The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-30
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
mn. GoRMAN DREAMS THE SILENCE OF
THE REPUBLIClNS


sIona by Mr.. Hiscock-Repnbiican Mem
Der StrubIe CrItIciseS speaker Reed.
wAsnrNGToN. July 29.-1n tho Senate to-day
the Tariff bill was inkon ur. the pending ques-
lion being on Mr.. Mcpherson's amendment
offered yesterday, to reduce the duty OH acetc
or pyroligneous acid not exceeding tho speci-
&c gravity OF 47-l,U00 from Is cents to l
cent pound. and. exceeding that specific
gravity. from to s cents pound The amend
ment was rejected by a party vote-yeas 20,
nays27
Tho Cork proceeded with the reading Of the
bill bu, had only got through two lines when
he wRR stopped By Mr.. Mcpherson, with the
remark that he was moving little too hastily.
He (McphersonD had something 10 shy about
tho first line. liking tho duty on boracic acid at
cents pound. At tho present rate "A cents
pound tho duty on boraclc acid was 1873 per
cont. and now it was proposed to make 1t 9l91
per cent. nd vaorem. 1t could be put on board
vessels in Italy al cents pound, go that the
prorosei duty would DO 1876 per cent. He
quoted statement of MIR. Niedringhaus before
tho Finance Committee TO tho effect that
boraclc acid could be produced In California
at cents pound; so that the proposed
duty would amount to 225 por cent al
Nalorem. He moved TO reduce the rate
from cents to 81 cents round.
Here. no said, was an article manufactured in
natures own laboratory. requiring neither
steam lower nor fuel nor anything in the
world but Gods sunlight aud air. little
water taken from n lake and exposed to the
sun and air Eave Al residuum OF boraX and
boTaclc acid 1t cost only cents pound. &C.
cording to authentic testimony, and yet q duty
OF cents pound was 10 be imposed upon
1t. Aud for what purpo.e? To protect great
trust and combine. which had agreed to limit
tho production OF borax and botacic acid to the
amount which the market would take.
Mr. stewart remarked that when this article
was on tho free list the price was 20 cents a
pound.
Mr. Eiscock referred to boracc acid rs illus
trating the effect OF specific duties. He said
that when the present duty was imposed, in
1888. 1t represented only an ad valorem rate OF
per cent, but the cost Of the article had since
then Leen so reduced by home competition
that the present duty now represented an al
valorem rate OF about So per cent.
Mr. Aldrich also made some remarks In tho
same line and said that when borax and bo-
racic acid were on the free list, before 1883, bo-
rax cost sc. cents a pound ut was now cents.
and pure boracic acid from % TO 50 cents lit
was now from IA to 10 II borax could be pro
duced in this country at . cents pound II was
very peculiar that with II duty Of 4 cents a
pound; its importation was Increasing. He
aid ought to be ID cents a pound instead OF S.
the duty on boraS and boracic acid ms bearing
Th SSans 5o the G09
boracic acid were largely used.
Mi. McPherson's amendment was rejected
by party vote.yeas, IS; nays 80; 49,.
in opposition to the bill. which he character
iyed as the most radical aud extreme measure
pHl ION
party that the war taIilf WIS never 10 be re-
duced, but that exorbitant taxes were 10 be
permanent and to be q declaration of war
morning papers a statement II at OF the l;epub-
mined that The Senate should meet at 10
o'clock every day. Snd should h remain IN ses.
pHy en' exhaustoD The Repu a seR
st"Ts we're a 70 sit silent in their seats
The tactics Of silence on the part Of RepubH-
can Senators might prevent the full discussion
the country they might as well aband that
this most p unressonabie Of tarir Bills there s
was tribunal before which they. would be
compelled to speak, The people, their masters
he next line Of the bill having been read by
the Clerk" chronic acid. cents per pound"-
ing the existing duty, 10 per cent. al vaIorem..
To Mr. Gorman's assertion that the Dill mad
body, and had never had consideration In the
FINANCE COMMITTEES in the sense OF allowing
Tue minority members to Contest EST and discuss
graph in question had teen fully discussed in
the Senate two years ago. when the reasons
he changed to an equivalent specific duty. lie
intmated also that the proposed duty was for
the benefit Of z Baltimore firm engaged in he
q duty of 8 cents pound was fixed
Mr.. Germans comment upon this was that
1t was the evident Intention OF Mr.. Aldrioh to
divert attention from The real question; tut
that no personal illusions and no local in
necessity OF giving to the Senate the reasons
for proposed increases Of duty. He went on 10
s%y thai Ds9crh Eff SepatorS wanted res
warned the Senator from Rhode Island. who
tainted Democratic Senators with ignorance o.
sage Of tho bill by frank and honest state
ments Of what was contained In 1t No taunts
Mr.. Ai4rch disclalmed the idea o: haunting
Democratic, senators The country under |
stood that the talk about explanations and the
stump speeches for political effect was simply |
10 del ny action on the farlr bill. which de Law
Notwithstanding the senator's Mr. Gorman's
tlunts. tho SENATORS on the Kepu6lican side OF
AIdrich! could control t4e,m. into that kind OF
general debate ON the I'LL. AS questions came
M tom by item, the membels Of tho tinanre
concIusively, from protective standpoint. thar
the change wore Just able.
Mr.. German reminded the Republican side
OF the chamber OF 1lr. Plumb's statement that
the party was In danger and OF his warning
that IL would have 10 Increase taxation within |
eighteen months. he also referred to Mr..
blalno aS the one man who. in twenty yoHrS. |
had Leon able to bring tho Republican party !
1E;o line. rs tho only man who, While abroad. |
led tho coura-r and ability to write MI answer |
10 P.0sidnnt leve!ands tariff message that |
GaSe to he dropping "epublicans h0le nd |
laiIh and Anal victory: and he said that Mr.. |
1lainn had TIN ouEl he Senators rom Maine. |
told Republican Senators that, II they PASSED |
tho bill ms reported. thoy would not oilv de- |
NJ. oy the possibility OF increasing trndo with |
the countries soulh OF the United Statos. but |
would bankrupt the Treasury in eighteen |
NO this, for that was the moaning Of II.
Air. HiscouE ropelled the cha go that tho Re- |
publican success at the last election had been |
brought about by manufacturers or monopo- |
lists and asserted that in tho state of New |
York Wherever Democratic ma}orities wero |
rolled NJ tho steps of the wnskey Interest |
could be marked. The saloon ana the lipp!ing |
shop had been tue recruiting stat ons Of the |
Dcmocrati' party. Ii WAS not in the Ereat |
man featuring centres Of New York State that
The lnrges, Republican maloritieS wele rolled |
up. but N TIC agricultural portions OF tho !
state: while the criminal POPULATION OF the !
cities were the natural allies nni constituents
OF tho Democratic party Tho State o, New
Ind civ n IA ipaD