National Republican., 1884-04-17
The House and Senate Engage in Debate on
the Same Subject
Senator Morrill, Points Out Democratic
Inconsistencies,
A Party Without Settled Principles Making Itself
Ridiculous.
FREQ Traders Throwing Dust In tho
Peoples Eyes.
THE SENATE.

Several petitions were presented In opposition
to the pending newspaper copyright bill.
Bills were introduced and appropriately referred
rs follows:
By Mr. sabin: To revive the grade Of general Of
the army.
Mr.. Conger, from the committee on commerce,
reported favorably bill to dea ne the boundaries
of the collection districts of Miami and Sandusky
in the state of Ohio On Mr.. Conger's motion the
bill was at once put upon its passage, read three
times ard passed.
Mr.. Dolph, from the committee on public lands,
reported avorably the bill to authorize the states
of Illinois, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee
to make such laws MS may secure from injury and
waste the lands granted those states for school
purposes Mr.. Dolph moved its immediate con-
Bideration, but this objected to, aud tho bill
was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Morrill, asked and obtained unanimous con-
sent TO reply to criticisms made on his (Mr. Nor
rlrs) course the tariff by Mr. Beck in the course
of his remarks on the education bill
In view of the anticipated defeat Of tho Morri-
son tariff BILL Mr.. Morrill, said the senator from
Kentucky had interjected his speech on the tarih
into debate on an education bill. That senator
had in substance. said TO the house. as Lady Mac
beth had said to her vacllating and fear-stricken
paS Ws pS iIHS e he
himself into an ostentatious whip at long range
of the other house Of congress, but whether that
another question. He had told them that sneaks
and towards never commanded respect, and that
buCn neeu expect no mercy III tue ueIuOCThuC
camp after the democratic convention meets
This Mr. Morrill, continued, meant business
When the senator from Kentucky held the whip
he always meant business Mr.. Morrill, feared
that In a few days somebody would be hurt, IT,
indeed, they were not already hurt, but ii may be
all Sdse sSS he
from Kentucky. those who remained would ind
but little comfort.
make party issue of the tariff question. That
question was so interviewer with the general vel
fare OF every part Of the country th nt he had been
reluctant to appropriate the credit for its ad-
vantages to any one party. But IL the democratic
party, departing from the teachings Of its earlier
and most renowned leaders, chooses to thrust this
new issue upon the republican party they may
rest assured that the conflict will not be Stunned.
reduction In the tariff had been made last year,
guided by the opinions and labors of a commission
appointed by congress, but, while the results Of
that reduction were yet unascertained and un-
usCertainable, the present tariff is passionately
denounced, and a sweeping reduction is now pro.
posed. applicable, right or wrong, TO the bulk of
foreign imports. This was pretended at one mo-
ment to lead to reduction of revenue while at
another we were told that 1t would lead TO an in
crease of revenue. Mr.. Morrill, admitted that the
defects OF tariffs sometimes needed to be remedied,
but after careful examination last year and the
application Of remedy for the defects then found
PSs 10 BE-
to blindly administer q horizontal dose Of 20per
cent. reduction. To justify change in the tariff
the benefit should be substantial, and should GER
Mr.. Morrill, entered on a historical review of the
bCllOn OF the QemOCratC party 10 snow tS Snl1tlnB
policy in regard to the tariff and other measures,
and inquired how, after such q record, consist
enoy could be expected from such party, The
policy of the gullotne, with nothing to recon-
meud 1t but its brevity. No one but those who,
Tor ali ailments alike could give it approval. The
tariff for revenue only" would be found as un-
satisfactory as the drink of horse medicine which
sancho Panza had mistaken for Jamaica rum.
The course of the democrats upon this question
was plain confession that the republican party
respects that party was invuinerable Alter re.
ferring 10 the practical results of the present tariff
as tosome Of the leading articles of import, Mr..
Morrill, said that the artifcers Of two cities-New
York city aud Brooklyn-manufactured every
year comm odties of the value of s6ls,0o0000,
the same time was only s66s,OOO, 900 Yet, strange
to say, the foreign imports monopolized all the
attention Of some people while the interests Of the
In America 1t was only the men who did not
themselves labor that were In favor of free trade
tariff for revenue. Referring to the wages of
labor, Mr. Morrill, said that free trade would com.
pei Americans to do something like 90 per cent.
NOR SGTk or to aGSe % PER less Wages
last" and tariff for revenue only was the twin
brother of free trade.
Mr. Morrill, compared the condition of Kentucky
with that of Ohio to show the advantage of man
ufaotures as n result of protection and alluded to
former protectionist representatives Of Kentucky
as having had more correct view OF the needs of
senator (Mr. Becky
IN referring 10 Tue INCONSISTENCY OF the demo-
cratic party, Mr.. Morrill, remarked that Mr.. Til
den's favorite candidate for the presidency was
well known TO be Henry b. Payne, an Ohio pro-
tective tariff man.
MIR. Beck replying to Mr.. Morrill,, said that gen.
tlemen had made a good many stale references to
Sancho PanZa and similar characters, but he Mr..
Beck did not see what that had to do with the
gument. The senator had not Mr.. Beck said, In
any manner answered the criticism which he
INF, Beckl had made on the public declarations
and conduct of the senator from Vermont in
gard TO the tariff as member both of the senate
and of the tariff conference committee. This
was not to be answered. Mr.. Beck insisted by
drawing comparisons between his humble self
and some of the great leaders who had repre-
Bented Kentucky in congress.
Following Mr.. Morrills example in comparing
son of Kentucky with Vermont TO show that Ken
tucky had advanced more rapidly than Vermont.
Kentucky was contented prosperous, and happy.
from Vermont could say would make the people
of Kentuck discontented with their present rep
resentatives.
The senate proceeded with the consideration of
the bankruptcy bill. Amendments were offered
by Messrs George, Hoar, ingalls,, Wilson, Pike,
Harrison, Garland and Call most of which were
agreed to. The bill was read to the end and sub
sIantially agreed to, several amendments. how
ever, being indicated to be made when the bill is
reported from the committee of the whole, and
several sections being meanwhile agreed to
merely pro forma.
At $50 the senate went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened, adjourned.