Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-02


reform. When Congress met in De-
ceEiber the r"por, of the tariff commits
sicn was laid before both Houses
The pr"w'r thing at that time would
have been for both Houses to have
taken lnr .rport of the committee and
enactr, into IA law. But instead OF
that both Houses had to try their hand
at frat ing Il taili bill, or rather a bill
red nc, the revenues of the govern !
menf How they have succeeded the
present condition Of tariff reform is an
instance. In the Senate the bill was
considered as one for the reduction of
revenue. As that body has no right I"
originate any bill to raise revenue for
the government this technical plea wa,
made use of for IA pretence 10 bring the
tariff question before that body. In
the House it was bill to revise the tar
1T and raise revenue for the government
that body by the constitution being
given full power to originate all bills Of
revenue. Both houses have been work
ing along all winter on their respective
bills, bur the Senate being the smaller
body of the two, got through first and
sent their bill to the House. This bill,
though not all that could be desired, at
forled some relief 10 some OvcrtaXed
and ovrr-protrcted Industries, and is
the business of the country was at
standStiil waiting for .omething /" br
done the friends of protection in tn
House thought it WAS best TO accept tic
Senate bill than 10 do nothing and '-,N,
the business Of the country in a stag
mated condition with a prospect pi
CROWN. worse. Accordingly at ~ \
fierce struggle over q chang OF the ruiz,
in which the Republicans aided bl .
few Democratic prote"tioui,t> til
umplr',, ;hc Senaie Hill was accepted
and Wl,n"Ut any utn,r action Oh j, b,
the II usr il was sent lOa colnmtte" 81
NciiI'i' ii'' Va iH' wv lip'IH''' H''
was IN" only thing possible under the
circumstances. There were but a few
days Of Congress left, not sufficient 10
consider the bill in it, regular 0rotrr.
When the bill was sent to the Confer
ence Committee, the insinceiity Of IN
Democrats became more apparent. On
the parr Of ;he House, the cuuhnjtl',
consisted of >iX Republicans and i"uI
Democrats, our Of the latter being Nh
Randall. of Pennsylvania. l;andal
was the first to show the r.oVcn iopr ~
a pretended friend of protcrIiou
II has been known for some ttln, lrt,
that l;andall was weakening upon til,
question Of protection. His aspiration.
for thu speakrr>hip Of the nest Con-
gress and Presidential bee hlZZ, i!
under his bonnet, ha, turned the forte,
protcctonst into Il treetr;ldrr Ran
dali cUEld not serve upon thai commit
tee and prrrmptoriIy declined, Mr.
Morrison Of Illinois, and M Tucker o
Virginia, would not take hi, pLar
though respectively appointed. Th'
Democratic obStructiOniSts wrr" show.
ing their hands. Emory Sprer, q
Georgia, IA Democratic protectioni,t no
of the Randall stripe, took the varalI
place on the committee. The Confer
ence committee then met and her
another trouble ensucd. MeS~rs. Rayar
and i, ok. Democratic members on ia
part of the Senate insisted upon III
right Of the Senate t" originate rcvrnu
reform, Il claim denied by the llol>
committee. Here another uharrU"tio
took pace, and Meaors. Bayard an
Beck Withdrew from the cuni"renc
committee. What the next obSrructiu
will be has not appeared, but from pre-
tnt appearances it looks ~ if there wa
but litIlc show for tariff revision. Tit
actions Of Mr.. Randall, Mr.. Bayard IA,
Mr. Beck are indicative of u defeat Z
tariff reform in the manner sought an
consequently a stagnHtion of the bus
ness Of the country for probably years
come.
American industry owes nothing
such men as MrsSr,. Randall, Bly"r
and Beck and from present appearance
never will owe anything to them, h'
=, = rI,.t Z, ..I IA In rti
to any adjustment Of the tariff t" pre-
ent needs only shows the pr"t"un" !
withStanding the ubsIructiOniSls Il
conference committee" will meet and I
its work and will pres mt II bill ,ard ti'
if through diIatUry motion, and hlibu
teriug tn" bill l., defeated, the p"up
will knON where to- lay the hlam
Though beaten by the Reed rule Il
Democrats have made known the
determination t. ObStrurt the li'S,H
of the Senate bill upon the trchmi,
objection that IL did not originate ia {
House. This will be- sufficient cHcu
to make long constitutional harAngn'
that will consumc the time need
to pass the bill or adopt the report y
hope the opposite viii H' tn" ease, /
at present tariff reform stand. but
poor chance.
Rcimbursiug Mr.. TUwns"rd.
Mr.. j.. Frank Townsend il happy
jaSt 50 lar rs the lower House IT I
J.egisiH ur, could uaN" him h'ppy, h
he viii -. rnprc happy when III" sen;
pass", iiu, House bill. No d"lIj III
there i,i.rr in Mr.. Townsend 5 rlai
and a ri-. .nuntN NV Nov NM,lIc. nll