The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-14
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cents per pound in addition thereto; pro-
viSed that on all kinds of iron or steel, or
articles of manufactures OF iron or steel.
hereinbetore in this act enumerated or pro.
vided, except iron ana steel wire when + al.
yaniZed or coated with any metal or CON-
pound alloy or mixture of metals by any
process whatsoever, except painted, to be
classified according to sizes and gauges OF
coated iron or steel, there shall be paid,
excepting on what are known commercially
as tin plates, terne plates and taggers tin,
and hereinbetore provided for, l cent per
pound, In addition to rates provided for
in this act, there shall be paid on gal
yanized iron or steel wire, cent per pound
IN addition TO the rates imposed ON the
wire OF which It is made, or iron, wire.rope
and wire strand, cent per pound in addi-
ton to rates provided for in this act. There
shall be paid on galvanized iron or steel
wire, cent per pound in addition to the
rates imposed on wire of which it is made
or iron, wire-rope and wire strand, cent
per pound in addition TO rates imposed on
wire OF which it is made. On steel, WIRE
rope and wire strand, 2! cents per pound in
addition to rates imposed on wire of which
1t is made.
Morrison moved to fix the duty on steel
in any form, rot specially enumerated, at
40 perez ad valorem, instead of q cents
per pound.
After discussion, Morrison modified his
amendment by adding, provided. that IN
no case shall the duty exceed y cents per
pound, and the amendment, as modified,
was agreed to.
Dunn offered an amendment, providing
there shall be allowed, on all implements
and machinery manufactured for use in
agricultural labor and production, made
IN whole or in part of material imported on
a
drawback equal in amount to
the duty paid on such material.
This was the opportunity for gentlemen
on the other side, who claimed to be the
friends of the farmer, to show they were in
earnest in their protestations of the inter-
est in the cause of agriculture.
Reed opposed the amendment, which he
declared had been offered not because the
gentleman supposed it would prevail but
because be thought the country would pay
attention to these attempts to make a
record. The country was too sensible to do
anything of the kind,
Townshend, of Illinois, challenged the
production from the history of tariff legis.
lation OF bill which was more oppressive
in its operation than the bill reported by the
present ways and means comm ittee and
no important measure had ever been
brought before the American con,
gress, where such unfair and tyrannical
means had been resorted to in its manage
ment. This bill did not originate in con-
gress; it was sired by lobby of hired
agents of monopolists, and was brought
forth in secret conclave.
Mckinley-"No democratic member of
the ways and means committee will say
what you have said"
Townshend went on to say that the three
gentlemen Kelly, Haskell and Mckinley.
pharpa nj hn had x,at
descended to the work of detraction and
villification; that work had been assigned
to another referring 10 Reed whose voice,
manners and characteristics peculiarly
qualified him for the work. Every other
member on the other side spoke
only, apparently, by license. Was
there ever such shameful proceedings
inaugurated in the American congress on
such an important measure?
Haskell said he had stood here fpr nearly
three weeks and had listened to d9nuncia-
tons coming from the other side leveed at
members OF the ways and means committee
long enough without replying. The gentle
man from Illinois stood here and charged
this bill was the creation ola corrupt lobby.
Every word of his declaration was a fiat
falsehood. Did he comprehend exactly
the length and breadth and width OF that
statement? Every word of this bill had
committee, and never from the day the
committee had taken charge of it until the
day they reported it, was there manutac-
turer allowed before them.
Townshend-Accor to your papers,
lobbyists crowded the committee rooms.
Haskell-Not man was before the COM
mittee when it vas in session. The gentle
man from Kentucky (Carlisfe) is as honora-
bic a man as the representative from Iii
lis al vNl, fNtrnt - u,,1s. =.
sGoundrel and the tool OF no lobbyist.
When men like Morrison, Randall,
Carlisle, kasson and Kelly are
charged on this floor with
acting as the agents Of lobbyists, the man
who charges it utters, believe, deliberate
falsehood Applause on the republican
side.l He knew better, l put my honor
and character before this whole world and
country. l invite the closest scrutiny of
my public acts and private acts. No
hound, no gutter-snipe ever sunk
so low yet as to charge me with dishonor in
discharging my duty on this committee or
any other. Applause on the Republican
side.l | will not stand here to assert my
i integrity 1t is known where I'm known
but when my committee is attacked, in
the name of my colleagues on that
committee-democratic aud republ'.
can colleagues-I want to brand,
those with the application which belongs to
them.
Townshend said he did not desire to
handy words with the gentleman from
Kansas. He did not propose to 10 to cess.
pools to throw filth at the gentle
man. He had not, in his
remarks, intended any such personal
application to either Of the three gentlemen
who he had referred to. He simply in.
tended TO inform the country OF fact
which he had derived from the statements
had been surrounded by the
hired agents Of tariff monopolists
and it was the influence they had exerted
The would not say coruptly) on members of
the committee that had brought forth this
bill. He had no personal animosity to the
gentleman from Kansas, He had been sur
prised at the ability and information which
the gentleman displayed in the management
of this bill, for lie was the only one of the
other side who had shown any acquaint.
ance with II. He was surprised because he
to show any ability or knowledge worth
considering, of any subject, he had
ever discussed. Laughter on therepublican
side He (Townshend) did not know
whether the gentleman intended to hurl at
him the epithet Of being guilty OF uttering
falsehood or not. ~ want to know,Y he
said, turning to EaSell, whether the
gentleman charges me personally
with falsehood.n Haskc answer me
question, and W.. oi,swer yours. |
want you to answer whether or not you
rules Of the house, but was the creation OF
corrupt lobby. Did you say that?
Townshend-"1 said then and say again
hat ha hill xyae pirad I u birai ouspto Of o