National Republican., 1888-04-26

states. lie, on conditions, would support
SO much oi thc bill rs reduced the internal
revenue system, The law thlt taxed to-
bacco aud Intoxicating liquors had been a.
ccpt0blc to his people, because they're
guldcd them as luNurcs and because their
consumption imposed grcvOus burden on
the municipality ard the state.
On this point he was IN sympathy with
his people. There were, however spirits
used in arts and manufactures, and there
was no reason why such spirits should not
I've free. There was a feeling rapidly dcycl-
upiur and IN no section more rapidly than
In the solid south, that the country should
relieve itself wholly from internal taxation.
Looking at the system from Il revenue
standpoint, there was much to condemn init,
aud II the people understood that the wills.
Ky tax was kept on In OUlcr that the pru,eG-
tive system might be maintained the whisky
tsX would have to 90.
Tuning TO the wool provisions Of the bill
he quoted figures to show that the domestic
product had increased enormously under
twenty years uf protection: had grown from
weakness into strength. while hy the re-
ductiOn Of duty bv the act OF 1883 the in
dustry had hcCn well nigh ruined. II was Il
little singular that while wool was put upon
the free list sugar was To- he protected by an
annual tax of >i6, 100000,
Mr. Bland. of Missouri, suggested Tint all
lltt i'lllN On SU-dF WIS u ItNtllut VUlN WHICH
went into the treasury.
Mr.. Browne replied that this was true.
lut that Tie Democratic party had not at
| tempted to impose Il duty on tea Gnd coffee,
| the revenue from which would 70 directly
| into the treasury. The trouble was that
sugar voted the Democratic ticket in Louis.
lara, ard tea and coffee did not. Laugh.
| ter lie was not willing to levy tribute ON
| every table in the land in order to protect
ltlilp1 81 n
dustry.
lie congratulated the President upon
| having compelled his party to take an issue
on the tariff question. The masquerade
was over. The question of to-day was
| whether the revenue system should be free
| trade or protection. for this bill was the
| vanguard of the free trade policy.
Mr.. Dockery, Of Missouri, then proceeded
| TO define the differences between revenue
| tariff and protective tax. He said that
| reduction uf taxation was and would he the
| dominating issue in American politics and
! tie subject should he approached in spirit
| Of patriotism, moderation, and prudence
| The protective system was charged with
| having built up an aristOCracy Of monopoly
| and census statistics and other sources Of
| Information We're drawn upon to aid IN
STRENGTHENING the argument.
| At tile conclusion of Mr.. Duckery's
speech the committee rose, aud Mr.. McMil-
| lin, of Tennessee, submitted the resolution
| agreed 10 in committee on ways and meaus
| relative to night sessions FOR debate upon
| the tariff bill and prescribing the limit Of
| general debate on the measure adopted.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, from the com
mittcc on appropriations reported the bill
making appropriations of Sl50,250 to ena-
| bic tic executive departments tn participate
in the centennial exposition to be held in
| Cincinnati. Ohio, in July, August, and Sep
| tcmhcr. Committee of the whole.
The House then, at $50, took recess
| until O'Clock. the evening session to be for
| debate only on the tariff bill.
The first evenings debate on the tariff
| bill was proceeded with last night.
Mr.. Shaw, of Maryland, made an elaborate
argument in support Of the bill dissenting
| from the cproposition that Congress had the
| power to levy and collect taxes for any
| other purpose but that of revenue. He
| especially advocated that clause of the bill
which places tin plate on the free list, urg-
| ing that the continuation Of the tariff upon
| that article unnecessarily enhanced the
| price of canned provisions and was in viola
tion of every principle of political economy.
Tin plate was principally used rs awrappcr,
and its taxation was utterly unnecessary and
| uncalcd for.
Mr., Glass, Of Tennessee, spoke at length
in support Of the bill, and the House ut l0:25
adjourned.