New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-01
THE TARIFF IN THE HOUSE
STILL IN THE MIDST OF THE DEBATE.

SILL IN The MIDST Of HE Dr4DAAH'
NHssRs GRosvENeR, RAYNER, SUTTISG' HESpEh-
SON, HrMPHILL AND CHALLENGER TAKE PART.
II TELEGRAPH TO THE TKrsvNE1
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The debate on the tarln
in the House to-day was followed with considerable
interest by men on either side and was enlivened
by several spirited coloquies between Grosvenor
of Ohio and Hemphill, Of South Carolina; Ray
ner Of Maryland. and Nutting, Of New-York and
others. One speech in favor Of the bill was de-
.Evcred by Rayner, aud three against it by Gros-
,yeror, Henderson. of Iowa, and Gallinger All
of them were good General Grosvenor said that
he grew up on farm in frce-trade days, and he
drew an effective contrast between the condition
of the American farmer Of to-day and thirty years
ago.
Mr. Hemphin wanted him to explain why agri-
cultural and other labor is not as well paid In
the South as in the North, but the Ohioan said
THAT while he could give a satisfactory reason,
he did not wish to say anything which might
crate on the feelings of Southern Representatives
= In the course of the colloquy He,nphill asserted
that the cotton manufacturers in South Carolina
and Georgia reap annual profits ranging from
eighteen to twenty-thrce per cent; but according
10 a Georgia Representative two Of the Georgia
mills paid dividends Of eight or eight and a hall
per cent last year, while the remainder PAID SIX
per cent. Southern cotton manufacturers can
compete with tho world il you will remove the duty
from cotton machinery declared HemphilL ~
After General Grosvenor had concluded his ex-
relisnt speech, MIR. Rayner, the bright young He
brew member from the WITH Maryland District,
took up the cudgel for the Dark-Lantcrn' BILL
The district is in which there are large glass
manufactures, and Rayner, unfortunately for
himself. consented to answer some questions by
I,,dc Won y,o leo rpti
q district in which the making of glass is IN i'm
portant industry Rayner admitted that he
thought the bill cut the rates on glass too deeply
and said that he would offer amendments 10 that
part Of the bill he added: But II the amend
Inents rejected will vote for the bill because
IL is the command OF the Democratic party. In
various forms he repeated this declaration at least
o half dozen times. lie denied that the reduction
Of duties would affect wages, or that the working
men are hostile 10 the measure.
- Well said Judge Nuttng 1.-TWO thousand
glass-workers IN my district sent petition TO me
against this bill, and l shall vote against IT,"
Oh then, you stand here as the representative
Of the glass interest" retorted Rayner who then
proceeded to criticise NTH who, he said, came to
Congress as the representatives OF special interests
/, too, have received such petitions as the gen.
temsn mentions he exclaimed, but do not
propose to be controlled by them. / regard them
" Have you received a single petition in favor
Of the bill ?" asked Nutting.
Kaynef was not able to say that he had, but he
knew that public sentiment favOrS the blu be-
cause all the newspapers except The NEW
YORK TRIBUNE and few other journals which
are subsidized by the Protective League advo-
" How about The Irish World p" asked Re-
publican:
oh don't have time to read it. get The
Irish World and The Hebrew Standard regu-
larly but l cannot find time to read Them" re-
piled Rayner He declared that the glass workers
man. and Nutting replied:
Not If you give them fair vote and COUNT
Mr., Rayner then attacked trusts He adj
mitted that such combinations exist in respect TO
commodities which are not affected by the tariff
but out of q list Of 81 such trusts prepared by
him all except five or six Tslated to articles
20 denoupce in the most emphatic terms the
Standard Oil Trust which he declared to be
p 1e Of this se
Mr.. Cannon, that eminent Democratic ofhce-hold-
ers in and out OF Congress are pecuniarily in
tcrested in this fraud, Rayner replied that he
did not care who the buccaneers" were, whether
Democrats or Republicans While he was holding
forth against trusts, William L.. Scott appeared
In the chamber for the first time In many days,
and seemed to be an intent. If unappreciative
listener
Mr.. .Rayner was followed by General Hender-
son. OF Iowa. in one of the best speeches Of the
entire debate. General Henderson represents a
district in which are many thousands of pros
porous farmers, for whom he has right to speak
lie devoted good share Of his speech to show
ing that the farmers of Iowa favor the protective
tariff for sound reasons affecting their own in
terest. 1t has added nearly 10000 persons to
the number of consumers Of farm products in his
district alone. General Henderson startled the
House with q letter from the Commissioner Of
Agriculture, declaring that statement of farm
mortgage Indebtedness which has figured In sew
era free trade speeches recently never eInanantcd
from the Department as claimed by the free
traders In other words, they have tried TO
foist bogus figures upon the House and the country
TO bolster up weak cause. General Henderson
thought it would be wise 70 reduce the surplus
revenue by repeating the duty on sugar and CIV
20 compete with the foreign producer.
Mr. Gallinger, of New-Hampshire closed the
debate for the day with strong and forcible
argument against the bill and scathing arraign-
ment Of the Democratic party for the fast-and-
loose manner in which 1t has dealt with the
tariff question. .. /,