Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-18


Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported the bill to authorize the
Second National bank of Xenia, o., to in
crease its capital stock.
Mr. Conger presented communication
from the Detroit board of trade in relation
to the improvement of the Detroit river.
The senate resumed their consideration
of the tariff bill.
Mr. Beck said that if he should determine
to offer amendments to amendments offered
yesterday by Mr.. Morrill, to the para
graphs covering alcoholic preparations, he
would reservethem until the bill should have
been reported to the senate from the COM
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Beck moved to reduce the rate on
China porcelain, parian bisque ware from
60 to so per cent. ad valorem..
Mr.. Coke said the whole schedule of
earthenware and glassware was from IA to
20 per cent. higher than the present tariff,
and this increase was presented in bill
purporting to reduce taxation, and upon a
class of goods used in every house.
Mr.. Maxey called attention to the fact
that the whole average duty under the ex-
listing tariff was 49, per cent. This bill,
protesting to reduce duties, proposed a
rate of 60 per cent.upon this class of goods
used by all the people. This infant in
dustry" was one of the youngest daughters
OF the horse leech, but it had already
learned 10 cry give, give" There was
plenty fine ka oline in Texas, and probably
factories will be established there in time,
but any manufacture that could not sus-
tain itself under a protection of 43 per
cent. ought to go down.
Mr.. Sherman said that prior to 1868
there was no white earthenware made in
the United States, so that this might be
properly spoken of as infant industry.
The best materials for this kind of manu-
facture were to be found in abundance in
Texas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and other states, and under the OPP
Grafton of the tariff and the high price
of gold an enormous industry for
this kind had sprung up within
the lastitwenty years. In East Liverpool,
Ohio, there were over 100furnaces engaged
in producing this beautiful ware, and he
understood the production in New Jersey
was larger. The result was that the price of
ordinary chinawar had been reduced to
one-naif and III some cases to one-third of
what it was before. In glassware still
more remarkable results have been
achieved, mainly by the capital and in
genuity of gentleman in Indiana, and
the price on the ware had been greatly re-
duced, while in quality it was
superior to French plate glass. Such
had been the results of home competition;
but now these industries were languishing
in New Jersey, Ohio and Indiana. Glass
manufacture was struggling for existence.
Mr.. Beck said that when the report of
the tariff commission first came out, he
had thought it entitled to great considera-
none at all. because the commission had
merely recommended what was prepared
for it by interested parties.
The debate becoming protracted, Mr..
Edmunds asked if it would be in order to
move to lay tax of so per cent. ad valor-
EN- on debate. Laughter.
Mr.. Plumb thought specific duty would
yield more revenue. Laughter.
Mr.. Beck's amendment was rejected
ayes, 20; nays, 81.
Mr.. Beck moved to make the duty on
plain white chinaware 45 instead of 55 per
cent. Lost-ayes, 81; nays, 30.
He then moved to make it so per cent.
Lost.
Mr.. Vance moved to make the rate on
other earthenstone and crockery ware, or
namented and not especially provided for,
| 25 instead of so per cent. Lost.
Mr.. Beck moved to make it 40 per cent
Lost.
In the debate on these latter amend
ments Mr.. Plumb said he was unwilling to
accept the interests or requirements of
manufacturers on imports as the basis for
legislation On this subject, and he ventured
the prophecy that any tariff bill which
rested exclusively upon that basis would
never become law, but would beget q
most unhappy feeling among people in
regard to the whole subject. He thought
it wise to prefer to pay somewhat less at
ten7Ion to the demands of the manufac-
turers, and more to the views of the peo-
pie who have to pay the taxes.
The senate then adjourned.
House.