The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-01

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views OF minority of the committee
iha' amendment provides for the admis-
sion OF ship building material free OF duty
ana the admission 10 American registry OF
ships bought abroad.
The hill was also discussed by Messrs
Frye, Vest, and Others.
Icnding debate the Indian appropriation
/ Diliwas reported. and the Senate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. Rosecrans joint re-
solution vas passed authorizing the Sccre-
tary OF War to loan tents. &c, TO soldiers
reunions and 10 grant condemned cannon
Tor monumental purposes on proper appli-
cation.
On motion Of Mr.. Clardy, OF Missouri,
a Joint resolution was passed authorizing
the President to appoint two lieutepants
from sergeants Of the Signal Service Corps.
The morning hour having been dis
pensed with, the House, at Il:40, went
into Committee of tho Whole (Mr. Cox, of
I 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 de-
cline OF American commerce was the result
I OF protective tariti.
! Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, said that
though one should rise from the dead TO
convey TO Congress message on the sub
icct Of the tariff, he doubted whether il
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 message in favor OF that lib
erty whcrcwith the Founder OF our rcli-
gion hath made us free, that could be con-
vcycd in stronger terms than those used
yesterday by the eloquent gentleman
from Ohio. After hearing that speech,
he had doubted whether il was worth
while FOR him to take up the thread
of that great argument, but he had
concluded TO try to gather some stray
Shcayes OF wheat from the great field over
which the gentleman had passed his de-
vourng sickle. With this introduction
Hewitt made a speech IN favor OF the Nor
riSOn bill fully as long and as forcible
as that OF Mr.. Hurd yesterday. winning
much applause. Hewitt closed his speech
with an eloquent peroration, in which he
pictured the happy results which would
follow to the laborcr from the iudicious
reformation OF the tariff, and at its conclu-
sion he was warmly congratulated by his
party colleagues.
Mr.. Warner, OF Ohio, after the discus
sion 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 state
ment made by him yesterday that the
Morrison bill was not in harmony with
that platform. Mr.. CulberSon, Of Texas,
made & strong argument in support OF the
bill. A twenty-per-cent reduction would
be a great saving to the people, and espe-
cially to poor people, and would serve as
notice that the Democratic party meant to
advance step by step to only just and con-
sttutiOna methods for raising revenue by
a tariff. He pictured the effect which pro-
lection had on an unequal distribution OF
wealth.
Mr.. Milhken. Of Maine, in 4 brief speech
replied to and combattcd the propositions
laid down by CuberSon, and argued
that protective tariff gave the poor man
a home instead Of a hovol, good clothes
instead Of rags, and meat instead OF broth.
The question raised was simply between
free trade and protection. There was no
halfway ground. Gentlemen who spoke
on the other side took revenue tariff for 4
text, but every time preached frce-trade
revenue. They declared that protection
was robbery. but announced their willing
ness to swallow this robbery with 20 per
cent. off.
Mr.. Cutcheon. Of Michigan, opposed the
bill rs being wrong in principle unScien-
t;fc in construction, hurtful in its tenden-
cieS, and destructive in its effects. 1t was
neither protection, free trade, nor revenue
only. 1t was protection with the free-trade
slash twenty inches wide through. 1t was
a monster shapelesS, lame, and blind. The
country wanted tariff. not for revenue,
not for protection, but for revenue and pro-
lection. one and inseparable.
Mr.. Dorshcimer. OF New York, was ac-
corded the floor, and then the committee
rose.
Mr.. Lowry. from the Committee on
Elections. submitted 4 report in the Nir-
gnia contested case Of O'Ferrall rs. Paul,
and it was laid over for the present. \
resolution which accompanies the report
declares the contestant entitled to his seat.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, from the Com
mittee on Post-Offices and Post-ROadS, re-
ported bill to secure Geographic CORE
spondence.
The House then, at O'Clock, took recess
until O'Clock.
The evening session was for debate only
on the tariff bill.
At the evening session Of the House Mr..
Wait, of Connecticut. spoke in opposition
10 the tariff bill, and Mr.. Ray, Of New York,
made strong speech for protective tariff.
No other members spoke.