The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-22
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WASHINGTON, July 21.-In the Senate |
to-day Mr.. Gray moved to proceed to |
the consideration of the House bill to
transfer the revenue cutter service from |
the treasury department to the navy de-
partment.
Mr.. Morrill, antagnonized the motion
by saying that he would object to the
consideration of any business but the |
tariff bill, appropriation bills were
taken mp.
Mr.. Gray's motion was agreed to-3O
to %. The Republicans who voted with
the Democrats were MeSsrS. Cameron,
Corey Cnllom, tarwell, Frye, Ingalls,,
Mitchell, Sawyer. Spooner, Teller and
Washburn.
Mr.. Gray moved to change the date
for the appointment of revenue marine
officers of the navy from July 1st to
January 1891, and the amendment was
agreed to.
The bill was opposed by Senators
Sherman and Allison aud defended by
Senator Spooner.
at two O'Clock it was laid aside and
the tariff bill was taken up, and Mr..
Mr.. Voorhees, spoke of it as an aston
ishing fact that in the fourteen sched-
ules of dutiable articles, the only redac-
ton, male were in the schedule relating
to sugar aud molaSses, (Which in the
light of the proposed bounty to sugar
planters was no reduction at ALL and in
the section relating to wines, spirits and
other beverages. In every one of the
Inll ha tar riH toyn ad
Increased In regard to woolen goods
that increase, amounted to $15. 600, 900 a
year. There was no pretensiOn, Mr..
Voorhees, said, that that increase was
put on for the sake of revenue. 1t was
simply AZ instance of protection run
mad and developed into Chinese wall
of prohibition.
He Proceeded to quote at consider
able length from a statement made by
Mr.. McKeever, Of New York, before the
finance committee. One of his answers
10 . question by Mr.. Vance. as to why the
duty OH certain cheap fabrics of cloth
was to oe nceaSed from about rs per
cent. to about 100 per cent. was: Il sup
pose it was to make the poor consumer
bay twice as much for his goods as the
wealthy consumer would have to pay for
his
Mr.. Voorhees, also quoted from the
statement OF Mr.. Werrill, Of New York,
before the same committee, who, when
asked the reason for a large increase OF
duty III cheap cotton velvets, said
"nothiug but prohibition. 1t is not pro
tect1on." He also read an extract, pre-
sented by Mr Werrill, from the annua
report for 1889, of the treasurer OF tn
Arlington mills, manufacturers of cot
ton warps, mohair and mems dres
goods. to the effect that for the las
twenty years the average division
dividends had been little over twent
per cent, ard that the profits OF tn
last year were three times as great a
those of the preceding year.
Mr.. VOORHEES, spoke of the magnlt
cent diamond presented by Andre
Carnegie to Stanley's bride. The farm
ers of the United States. he said, ha
paid for that diamond ten thousan
times over in the last twenty years b
paying an average duty OF over thlrt
eight per cent on every article OF lro
and steel th 1t they used, and by payln
increased rates of railroad freight mac
necessary by the high duties on ste
and iron rails and rolling stock. F.
the farmer, at last, paid for all. Ii tt
pending bill became law they wou
have an increase OF duty to pay IN ire
and steel from 1924 per cent to 81.
per cent. ;.
Mr.. Voorhees, passed on to the discu
sion of the proposed increase OF 12O.p
cent. on tin plate in order to protect
infant industry as yet unborn.
Tin plates he said had the I'll
right to be on the free list and he Woul
at the proper time, move to put 1t thel
With sugar on the free list, Mr.. Voc
hees said an annual revenue OF S56, OOl
600 was abolished; but other schedul
increased duties to the amount Of $6'
100000. But if the bounty of Ger
a pound on the suger produced IN
United States should result as its frien
urged it would, in the production OF
the sugar consumed here, then, acco
ing to the last statistics the Amerlc
people would find themselves paying
annual sugar tax of$6l, ,528, 900 under
masouerading, fraudulent process
so.called free sugar, in alliance w
high protection aud gross subsidy.
In conclusion he declared that
: battle for liberty, justice and equall
would be fought out in every part OF
field, but that at no point was vlctC
more essential than where foated
banner of tariff reform.
At the close OF the speech Mr.. Go
,rell offered resolutions which W
agreed to, expressing the Senate's reg
at the announcement of the death
Representative Walker, of Missouri, {
for the appointment OF committee
three Senators to attend the tune
Messrs. Vest, Plumb and Berry v
appointed, and the Senate, as fur'
mark of respect, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-ln the nc
this morning, on motion of Mr.. Dock'
of Missouri, by unanimous consent
was ordered that the vote on the orig
package bill shall be taken to- morr
and that the vote on the bankrul
bill be taken Thursday.
Mr.. kDockery then announced
death of his colleague, Mr.. Walker.
Resolutions were unanimously ad
ed. expressive of the sorrow with WI
the House had heard of the death OF
Walker, and providing for the appc
want of n committee of seven mem