New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-19
4 SHORT DEBATE ON THE TARIFF
MP PLIMBS AMENDMENT TO THE TIN
PLATE PARAGRAPH AGAIN DISCUSSED.
40 VOTE REACHED-THE PATIENCE OF TIE
FINANCE COMMITTEE NOT YET EXHAUSTED
LEY 1EIEGRAPM TO TIE TRIBCNEI

40 VOTE REACHED-TllE fAIlhNOH VI
FINANCE COMMITTEE NOT YET EXHAUSTED
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Washington, Aug. 1S.-Thc senate spent Hioso vi
is session to-day on the General Deficiency Appropra-
tlon bill and scarcely than an hour was gwen
to the pending Tariff measure. MI PUMPS anlehu
ment to the tin plate paragraph was dlscusse" "'o'
ly the free trade orators on the Democratic s"c d"u
nv Mr. Plumb himself OF course no vote was reached
The tin plate paragraph has now been pending ior d
week. and there Is a. yet indication Of exhaustion
in the rank, OF the Finance Committees assalaitS'
The patleuce Of the Finance Committee has not been
worn vet however, to the point OF trying 10 enforce
the previous question in the senate some Oh is
members seem to think it better policy to purchase
silence on the side Of the chamber by aDahdohms
the Federal Election bill. The debate on u'e uh
plate paragraph viii be continued tomorrow
The pendine question wa, Nj. Plumbs amend
mcnt reducing the duty on tin Plate rom ~
cents a pound 10 cent ana pIoVhlh; ior q p3ut t
o. / cent pound on tin plate producIu III 'H' ''''0'
w. Plumb commented Mr. Higgins speech Las, last
Thursday wherein Il was stated tlao the asHculttu"4
depression would be In year or two tling Oh r.o
past and said that If the senator rom Deit"Iac
going justly himself on that sg2tnu 10 iu' PIUPV
Tor his vote IN tie rcction Of placing new 1nrucn'
on the farmers. he would ind himself seriously Ms
spcalng Of the proposed increase Of duty on TN
pat.,, and Of the corresponding Increase o Cos1 -
canned goods Mr. Plumb said that the Inevitable eheo
o1 II would be- 10 drive away the trade Il Great Britain
France ana Germany for The food products OF IN,
tinted statcs-a trade vastly g.caicr than cpuld
n'.,ibly b. established with all south and Central
hmciira II reciprocity was IN the mind ol any one.
why not he asked. make that reciprocity wide enough
IN take i'm ali Nation, with which the United states
could establish trade In product, If wgich there Wa
b,and 10 BE- an excessive SUPPLY b'yohd Tue ho"''
Tcsrrrnr To- his proposition for bounty on Amer
can Tin pla.c. he asked why one luuuNuN' HNn -
shYulI IL, selected - Lc decorated OR pcrip- de-
graded with bounty while other industries "ere
NJ Hlair referred 10 the icrcmads In which some
Demo- ratio senator, had INDUCED ~ TO the decay ol
New amp>ae farm ANA S1G 'Ia ,,n. in the nix
country Of Sc" Hampshire fn'm Wm,n me oThm, I
farm, were being sihcn up AT fair prices by mIloh
Millloual',s who have become rich through the
| tariff VI. GRAY suggested. .
| Mr. rlir dd not contrpccrt the surgestioh' butt
thought that such an investment "a' s'-Sl usc
the wealth thus acquired ana he took th, ppPor'IId?
t. Y thi 40" va, o1 ,no Ui sus2terI H.. wanted it
DISTINCTLY understood however, that Ne" -lIanp'lIe
| dh not take all the men who came along she Was
Mr. NcPher.,n argued that the increase Of duty on
| Tin platr and the imposing of duty 81 cents q
| Mound nr biz tn would place the whole businc', lt
| IN. control II trust or combination ana salu ula,
! that seemed d. the object OF the senator rom
! EhSle ISLAND lie Mr.. Mcrhcr,oU would not vote
! for Mr.. Pumbs amendment, nor "pud D: VOC lot /"
mcut iumea-urcaby better than the proposition oil
"'' Mr. Ndrich. in replying to an argument II Mr..
| Gray's quoted from remarks OF senator baSafI' ~
I7-3. In favor Of a duty 81 cent, a puma , on
|
Mr. Gray said that high as he held the ability
| and patriotism ~ his predecessor, he did not ircl
himself .st0pped by anything when MI iN aII il"u
iad or done 1t m ght well be- that. In di'cu'ens a
matter affecting a. local Interest, that gentleman might
have thought that IN cmnarAng on a 'ct oI h,sn ,
| protective tariff that particular Industry should not
0' Mr. nnir asked Mr. Adrch to state why he thought
| the proposed duty Of = 30 cents pound on TN
NH NiSricG said that he objected seriously TO tho
| imputation constantly made on the Democratic >h'
49,, had b,,eu
lie had read from the remarks of Mr. llyad to snow
that The nXng Of rates %@r rgeH oty hf ,mpae6 ON
ore on d pS S " Sc %aa to put
sponding rate on iron and steel sheets coated
Mr. Flair asked Mr. Aldrich whether he was con
whether he believed that the rate recommended by
the committee could be reduced with any reasonable
certainty Of success In mahing the experiment ho,
| Mr. Aldrich replied that If the committee had
| thought 50 1t would certainly have recomnrnaedi a
lower rate but In view ~ the duty on other articles
the committee believed that the rate OF 10 cents
pound would he sufficient for the development o, t,c
lin plate Industry and lc had not thc slgItct donnt
that II the bin passed In IT. present form. practically
every pound Of lin plate sold IN me American MARI,
| within five years from would be OF american
PRODUCTION Neither lad he any doubt That the prlco
Of tin plate instead Of being higher wond he iowing
10 improved methods that would he adopted) cheaper
Mr. Carlisle aid that the facts IN the matter ought
~ on ps Imp",ins duty Of oo cents pound tin
| plntc and without any duty on block tin; Thcn ne
Finance Committee had rpor, . we ,o n '
! one Of two things. therefore. he argued was GER
iainlv tuc-elther the duty OF 22lo cents pound on
lin Mate with { cents pound on the raw material
| was too low or II was too high when passed by the
House and reported nv the Finance Committee with
O' Mr HldrIch replied to Mr. Carlisle; and the cooquv
between the two took Wide range over the whol'
Without coming to a vote on Mr.. Plumbs amend
| mcnt the bill laid aside.