The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-02
THE HOUSE.
Mr. Eaton Makes Savage Assault on the
Morrison Tariff Bib.

Mr.. Eaton Makes a Savage Assault on the
Morrison Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The morning hour was
dispensed with.
Mr. Morrison moved that the House go into
committee of the whole on the tariff bill, and,
pending that. moved that all general debate on
the bill be closed at o'clock on Tuesday next.
Mr. Randall said he had no objection to clos
ing the doors, but hoped he would be accorded
an hour on Tuesday,
Mr. Mckinley gave notice that at the conclu-
sion of the general debate motion would be
made to strike out the enacting clause.
Mr.. Finley hoped debate was not going to be
ehoked off.
There is no occasion for talking about chok-
ing of, +" replied Mr. Morrison.
In reply to question by Mr.. Deuster, the
Speaker stated that up to the present time forty
three gentlemen had addressed the committee
1t was agreed that private business be sus-
pended tomorrow and the day devoted to the
tariff debate.
Mr.. Morrson's limitation motion was agreed
to without discussion and the House went into
committee of the whole as indicated.
Mr.. Dorsheimer spoke in favor of the Morrison
bill, and when he concluded Mr. Kelley said he
had been told the gentleman, in referring to some
remarks of his, had quoted him as saying "har-
vests are too abundant, artisans too induStri-
Gus" He had made such statement. The
gentleman could not have read his speech, and
must have been egregiously deceived by some
body.
Nh. Dorsheimer replied that he had carefully
examined the gentleinans speech, and he now
formally repeated the statement he made.
Il regret the gentlemans course said Mr.
Kelley, 'for it lessons my estimate Of his char
acter"
Mr.. Brumm spoke in advocacy of the pro
teetive system and in reply to the arguments of
its opponents, characterized horizontal reduc-
ton horizontal humbug, the Democratic
party as a great big nothing, incomprehens-
BILE tattooed Whatis-it and free trade as murder
most foul
Mr.. Clay made an argument in favor of re-
ducton in the tariff, and indorsed the Morrison
bill as the beginning of the end of q most in
iquitous system of taxation.
Mr. Finerty made strong speech against
the bill. The word free, lie said, especially
to Americans, carried with it a great charm.
Remove that word from free trade and the issue
will lose half its potency. In days not long
passed, the strong nations had forced the
weak the conditions Of free trade, and the ma
ton which had once been the armed protection
list of the globe was now the hog of the free
trade market. She had forced opium under
free trade, upon the Chinese, Just as. under her
protective system, she destroyed the wooden
William of Orange, because they inter
pool and Bristol lie Mr. Finerty) failed
to see where the people were violently agitated
over this question. The agitation was confined
to a few politicians who desired to make an issue.
Great Britain, by brides and canon had bulied
China, beggared India and ruined ireland. and
now sought to gain control of American
merce by dinners and banquets; and free trade
was only strongly agitated by gentlemen fumi-
gated, perhaps, by the post prandial doors
of Golden Club dinners. The advo-
Gates of free ships attributed to
marine; but history confronted them with the
fact that England. the riured apostle of negro
emancipation, had for bride of cotton sustained
the CT US of slavery in the seeding States,
with he hope of placing the produce of the
South at her mercy. Now She desires to control
the American markets and dominate the com
merce of this continent as she already did the
commerce of the ocean. 1t would rot do to damn
the protective system with the cry war taxes
We had Il large surplus, but our navy remained
unbuilt, coast almost defenseless, and
if all were done that should be done
in time of peace to prepare for war, there would
be no complaint of large surplus. Cuba was
now knocking at the door of liberty for refuge
from the Spanish tyrant. The vigilance of the
government could not always prevent the de
parture of revolutionary expeditions to Cuba, and
i'll view of the Nirglnius affair." the covert resent
ment and hostility of Spain could not be doubted
She was in a condition. owing to her naval force,
to beard us if she chose. He was not opposed to
fair revision of the tariff, but did not consider
lIe peIlulU ulll Il REVISION Tie opposed Ille Oil
because it was indiscrmnate, inopportune un
wise, and but a feeble movement towards free
trade. Against it the vote of every freeman
should be cast.
Eaton said to the gentlemen from New York
and Illinois Mr. Hewitt and Mr., Morrisonl that
the pending, BILL which they forced on the
House, was utterly and directly opposed to the
Constitution 1t was said it was step in the
right direction. He read section eight of the
constitution Of the Confederate States, and said
some of his friends seemed to be acting under
that constitution and seemed to forget that this
was Washington and not Montgomery. Some
gentlemen seemed to think there was no ques-
ton before the country except the tariff ques-
ton. Local selfgovernment, the preser-
walton of the true rights of the
State good government eyerywhere-were
those nothing? Had this Congress nothing to do
except piddle with an economic question which
it had not power to act upon! lie opposed the
pending bill because 1t was not the part of wis
dom; it was not the part of true craftsmanship
to undertake the passage of a measure which 1t
knew it could not pass AS political measure.
the Morrison bill was one, in his opinion, I'M
worthy of the distinguished committee on ways
and means which had brought it before the
House. If a record was to be Lnade let the
Democratic party make the record a clean one,
and decent one, and not cut off the tail of
miserable Republican uantling and call it a
Democratic measure. There was not a car-driVer
in the District Gt Columbia who was so stupid
that he couLI not have framed just such bill as
TINS Eli he would have to do would be to take
hiG car-hook and chop off a little of an old bill
He had done his best to defeat consideration OF
The bil and he would continue to do all he could
to defeat it. Before it was presented to the
House he had proposed to go to work with certain
gentlemen, whom he need not now name, and
formulate bill which would honor
honor it. Against his judgment that
| nothing ought to be done, he said he would have