The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-30
THE TARIFF BILL.
Yesterdays Debate Mixed with a Few Re-
marks on the Whisky Bill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

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Yesterdays Debate Mixed with Few Re-
marks on the Whisky Bill.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The tariff has been
the absorbing theme in both houses of Con-
gress to-day, varied in the House with tenn
porary depression in the direction of an Incl
| dental discussion of the merits of the whisky
bill, from which, however, the advocates of the
bill derived but little comfort. In fact, the
temper of the House upon this subject has
| been pretty plainly indicated of late, and it
is quite safe to assume that the House will
steadily set its face against the granting of
any extraordinary indulgence to the holders
of whisky in bond
Pending one of the numerous marching
votes, as a member humorously styled
them, in the House, this afternoon, as the
members were passing between the two
tellers, the rubicund, rosy and jolly Robson
happened to come Immediately after Repre-
sentative ]. Hyatt Smith. Putting his hands
upon the shoulders of the latter Mr. Robson
remarked: Pm glad to be behind a
preacher" THE divine man was once in the
same position" retorted J. Hyatt But he
was commanded to get thee behind me,
Satan" responded Mr.. Robson. True
again, replied the preacher representative;
well give you the benefit of the difference"
While the tariff bill was under considera-
tion, Mr.. White, of Kentucky, moved to
amend by providing that upon the reimporta-
ton of articles once the growth product or
manufacture of the United States, upon
which no internal tax has been assessed or
paid, there shall be levied, collected and paid
duty double, instead of equal, as provided by
the bill, to the tax imposed by the internal
revenue laws upon such articles. Mr.
White said this provision of the bill was an
attempt which went far to convince him of
the truth of Tho hn--atArnant made on the floor
last year. that there seemvu al unuIor-
standing between some special tariff men
and some special whisky men, which was
doing no benefit to this country ard good
deal less TO the Republican party. The
bonded extension bill had been slipped
through the House in a method which was
infamous.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, who has charge
of the bonded extension bill, said he repre-
sented in part, with other gentlemen an in
terest which paid into the treasury 800, OOO;
900, and which was now absolutely PROSTATE.
Several Republicans-Good, good.
You did not say good good, " retorted
Mr.. Butterworth, "when it paid your SOL
diers while they fought your battles; you
did say good, good, when it put bandages
around your wounded soldiers; you did not
say good, good, when it paid the pensions
of widows and orphans. have been earnest
in helping. the industries of New England
and Pennsylvania, but our bankers, our
boards of trade, our chambers of commerce,
our merchants our grocers, have asked thii
House for three hours consideration of
bill for the relief of the distilling industry
and we cannot have one hour.
Mr. Whte-When did they ask for thre
hours? They slipped the DILL through undr
suspension of the rules.
Mr. Blackburn challenge that statemet, |
and remind the gentleman that the recod |
shows that il was reported unanimously frm |
the committee on ways and means, aid
passed the House without a dissenting voe |
Mr.. White-It passed without debate ad |
without my being able to get the yeas ad
nays.
The Chair-The gentleman is not in or,er.
Mr.. Butterworth-He hardly ever is
want the House, at a very early day, toeon-
slder the claims of this great industry, which
is now Frustrated. and which, if relief Is not
granted, will probably, in its own destruc-
ton, drag down many protected industries
Mr.. Read, of Maine, said he had heard
three times before precisely this discovery
about the danger which was to come from
refusing their (the distillersO demands, and
if they were successful this time he would
expect to hear it just once more, and that
was on a demand for repeal of the whisky
tax. Applause on the Republican side. ]
Mr. Blackburn submitted TO the House that
SO long as it recognized whisky as property;
so long as it burdened it with tax of 800 per
cent greater than its actual value, it was not
only fair but wise to treat the whisky inter-
est with common decency He was opposed
to abolishing the tax on whisky and tobacco,
but he would deal fairly by them and enable
them to pay their tax. He would have free
salt, free sugar, free tea and free coffee, ill.,
stead of free whisky. [Applause on the
Democratic side.l
THE SENATE.
A Very Industrious Days Work, Showing