The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-07
CONGRESS.
The Conjunction OF TArt9 and Pol
tiOs.

Mr.. Morrill,, in reply to MIR. Beck, said
he expected the session of to-day to last
Hntil late in the evening.
The pending question was on Mr..
Erye's amendment proposing an ad
Valorem duty Of 40 per, cent. on all
sugars.
The consideration of the sugar sched-
ule in Committee Of the Whole being
concluded, the Senate took up the to-
baeeO schedule. The amendment of the
Finance COMMITTEES fixing duty on
cigars, &C.. at $3.50 per pound and 25
per cent. ad ValOTem, was adopted.
The provision schedule having been
disposed of, schedule H QiquOTs) was
taken, and some progress made, when
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsR-In the House Mr.. Kelley, Of
Pennsylvania, asked that an agreement
should be entered into, whereby the
House should sit until 8 o'clock every
day that the Tariff bill is under con-
BideratiOn,
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, regarded the
request as a proper one, and tacit
agreement was entered into, as suggest
cd by Mr.. Kelley.
The House then, as Committee of the
Whole. resumed consideration of the
Tariff bill.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to strike out the
Item imposing duty of One.quarter Of
y cent pound on sulphate of iron or
OCpperRs. Agreed to.
Mr.. Tucker moved to reduce the duty
on brown acetate OF lead from four to
Ohree cents per pound, whereupOn long
debate ensued. Mr.. HOrr, cOntending
the lead mining industry required pro-
lection, opposed the amendment.
Mr.. KassOn said the Tariff Commits
sion had put lead at a rate which fully
protected the average lead interests.
Mr.. BelfOrd opposed Mr.. KassOn's
views, and Mr.. Kelley appealed to the
committee to stand by the rate on lead
aS fixed by the Committee of Ways and
Means, declaring 1t was essential in o.
der to build up the lead industries of
the west.
The amendment was finally lost--80
10 e6-Messrs. KassOn and Anderson,
Kansas, voting with the Democrats. and
Nessrs. Cassidy, Jones, Texas, and Frost
with the Republicans.
Mr.. Willis moved to reduce the duty
On white lead mixed with oil from to
27S cents per pound.
In the course Of the discussion Mr.
Anderson, Of Kansas, resented what he
claimed to be an attempt of Mr.. BelfOrd
30 read him out of the Republican party
Every one of the Pennsylvania Demo-
orRts voted with the high tariff men.
Had they for that reason turned Repub-
ncan9 And there was his Greenback
friend from Pennsylvania (Brumm) also
voting for the altitUdinOus church
Bteeple tariff. He gave notice he should
claim for himself the right to do his
Own thinking.
Mr.. Brumm denied that Democratic
members from Pennsylvania voted with
the high tariff men. He had noticed
they passed between tellers in every
ease In support OF free trade PROPOSE
hnry Bynn fRIA -
Shey were. When KassOn and Ander-
son, claiming to be prOtectiOnists, found
fault with every item in the bill, he
doubted their protection policy, and he
doubted their sincerity. The time had
come when friends of the bill should
stop quibbling and finding fault with
trines.
Mr.. Randall said he stood here and
spoke in his own representative rela-
lions. He recognized the fact that there
Oould not be free trade between nations
where wages of labor varied. In so far
~ the tariff was concerned, he would
make 1t so that it would cover the gap
between foreign labor and labor OF the
people Of the United States. He did not
believe Congress need go much further.
II was a question which ought to be
settled on business principles. Taking
ahe three bills and comparing bthem, he
had deliberately come to the conclusion
the Commission bill was far preferable
10 the Ways and Means bill, and he had
voted in every instance in favor Of i'm
posing the duty recommended by the
Commission. The Senate bill was pre-
ferable to either. His object was to so
regulate the revenues they would give
incidental protection to the people of his
State and nothing more.
Mr.. Cox said Democrats were for that
Kind of freedom which would take the
Bhackles from industry and pay for a
frugal administration Of the Govern
ment. That was their position. He
suggested to the gentleman from Penn
BylVania (Kelley) since there was dis
cord in his camp, to withdraw his forces
and discipline them.
Mr.. Kelley-What discOrd?
Mr.. COx-Call caucus and discipline
yonr members.
Mr.. Kelley-What members?
Mr.. COx-The gentlemen from Iowa
and Kansas.
Mr.. Kelley-You and your friends ap-
plauded them to-day.
Mr.. COx-I love to see an Independent
man, especially when he is leaning to-
ward the right.
WASHINGTON, January 31.-HOUsE.-
The break made last night in the Repub
ncan ranks Of the House on the tariff
Issue showed itself in different degrees
on different amendments all day to-day,
eliminating in putting quinine on the
free list, much to the disgust of Kelley,
who worked nard in the interest of the
Philadelphia quinfne manufactures.
The vote was IO8 to 81. Day by day
thinking Republicans are becoming
more dissatisfied with Kelley's tactics.
They say there are from 500 to 1000 ar
tieles on the tariff list which yield no
revenue to the government, protect no
Industry worthy the name, yet they
Afford the tariff refOrmers chance to
delay action on the bill and injure that
measure both before Congress and the
country. KassOn, of Iowa; Anderson,
and Ryan, of Kansas; Hit, Of Missouri;
Willis, Lacey and Rech, Of Michigan; (;
Crowley and others are open in their
denunciatiOn Of this feature OF the bill.