The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-05
THE ELEVENTH HOUR.
THE TARIFF TURMOIL THROUGH.
And Everybody Breathing Enl.t--Tao Feature. of
the Bill having Special interest to hanufac.
turers Of this City-Ssw Dutles on Tobacco,
Wool, Iron, Steel, Pottery and Glass.


from our special correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. O., March 4.-Through
many trials and tribulations the Tariff re-
vision passed en- route to the statute book
reaching there at o'clock and thirty.fve
minutes Sunday morning carried there by
tho votes OF men who were opposed to It
No similar piece oflegislation has ever had
so tortuous road to travel and but few
have ever reached the end beset with hall
the difficulties this bill has had. When
on Friday evening 1t emerged from the
committee room in its present shape it had
no admirers and many enemies; nearly
one.third Of the committee repudiated II
and from the hour It came into the Senate
for discussion no man had dared to express
an unqualified approval oft. It's supporters
have all apologized and denounced while
they voted for it. The petty manufacturers
oiNew England have Jared better than
any other interest. Even some ofthem are
ashamed OF it. s. .,s.s I
TIE INFLUENCE OF ENGLAND.
The British intrigues and selishness
that have marked its trial for the last three
months cannot be told in an hour or day,
they will be sooner or later. An English
paper dated February tenth, received here
to-day contains the speech of Col. ]. B.
Puleston, member OF Parliament, who il
well known on this side OF the water, and
especially in Philadelphia, made before
the Plymouth Chamber..oi Commerce, in
which, speaking OF the alarming invasions
American products are making into the
markets OF Europe, he says: "Not only ia
the grain market Of England in American
hands, but their breadstufis go to France
and Germany. Even at Fiume, the Aus.
trian grain exporting port, American grain
has appeared and Russian alcohol distillers
are importing American maize, and thus
step by step are the Americans driving
their competitors from the European grain
market. Germany and other countries
are seeking to project themselves by pro-
hibition, and, taking advantage OF the
easily raised terror OF trichanea in pork,
all American hogs are prohibited. Canned
fruits are taxed as hardware, hams in bags
are taxed as dry goods. France takes
much the same line OF protection"
Speaking Of the prospects ahead for
Europe to pay for the needed food products
in merchandise instead Of coin he said,
,'much interest is taken in the debate now
in progress in Congress on the tariff. and
so strong are the protectionist industries
that the prospect for a reformed tariff is
not favorable" W
since that speech was made the situation
here has changed and last night the entire
reformed.tariff was cabled to London,
where it will be scattered over the whole oi
Western Europe and cause rejoicings
everywhere.
WHAT WILL RESULT.
It will ltake some little time for everybody
to understand its true reductions, and there
is but little doubt expressed by those who
are the best acquainted with its detaill
that it will increase the custom revenues
and arrest the food Of gold from Europe
and probably turn the balance Of trad.
against US. A prominent Pennsylvania
protectionist said yesterday that Congress
was in terribly demoalized condition
the result Of last Fall elections, and Penn
sylvania iron men here joined in creating
stampede and committed suicide for fear
the Democrats would murder them next