Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
THE TARIFF IN THE HOUSE

House met yesterday morning Mr.. ao as The
mittee Of the Whole on the Tariff bill. ron Hhon'
TO, Me. Cox, of New York. being called Erred
chair. Mr.. Elton then objected to Tho W TIT,
siderstion of the bill; IN a,vote in the Ho non
was decided-l4O to 13s-to take I'm th the 90 it
urc. Tne ~roll-call was listenea to with meas
interest At the conclusion of the flrst a%
there appeared to be a majority Of one for t Il,
so close that until the final announcemen,w as
one could tell how the vote stood. The rasn no
as announced was: ''us
dcrson, Bagley, Balleqtine, Barksdale, Beamohh>
Bland, Blout. Breckenridge, Buchanan. Ru Spa
ner. Cabell, Caldwell, Gambler. Carleton, C ~
e1sS' 1 cox IN. " OK IN; gyms u, c4 gs,-
6easter, pe sa1s RRi1rell, T D}seekery. ef Ses]
Graves, Greer, Greenleaf, Halsell, Ham mnaaes'
Hancock. Hardeman, Hatch Mo-, HemphiIHI'
H Hersem, HEWITT TnTd N James me- 1 5opas eW;y Holman.
lTex.), Jones -(Ark.l, Jones tAla.D. JordaeGs
eTiny; M MSMillssn g;ob Mnts9 Mcrd MayMbnsy, Miiesrr
rison, Morse, Muldrow. Murphy, Mur T",'
Peele (Ark.l. Potter, Price. Pussy, Reeees
s Anseers simslete Ease Skinner s q. y, s,oe ssym ssI
der, Springer, Stewart !Tex)., Stocksiarer
Strait. Sumner Wis, Talbot, Taylor TENN,
Eaton. wakeaeld, Ward, warner Gsen naa
Welborn, Weller. Wilkins. Willis. Wilson
w W,aans 4a1sn 9ap M eana 9o %Deo' %So0d"a'd
Nays-Adams NilJ, Arnot. Atkinson, Ba,.
bour. Barr, Bedford: Bingham, ,Bisbee. Boas
f hrew Bo ;Pel. B nuda' bu nrekans Sa s1e~er G MS;JA
Converse, Curtin, Cutchcon, Davis Mass
Dingley, Duncan. Durham, Eaton. Elliott
Ellwood. %Ermentrout. Evans tPa:l. Everhart'
ton. George, Glasseeock; God; Gum
Hart, Hatch 1,{Miehl, Haynes. Hen
f Hcpbnrn sa9 Aew asao fA1s:?. H His { hef Hiiijj
Holmes, Hopkins, Horr, Hawley, Hunt JET
fords. Johnson, kasSon, Kean, Keller. Kelley
kihbygs foa Kachh Snan La scAd Ia%e Mo dGawfe9 IS
Comas. Mckcnfer, Willard, Miller pa, Mill
tins, ocniltree, Q,Hara, 0,Neih Gsyl
fqa; ' Poland ,A'G Post, Price, R aeteIi
kanhey;, ksy n. " Ray al; ~. A Keed|
s kedss; F s}ee1e, Stevens Mi Is; Stewart s%i.5 vs. SSpss fsss
Storm. struble, 2. B. Taylor OBJ. D.. Tayloa
co., Fuller, Valentine Van Alstyne. WadJ
worth, Warner 90, Washburne,, Weaver
son qsow;a,, Gu. Wise Wa.S j. S. Wise issse N az
and York.-l3S.
The committee then resumed its sitting!
Mr.. Morrison opened the debate. He declared
that to fail to reduce taxation and thus rel
of public duty. A horizontal reduction
might not be the best, but none other wa]
practicable at present. 10 the list of articles
now imported free of duty it was now pro1
posed to add salt, coal. wood and lumber
Salt was already tree for fishermen and meal
exporters, coal was untaXed for use on coast
and lumber was ii, the past ten years not over
$10,O0N000, while Che domestic wooden prod.
ucts exceeded 500,0OO,e0o per annum id
value In the estimates, as carct ully prc
articles dutiable above forty per cent. id
woolens but one above sixty per cent, and ID
iron and steel but few above fifty per cent
AS at present arranged many of these articles
were taxed above one hundred per cent
through hidden enormities in classification
and rates OF duty. The above limits were in
sufficient characterof the late revision fo1
bade its permanency. The only security from
agitation and change would be to conine thu
taxing power to obtaining a revenue limited
statistics showing that 16, 00o,O 900 of the AmerA
can people did not receive ar average of ovel
$500 a year for striking the blows of all pro
tional and individual wealth Went to ensl
tenth of those who earned it. The grea
masses paid the bulk OF the taxes, while thd
fcw were taxed but about two per cent. Tho
abolition of internal revenue mean1
cheap. liquors, but hi~gher-priced sugar and
other household essentials. During the past
than before the adoption of a taxing policy
as a pretended means of making wages high
er, and yea the minority wished to make cloth
ing ais higher dget by increasing the taxes on wool
quoted the Ohio platform, and asked who Dol
lieved that the tariff revenue was limited I'd
the necessities of the Government. The cry
ruin manufactures was used when the indus
tries were young, and would continue to be-
used to the end: He instanced the placing Of
quinine on the free list, and declared that as
mad been the case in that industry so it would
be in all other industries.
M. Kelley made the opening speech for the
opposition. He drew pictures of the fearful
condition of the laboring classes of Europe,
and said that the proposition now was that
the United States should enter the race with
the world for the cheaPness which had led to
the articles called raw materials by the Demo.
Gratis were, in reality, raw materials. In the
race Tor ~cheapness. production left the pros.
porous countries and found its way to the
most prosperous.
After a spirited passage between Messrs.
Kelley and Hewitt regarding the duty on wire
rods, MIR. Kelley repeated his assertion that
production had outrun consumption, and
this evil could not be mitigated by a reduction
in the tariff. The only means ~ which the
markets could be increased would be to stop
the importation of cheap labor, send back al!
who had signed contracts in foreign lands TO
work at low wages, see that laborers were
paid SO much that the public schools might be
wei sustained and the, children educated, and
protect American motherhood against becom
ing drudges in foundries. He advocated com.
piete isolation of the country. which could be
sustained in freedom and purity only so long
as it did not begin the unholy race for the
cheap and nasty understandings of dismal
science"
Mr.: Mills, the third speaker, declared that
reouctlon or taxes was inevitable, and the
question was as to what articles should be ad'
mltted Tor " rates. He argued against re-
peallng the ,internal-revcnue tax. and de-
clared that the present bill as reducing rates
On q w neeessasies was exceedingly moderate t.
portation, and give a higher value to both ex
Rorts ana MANUFACTURED products. He hea
1or work, and not by any acts of Congress
Mr. Russell having been accorded, the tooIrp
journed.