The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-17
THE FIPTIETH CONGRESS.
pator Cockrell Assaiis the Republican
Tariff BIZ, and Mr.. Allison Responds.


Tariff BIZ, and Mr.. Allison Responds.
The Senate at 1910 resumed consideration of
the tariff bill-thers being twenty Senators
present-and was addressed by Mr. Cockrell.
In the course Of a long speech, read very reD-
Idly, he contrasted the positions OF the two Do
htical parties between the question of ultra pro-
lection and that Of moderate rates OF duty. He
argued against the Republican policy as incor-
porated in the Senate bill, and quoted from
speeches of such men as Senator'S Allison and
Wilson, Of Iowa, IL past years, in opposition to
high protective duties, while on the part CT
the Democracy he denied that it was q
free-trads party. and read an ez-
tract from Mr.. Blains's Twenty Years
in Congress to show that no proposition for the
establishment Of free trade had ever bean seri-
ously made in the United States. He described
the Senate bill, In its proposal TO increase some
rates and to reduce others, ss q double-edRed
sword, keen on both sides. There was ''fat" to
be fried out of the manufacturers; those on
whose goods the rates were raised were to be
forced 10 contribute TO the. Republican campaign
fund IN order 70 keep them mp, and those on
whose goods the rates were reduced were also to
be forced to contribute so rs TO have the rates
increased. He charged that the bill. instead of
being pressed TO its passage, was kept open with
Wv JCN Va bnOo AII8nk II q 800
manufacturers" And rumor had il, he said,
that the frylng-pan was kept not far from the
room OF the Senate finance committee. so that
when the manufacturers went there to make
their statements, they had an opportunity OF
visiting the frying pans lie instanced the ex-
PLANTATION and promise made by Mr.. Allison last
week. as 10 slack coal being nut on the free list
by mistake, as a proof CT what he said, and re-
marked that when anybody else found in the
Senate bill something Objectionable q like ex-
PLANTATION and promise would be made. In con-
clusion, he charged Republican Senators with
having no intention TO pass their bill, and with
only waiting now TO have some tired Democrat
introduce q resolution TO adjourn. Then, he
said, Republican Senator's would say that the
reason they had not PASSED their bill was that a
Democrat had offered an adjournment resolu-
ton.
In connection with his speech, Mr.. Cockrell
fled a communication from the Commissioner Of
Internal revenue. to the effect that the removal
OF the tax on alcohol used in the arts and
sciences would lead to extensive frauds on the
revenue, as it would not be difficult to demethy-
late the wood alcohol and make it fr for con-
sumption.
Mr. Allison questioned the correctness of the
Commissioners s statement, and said that the
system Of using nethylated spirits in the arts
was allowed In England aud Germany, and that
the concurrent testimony in those countries
was that the spirits could Eot be demethylated
except by distIllsiion.
Mr.. Vest asserted that the wood alcohol could
be converted into pure whisky. and said mat
within the last three days he had seen the pro
81 The Senator from Ohio had been, thors-
fore, also right in recently Directing to the prop
osition.
Mr.. Allison said tha. II the Senator from Mis-
souri, had such q machine he had q machine by
which he could, in his bureau drawer, manu-
facture whisky.
Dir. Vest asked Mr.. Allison to use another
form or expression and not TO speak of the ma
chine as his mir. Vestsl. He had seen il in
toe Office OF the COMMISSIONS Of Internal Rev
enue.
Mr.. Spoouer nsxs addressed the Senate. He
excused himself from reading from q prepared
speech Ian unusual thing for himl. but said his
Fpeech consisted largely Of extracts from resti-
mony given by boards OF trade and other
bodies before the English parliamentary com.
mission, showing that the results of free trade
IN Its home were rot satisfactory, and that there
was a clamor for its overthrow and a demand
for its abandonment He intended to prove.
he said. that under the inhu-
snce OF free trade in Great Britain. there
had been for twelve years past. with
slight iutermissions, q serious depression in To-
dustry and trade, and a depression IN agricult-
IRE which de6ed parallel. As against the pict-
IRE drawn in the report of the royal commission
Of the condition Of England under free trade, he
pointed TO the marvellous growth and prosperity
OF the United States upder the protective sys-
tenn THE object lesson thus afforded" be
said; twas unsnswerable in favor of the protect
that would hamper the vell-oeing OF labor aud
the growth aud development of the country
The House amendment to the Senate joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF War TO
protect the Washington aqreduct tunnel was
concurred in.
After a brief executive session the Senate ad-
journed