Sherman and Slater-3l.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on finance,
reported bill to authorize the Second National
Bank or Aenia, o., to Increase it's capital stock.
Mr.. Conger presented a communication from
the Detroit Board of Trade in relation to I'M
provement of the Detroit river.
bill.
MIR, Beck said If he should determine to offer
amendments TO the amendments offered yester-
day by Mr.. Morrill, to the paragraph lowering
alcoholic preparations, lie would reserve them
until the hill should have been reported to the
Senate from the committee of the whole. Mr..
Beck moved to reduce the rate on china, porce-
lam, paran and Bisque ware from 60 10 so per
cent. ad valOrem.
Mr. Coke said the whole schedule of earthen-
ware and glassware was from IA TO 20 per cent.
higher than the present talif and this increase
WAS presented in bill purporting to reduce
every house.
while the average duty under the existing tariff
was only 43 q per cent, this bill PROCESSING TO
reduce the duties, proposed rate of 60 per
cent. upon this class OF goods used by all the
people This "lnfant industry" one of the
younger daughters of the hOrse-leech; hut 1t had
already learned the cry, "Givei" "Give!' There
was plenty of fine kaOlin in Texas, and probably
factories would be established there in time, but
any mannfactorg that could not sustain itself
under protection of so per cent on ghJ to 20
down.
Mr. Sherman said that prior to 1868 there was
no white earthea ware made in the Uniteo
states, ana that this might be properly spoken
OF as an "nfant industry" The best materials for
this kind OF manufacture were TO be found in
abundance in Texas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio,
PENNSYLVANIA and other States, and under the
operations of the tariff enormous industry
for this kind had sprung mp within the last
twenty years. III East Liverpool, o., there were
over 100 furnaces engaged in producing this
beautiful ware, and he understood the pr0duc-
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remarkable result has been achieved,
mainly by the capital and ingenuity OF gentle
man IN indiana I,,l ana, me price OF ne ware has
perOr to any glass Such has been the results of
home competition under the tariff but now these
industries we're languishing. In Nav Jersey,
Ohio and Indiana, the glass manufacture is
struggling for existence.
Mr. Beck said that when the report of the
tariff commission first came out he had thought
it entitled to great consideration, but he was
now satisfied it deserved none AT all, hecanse the
GOluIHlS>lOH merely recommended WnaE was
prepared for 1t by interested parties.
The dehate becoming protracted Mr., Ed
munds inquired whether it would he in order to
move 10 levy tax OF so per cent advalorein
on the debate.
Mr. Plumb thought specific duty would yield
more revenue.
Mr.. Beek's amendment was rejeoted-yess, 20;
nays. 81.
Mr.. Beck moved TO make the duty on plain
white chinaware 40 per cent LOst-yeas, 81;
nays, 90
He then moved TO make it so per cent. Lost.
Mr.. Vance moved to make the rate on other
earthen, stone and erackerv wares, nted
and not specially provided for, % instead OF so
per cent Lost.
Mr.. Beck moved to make it 40 per cent Lost.
In debate on these latter amendments, Mr..
Plumb said he was unwilling accept the in
terests or requirements of manufacturers or
| importers as "a basis for Legislation on this suh-
jeat, and he yentnred to prophecy that any tariff
bill which rested exclusively upon that basis
would never become law, but wUnld beget
| most unhappy feeling among the people. In
gard to the whole subject, he thought 1t would
he wise TO pay somewhat less attention to the
demands OF manufacturers and more to the
wants OF the people, who had to pay all the
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