The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-30
St. Clairsville Gazette.
FOR Wool GROWERS.
Colonel Taylor's Tariff Record

SOt AuyIOt WOO . 9CuOSt W WV 1sso
Congress when the tariff on wool VAS
reduced. He sckno wledged himself in
capable,of taking care Of the interests OF
the wool.growers and sent to his con-
stituents for help,
The history OF the tariff legislation 10
the 47th Congress that reduced the du.
ties on wool, is briefly this: This Con.
gress Was Republican In both branches.
The House passed bill reducing the in.
ternal revenue taxes The senate added
to It tariff duties. A commission 10 re.
wise the tariff was appointed by the Pres!
ident. 1t Was q Republican Commission,
with Mr.. Hayes. the trusted agent of the
New England manufacturers for its Pres.
ident. This commission reported in 70.
vor OF reducing duties on wool. Presi-
dent Arthur, 10 his Annual Message, had
also recommended reduction on wool.
The Senate after long discussion pass.
ed the House Internal Revenue bill with
full revision Of the tariff schedule as On
amendment to It. This bill reduced the
tariff on wool.
The fnal vote 10 the Senate was as fol-
Republicans voting for the bill, so
Democrats 4"
Independent ]
Total, 81
Democrats voting against the bill, %
Republicans
Total, 81
This vote was taken March 2, 1883.
Under the rules Of the House Is they
then stood, II Was in the power OF any
member to prevent the consideration or
passage OF this bill except under sus.
pension OF the rules which requires q
two-thirds vote. 1t was therefore prac.
ticallv in the power OF any member OF
the House to defeat this bill.
A Republican caucus was held and 1t
was determined to arbitrarily change the
rules Of the House so as to permit the
bill to be passed by q majority vote.
Here was the turning point to the whole
question. This rule was the key to the
position.
Mr.. Delano and Mr.. Sprague, who
we're there on behalf of the wool-grow'
ers OF Ohio, saw Il and 1t is reported
urged Ohio members. aud especially
Mr.. Taylor, who represented the largest
wool growing district in the State, to op
pose this step.
But the rules, under the ruling Of Mr.
Keifer. we're changed
Mr.. Taylor voted on every roll-call
to change the rule so the bill could
be taken up. Thus the key was Civ
en- up, and any vote afterwards
against the bill itself did no real
good.
The rule bsiug changed. the next thins
was conference committee. Democrats
one after another, refused to serve unde
the rule. Finally conference commit
tee consisting OF six Republicans ant
one Independent Democrat Mr.. Spes
OF Georgia. vas appointed
Mr.. Taylor voted for this confer
ence committee, whom 1t was q fore
gone conclusion that, II appointed.
the Senate bill would be reported to
the House aud passed. 1t was re
ported to the House under the new
rule and passed, with the tariff or
WOO. reduced; aud at the same time
raised on certain classes Of wooden
goods.
j A vote against the bill after the Rule
OF the House had been changed, and
Conference Committee agreed to. was o
no avail, and any intelligent membe
must have seen from the beginning tha
to change the rules, and appoint Con
ference Committee, meant the passage o
the bill With the tariff on wool reduced.
Why did Mr.. TAYLOR, rs the represen
fative of the great WOOL interests OF bi
district, refuse to take the advice of thei
representative men, and vote to chang
the rules and appoint Conference Com
mittee, which made the passage OF th
. bill certsin, when without this change i
the rules the passage OF the bill cou
have been prevented by himself alone 2
The vote on the bill In the House
March 8, 1883, was as follows:
Republicans voting for the bill. l3
Democrats 4"
{ Greenbackers " Z"
Total, 10
Democrats voting against the bill, 8
Repubicans
Greeubackers and Independents vO-
ting against the bill,
Total, II
Buffers Effective Opposition.
! Boston Herald.
General Butler is 80 everlastingly dow
on the soulless corporations that be r.
fuses to pay the railroad companies