Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12
Interesting Congressional Debate.

Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, moved Il
amend paragraph 500, which taxes bag.
ging for cotton, gunny cloth for cover
ing cotton composed wholly or partly
OF hemp, iutc or jute butts valued 81
not more than..3 cents per pound) three.
fourth cents per pound, by putting il
on the free list. Mr.. Bcrkly argued
in support of the amendment, assert.
ing that the tax must come out of the
pockets of Southern planters, laborrrs
and would amount TO II! cents pcr
bale or six million bales of cotton: or in
the aggregate S650.00G on the wear on
the cotton crop, while the tax on cot
ton ties would amount to 1880 600
more. Why, he asked, should This So
100000 be lakcu from the pockets of
Southern planters and laborers and
handed over 10 manufactures
Jones, ofiArkansas, made statement
as TO the combination entered into
last year by the bagging trust, and
and said il the trust, had been enabled
10 increase the price by the existing
duty equal TO about 8 cents per ynrdj
it must have cxtorted 81, 100000 from
growers, while the whole amount paid
tor labor in the business of making
the bagging was less than $500, 900 per
year. He thought jn.c bagging should
he put on the tree list.
The discussion was continued of
length by Sheridan, Allison, George,
Cook, Plat, Bntler, Jones of Arkansas,
Aldrich, lliscock and Vance. !
Mr.. sherman remarked that cotton !
bagging was II OF the industries of
the country and shonld be dealt with
precisely as other manufactures are.
lie thought tue Southern Senators
mlsreprcscnted their sections
II supporting the proposed amend
nent. Their remedy would be not in
cotton baggi9e admitted free
Of duty, but in producing jutc and ra-
mic. which could be produced in the
South as rlleaply rs in India. lie be.
ievcd if reasonable duty werop put on
annie and juto all such raw material
be produced in the South and
would be Il most valuable product of
hat section.
Mr.. Vance made one of his usual
humorous speeches in reply TO Mr..
sherman. He thanked that Senator
or his..good advice, but said that, in
he language OF Capt. Bunsby, Tie
'olnt of that Senator'S observation lay
application. The meaning oft was
keep the South quite under the sys- [
en- OF taxation, by which the pockets
I Northern manufacturers were filled. '
IS to the sincerity of the advice given
, the South to emulate the North and
manufacture for itself, he would 4
IMPLY ask a pertinent question, what, \
! that case, would become of the
.0rthcrn manufacturer?
That reminded him oi.thc case of q
who, in n burst OF patriotism
olunieercd during the war, and who
hen his wife said, "John. suppose
Jn get killed; what's to become of
c:" replied, what would become Of
&c devil; you had better ask what
ould become OF me-" ILaughtcr.l
suppose" (said..Vancc "We were
boycott Your patent medicine, your
mr. dye, your wooden hams, your
cHory nuimcgs, your left handed ra. @
r., and your double biadcd gimblcls,
'hlcl.you protect from home compc-
ion by patents what would become
You and how long would il be be-
"a change would como DER the
lrit of Your dream ?" and a Thing
lich once so delighted you would do
no longer. | am tired of the pater-
J dream. It's not necessary to tell
southern planter he should abandon
cotton on which lie makes n
oft OF $50 an acre. aud 90 to rails. :
= raiilc in competition with Indian
'orcrs at 8 cents u day. There is no
lccrity in that kind of advice. There
no philosophy in it. There is no =,
sincss in it," *
Iie related an anecdotc of an Irish ~ i,
ldIord who said TO his bailih,, who p
complained Of being fred at fire.. "
entity by tenants "COllcct my rents. -.
tt tel these fellows that no amount a..
shooting at you is going to scare "
:" 80 no amount of threats was ~.
ing to scare him (Vanco) from his "
ty in these matters. ~