National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-01
THE HOUSE.

The house yesterday continued the discussion
of the Morrison tariff BILL Mr.. Dingley being the
first speaker. concluding the remarks, commenced
on Tuesday. He answered the arguments made
and Controvered the propositions laid down by
Mlssrs. Cox Hurd and others, that the decline OF
American commerce was the result of Il protect-
i've tariff. On the other hand he said. our ship
ping in the coastwise trade, the only branch of
our marine protected by law" has highly pros
pered and during the past fifteen years had in
creased in effective tonnage twenty-five per cent,
of sail. This increase has been three times as
great as that of the home fleet of the United King
dom, and our coastwise marine was three times as
urge as that of England and five times as large as
that any other nation. Our shipping in the for
egn trade, however, had steadily declined
since 1856, at which time the great
revolution from wood to Iron and
sails to steam took away from us the natural pro-
lection previously afforded by our cheap timber,
To use, because OF the fact that in 1919 we had ad
mitted her vessels to participate OH equal terms
III the carrying OF our exports and imports. Praci-
cally, therefore, 1856 marked the adoption on our
part Of the principle of free trade in the carrying
OF our exports and imports. What had been the
result In 1850. 75l2 per cent of our exports and
imports was carried in American vessels. The
The very next year we began TO loose our foreign
carrying trade and the decline went Oh from year
to year, and under the tariff for revenue only, Mt
the rate of l1a per cent. per annum until in 1860
only G61 per cent was carried in our vessels The
decline during the war was about 3S per cent,
and since the war the decline had been about the
same per annum until our percentage has fallen
TO about 10 per cent. Our coastwise trade has
been saved only because it has oeen protected.
speech in behalf of the bill. After compliment
Ing Mr. Hurd for his able argument and an
nonincing nis own change Of belief from pro,
had worked injury to the working men in Penn
sylyana; that many works were closed because
there was an over production, and that he him
self as u manufacturer was forced to reduce the
wages OF his workmen or stop work.
Mr. Kelley Thank you most profoundly, most
hnO ritl tnH hat
ton has so far outrun consumption the world
over that the proportion in which the joint pro-
ductton of labor and capital should be distributed
must be readjusted
THE Lord delivered him into my hands," re-
piled Mr. Hewitt. The gentleman says that pro-
lection has been unable to prevent over produc-
ton. That is tho point of his remark. / go
further and say that protection creates over pro.
duction-that this is the logical end and conclu-
sion OF protection.
lie then went on TO consider the manner in
which the condition OF laborers could be i'm
proved. The trades unions, he commended, were
the shield and the armor and the protection of
the workiugman, and they are all the protection
which he needed. But In this country trades
unions were pGralyzed by protection.
Mr.. Kelley said that he accepted entffely the
geutlemnn's propositions; that the means of dis.
uibuion We're unable 10 carry out the results OF
the laboreTs for ilee trade England or projected
America was II better distribution of the Joint
proceeds OF capital and labor
Mr.. Morrison, That Is 10 be obtained under d
lOw tariff
Mr.. Hewitt said that the gentleman from Penn
sylvania had come over 20 his ground on the sill
yer bill and the the bill for reducing the rates of
duty on works OF art ana expressed the eXpecta-
work of tearing down that temple which owed so
much of Its durability to him.
Mr.. Hewitt closed his speech with an eloquent
peroration, in which he pictured the happy re-
sulls which would follow TO the laborer from a
udici0us reformation OF the tariff, and at its con
elqson he was warmly congratulated by his party
colleagues.
Mr.. Warner, Of Ohio after Il discussion of the
economic principles which should govern in the
framing ofa just tariff law passed on to consid-
GRAFTON OF the Ohio platform, and reiterated the
statement made by him yesterday that the MOrrl-
DID they mean tree trade or tariff for revenue
only, Or did they mean 10 adopt the principles
ana policy laid down in the Ohio platform. II
haq been Endorsed by every representative rom
OHIO, except one. and he INF Hurdl had fallen
2,0UO votes behind his ticket in consequence,
ment in support OF the bill.
MI MhliRin, OF Maine in a brief speech. re-
pied 10 and combatted the propositions laid
down by MI. Culberson, and argued that Il pro-
teGhve Iarif gave the poor man a home, instead
OF novel; good clothes, Instead of rags and
simply between free trade and protection
Mr.. Cutcheon, OF Michigan, opposed tho bill as
Deing wrong in principle, unscientilc In coustruc.
zion, hurtiul in Its tendencies, and destructive in
its effects.
Mr.. Dorsheimer of New York, was accorded the
hUor, aud then the committee rose.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
joint resolution was passed authorizing the
secretary Of war " loan tents &c TO soldiers re-
unions. and 10 grant condemned cannon for monu,
mental purposes ON proper application; also one