The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
THEY ONLY TALK.
Congress Doing No Legislation,
The Tariff Debate Proceeding
Slowly in the Senate.
Senator Cockrell Turns the Tables
on Senator Allison.
House Democrats Confident Thoy
Have Done Their Duty.
Mr.. Oates suspends His Efforts to Sc
cure Adjournment and Goes
Home-The Question May
be Decided Today.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6-[The Senate. i
The Senate at p. m. resumed consider
alton OF the tariff bill, There being twenty
) "cnators present) and was addressed by
Mr.. Cockrell. In the course of long
speech, read very rapidly, he contrasted
the positions Of the two political parties as
between the question Of ultra protection
and that Of moderate rates Of duty. He
argued against the Republican party as in.
corporated in the Senate and quoted from
speeches Of such men as Senators Allison
and Wilson, Of Iowa, in past years in OPP
position TO high protective duties, while
on the part OF the Democracy he denied
that il WIS free trade party, and read an
extract from Mr.. Blaine's Twenty Years
in Congress" to show that no proposition
for the establishment Of free trade had ever
been seriously made in the United States.
lie described the Senate bill in lis pro-
posal TO increase some rates and TO reduce
Others as a doube-edgcd sword, keen
on both sides. There was fat 10 be
fTied out Of the manufacturers; those on
whose goods the rates were raised were 10
be forced TO contribute 10 the Republican
campaign fund in order 10 keep them up,
and those on whose goods the rates were
reduced were also 10 be forced to contrib
ute so rs TO have the rates increased. He
charged that the bill, instead OF being
pressed 10 It's passage, was kept open with
the object of thus frying the fat out OF
the manufacturers" And rumor had IL,
he said, that the frying pan was kept not
far from the room of the Senate finance
committee 80 that when the manufacturers
went there to make their statements, they
had an opportunity OF visiting the frying
pans. lie iHstanccd the explanation aud
promise made by Mr.. Allison last
week as to the slack coal being put on
the free list by mistake as proof OF what
he said, aud remarked that when anybody
else found in the Senate bill something
, Objectionable like explanation and prom
ise be made. In conclusion he charged
Republican senators with no intention TO
pass their bill, and with only waiting now
10 have some tired Democrat introduce
resolution to adjourn. Then, he said Re-
publican senators wou,dsiy that the reason
that they had not passed their bill was
that Democrat had offered an adjourn
mcnt resolution.
In connection with his speech Mr..
Cockrpli filed communication from the
commissioner oi internal revenue .u the ci.
feet that the removal oi thc tuN ou alcohol
used in the ar,s md sciences would lead 10
extensive frauds on the revenue, ~ Il
would not be difficult to demcthyIltr the
wood alcohol and make Il ht Tor cUnsumP-
ton.
Mr.. Allison questioned the correctness
OF the commissioner statement, aui said
that the system oi using mg,hylaicd spirits
In the arts was allowed in England aud
Germany. and that the concurrent tcsti-
mony of those countries was tha, the spir.
its could not be- dcmgihylatcd CSccpt 10y
dislilldtion.
Mr.. Vest asserted that the wood aico.
hol could be converted into pure whisky.
and said that within the last three days
he had seen the process carried on with a
machine which cost only 50. The scna.
tor from Ohio had been, therefore, also
right In recently Oblecing 10 the propo-
sitiun.
Mr.. Allison said that u the senator from
Missouri had such n machine, hr had n
machine Ly which lac could, in his bureau
drawer. manufacture whisky.
Mr.. Vest asked Mr.. Allison 20 usc an.
other form OF expression, and not 10 speak
Of the machine US his Vests. lie had
seen Il in the Office ui the commissioner o
internal revenue.
Nlr. Spooncr next addressed the Scnai,
the subject oi the tuIH bill
After brief executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.