Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-12
Territorial Talk
INDUCED in by a Caucusl OF
House Democrats.
MANY DIVERSE VIEWS DEVELOPED,


Action-springer Insists Dakota a.
One state--Slight Reduction in the Duty |
on Steel Beams in the senate--A Long |
Deba,e on the Tariff Biil-1he House |
Talks on the Direct Tax.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec t2.-Ths debate |
on the tariff bill in the senate yesterday was |
an all day business. Vest opened the fight |
with a reference to Sherman's speech on |
Monday, and denied the assertion that the |
late election had settled the question of tariff
legislation. Tue election might be triumph
Of the protective principle, but he denied
that 1t was an Endorsement Of the senate
substitute He read letter from St Louis
hardware company, protesting against the
proposed rates on knives and guns He
spoke of the steel-beam trust, and denounced
1t In an extended speech. He asked how
American manufacturers managed to COM
pete with British manufacturers in Canada,
aud sell $50, 00D, 900 worth of goods in a year
there
German said the senate bill had been
framed Tor political object, and that ! cent
pound was enough duty on steel beams.
Allison denied the first statement, out agreed
to the second The bill was not immaculate
Some of the rates proposed went too low,
and some too high
Gorman-I am very glad at this day TO have
that statement from the senator from Iowa.
You Irefelring to the Republicans carried the
country. II was well and magnifeently done on
your part But, now that your party has sue
ceeded, it j. the height OF unwiSiom 10 insist
on these unduly high rates II the senator is
convinced that his bill is imperfect, why not re
commit the bill, and bring in a measure that is
somewhat perfect We will go To the country
again on this subject, and | hope that our side
will be able to show that protection to American
Industries to the full extent of providing for the
difference in cost OF labor here and elsewhere
will be made by this side, bat that the sharp dis
tinctions advocated by the Republicans here and
| elsewhere would build up monopolies, away be-
yond anything that has ever been dreamed of,
| even during war times
Vest repeated the statement as to the
| enormous profits of Carnegie on stsel manu-
| facture, and Allison ridicuIed it as an exag
| Grafton and asked why, il it were true, com
petition would not b. set on foot in Ala
| bsma Missouri, and other states.
| This question was answered by Vest re-
| calling the case of the Vulcan iron works in
| Missouri, which were closed down some
years ago, and had, he said, received $780,
900 year as a consideration for remaining
idle That he said, was the ordinary mode
OF procedure OF trusts aud combinations
Allison said the Democratic senators held
a caucus Monday, and the result was seen by
this attack on the bill Ii it was the purpose
to prevent the bill going to the house he
gave notice that he could stay here as long
as any one, and would ask for consideration
of the bill every day until it was disposed of
Mol .,.hat lac
thought ahat higher rates of duty were re-
CURED now than were required in 1861 and
1862 to meet war expenses
"Ofcourss douot, said Allison, "but what
ever duties are necessary to maintain our in
dustries in competition with similar indus
tries in other countries are necessary now, II
we believe in fostering our own industries,
Morrill, interposed the remark that larger
revenues were necessary for people of Is,
o00, 900 than for a people of ~ 900, coo.
Vest, commenting on a remark of Allison
that the Democratic party was dying hard
said that might be true; bat that ne tool
great encouragement from the example set
by that distinguished senator who had been
Akilled" twice IN Republican presidential
conventions; but if there was ever any Iva
lier corpse than that senator to-day, be
Vest bad never seen it. daughter
When the vote on Harris amendment re
ducing the duty on steel beams to 06 OF a
cent per pound was taken. Mcpherson ant
Payne, Democrats, voted with the Republic
ans, who were solid against the amendment
,, German did not vote.
The chaplain of the house, Row. W Fl
Milburn, in his opening prayer said:
! Inspire the monied classes of this country witt
l lofty passion for the common veal helping thsu
| to learn tina. happiness is not to be louud il
| boarded wealth not in selfish and vulgar display
but 10 humby following The footsteps of Hin
I who came from heaven to teach in life and death
| By word and decd that it is more blessed to give
! than to receive.
Hopkins OF Illinois began the debate O.
, the direct tag bill He opposed the refund
. ing of the cotton tax, declaring that it hs'
been paid by consumers in the northern
states as well as the southern producers
Allen of Mississippi said that the principl
j., of the bill might be applied to the distille
! who evaled the tax on whisky. The logic 0
the bill was that II the government foun
that one disrilier had not paid the tax,
should bs refunded To those who had paid il
:, II congress was going into the busine IS {
righting the wrongs Of the past, be wished
= call attention to the cotton tax He pic
= ured the condition Of the south when I'll
Confederate soldiers returned TO the
:, homes 1t was condition and not theor
= that had confronted them. Laughter
The cotton tax amounted to one-fourth {
4 the value of the cotton. while it did not Ell
:. nance its price one cent. He gave notice {
=, an amendment to constitute the cotton ia
a fund an educational fund for the state
- which had paid it.
u The bill was opposed by Seney Of Ohio
l. Herbert OF Alabama, Whiting of Michigan
and Enloe of Tennessee, and advocated
Dibble Of South Carolina. who said his sta
b, had paid more than its quota of the tax. al
es the proposition was both constitutional al
er equitable Grosvenor of Ohio also a
It vocsted the bill He said that a direct t,
IS was an unpopular tax, and one which shou
ID only be resorted to in an emergency.
es 1851 suoh an emergency existed, and the pc
d pie Of the loyal states lad paid the tax al
N raised the money to save the pc
ct pie of the south from their folly
10 would not say crime, because he did not wi
he to rake the smoldsring embers. Out Of t
he common fund raised by the tax it was pr
d, posed to withdraw what the loyal states h,
o., put in, and to leave the south without
or record of defalcation II the ST., 000, Q
raised by that had crushed the rebellion, {
IS stroyed slavery, restored the constitute
or who were most benefited by 1.-THE m
in wso paid the money or the men who we
ic- to-day honorable members of the great fa
he lily OF states'
cd Elliott of South Carolina also favored t
to bill