Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-11
SLOW WORK WITH THE TARIFF.
The Speaker and Mr.. Rogers Have
Another Sparring Match.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL REPORT.
SENATE.

and by 1920 quorum having been obtained,
business was proceeded with.
MIR. Plumb offered resolution (Which was
agreed toy calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for copies of the correspondence be-
tween his Office and that of the Commissioner
tracts for the supply of blankets for the last
fiscal year.
THE TARIFF BILL
The tariff bill was taken up, the pending
question being on Mr.. Plumb's amendment Of
fered Saturday, to paragraph 1874, page n, to
reduce the additional duty on iron or steel
hoops, cut TO lengths for baiiug purposes, from
two-tenths to one-tenth cent per pound. The
amendment was rejected-yeas IL, nays 20.
Three republcans-Ingalls, Paddock and
Plumb-vOted in the affirmative.
MIR. Mcpherson moved to amend the para
graph by making the duty ON iron or steel
hoops 90 per cent ad valorem, instead OF cent,
LILO cents and $40 cents per pound.
PROJECTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
MIR. Wilson Qowa) replied to that portion Of
Mr. Vance's speech of Saturday in which he
rldiculed the idea of protecting agricultural
products and showed that it WAS not SO delusive
as represented. inasmuch as the impor tation OF
products OF tne tarm-animas, hides, bread
s'uhs, max, hax and rape seed, hemp, hay, hops,
matt, wool, cotton, rice and frults-amounted
Ill the last fiscal year to SS2,47l, GOO.
WHY FARM LANDS HAVE DECREASED IN VALUE.
In reply to question by Mr.. Butler as to the
cause of the diminuton of value of farm lands
in Ohio (said to be $40 an acre) MIR. Sherman
said that he knew every county in the state of
ONO, and that his impression was that whereas
there might be some dImlnution OF the value
of farm lands in Ohio, as there was in New
York, New Englan and almost everywhere,
the cause OF 1t was the competition from the
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middle states to attempt to compete with the
western states in any of the cereais.
Mr.. ButIer-Or even IL raising wool
MIR. Sherman-No. We are increasing the
production of wool Ill Ohio, though under very
adverse circumstances. He went ON TO say that,
while the value of farming lands in Ohio had
dlminIshed within the last ten years, the aggre-
gate value of real estate had Increased largely.
The valuation OF Cleveland had tripled; that Of
Columbus had doubled, and that OF Cincinnati
largely increased
TOWN VERSUS COUNTRY.
Mr.. Butler said that he admitted that cities
had grown up at the expense OF the country,
aud that under tie protective theory about the
home market the value of land ought to have
Increased instead OF diminished
Mr.. Voorhees, quoted from an address of Gov
Foraker OF Ohio to the legislature about four
years ago to tho effect that farm property in
ONO was then from 25 to so per cent cheaper
than 1t had been some ten years before. and he
asked whether that was all evidence OF the
good effect OF high protective tariff Oh the
farmers of the country. He declared that, on
the contrary, under its maiign influence farm
property had withered at least one-thirl
PROGRESS DUE TO PROTECTION
Mr.. Sherman admitted that Gov. Foraker's
statement was, at the time it was made, SUBJ
stantially true, but Gov. Foraker he added.
had not said that the depreciation in farm lands
had been caused by the protective system. On
The contrary 1t WAS the protective system that
had enabled Ohio to repair the loss
In farming property by building up
manufacturing and mining Industries Ohio
Lad been once purely agricultural state, now
IT was the third agricultural state in the Union
In Iree rade England farming lands were not
worth one-third of what they had been and
the farming industry utterly de-
stroyed Ill almost every part of England.
SLOW PROGRESS WITH THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Sherman, leaving that subject went on
to speak OF the little progress that was being
made with the bill. Nearly three weeks Che
said) had been spent upon it, and not one-iifth
Of 1t had been disposed of. Unless Senators on
the other side would be satisfied with one vote
upon question. and would then go right
along, the Senate would have to continue in
perpetual session. He did not wish to see any
change i'll the rules of the Senate if IT could be
avoided But there was duty imposed On the
majority. 1t was
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY
although it did not cause delay. Senators
would have to perceive sensible men that
some time or other the ma iority would have to
take the responsibility of limiting debate
There must be some way found to get along
with business. Ii the other side could forevo
the needless repetition of amendments and of
yea aud nay votes Senators might soon SEQ
daylight, and SOON be able to 60 TO their
respective homes. The bill had passed the
House of Representatives and had been
considered by committee of the Senate, its
general outline being on a scale of protective
tarif-even of a high protective tariff Re-
publican Senators do not deny that. It was
tariff that would protect American industries
and build up nearly all the industries that could
be employed in the country.
II was a pretty high protective tariff; and
there were some points in 1t on which ne would
be willing to yield. Still it has been reduced
in several important particulars below the
bill passed by the Senate two years ago.
It seemed to him that the Senate ought to
make more progress with the bill. The re-
publican side OF the Senate seemed to be ell
tirely satisfied with the bill, except here and
there. Amendments rarely came from that
side.
Mr. Vest suggested that it would be well for
the Senator from Ohio to apply some discipline
the consumption OF time.
GOOD WORD FOR THE DEKoCnArs.
Mr. Sherman discIaimed having made any
distinction between the two sides Of the cham
Der. He foit bound to say that as a rule the
democrats had occupied but fair proportion
of time.
Mr. Vest thought that that very fact ought to
suggest an answer to what Mr.. Sherman
had said. If he found that the dominant
party in the Senate (with the pressure
of manufacturing interests brought to
bear upon them for the passage
Of the bil) was not able to restrain its MEM
bers from discussion he certainly ought not to
criticise the action of democratic Senators
That Senator had said that the bill was accept-
able to his side of the chamber. The Record
did not show that to be the fact
On the other hand, the most aggres-
sive attacks made upon the bill had
come from that side OF the chamber aud from
q state that gave the largest majority for the
republican party in the late election. The
Record would also show that proportionately
large number of democratic Senators responded
(every time the roll had been called) than Of
republican Senators. They came every morn
ing at 10 and sat till 6, and he could not COM
prehend how il was possible for Senators to do
more work than they now did.
THE TALK WILL 60 ON.
1t WAS impossible to restrain Senators from