Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-29
House.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Pin the house, i'm
mediately after the reading of the journal
the tariff bill was considered in committee
of the whole, Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan,
in the chair.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, charged that the
dominant party was attempting to choke
the meas ure through without due consider
alton.
In reply to Mr.. KelIy's question asking
the authority for the statement, Mr.. Bland
said he had seen it stated in the public
press.
Mr.. Reagan said he heard it from SEN
ator who had it from the president.
Mr.. Kelly did not think the president
proposed to offer bride to the Democratic
party to prevent legislation on the sub
ject.
After reading the journals, the house
went into committee of the whole, Mr.Bur-
rows, of Michigan, in the chair, on the
tariff bill.
Mr.. Bland criticized the action of the
dominant party for its delay in bringing
in the tariff bill and in attempting to
choke the pending measure through the
house and senate without due considera-
ton. 1t had been whispered around that
unless this senate passed this or similar
bill the president would call an extra ses-
sion. That statement was held over this
congress to prevent due consideration of
the subject. In reply to Mr.. KelIy's
question asking authority for the state
ment, Mr.. Bland replied he had seen it
stated in the public press.
Mr.. Reagan said he heard it from sena-
tor who had it from the president. Mr..
Kelly did not think the president proposed
to offer bride to the Democratic party to
prevent legislation on the subject.
Mr.. Bland opposed the bill, which he
said meant death to the agricultural in
terests of the country.
Mr.. Converse concluded a long constitu-
tional argument with the declaration that
he thought it was within the power of
congress to protect special industries. 1t
was not the proper policy to be followed.
Mr.. Mckinley, a member of the ways
and means committee, recog-
nized the general demand for
revision of the tariff with the minority
of the house, and insisted that the revision
be made on the basis of recognition of
revenue and revenue only, and it was
there that the two parties divided. A
majority of the sentiment in this house
believed not only in tariff for revenue
but in tariff for protection as well as the
committee on ways and means represented
the dominant sentiment of the
bill which the committee had
brought to the house recognized fully,
and he desired to make no concealment of
the doctrine of protection. While the bill
was protective in its character and its
features, yet recognizing a reasonable de-
mand of the country for reduction of the
revenues of the country, the committee
had made reductions in the interest of a
diminished revenue wherever it could be
done without injustice to existing indus
tries. A long and somewhat exciting dis
cussion ensued concerning the increased
duty on cotton ties.
Mr.. Mckinley asserted that the men who
cried out about the greed of hoop iron
manufacturers paid four cents a pound on
cotton ties and sold them as cotton at
eleven cents.
A number of Southern representatives
denied this assertion.
Mr.. Chase, of Rhode Island, said there