Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-23
THE TARIFF.

or not Gaining up MS motiou lhat
the House 60 into the committee of the
whole for the consideration of the tariff bill,
he offered an amendment to the rules pro-
viding that it shall be in order. when gen.
eral pension bill is under consideration 10
the House, to attach thereto provision for
raising the revenue necessary to meet the
expenditures involved. Mr.. Morrison in
stanced the fact that the arrears act, instead
of costing $35, 900, 900, as had been estimated.
had already resulted in the expenditure Of
$26O,O 900. He named over the long list
of pension bills which had been passed or
were pending in Congress, one alone of
which-the arrears Limitation repeal bill
would require an expenditure of 1926, OOO,-
900. MIR. Reed tainted the democrat
ic party with having been unable to get
its tariff bill even considered, and Gen.
Bragg, of Wisconsin, then expressed
his delight at Mr.. Reeds reference to the
failure of the House to consent to consider
revenue bills. II am delighted" he said,
'because it shows what sort Of contempt the
republicans of this House feel for those who
have been recreant to their faith and their
pledges. While they are received with open
arms and appreciation for the act they have
done they are thoroughly despised for their
political detection" As he finished the SEN
tence, which had been delivered with vim.
dictive earnestness, the House fairly rang
with democratic applause.
Naturally Mr.. Randall felt himself TO be
the most prominent of the thirty. five dem.
ocrats to whom Gen. Bragg had referred,
and he realized that he must be their spokes-
man. He arose at once and without hest.
tation said:
l did not intend to indulge in any further
discussion of this subject, and l would not
except for the language used by the gentle
man from Wisconsin. stand here his peer
in every respect, with convictions as pure
as he can possibly have applause on the
republican side, participated in by the dem.
ocrats who followed in Mr.. Randalps lead
on Thursday last and | have courage to
maintain them. How is this question:
Some years ago we had the same contro-
versy and cast my vote then as | cast
it on Thursday, from conviction. resisted
ANYTHING that tended to free trade in the
United States, and the lowering Of wages to
American laborers. Applause on the re-
publican side l was condemned in some
quarters for that vote. l went with the
rest of you addressing the democratic sidel,
to a national convention, where | was told
that would have no republicans to help
me. What was the result Of that conven.
ton? Does any man here attempt to say
that the measure reported to this House by
the committee on ways and means is in har-
mony with the spirit Of that convention or
the enunciations OF those who took the
stump in its behalf? No; I am just to-day
where I stood then. am in favor of 'revi.
sion of the tariff and the lowering of rates
of duty. and repeal in part Of internal
taxes, upon which the ways and meals com
mttee of this House has denied anyone the
privilege of vote. Applause. l have
only to say to the gentleman from Wiscon-
sin that he has from me as much contempt
as l can we'll send to him laughter and APP
plause and am ready to discuss with him
the propriety of my course, either here or in
my own city, where the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Hewitt) recently took oc-
cason to 60. invite that gentleman from
New York to come aud partake Of the can
vass in my district in November next.
Laughter and applause.
1.-THE gentleman asks" said Mr.. Hewitt,
"Whether the measure reported by the ways
and means committee was ia accordance
with the Chicago platform. | say it was,
and on that question I will so to his district
ard talk to his workipgmen." When the
applause had subsidized Mr.. Randall made
brief reply. II know this" said he, "that
neither the gentleman from New York nor
any other nlaa went on the stump IN his
State and declared in the direction of the
bill las conceive it TO be- from the com.
mittee on ways and means" He declared
that he was ready and willing to vote with
anybody who would seek intelligently 10
reform the tariff. but how" he asked,
'!have we been met in this particular? We
have had to take one particular bill or
nothing"
Mr.. Morrison waited patiently for Mr..
Randall to conclude. Then he said that he
did not intend to be driven away from the
subject before the House. "The gentleman
from Pennsylvania, he said, "very we'll un-
derstands that | cannot 20 into the tariff
question now. 1t is true, he claims that no
bill is fair and in the spirit Of the Chicago
platform that does not present him an op
portunity of voting on internal revenue
taxes, and again and again he makes his
promise as to what he would do (; and here
we are reproacbed by the other side because
at Chicago we pledged ourselves against the
repeal of internal taxes and in favor of re-
vision of thetariG."
An interruption by Mr.. Henley gave Mr..
Morrison chance to say that he was ar.
ragning nobody, least of all the Representa-
tive from California, remark which the
democratic side was quick to applaud and
laugh at. II share with the gentleman from
Pennsylvania" he concluded, ''in feeling
that this subject does not belong here. We
are here for another purpose. But will
take early occasion to reply in detail to
what he has said il he will only afford the
occasion, and to prove that there is not
word of truth in his promises"
Mr.. Warner, OF Ohio. and Mr.. Mason, OF
Indiana, carried the debate back to the pen.
sion matter, but only for few minutes.
Mr.. Morrison again required to the tariff.
He wanted TO emphasize the fact that in
nearly every paragraph Of the Chicago plat
form the democracy had pledged itself as
n party to the reduction of tariff taxes, and
had especially declare 10 favor of the contiu-
uance Of internal revenue taxes He show.
ed how the present tariff weighed most
heavily upon those who were least able to
bear it. yet the gentlemen from Pennsyl
vania," he said, Notwithstanding the Chi