The Portland daily press., 1883-02-22
The Tariff Discussion.
Some Bottom Facts in the Controversy.

h~NA-S 1D0btS4a4 = cSbS III btl5 controversy,
In the National House Of Representatives,
the tariff bill being under discussion in COM
mittee of the whole, the following discus
sion occurred, the report Of which we take
from the Record:
Mr. Chaee-Mr. Chairman, with all the
respect in which | hold my friend from In.
diana, Mr.. Brownel, l must say that | am
surprised (if | understand him correctlyl TO
hear him enuncIate the idea we have so
often heard from the other side Of the Honse.
that there is no protection to. the agricutur-
al products of the country.
Mr.. Browne have said, if my friend
Will pardon me, nothing of the kind.
Mr.. Chace-Then make amends to the
gentleman. so understood him.
Mr.. Morrison-lf he had said it it would
be about right.
Mr.. Chace-Yes, know; we have heard
it iterated and reiterated from the other
side of this House
Mr. Morrison-And will hear it again.
Mr. Chace-But | submit to gentlemen on
the other side that the solid facts of the case
when they are presented make a very differ
ent showing from the assertions which thew
make. have applied to the Bureau Of Sta
tistics Tor report of the imports of dutiable
eSANiSiSo Which, are ClaSSeQ Agricultural
products. and confess that | am myself
surprised atthe exhibit. OF all the dutia-
blelmports which came into this country
last year one-third-yes, little more than
one-third, "a, 70 per ce.it.-were aoricultnr-
al products; and of all the duties collected
Mr.. Stockslager-May ask the gentleman
q question?
Mr. Chace-Certainly.
Mr.. Stockslager-W What proport on of our
pVn0rt9
Mr.. Chace-That is asking question that
has been answered thousand times.
Mr.. Stockslager-I should like ave the
gentleman answer it.
Mr.. Chace-Of all the duties collected.
1886 were collected on agricultural pro-
ducts, and agricultural products such as are
produced from the soil of this country.
Mr.. Dunn-How much of that is on
sugar?
Mr.. Chace-I understand PERFECTLY we'll
that sugar makes large part of this; but
there are some very big items besides sugar
Mr. Carlise-May ask the gentleman a
question?
Mr.. Chace-I do not want my whole five
minutes taken up in this way.
Mr.. Carlisle-Excluding sugar, what is
the average rate of duty on agricultural
products?
Mr. Chace-Well, I have not made that
gard to agricultural products.
Mr.. Carlisle will consent, as a general
rule that the rae Of duty on manufactured
products shall be double the rate of to-day
on agricultural products.
Mr.. Chace-I will hold tie gentleman TO
proposition. Now, let me read Here is
duty OF 50 per cent on wool, an importa-
ion smaller than the average) of over $40,
100000; the year before it was $4,000 900
HaPp 10 win 1.o 1r,Avv :.
Do you want to give us double that on man
ufactured products?
Mr.. Carisle-Is not vinegar a manu-
featured product?
Mr.. Chace-It is an agricultural product,
pure and simple. Laughter on the Demo-
cratic SIDE.
. Mr.. Hatch-Let me ask the gentleman
question?
Mr.. Chace-No;I must decline to yield
iortner. Let the gentleman ask his questions
in his own time OF live animals our inpor-
tation was 81, 100000; and on this we col
lected S453,O00. Breadstuffs we import to
the amount of SIG, AIS, 600 the duties haina
S4,l50,O 900. This isa matter of material in
terest to the people that l represent, We
pay on every animal we import from Cana
da ~ per cent. duty.
Mr.. DUNN think you buy all your
bread stuffs from the West or the South.
Mr.. Chace Yes; but we would buy them
in Canada, if you did not put duty on
them. We would buy our oats in Canada if
you did not put on dHty.
Mr.. Hammond, Of Georgia-Take it off
then.
Mr.. Chace-We would bring our butter
from Canada if you did not put duty on
1t.
Several members-Take it off.
Mr.. Chace-We could bring our bacon
fpf,r1 nd
But make no complaint; I am simply cal
ling attention to the facts.
Several members-Take it off then.
The Chairman-The genteman's time
has expired.
Mr.. Calkins--I rise, Mr.. Chairman, for
the purpose of submitting some remarks on
the pending amendment, but will yield to
the gentleman from California, who wishes
to yield his time to the gentleman from |
Rhode Island.
Mr.. Page-I will take the floor, then, and
by unanimous consent yield my time to the |
gentleman from Rhode Island.
Mr.. Chace-There were imported last year |
100000 worth Of potatoes. To be sure |
that is an extraordinary case, but it only |
balances the falling off in the importations |
of wool. There were imported, and j ask |
the attention OF the honorable gentleman |
from Virginia Mr.. Tucker to it, potatoes,
the QulleS on winch were collected 10 an |
amount of 81, 31S,000.
| ask the attention of the gentleman from |
Virginia mr.. Tuckerl to the article of SUI
mac, [Laughter). Sumac, which is pro-
duced by the labor of the people of Virginia, |
and on which is reported the same duty that
at present exists. ask him to take notice
there were S461 900 worth of it imported:
Lemons. oranges and other fruits. The |
gentleman from Florida will please take no
tice-S5, AIT, 600.
Flax. The gentleman from Kentucky |
[Mr. Carlislel will take notice. Laughter
Flax, 81, 900.
Ny Western friends on this side will take |
notice. Flax is raised in Iowa.
Mr. Carlisle-That simply comes in COM
petition with Kentucky hemp. We produce !
no fax at all.
Mr.. Chace-The whole thing is simple,
but 1 am going to put it in here. / notice
another simple thing, that the committee
on ways and means did not reduce the duty
on fax.
Mr. Carlisle-I did not say that it was a