Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-05

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ore containing less then two per cent. of
favoritism into legislation, and allowed !
Spanish ore to come In free, and thus close |
the smelling establishments of this coun-
try. In the Lake Superior region they |
were working ore which yielded seven
tenths of one per cent, and yet it was pro-
posed to allow ore containing two per
cent. to come in free.
Mr.. Speer avowed himself a protectionist
and said he would go home and preach
protectionist doctrine to the people of
Georgia. Applause on the Republican
side.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, expressed
a hope that the pending proposition, which
would reduce taxation by $4,000, 900,
should be accepted. It was not a perfect
one; the article of wool should have more
protection given it, but on the whole the
bill was a fair compromise.
Mr.. Converse condemned the disregard
of the rules in connection with the bill,
embracing every material interest of the
country, which the house was called to vote
on without its ever being read. 1t
was unwise legislation. the people had lived
under the present tariff twenty-five years,
and could for another year. It was unwise
legislation as we'll politically as otherwise.
One of the large interests of his state,
wool, was being sacrificed under the re-
port. If the bill was passed. the people of
Ohio would begin a petition against it
keep up that agitation until the evil was
remedied.
Mr.. Springer said this bill. On Tuesday,
was taken from the speakers table and the
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cur in, brought the operation
of a rule adopted by revolutionary and
unparlimentary methods. On Wednesday.
one of the house conferrees declined. On
Thursday two of The senate conferrees de-
clined to serve and the committee was
completed only on Thursday after
noon. On Friday, yesterday, the confer
rees made the report to the senate, and it
only reached this house this morning at
1 o'clock. To-day the house could have but
four hours elaboration, including the read
ing Of the bill, which required nearly two
hours and which was its first reading
in the house. With this brief consider
alton the house must now vote on the
bill, which imposes a tax of over S20O,000,-
600 a year, which the government gets,
and as a direct incident to its protective
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$500,O00,000, which the people must pay
at an increased cost of manufactured arti-
cles.
The representatives of the people had
not made this bill but they must vote upon
it in the dark, without knowing its effect,
or even its provisions. He could not and
would not do it.
Mr.. Dunnell avowed himself in a strait.
Ha Uoc oop naIla1 tC vofa for +ha hill ap6
yet he yielded to the conclusion with the
utmost reluctancy. It was no such bill as
the American people had a right to expect,
or which the interests of the people had
already Enthusiastically demanded. The
bill did not meet his appreciation, and yet,
because of some of its provisions, he would
vote for it, but only under the most solemn
protest. If the Republican house had had
the courage and the pluck the
man had, to have taken
twenty-five millions off of sugar and ten
millions off of steel rails, at the last ses-
sion they would not be here to-day wit
Messing the incoming of a Democratic adj
ministration of the house.
Mr.. Bayne expressed entire approval
with the first portion of the bill, that re-
ducing internal revenue taxes, but the
section relating to the tariff matter con-
tanned some very grievous defects. The
present law was better than the one now
proposed. Under the present law impor-
tationnwas vast and extended, under
the new law, imp~ortations Will be
still greater, and instead of accom-
plishing the end proposed by legislation.
would increase the revenue the conse.
quences 'be two-fold. They be to de.
plete the country of precious metals, anC
reduce wages and labor, because the man
ufacturers of the country would be dimin
ished.
Mr.. PEBBLE, while expressing disappro
val of certain portions of the bill, stated
he should support it as a response to TIT
demands of the people for tariff revision
and for reduction of internal taxation.
Mr.. Anderson characterized as an infa
nous outrage the proposition to tax,
thirty-fve million OFF of luxuries and onl.
eleven million off of sugar, but he woult
vote for it because it reduced the tax sew
enty-fve millions. He would do so wit
the understanding that in the next con
gress he would endeavor to get down pil
iron and knock the jobbing which was il
the tariff bill, out of it.
Mr.. Morrison opposed the report. II
had no time to characterize the discredit
able methods by which the bill had bee
brought here. If this bill passed, as i
would, it would leave the tariff 40 per cent
a higher than it was before war rates wer
added.
: Mr.. Kasson closed the debate. He DEP
recated the action of the opponents o
; the bill in trying to pick out flaws her
and there. He could enter into the wor
of picking flaws if be thought that was
proper thing to do, and he could do it i
any tariff bill. The object of the pre5en
billion the part of the majority was to re
a wise the tariff without infiicting serious il
jury to the industries of the country, an
Z to reduce internal taxation. 1t was mi;
representation to say that the reduction o
, woolens was not as great as on WOO
:. . Blankets and similar goods wei
y reduced so per cent. and the interests {
: wool growers and manufacturers wei
= recognized. He had rather explain VIII
! he voted for the bill, by the simple decli
ration that it reduced taxation $~70,000,00
7 than to have to answer questions why
= = voted against it.
! The conference report was then adopte,
} yeas, 152; nays, 116. The announcement
. was greeted with applause and the bill no
u univ awaits enrOllmant and the %SiOnatur,