The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-29
THE TARIFF.
synopsis OF the Debate In the House
ON Saturday.


ON Saturday.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-"What do
you think Of the tariff now ?" said ex.
Speaker Randall this afternoon, and with.
out waiting for an answer, he continued: I:
~ think the bill will pass both Houses,
and thatit will certainly be law"
The notable speeches Of the day were by
Mckinley and Haskell on the Republican
side, in support Of the bill, and by Carlisle
ON the Democratic side in opposition to II.
Mckinley took high ground in favor OF Il
protective tariff, and brought TO its defense
all the arguments that he could muster. At
one time half the Democratic members
were on their feet protesting against his
statements respecting cotton ties. The
Southern men are not all agreed on this,
These ties have long been bone OF con.
teution. The cotton planters are interested
in maintaining the present rate, which,
under Treasury decision, is thirty.five per
cent ad Vulorem, although the rate on the
hoop iron, from which they are made, is
one and one.half cent per pound. Mckin.
ley said this was indeed u grievous wrong
to the cotton planters to put duty OF one
and a half cent per pound upon an article
which they pay three and half cents for,
and which they sell as cotton for ten and
eleven cents pound.
1 This exposed an imposition which the
planters practice upon the North. II
brought Aiken, of South Carolina, to his
feet, who said that the statement was un.
true.
Mr.. Mckinley called Representative
Chace, OF Rhode Island, who Is large
cotton manufacturer, to substantiate what
he had said.
The Rhode Island Quaker came forward
and said: The American cotton spinners
consume about twelve hundred thousand
bales OF cotton per year. That cotton is
bought in the South. For every pound OF
OF it, including cotton ties and bagging,
they pay the market rate for cotton, ten or
eleven cents, 4
Several Southern men again spraug to
their feet declaring that this was not true,
whereupon Grape, OF Massachusetts, who
is largely interested in cotton, and who
represents the Fall River factories, said:
"1his cotton comes 10 us from tho South
III uhlen WIN CuktOu lth uuu udsSluk
around 1t. These bales are put on the
scales and weighed, and for every pound
we pay the market price for lint cotton"
The truth is the Southern planters sell 10
the North hoop iron ties for cotton.
Mr.. Mckinley received the closest atten.
ton from both sides OF the House, and
was repeatedly and. warmly applauded by
the Republicans, He closed his speech by
reading the conclusion Of General Gar.
fields last speech on the tariff in the
House, which created prolonged applause.
Minister West and tho Marquis OF I4orne
were brought into the Speakers lobby
after McKinley's speech, and he was intro.
duced to them. The Marquis compliment.
ed him on the strength and brilliancy Of
his argument, and remarked that Canada
had found protective tariff good thing
General debate has closed on the bill,
and its consideration by sections under the
five minute rule will begin on Monday.
Judge Kelley and careful observers admit
that the fate Of the bill in the House can
not be determined, until several votes have
been taken in committee Of the whole.