The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-31
DEBATE ON THE TARIFF,
eENAToR VEST Addressed THE SEM
ATE ON THE QUESTION.

fhe Transfer OF the Revenue Ah,rlns to
the Naval seryies Was Discussed, but
No Action Taken-Mr iugalls A.
traetsd Attention by Saying tho senate
Would Pass the Election niil-The
sundry clvlI nll,with senate Amend
ments, Taken ~ In tho House.
WASHINGTON, July e0,--ln the senate
yesterday senate bill 10 pension all the
surviving officers and men Of Powells
Battalion OF Missouri Mounted VOlun.
teera, during the war with Mexico, was
reported, explained by Mr., Cockrell and
passed, Mr. Aldroh offered resolu.
tion fixing tho daily hour Of meeting vi
II u, m, Mr., Ingalls, suggested an under.
standing that the business OF the morn.
ing hour shall be considered closed at II
O'clock, Mr., Allison did not wish II 10
be implied that the senate would devote
two hours day 10 morning business.
Mr. ingalls, said that he did wish Just
such an implication, he remarked that
M soon M the tariff bill, the appropriR
tion bills and the election bin were
passed, congress would undoubtedly nd.
iourn promptly. There would be no
waiting on 'the order Of their going"
but they should Ego at once There
fore, whatever was % be done between
now and the time, Of the adjournment,
IN the consideration Of measures ON the
calender would have u be
Done In tho Morning Hour.
Tho resolution aa 10 meeting NJ II a.
m. was agreed 10 with the understand
ing that the senate shall adjOum NJ o.
Mr., Aldrich moved 20 pass 10 the con.
gideration OF the tariff bin, but Mr.. Gray
antag0nized II with motion 20 take up
the house bill for the transfer Of the
revenue marine service 20 the navy dc.
partment, Mr. Gray'a motion prevailed
---yeas, 49, nays, 20. Mr., Cocllrell con.
tinued his argument IN opposition 10 the
bill, He imputed the origin Of the bill
10 the aggressive ambition Of Senator
Chandler when secretary Of the navy.
Mr., C0cluell had not concluded his re-
marks when o'clock arrived, and the
presiding officer laid the tariff bill be-
fore the senate.
Tarn Biil thu Unfinished business.
Mr.. Gray moved 10 continue the dis.
cuGalon Of the revenue marine bill. He,
~ well ~ Senators Cullom and Butler,
said they did not wish 20 antagonist the
tar.h bill, but they wanted the revenue
marine bill disposed Of. After some
further discussion Mr., GrNyS motion
was rejected and the tanif bill was
taken up Mr., Vest addressing the senate
IN opposition 20 II, He said that the ad.
vocates Of high tariff taxation were
confronted by u great peril. The do.
preston Of agricultural interests and
The emphatic demands OF the formers
for something besides lying statistics
aud frothy defamation had caused
President Harrison and Mr. Blaine 10
urge upon congress subsidies for steam-
ships and reciprocity treaties In the |
South American states 10 obtain a
foreign market for American products,
AZ last, therefore, the protecti0nists had
been drawn from their pretentious
humbug about the homo market and |
were forced 20 adopt the principles Of |
free commercial intercourse, The high |
priests Of protection were now
burning Incense on the Aitara
Of free trade. Mr.. Vest expressed the |
hope that the census now being taken |
by Robert Z, Porter would be more nc
curato than the statements contained In |
an article written by him and published |
In The American Economist 10 prove 20 /
the farmers that they were being robbed |
for their own benefit. He quoted also |
from articles by the statistician Of the |
agricultural department and the secre.
tary OF agriculture on the same subject,
which ho said were even more unique,
The latter, In his article, speaks Of the
ruinous competition 20 the American
farmer, which comes from the peasant
Of Europe, the fellah Of Egypt and the
ryot Of India, Mr., Vest said that the
fact was that none Of these lRborer
competed In this market with the Amer.
lean lab0rors. We imported barley
from Canada, but that was because Il
was an absolute necessity 10 the brew.
lrs Of America,
What tho Farmers Wanted,
aid Mr., Vest, was tho opening aud on.
l0rgement Of foreign markets for their
surplus wheat, corn, cattle and pork and
the decrease Of tariff duties ON hard
ware, clothing, Tin aud the other neces.
sary articles Of daily and incessant use
by the farmer and his family. He spoke
OF the proposed duties on farm products
~ an attempt to protect American
farmers against u competition that did
not exist, The proposition 10 reduce the
rate on rico and rice flour was, no
thought u brutal discrimination made
against the rice planters Of tho south,
because they voted the Democratic
ticket The proposed increase on cat-
Tie, WHOM no cattle were imported for
any but breeding purposes, Mr., Vest
characterized M a build humbug, Tho
same pIetense WIS seen, h0 sud, In the
increase on hogs, sheep, horses and
mules While wo were asking Great
Britain " remove her quarantine ro-
stictiona on American cattle, said Mr.
Vest, wo were standing with sword In
Trying to Force tho People
Of the United States TO use pittsburg
galvanized iron in place of tho S9l ,OOO,.
600 worth Of tin plate imported from
England every year, As to the duty ON
wool, Mr., Vest asked the farmer TO put
face 10 ioce the amount he received
every yoor for his wool and tho amount
of extra money he paid out for woolen
clothing undcr the existing tariff, and
then to look in tho faces Of his wife and
children for his answer as to the protec-