The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-02-08
THE TARIFF.
A Lively Discussion VI tho Qucstion In the
House.

THE TARIFF.
Lively Discussion VI the Question In the
House.
lA-sociated Press Report
Mr. Tucker, Of Virginia, a member of the
Ways snd Means Committee. took the floor.
He said there was scarce, mi article known
to the consumption Of the American people
which was not included within the taxation
schedule Of the bill, either BY name or with
In the extraordinary classification The
whole purpose OF the tariff system seemed
to have been perverted from its original oh.
ject until experts have been employed for
the purpose, not Of finding how the revenue
could be raised, but how revenue could be
prevented In the interest Of monopolistA
Referring to the Tariff Commission, Mr..
Tucker said number Of Its members
were gentlemen interested In perpetual
Ing this system, by which the consumer was
taxed for the benefit OF the monopolist.
The commission wAs . tribunal, the very
advocates at whose bar We're Judges who
sat on tho bench Their bill had gone 70
the Committee on Ways and Means, and two
committee, and one Of them very sfgnally
went back on the report Of the commission,
and the committee, subscribing to his views
increased the duty on WOODEN goods All
the committee had done was to increase
duties, with very few exceptions over the
commission bill Yes, except on sugar and
tin plate&
Nj. Haskell-And wire rods and bar Iron
and eundrieR
Nj. Tucker-p Particularly sundries.
Mr.. Haskell-Nery large reductions were
made BY the committee from the commits
sion bill
Mr.. Tucker criticised the Committee on
Ways and Means for coming into the House
with q bill unprepared to satisfy the inquir-
les Of members and the demands Of the
country to know what would be the effect
Of the measure
Mr. Kelley asked whether the gentle
man ever saw q tariff hill the effect Of
which upon the country could be foret0ld
by any man
Mr.. Tucker thought the committee had
shown itself Inadequate to the task deyolved
upon 1t when 1t was unable to make even
ehrewd estimate of the effect Of its bill.
Mr.. Kelley inquired whether the gentle
man on behalf OF the minority Of the com
mittee could not give n shrewd estimate
Mr.. Tucker replied before the bin was re
ported from the committee the minority
members asked for delay In order to secure
reliable information from the Treasury
Department That delay had not been 90
corded them. and he confessed he had not
means at his disposal for making estimates,
but he could show the estimate Of the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania was utterly de-
lusve.
Mr.. Kelley asserted the bill had not been
reported to the House until the committee
had received all the information which the
Treasury Department could give.
~ Tnckar called .,tartson ~ tha ya,,
that tho Committee had NOT Submitted m ~
fim.fe IN ifa rannrt and infimated n had ~,
1c,~e = hac.nse n r..rar1la@s tina a.ti,nate ~
Ala nnf ,rnrasa anr ra.,,ral r.form n Tia
S.ss. - .la.a. Th.,. .s...a.r,,t..s, go .aas
that ,n.l.r Tia rrnt.c,iv.. nrst..m ,nInstri.s
has urrnun NJ and can't al hnd haar invasta.l
n such forms Il wonld not to only he wrong
hnt, hnd statesmanshin far anv npe ~ nf'
ta,nnt ~ hraas ,ha,. aaun ~
chano,no snad.rir the ,ro,ect,v. ars
to,, ;nto . ra,a,,nc ,ar;a ssssan, All
thev hnI nftemnfe.i 10 an All they w.nli
sft.,r,.t - 10 ,.!..s - i,,~,r;sh ~ .~or,,,
c,,s ,,rneats oe .ha ,nannya.,,,.irr 80;
81 tic s.a~ntrv ,rhi..h shar sa,.;,.aa fra, -.
tr,hnte iavi..d an the cnns,,,n,nr ..i.ss rhs
hurIa,, - sha cnns,,,.ar ,.as .sa,II., A., 49,
charscter Ha hore tho hnr.,sn ~ Tho ,av
Ieviad m a,n,orfs hnt thaf w,as . Iur.1on
.shiaI. ha 49, .haa~sli. ~ i, .,..,,', - .....
rcrt hts Gova~n,rant . =, ha al.a 49,. I
burden witch rasnita., fra,n : system ~ nra'
bihifory duties which Nv n,.,v.nting Inn
nnrfnfior anhance,l the ,,,I,... nf IN, S.,ma
arf,cles When tho amo,,nr ~ d;mI,m,inn
~ Inv n,nnnsed hv The b;l was
vneo.,,raa @ p'bu ,bas. ,ua ~. hnrd.na MI ~, m
be taken into consi,i.rnrion mud II must he
fonnd not mi. h.,,, n,,..h ,ha rax.n,,a
~. ,,i,nin;.a..i In, a,s, ho,. nncb
tr;hnto * tho ,ran,,fnct,,.r u.a. .,i,n;n;.ha,i
Take the dntv on cotton ties They come in
now nj the duiy nf 4, ner cent mmt the
nan.,inv iii nrnnr...i !. dn,, c,,n,,,,a,,, ~
r-o - - -
nue. was collected liz tho ,,oy.rnmsns IN
der the nrnnnsed ,infr ,here wnn,l H.. NJ
revenue and the effect won,,i H. Gentlemen
would say they Ind relieved IN. South from
taxation bv III. hook of tn treasury, while
cs,,nn tom les ,s, mond ~ n,. Il ~, inIcr -
| est III monon,lis,s Passing into n lis
cnssion III the relations exis,inu ~
| tween labor md tariff II. asserted
the declaration TINT pro,e..fi,n had any
| effect On the price OF Labor Mns
| \ fallacy s., tar from n hiyh fulli Icing
| the ca,s., of hirh wares il Vas HON wares
that VAS the cause ~ nr,uerrien Mr.
| Thicker then p,..ee,leu Ia ,l,s..,,,. briefly
some OF In. more important changes of the
bill. espe,.iall, criticising tie sugar sthed-
| sugars was ri l...>, 4,c.sr cent. hut the duty
| on all sugars that went into consnnnton
was positively prohibttorv Ruch lectslatiop
was not only unjust but yiciously uniust ~
/ IL laid the whole Agricultural interests un.ieJ
/ contribntion to few mannfactnrers az ths
! country.
At the conclusion of the speech Mr.. Tuck-
er received the hearty applause Of his ,.arty
| associates
:! Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, regretted that the
House had determined to have any general
debate He would have preferred to pro.
ceed To the direct consideration OF tho dc
| tails Of the hill, because every days DELAY
was producing harm In the country and de
, moralization OF business He defended the
/ Tariff Commission against the criticisms oi
the gentleman from Virginia Tuckerl
which reminded him OF the man wht
wanted no lawyer on the bench, be-
cause 1t would not be possible
for him to be impartial In decisions o. point.
Ut Inv There were articles IN tie Gin. Ii
his opinion, on which duty was undnly i'm
posed Duty WAS placed on some articles
on tll,. l,si- of protection IL more infirm en-
f.rrris.S. instead Of the basis Of the main
tenance ui the average interest throughou
IN. United states IL there be one poor leat
lnine anl other rich ones. he did not thinl
| Congress ought to base its schedule on thOs,