The morning news., 1888-05-17

OIL. Applause on the Democratic side. |
In the interest of the Republican party and
in the interest OF common fairness, he asked
the gentlemen on his side to consider for a
moment how the present tariff, which they
had promised TO revise, affected the people
OF ms district. They paid tax on every
thing they ate-on beef, pork, ham, butter,
lard, cheese, molasses, rice and barley. The
list was substantially an inventory of the
stock of grocer's store They paid tax
on coal, on cooking utensils clothes, medi-
cines, and on the roofs over their heads
Granted that there must be a protective
tariff, must there be this particular one
forever?
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's POLICY.
He referred in terms of high eulogy to
the late President Arthur and to his recon-
mendations ou the tariff. 1t was on such
Republican doctrine as was laid down by
Mr.. Arthur that he (Mr. Fitch was satisfied
to rest. Upon such Republican doctrine as
that the Republican party could ask for
votes in New York city, and not be
forced to defend before the people
Of that city tariff which i'm
posed a tax of 70 per cent. on rubber boots
| and shoes, and 10 per cent. on precious
stones. When gentleDIen asked for the full
tillment Of Republican promises to remedy
tho admitted irregularities of the tariff, the
answer of the manufacturers Was thav if an
article ON the dutiahle list was touched the
whole protective scheme was in danger.
The high protective manufacturers had end
less objections They had a monopoly of
objections. II cheap vegetables were
asked for, the farmer objected. II. cheaper
clothing were asked for, the wool grower
objected. If cheaper carpets were
asked FOR, the manufacturers OBJ
jected. II cheaper cJai was asked for,
the miner objected. II cheaper rice and
sugar were asAei for, the planter objected
He, for his district Of consumers, objected
to this chorus o; objections [Laughtpr. ]
If every interest in This county witch was
protected was TO cry out at any proposed
reduction Of the tariff in ths interest OF tie
great principle OF protection, the people of
his district might ask that their monthly
wages and the limited becomes ON which
they live should have the protection prom
ised them by both political parties, and not
by-and-by, but in the f;tieth Congress.
[Applause.]
WHAT THEY WANT.
They wanted tariff which would protect
where protection was needed, and free
list that would give the neoesSarieS of life
on terms fair to all. The gentlemen Oh his
side of the House said that it was true the
tariff ought to be revised, that the party
platform promised revision, but that it
must be done only by the Repub-
lican party in the house, in which
that party should have majority.
There were two objections to that answer.
First, it was postponement and an indefinite
postponement, something promised four
years ago and which ought to have been
done before now. Whatever hopes the gen
tlemen might have in the future nobody
could say. If they were to read out of the
party everybody who reminded them of
their promises. or who indulged in the Re-
publican habit of free speech and candid
criticism, perhaps they would never be strong
enough to control the House. Applause
on the Democratic side.1 Even if The fall
elections should return q majority of Re
publicans to the House, two years must
elapse before the present tariff could be
changed, and even then highly protected in
dustries would find some reason for further
poStponement.
VERY NEAT TURN.
1t was more than likely that the gentle
men interested in preserving intact the
present tariff would claim that the election
of Republican House was a verdict of the
people against any revision. Applause
and laughter.] He desired to con-
slider the question at the present
Congress. Whether the Fifty-first, Fifty
second or Fif5y-third Congress was to be
concerned him at present very little. He
proposed to do what he could toward fulfill
ing the promises of his party on this subject
now when he had an opportunity. His
second objection to the answer was that it
made the success of the Republican party a
condition precedent to revision. If revis-
ion was rightandin in the interest of the devel-
opment of the country, he for one was will
ing to make it, whether there was political
oil in nt. not xuag httctv
question on which the Republican party
was committed. He was disappointed that
as vet no Republican bill to reform the
tariff had been presented. He had hoped
that before this a bill would have been
brought forward, by authority, bill i'll re-
gard to which all the Republican members
would have been consulted, and their vary
ing views compromised. To such a bill,
giving to the people of New York city
some of the benefits to which they thought
they were entitled, even if it did not give
them all they desired, he would have given
his most hearty support.
But if he was asked to oppose bill, not so
much on account of its contents as on
account of its authorship and history, he
must decline to 60 SO, even if he stood
alone on his side of the house. Applause
on the Democratic side There was some
thing better than Republicanism or Demo
CruCN, anu lldl WIS COulIllOn uOuoSlls
He did not know in what State the bill
would come before the House for final
action. He believed it should be amended
in many particulars before it was passed.
but this much he did know, whenever he
had an opportunity to vote for any measure
which seemed to him to afford relief, which
be believed his people we're entitled to and
which he had insisted should be given them,
he would not fail TO vote for their interest
and his own convictions without any re-
gard whatever for the consequences of his
vote. [Applause.l
STABs AT SCOTT.
Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, disputed
the correctness of the illustrations and sta
tistics presented by Mr.. Scott, of Pennsyl-
vania, in his speech of Friday last, and de-
voted large part of his remarks toa criti-
cis1n Of Mr.. Scott ia terms that reused that
gentleman's temper. A sharp wordy quarrel
occurred between Messrs. Scott and Dalzell
and Mr. Brumm, also Of Pennsylvania, who
reinforced Mr.. Dalzell. Other speeches
were made in favor of the bill by Mr..
McRae, Of Arkansas, and against it by
Messrs Bayne, of Pennsylvania, Laird, Of
Nebraska, Ryan, Of Kansas, and Allen, Of
Michigan.
The committee then rosa, and the House
at 30 o'clock, took recess until s o'clock.
At the evening session speeches were
made by Messrs Montgouery OF Kentucky,
Shively, Of Indiana, and McClammy, Of
North Carolina, in favor of the Mills bill,
and by Mr.. Wiciiham, OF Ohio, in opposition
m IL The House them at l045 o'clock