Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-30
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.Pafagraphs-An Address In Opposi.
tion TO she Measure by mr.. Jones or
Arkansas
wAHINaroN. D. O., July 20.-Aftsr re-
jecting Mr.. McPherson's amendment offered
yesterday to reduce the duty on acetic or
pyroligneous acid not exceeding the specific
gravity of 47-1000 from ~ cents to cent
per pound, and exceeding that gravity from
4 to 8 cents per pound, Mr.. Jones of Arkan-
sat addressed the senate In opposition to the
bill, which he characterized as the most rad
ical and extreme measure of protection ever
presented. It was declaration on the bar
of the republican party that the war tariff
was never to be reduced but that exhorbitant
taxes were to be permanent and to be dec
laration of war against foreign commerce.
Coming to the question of tin plate Mr..
Jones said that the present duty, one cent
pound, was equivalent to an ad valorem rate
of 35 per cent. The Mckinley bill increased
the rate to 2. Is cents per pound, equivalent
to 20 per cent. ad valorem, and the senate
finance committee had reported In favor OF
the proposition, so that there was practi-
cally unanimous declaration of the repub-
lican party In it's favor. The amount of rev.
enue collected from the tax on tin plate In
1889 was $7,259, 900. Under the new rate
(the amount of Importation being the same
the revenue collected would be $16, $50, 600.
The reason given for the increase OF duty BY
Mr.. Mckinley in the house was that English
manufacturers of tin plate would be com.
PEELED to set i up their plants In the
United States and to employ Ameri-
can labor. But the answer to that was
with the foreign plant would also come in
foreign labor, for that was the one thing not
taxed. Coming to the question of bounty
on sugar, Mr.. Jones asked why not protect
the wheat grower by bounty as we'll as the
sugar grower. The declaration of independ-
ence contained the assertion that all men are
created equal. Was thai, he asked, a delusioni
Was Jefferson mistakena Was the great
declaration lie2 IF not, what right had
the American laborer who produced sugar to
be permitted to tax his brother laborer who
produced wheat. If the government had the
right to pay bounty to the sugar grower be-
cause the cultivation of sugar was not profit
able, why should it not pay
bounty to the wheat grower.
Wheat growing did not pay. Corn did not
pay. No agricultural employment paid. The
proposition to take the duty off raw sugar
and to pay bounty on the American grown
fneries; sugar free for the sugar trust; sugar
taxed for all who consume it for food"
In conclusion Mr.. Jones stated that the
| issue was upon the American people. If they
| were capable of self-government they would
prevail; if not it mattered not what hap
| pened. But he believed that the spirit
which shook off the yoke of the mother
| pride in 1912 and which planted the stars
| and stripes over the halls of the Montezu-
| mas in 1847, could be trusted to set its foot
| on the neck of the conspirators and preserve
| to future generations this great country ''as
| the land of the free and the home of the
brave"
| The next line of the bill having been read
| by the clerk chronic acid six cents per
| pound, Mr.. Mcpherson moved to amend by
substituting the existing duty 10 per cent.
| advalorem.
The matter was discussed by Mr.. McPher-
son, Mr.. German and Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr.. German asserted that the bill had
never been considered in any deliberative
body and had never had consideration in the
| finance committee in the sense of allowing
the minority members TO contest and discuss
| its items.
To that Mr.. Aldrich replied that the para
| graph in question had been fully discussed in
the senate two years when the reasons were
given why the ad valorem duty should be
changed to an equivalent specific duty. he
intimated also that the proposed duty was
for the benefit of Baltimore firm, dealers
in the production of hi chromate of potash on
which duty of three cents per pound was
fixed.
Mr. Aldrich disclaimed the idea of taunt-
ing democratic senators. But the senator
from Maryland, he said, had taken a rather
unfortunate text for his political sermon.
That senator had in 1888 made some re-
marks on the proposition to reduce the duty
cents a pound, and Mr.. Aldrich proceeded
! to read what Mr.. German said on that occs.
, sion In opposition to the reduction. He wen
on to say that in 1883 the tariff had beer
,, discussed in every field and workshop snG
/ on every hussings, and that there was no oc.
casion for any man to plead Ignorance o.
| what that question meant or of the provis
ions of bill which had been before the SEN
) ate and the country for three years. Tit
country understood that the talk about ex
!. explanations and the attempt to drive re
publican senators to make stump speeches
for political effect was simply to delay actor
) on the tariff bill, which delay was DESTRUCTIVE
to every business interest. But notwith
! standing the senator's (Mr. Gormsn's) taunt
the senators on the republican side of tn
> chamber would not be led 30 far as he (Mr
. Aldrich) could control them into that kint
4 of general debate on the bill. As question
8 came up, item by item, the members of th
finance committee would be prepared to shoy
why aud conclusively from q protective
= standpoint that the changes were justifsble
Q Mr. German found fault with Mr.. Aldric
: for not having told the whole truth in regar
: to his (Mr. Gorman's) position in 1888 i
9 reference to the duty on bi-chromate G
! potash. The proposition then was to reduc
the duty from cents to cents, while th
= duty on all New England products WAS bein
2 increased.
4 HOUSE.
. The house passed q joint resolution Ell
= tending to the 14th of August existing 81
n propriations and laws for such expenditure
i as have been provided Cor in bills passed
% The house then went into committee of I'll
e whole on the senate amendments TO the sui
It dry civil appropriation bills, the amendmer
under discussion being one appropristin
$3.50 900 for additional accommodations fl
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