Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-17
The TARIFF BILL
CRukes q Lively Bout Between seDa.
tors morrill, and Beck,


WASHINGTON, April l6 In the Senate
Garlsnd called up and the Senate passed
without debate, the resolutions some days
since offesed by him as follows:
Resolved, That the committee on finance
be instructed to inquire whether the Sec
retary of the Treasury should not be au.
tborized and directed to carry out the pro-
visions of the thirteenth and fourteenth
sections Of the act OF Congress, approved
June 23d, 1886, entitled an act to regulate
deposits of public moneys by making a
deposit of the fourteenth installment,
which was postponed by the act of Con.
gress OF October 2nd, 1887, entitled an act
to postpone the fourth installment deposit
with States, with such OF the States then
entitled thereto and which have not receiv-
ed the same out OF the present existing
supplies revenue not otherwise appropriate
ed in the manner provided by the same
act OF 1886 and report by bill or otherwise,
Morrill, asked and obt aimed unanimous
consent to
Reply 10 the Criticism
made on his (Morrills) course on the tariff
by Beck in the course OF his remarks on
the education bill. In view OF the antici-
pat.d defeat of the Morrison tariff bill,
Morrill, said, the Senator from Kentucky
had nterjected his speech on the tariff into
the debate on the education bill. That Sen
ator had in substance said az Lady Macbeth
bsd 'cB1t screw carSssMs'tiDg and fear strieEen
sticking place and wellnot fail" He
hsd turned himself irto an ostentatious.
~ hip" at long range OF the other house OF
C, / gress, but whether that house would
accept the discipline meekly was another
question. He had told them sneaks and
towards never commanded respect and
that such need expect no mercy In the
Democratic camp after the Democratic
convention meets. This, Morrill, contin.
ned. meant business. Whrn the Sena-
tor from Kentucky held the whip
he always meant business. Morrill, feared
that in few days somebody would be
hurt, IL indeed they were not already hur;
Bat m ght be found that aftr the Dem.
cratic parry had purged itself Of all those
who differed with the Senator from Ken
tucky, those W no remained would find but
little comfort He had not been inclined,
he esid, to make party issue OF the tarin
question. That question was so inter
woven with the general welfare oil every
mart of the country that he bad been reluc
tant TO appropriate credit for its advantages
to any one party. But il the democratic
party, departing from the teachings ot lie
earlier and most renowned leader-choost
to thrust this new issue upon the hepno
lican psrty they may rest assured that tht
conflict will not be Stunned. A reduction
in the tariff had been made last year
guided by the opinions OF the Labor Com
mission appointed BY Congress. But while
the results OF reduction were yet unascer
tsiped and unascertsinable the preseu
tsriff is passion ately denounced aud
sweeping reduction is now proposed. ap,
p'icsble right or wrong 10 the bulk oil
reign imports.
To Justiry n Change
in the tariff the benefit should be sub
,tuntial and should certainly not be
psrtisan. Morrill, entered on all historical
review OF the action Of the Democratic
psrty to show its shifting policy in regard
10 the tariff and other measures and In
ouir, d how after such a record consistency
could be expected from that party.
Morrill, compared the condition OF Ken
tpcky with that Of Ohio to show the ad
~ ruisgps OF manufactures as a result o.
| ~ o'ectlon and alluded 10 the former pro
t.riionist representatives Cf Kentucky a.
having bad y more correct view OF me neeo
Of Their State than was entertained by the
present Senator (Beck). In referring 70
he inconsistency of the Democratic party
Morrill, rem arked that Tilden's favoritr
car rdidate for the Presidency vss well
lpoxn 10 be Henry 3. Payne, an Ouio pro-
t. ctiye tariff nan.
BeeL's Reply.
Beck, in replying TO Mr.. morrill,, SAID
hiatt gen tlemsn had made god many
stale references TO S4ucho Pauza snd siml-
ar characters, but he Beck did not see
chat that bad 10 do with the argument.
che Senator had not. Beck said, in soy
,napner answered the criticism he (BecsJ
ad made on his public declarations ana
conduct. The Senator from Vermont re.
gsrded the tariff as member both oil
The Senate and the tariff conference com
miitee. This was not to he answered. Bscs
INSISTED, by drawing omDsrisOns between
his humble self fspd some great leaders VINO
had represented Kentucky in Congress
The Sena'e then prOce' dfd with the CON
sjderation OF the bankruptcy bill, si'sr
ubich il went into executive session. Al
journed.