The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-10
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS,
ANOTHER DAYS DISCUSSION ON THE
TARIFF BILL,

Mt Morharson Asks why the seamstrsss
Should DO Tared GA tho Thread She
uses-MF, Pngh Says tho whites wni
Never ReooNnise Negro Equality - Fni,
clustering Ia the House,
WARRINGTON, Jan, 4,-The senate yester-
day continued tho discussion Of the tariff
bill,
The resolution of Mr. Voorhees, calling on
tho secretary Of tha interior for a list Of
homestead timber culture aud presumption
entries cancelled after Issue Of final receipt
and certificate therefor during the present.
administration, was agreed 20,
THE hsnate agrHed 10 resolutions offered by
Mr. MITCHELL calling o. tho secretary Of war
and interior for copies NJ records relative 10
the service VI volunteers IN Washington and
Idaho territories Ia tho Ne1 rerooa war Of
1871,
The senate resumed consideration Ut the
tulh bill, tho pending question h6Iug the
amendment (which was discussed Wetnes
day u charge tho duty on cotton thread, ato.
Ma Vance gave statistics showing that tho
increase Of e0naum pLlon OF cotton Ia Southern
mills within the last twenty years WIN twice
a. great a. tho Increase Ia Northern mills
and that without tho aid of protection Ia tho
South,
A. tho conclusion Of Mr. Vanoos somewhat
extended remarks, a vote wastaAsn upon tho
proposition 70 make the rate Of duty on cot
ton threads, yarn, wars, etc, valued AZ not
exceeding - cents per pound, 10 per cont ad
,HlnrGm, Instead " 10 cents per pound, The
hmendluent WIS rejected 10y tho usual party
vote yeas, 70, nays, "a,
Tho discussion " duty on cotton thread,
however, was removed on an Amendment of
Tered BY Mr. Vest 10 make tho duty on spool
thread ot cotton 40 por cent ad yalorem, iu'
Iiead Of 7 cent per dozen apOol,
During tho debate hf, Vest quoted state
ments made before tAG tariff commission In
lss3 and the W6yd and means committee iu
1874 to show that they aaled a less rute u
protection IN 1881 than thoy asked la 1889
Mr. Yost also entered into whose testimony
no had quoted Wednesday mud whom MT,
Aldrioh termed a political ugilator
Mr. Motheraon characterized tho duty on
spool cotton IN q tax OF labor H. road
from tho affidavit Of Mrs., Ellbn Strickland,
q sewing woman In Atlantic county, Sew
jtiaait ah0S,ts lu, aA9 WD,i 70. torn ..-
delplia firm, which he would not name iast
IL might interfere with tho construction N
tho new cabinet, and sho could not make
moro than 20 conta IN two days, while tho
manufacturer, no Hlld, received tho banelt
Of 40 per cent on Tie shirts she made
Ny what pruc's of reasoning, h0 nflGd,
WHl largo duty Imposed on tho thread
winch Jho pooT sowing woman wos torcol 10
buy
Attor some discussion tho amendment was
roloGtod,
Several other amendments 10 paragraphs
relating 10 oottOn cloth wore ulo rejected
after discussion,
Mr. lugh mRdo an extended speech ON the
tariff question Ho declared hiunalf u pro-
tcutiuuist In tho sont0 VI extending hOlp aud
encouragement 10 American industry by
putting dutic IN articles on which there
wun foreign competition, Tho manufacturer
has NO right n ask, noe had congrta tho
right 70 Grant any more pTot0ction than
would make up the difference between the
COST VI foreign AMI tho cost Of American
labor,
Taking up tho question of race supremacy
Mr. rugh pid that whlo mon alone must
rule in oil parts OF tho country, White mon
everywhere must rt5t assured that no alluro-
monta Of 00lco aud no difference NJ W tariff
laws could ever degrade tho white people Of
the South TO a recognition Of negro equality,
AdlouFnel