Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-12-20
paint I'IalgS Beacon.
GORHAE ON TIE TARIFF.
From Coagre.siioEaI Record cf Dec. I2, 1Sst

Dir. President, I should have Fix d
very much to have had an opportuLi-
~, in the consideration Of this oil, %
consider each Of the various amend
lnents proposed UPON rs merits. II
one ! have never Esd an extreme
view either in The matter OF the -
dGction or tie increase Of duties, Ia,
the country expected that taeEe Woo q
have been a moderate decrease in re
rates and revenues made ~ bal. so
framed as TO relieve the Inequalities
Of the present tariff without interior
ing with the capital invested or tie
labJr employed ia the manufacture
bat in The midst OF a campaign and
i2F political purposes, have 10 doubt,
this bill has been framed, It's basis being
d reduction Of tax the on two or three
srticleI-tobacco and sugar princil a.
ly-aud the remainder OF il framed
Ger the purpose Of unduly increasing
the profits Of certain manufacturing
Industries; and we are met to-day III
the Senate, when proposition is Of
ferred to modify or reduce or correct
single item Of this bill, with the
ayowed statement that it cannot be
done; that the majority OF the Senate
will no. consider the bill item By item,
out vote soIiiiy to Keep it as it is.
Now take this article under consld-
Grafton. have no question, from ny
knowledge Of the irou-beam business,
that cent pound would have been
ample, and more than was neces-
s4ry, to protect that industry and all
tie labor employed in it. Ny i'm
preston is, and my belief has been
always, that the amendment offered
By the Senator from Tennessee pro-
posing six-tenths Of cent was too
great AID too radical reduction At
this time but | am forced, it seems,
b tie Republican m'jority TO accrI
their proposition or woe against al
reductions.
Mr.. Aldrich. Mr.. President, as Que
member on THE side of the Chamber
would like to disclaim entirely oc-
cuPyiug any such position as that
which the Senator Is now describing.
Mr.. German. | accept the state
ment of the distinguished Senator
from Ohio Mr.. Sherman J, who stated
upon the floor that this bill ought to
accepted in its details as it came from
the Committee on Finance, and We
have had the statement Of the Seua
tor from Tennessee Mr.. Harris and
of the Senator in the rear of me from
New Jersey Mr.. Mcpherson that the
bill was framed in the Committee on
Finance by three of its msmbevs
alone, three Of the Republican mem
bers of the committee, and framed at
a time, as we all understand, to draw
sharply the line between the North
and South in the great contest
through which We have just passed.
What ! complain Of is that under tie
statement Of the Senator from Ohio, c
leading member Of that commi tee,
we are not to have the opportunity 10
vote inteIhgently upon the merits q!
this question except by party liues
Mr.. Allison. The Senator FROM
Mary land will allow me one moment
| entirely agree witt him that this
bill should tie discussed in detail upon
the merits Of each item, and so far a.
| am concerned as member If tie
Finance Committee discla!m any idea
that this bill is immaculate in lis pro.
visions at this moment. I expect for
one that the Finance Cummitics itself
will, before this ti!l is concluded, oft r
several amendments 10 It's provisions.
think there are several defects in il
that have already been disclosed in
debate and by the examination of wit
nesses who have come b fore us.
| think myself, and | will say it
now, that the steel-be IN makers can
get along with cent a pound duty
on steel beams, and at some proper
time, with the consent of the Finance
Committee shall Be glad to make
that motion if ! can do SO.
Mr.. German. am very glad to
have the statement Of the Senator
from Iowa, the bill is not perfect.
Now, the Senator from Iowa under.
stands PERFECTLY, as sll Of US do, that
when this bill was framed as a substi-
tute for the one coming here from the
other House, in the midst OF heated
campaign, when the otiec; Of the par
ty to which the Senator belongs, and
OF which he is leading member and
one Of Its most astute managers-hs
knew success could not be had in the
election unless in drawing this bill it