, 1890-07-22
TARIFF IN THE SENATE.
Opening Debate on the McKin-
ley Tariff Bill.
voorhees, Delivers an Able
argument Against 1t.
Protected Carnegie's Rich Gift
to Il. M. Stanley.

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OF Hoar the select committee on relations
with Canada was authorized to continue
its Investigations during the coming re-
cess and next session.
The house bill to amend the act of June
%, 1874, tor the relief of settlers on rail-
road lands was reported and placed on
the calendar.
Dawes moved to proceed to the consid-
e~rration of the Indian appropriation bill.
Gray asked him to yield to permit the
bill for the transfer of the revenue ma
r1ne to the naval establishment to be taken
up 10 the morning hour.
Morrill, informed Dawes that if he did
not proceed with the Indian a~ppropria-
ton bill, he (MorrilD would move to pro-
coed with the tariff bill.
Gray remarked that the senator from
Vermont could hardly exrecct to exclude
all other matters that might not have the
extent and magnitude of the tariff bill.
There was no legislation that could be
considered by the senate during the re-
mainder of the session that would not
take some time for consideration of the
tariff bill. and he did not think the sena-
tor should proclaim at the outset that
nothing else should be considered.
Morrill, said it was not his purpose to
antagonize particularly the bill of the
senator from Delaware; but he did pro-
pose to ask consideration of the tariff
bill in opposition to any other measure,
except appropriation bills.
Gray made a motion to proceed to
the consideration Of the house bill to
transfer the revenue marine service from
the treasury TO the navy department.
Agreed to-Yeas 80, yeas %. The Re-
publicans who voted yea were Cameron,
Casey, Cullum, Farwell. Frye. Ipgalls,
Mitchell. Sawyer. Spooner. Teller and
Washburn. The Democrats who voted
nay were Bate, Cockrell. German
and Pugh. The senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the house
bill to transfer the revenue marine ser
vice. The bill having been read, the
date for the appointment of revenue ma
nm officers to be officers OF the navy was
fixed for Jan. 8, 1891. 80 hat practically
they would be OF service in the collection
OF the customs revenue. The only object
of the bill was to advance the pay of the
officers 10 the extent of 1921 900 a year
and to have them entitled to be placed
on the retired list. These officers had
not asked for the measure.
Voorhees, criticised the tariff bill in de-
tail. He characterized it as a financial
monster. The reduction in sugar and
molasses was no reduction at all, in the
hight of the proposed bounty TO planters.
The increase in wooden goods amounted
to $4,000. 900 a year. This was simply
protection run mad. Voorhees, referred
to the recent Stanley wedding in London
and the welding presents of fabulous
price. Among these was the gift OF
Carnegie. a gilt richer and rarer and far
more costly than any that could be afford
ed by the queen of England or the king
OF Belgium. The gift was an uncut dia-
mond of such size and quality that
neither the richest ofthe crown jewels of
England nor the moonstone of India could
surpass it in value. How came this
American king of steel and iron to have
such diamonds?
The farmers of the United States had
paid for that diamond 10. 900 times over
in the last twenty years by paying an
average duty of over 30 per cent on every
article of iron aad steel they used and by
paying the increased rates of freight
made necessary by the high duties on
steel and iron rails and rolling stock. If
the pending bill became a law the farmers
would have to pay on iron and steel an in
crease of duty from 3S. "a to 5I.95 per
cent. Voorhees, passed on to discuss the
proposed increase OF l20 per cent on tin
plate IN order to protect an infant indus
try vet unborn and give employment to
24,O00 workingmen now idle. 1t would
be lar cheaper for the country TO pay the
1000 die men average wages than to
tax every square of tin roof. every dinner
pail, teapot aud milk pail. -
1t woull simply build a dozen million
aires and enable item to give coaching
parties to protection traders and to found
libraries from the savings of Is per cent
reduction of wages of w~orkingmen. Tin
plate had the first right to be on the free
2 list and he would. at the proper time,
move to put it there. There was no
manufactured OF it in the country, and
there was nothing to protect, even if pro-
lection were right. All internal revenue
taxes on manufacturers. brokers and
dealers, bank checks and incomes had
been swept away, while the duty on trace
chains. tin buckets. flannel shirts and the
like had had a manifold growth.
AT the close OF his speech Cockrell of
Tered resolutions (which we're agreed to)
expressing the senate's regret at the an
nouncement of the death OF Representa-
tive Walker Of Missouri, and for the APP
pointment of a committee of three sena.
tors to attend the funeral.
Vest, Plumb and Berry were appointed
ana the senate, as a further mark of re.
spect, adjourned.
In the House.