New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-19
COTTON is KING AGAIN.
BUT FREE TRADERS ARE NOT YET HAPPY.
THE FREE LIST EXPANDED" CONCESSIONS" TO
DOUBTFUL Stairs AND pIsrRIcTs-REEps
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DOUBTFUL Stairs AND pIsrRICTs-REEp's
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Washington, July 1s-Until the session was broueh'
TO an untimely end by tho unsecmly antics OF fic
miers Mills the Committee of the Whole devoted the
dav to @pckng I'M stitches which had been dropped
I'm the first consideration Of the Dark Lantern Dill
Everything would have been disposed Of II Mus had
not tried TO bulldoze the minority. The belaed items
had been passed over, at the request OF inc Dcmo
cratic members Of the Ways and Means IN o'uer W
allow them little margin TO trade on In oiuer 10 oo
tain votes for other items. Before the CONSIDERATION
Of those items was begun, Mr. Tracey, Of the Albany
District succeeded I'm having two amendments struck
ont which had been inserted motion of Mr.. RUSSELL
OF Massachusetts,, and which placed certain anillne
dyes ana colors on the free list AS Mr.. Tracey is
an intimate friend OF Mr. Cleveland and Albany
County is expected to roll up big majority for tho
latter the caucus abandoned Russell and took up
with Tracy. Moreover certain Albany Democrats are
largely interested in mandatory of aniline and
NewYork is doubtful State,' while Massachusetts,
Is not, even with the sheepless shepherd from the
Worcester District the Democratic candidate Tor
Governor.
The ncxt item was the one placing iron and steel
rotton ties on the free list These ties arc simply
PIECES of hoop iron of suitable length with slot IN
one end and a buckle at the other end. Under the
present law duty of thiryive per cent Is imposed
and IS 100000 pounds were imported last year
Thcrc was a brisk debate the clause, which was
bitterly opposed to Sowden (Dem.) and by Mcssrs'
Mckinley, Baync, F. b. Taylor, ]. D. Taylor, anu Da-
Wis of Massachusetts,, on the Republican side Major
Mckinley declared that the proposition was ie most
indcicnsble ono In the whole bi for 1t was esigned
10 benefit part of the people, while the benefits, II
any, from all other items in the free list would be
equally enjoy cd by all the people. He argued that
the duty Oh this should be the same as tho duty on
hoop iron Il lilo cents per pound.
Turner, of Georgia, made the host argument pos
sblc for free ties Stewart OF the same State showed
shc deepest solicifude for the colorcd laborers
who make three fourths Of the cotton Townshend
shrckcd and shriekcd on the same side, and resented
the crithct of Doughfacen which Bayne had applied
70 the Northern Democrats with singing emphasis
breckenridge, of Arkansas, in his speech frankly adj
United that lie is a free-trader
Finally, McShanc, the Nebraska Democrat who Is
an officer and director Of corporations which buy large
quantities of hay in bales moved to make the clause
read iron and stool hoops" proposition to which
the subjects OF King Cotton joyuly assentcd, because
II not only made cotton ties Free but struck another
deadly blow behalf of the British iron manufactures
and against the American manufacturers. But iron
ore and pig iron must remain on tic dutiable list
Virginia pust be saved, at all hazards. Under the
operation Of Democratic partisan influences the ma
jor!iy had agreed TO restore cement whiting, ETC., to
the dmable list az a reduced rate, 10 per cent and
that was done.
They also imposed q uuly OF IL IL PoI ccnt di
yalorcm on Paris green. On china, porcelain, etc,
painted or otherwise decorated the rate increased
from 15 per cent 10 80 per cent ad valorcm.
Mr. Buchanan OF Ncw-Jersey, was allowed to speak
twenty-five minutes on the pottery schedule and he
showed that the reduction of duties would be nearly
80 per cent. lie boldly charged and nobody bad the
spirit deny, that the ingenious Reconstruction
which made such reduction possible without the
knowledge of people in general was the work OF a
Boston importer who wants 10 fill his own pockets
at the expense of the domestic manufacturers and
consumers
Wilson, of West Virginia, tried 10 reply, and he In
turn was taken to task by General Gof, who
thoroughly exposed the ignorance Of the Democratic
members Of Ways and Means in respect TO pottery
ware. The duties filled and untitled green ana
colored glass bottles increased TO one cent per
pound, and the present rate on flint ana lime siaSS
bottles was allowed to stand. Tho rates on cylinder
and glass polished and unpublished, ana on com
window glass were increased by the caucus, put
are still generally lower than the present rates.
The increase Of the proposed rates on common VIII
dow glass of the smaller offered to Mr.. Reed an
M with some impatience He took the ioOr and dc
lVercd brief but most caustc speech IN when ne
dashed the Democrats of Ways and Means without
mercy lie declared that they had repeatedly adj
mitted that they Free Traders and had seemed 70
FAD brought forward alf bll which is geographic a.
and political, but IN no sense all economic measure
for poticai and partisan purposes This charge, he
said had been repeatedly made In open House ana no
denied; to the charge that the sncrdmenis adopted
had a partisan origin and designed to effect
partisan purpose there had been no woid OF uehla
ridge. Of Arkansas, would deny-cvon in Now-York-
that he was Free Trader. . .- -. =,
hill 10 deny his assertions and all of the Free Traders
with one accord remained dumb From Bland, wht
fatty declared tina, he in favor of free lead OF
free anything else" TO Breclunrdge and Carlisle, o
Kentucky, who now seek TO masquerade as lilehds o.
American industries, they were silent