Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-01
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
MORE SPEECHES PRO AND CON
ON THE TARIFF BILL.

An Unimportant Day In the Senate
Mr.. Morrison Fixes Tuesday as the
Closing Day of the Tariff Dekate-Bad
Prospects for HarbOr and River Ap-
prOpriatiOns.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-In the Senate
to-day after disposing of large number
of bills on the calendar, the Senate took
up the bill reported from the Committee
on Commerce, to remove certain burdens
on the American merchant marine and
encourage the American foreign carry
ing trade.
! Mr.. Beck addressed the Senate on the bill,
first having the clerk read the amendment
heretofore submitted by Mr.. Vest, which Mr..
| Beck said reflected the views of the minority
| OF the committee. That amendment provides
/ Tor the admission of shiDbuilding material
| free Of duty and the admission TO Amer
! lean registry OF ships bought abroad.
The bin was also discussed by Messrs. Frye.
Pending debate the Indian appropriation
! bill was reported, and the Senate adjourned.
| N THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day on motion of Mr.
Roseerans, joint resolution was passed
/ authorizing the Secretary of War to loan
/ tents. etc. to the soldiers reunions, and to
| grant condemned cannon for monumental
| purposes on proper application.
On motion of Mr.. Clardy, of Missouri Joint
resolution was passed authorizing the Presi-
| dent to appoint two Lieutenants from Ser
geants of the Signal Service corps.
The morning hour having been dispensed
| with, the House at II 40 O'Clock went into
| committee of the whole, with Mr.. Cox. OF
| New York, IN the chair, on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Dingley concluded his speech. He
| answered the arguments made and contrO-
verted the propositions laid down by Messrs.
| Cox, Hurd and others, that the decline of
American commerce was the result of the
| protective tariff
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York. said that though
one should rise from the dead to convey TO
| Congress a message on the subject of the
tariff, he doubted whether it would change
one vote on this or any other tariff bill, and
though an angel should come down from
Heaven he could not give the House any mes
sage in favor of that liberty wherewith the
founder of our religion hath made us free,
that could be conveyed in stronger
the eloquent gentleman from Ohio.
After hearing that speech he
had doubted whether it was worth while for
nlm to take up the thread of that great argu-
ment but he had concluded to try to gather
some stray sheaves of wheat from the great
field over which the gentleman had passed his
devOurlng sickle. With this introduction Mr.
Hewitt made speech in favor OF the MOrri-
son bill fully as long and fOrcible as that Of
Ar. Hurd yesterday, winning much applause
Mr.. Hewitt closed his speech with an eloquent
peroratiOn, in which he pictured the haBpv
results which would follow to the laborer from
judicious reformation of the tariff, and tits
his party colleagues.
Mr.. Warner, Of Ohio, after discussion OF
the economic principles which should govern
IN the framing OF a Just tariff law, passed on
to the consideration Of the Ohio platform, and
reiterated the statement made by him yester-
day, that the Morrison bill was not in har-
mony with that platform.
Mr.. CulbersOn, of Texas, made a strong ar
gument in support of the bill A 20 per cent.
reduction would be a great saving TO the
people and especially to the poor people, and
would serve as notice that the Democratic
party meant TO advance step by step to the
only Just and constitutional methods for rais-
lng revenue by tariff. Hepictured the effect
tion Of wealth.
Mr.. Mlliken, of Mane,s in brief speech.
replied to and cOmbatted the propositions laid
down by Mr.. Culberson, and argued that a
protective tariff gave the poor man a home
instead OF hOvel, good clothes instead of
rags, and meat instead OF broth. The ques-
ton raised was simply between free trade and
protection. There was no half way ground.
The gentlemen who spoke on the other side
took the revenue tariff for their text. but
every time preached free trade revenue
Ihey declared that protection was robbery,
but announced their willingness to swallow
TINS robbery with 20 per cent. off,
Mr.. CutcheOn, Of Michigan, opposed the bill
as being wrong IN principle, unscientihc in
construction, hurtful in its tendencies and de-
structiYe in its effects. 1t was neither pro-
lection, free trade, nor revenue-Only. II was
protection with a free trade slash twenty
inches wide through it. 1t was a monster,
shapeless, lame and blind. The country
wanted tariff not for revenue, not for pro-
lection. but for revenue and protection one
and insepaTable.
Mr.. Dorsheimer of New York was accorded
the floor and then the committee rose.
MIR. Lowry, from the Committee on Elec-
tiOns, submitted a report in the Virginia con-
tested case of O'Ferrill VS.. Paul. and il was
LAID over for the present. The resolution
which accompanies the report declares the
contestant entitled to the seat.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, from the Com
mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads, re-
ported the bill to secure telegraph correspon-
dence. 1t was referred to the House caIen-
dar.
The House then, at O'Clock. took a recess
until O'Clock, the evening session to be for
debate on the tariff bill
At the evening session of the House, Mr..
W ait, Of Connecticut, spoke in Opposition to
the tariff bill, and Mr. Ray, of New York,
made strong speech for protective tariff.
No other members spoke.