The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-04
PASSING THE TARIFF BILL.
A MAKEyHIFT WHICH NEITHER HOUSE
WANTED AND ROTH CONDEMNED.

A MAKEyHIFT WHICH NEITHER HOUSE
WANTED AND ROTH CONDEMNED.
Not = speech Made In Its Favor-Republi.
cans wsipped Int Line and Voting Cnder
rrotest-Ths CiosInE Aets OF the Sessisa.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The conference
| committees Revenue bill passed tho House
| late this afternoon. 1t was accepted to the
| dottnG Of an and crossing Of n { exactly "a
| the conference committee reported II. To
| John Sherman and Blaine is due whatever
credit there may attach to the passage OF the
bill in Its present shape. 1t IL described by ono
who knows us n bill that raises the cost Of the
| ncgro's hoecake and his cotton overns. and
| the price OF the fabrics tho mechanics wife
wears to church. while 1t cuts down the taxes
on such Injuries as tobacco. bank checks.
and proprietary medicines. 1t does not
| reduces tho cost OF collecting tho in
| ternnl revenue one cent. 1t does not
| diminish the number OF offices that that de-
partment controls. 1t was said to-day that 1t
| did do what II professed not to do. and 1t did
not do what it rrofesscd to do. 1t went through
tho House after being condemned by every
| man who spoke Mt all. and condemned the most
| by those who said they should vote for ii. The
| passage of the bill was surprise up to an
| hour before 1t passed. There was so much
| doubt about its chances that Kelley was very
| nervous about it. Tho same pressure that has
awaited all along avaied now. and Republicans
who opposed the bill from the start and who
had ample reason for opposing tho conference
! report. were whipped into line.
When the Senate bill went to the House 1t
was apparent that majority of the Democrats
and u minority OF Republicans of that body
favored its passage. They did not like the
hill in all respects. Many OF them opposed tho
tariff on lumber. But all in all they were sat
isfled that the Senate Democrats. by tho aid OF
II few Republicans in that body had prepareda
bill which not only reduced revenue. but also
reduced very largely the burden OF taxation.
Now. this was bill which the high protection
lists Of the Republican side did not want
There are few large manufacturers In Penn
sylvania. Ohio. and New Jersey who desired an
increase rather than reduction Of duties on
the goods which they manufacture. Take steel
rails for instance. The duty had been fixed in
the Senate at SIS n ton. Every iron manufac-
turer in the country excepting those especially
prohstory s'"'s @ ' Soseyer sad
,hat they must have nj, A. least slI or me
p must on no1 pa Sr at ne ATTY esns The
House. in considering, Its bill. fixed The
r,e the Sar M IN the
and the iron men in the House to prevent It;
Ordinarily this aSret en- on the rate would
. . mttee to change It, but as the House had one
I bill and the Senate another. there was techni.
sa IN S Senme hat hs wanted b a
tented that fixed the rate at this figure. The
hin az nov passed raises. as Sherman wanted.
It is 50 O. With almost all the items. md the
! sage OF the bill. which neither House wanted
I and which both Houses have condemned. Ten
iramed the Tariff Sli. These ten were PACKED
i into II conference committee with q minority
representation Of just one Democratic MEN,
: The House instructed its representa- to
raise the constitutional question ~ to IN the
The members declined TO raise that question
. IN tho committee. and refused to explain in the
Thss put :as on sn rseord Tor tie rss time
as yielding q right which was always hereto;
n that this is partially due to Democratic blum.
herinE There WAS conferences , OF Democrat rat
!: discussed. IT was then agreed that the Demo
I Gratis should do one of two thinGs-either vote
& large a. reduction in taxation as the Senate
biz did or else support bin r. whiHi
y s"Sss and also on sugar and certain articles o
Vt iron and steel manufacture. IT was also Dc
e iiiDustering 10 defeat the passage Of a bin tina
o the Republican conference committee nigh
hs T a%d s ,ass certain
a. to The Eaxging process ny which IN IN
.. Intended to he, raised and these wer
~ given to q committee OF seven members con
e Tncksr kenna and iii House, ' T3sse we're ali re-
Y garded Ms legitimate points 81 order vo,,.,
Bayne. and several other leading high protec
tionsts on the Republican side, were not il
the present law 10 running any risks. The,
n however; desired that the burden OF blame 70
ders. There was one point upon which II,
W were raised defeat was cssrt9in-that was II
to Il b ill., k r S Il
1t 1t others however desired that th% Democrat ,r,
n Sish. q ii,S ssna,s to do 81: But y
B" 3, ysldFd ,fis rishih The direct rroposiiGG
nss'H III Ssar n: dss
TO the SURPRISE and ,dismay of The eadin
Democrats. Hammond Of Georgia, witho,
r. was Instantly followed by resolution on ii
ketuhs4tn side th hr cr Sd It, Reii,
t." It. and bnckbmrn had declined. The Ropul
w. y" lean leaders. knowing that thu question won
S "s s fs ws sD out Ss s
M M 50. Ketrr had arranged with Calkins an
Butt,crworth to make a speeches that would con
n Hammonds unexpected step caused flask,
mi conf erence committees. Keller. Butterwort
re. and the others were ut once baked. Had II n
ties hepn for this misStsp the question would ha'
been raised on tho Republican side. and Il
bill killed.
nix ference Just rs Sherman wanted it. eXceptT
en-, on the wool schedule, and it wns called up
80, Kelley this afternoon. Then followed the VI
'o' precedentcd sight of speeches against the b
icy accompanied by promises to vote ior IT, me
&c, Even Kelley made apology for IT.. Andersc
mr. went 50 far as to cay it was iul q johber
nu- i,uHHth iron uhccu ~ Hunnciui nm NJ. ~
an. chaiNcleriNeu IL HS most iinU"TIcc'' otHo
spoke in terms ofmost unmeasured condemn
Nrc y,,o IN in The nomocrntic sI,onkerS Oy
a ~" and over again dwclt on tho tact tn
' for the first time in tho history OF the Cover
ment the House was about to vote on tnN b
:. NOT ono limo Of which Il had eYer chnsidere