The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-29
NAKED PLUMBER.
That's what the morrill, Tariff Hill Pro-
noses, says Vest.

That's What the morrill, Tariff BiIl Pro-
noses, Says Vest.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-In the senate
to-day at 2 O'Clock, the presiding officer
laid before the senate the tariff bill as un-
finished business. Gray moved TO con-
tinue the consideration of the revenue
marine bill.
Frye said the friends of the revenue bill
had occupied but an hour and half upon
it. 1t was as evident tn the senate as IL
the purpose had been announced, that the
time had been occupied for the purpose of
preventing a vote on the measure. Why
should not vote be taken on the bill?
II there is "A majority of the senate in
favor Of il, why should il not be permitted
TO say SO? The senator from Ohio lSher-
man had made four speeches upon the
bill, and i'm the course of them had read
the same identical articles which the sem
ator from Missouri had occupied the last
three mornings in reading.
Finally Gray's motion was rejected IA
to "a.
The bill was then taken up and Vest ad-
dressed the senate i'm opposition TO il. The
advocates of the high tariff taxation, he
said, were confronted by greatperil. The
depression i'm the agricultural interests
and the emphatic demands OF the farmers
for something besides lying statistics and
frothy declarations had caused the presi-
dent and Secretary Blaine to urge upon
| congress the legislation for the subsidies
TO steamships, for reciprocity treaties with
| the South American states in order to OBJ
| tain foreign market for American
products. Very little was heard now of
| the home market, but a great deal OF the
| South American market. So, at last, the
protectionists had been driven from their
| pretentious humbug about the home mar
ket and were forced TO adopt the principle
| of free commercial intercourse which they
had so long opposed and deTided.
Vest went on to criticize the provisions OF
the pending bill that are supposed to be
for the benefit of the farmers and said
what the farmers wanted was the opening
and enlargement of foreign markets for
their surplus wheat, corn, cattle and pork
and a decrease OF the tariff duty on CLOTH
| ing, hardware and other necessary arti-
cles Of daily and incessant use by the
farmer and his family. The pending bill
he declared was To repay the mill owners
for their contributions to the campaign
fund of the republican party during the
| last presidential canvass and as the
planters of the south were democrats the
duties ON northern manufactures
were increased while the duty on rice was
diminished. The consumers in the United
States were being systematically plum
| dercd under the pretense of protection to
| home industries. No further concealment
is possible. The truth was at last re-
vealed. The manufacturers who were
| persstently asking for higher duties to
exclude foreign competition were availing
| themselves OF the monopoly given by the
| exclusive tariff to charge the peo-
pie OF this country from 20 To 20
per cent. higher for their goods than they
protected markets of the world. II was
no longer protection, but pure, simple
naked plunder. Americans boasted OF
their free institutions, OF liberty and
equality; but who, he asked, could call
himself free man, save In mockery.
when by the course of law the proceeds Of
his life and labor were unjustly taken to
enrich another?
Turpie addressed the senate briefly on
| McPherson's resolution TO re-commit the
bill with instructions to report bill to re-
duce the revenue and TO revise the duties
OH the imports on which the aver
age ad yalorem rate of duty on
all dutiable articles shall not exceed
| the average advalorem Of war rate tariff
of 1874. He declared himself not satisfied
with the instructions. IL there was "A
choice to be made between the pending
tariff of 1864 he would choose the Morrill,
bill. But as the proposed instructions
were simply an expression OF opinion OF
that great leader OF the people who polled
the minority OF the people for his re-
| election. the scheme. would be the impo-
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use and Of higher rates on articles of lux
ury and refinement, the total sum of the
hvy not TO exceed the necessary expenses
s'f the government and the interest on the
national debt.
The question was taken ON the motion
to reccmmit and was defeated by a strict
party vote. Yeas 10. nays %.
The reading of the bill by paragraphs
for the amendment was begun. The first
schedule being that as to chemicals, oils
aud paints. Mcpherson moved To reduce
the duty on pyroligneous acids not ex-
ceeding n specific gravity of l41-1 600 from
~ cents TO cent per pound and on acids
exceeding that specific gravity from Ia
3 cents per pound. The vote was yeas Is,
nays %. No quorum.
Plumb offered "A resolution which was
agreed To calling on the secretary OF war
for Information as TO the rules established
for admission TO the soldiers homes; II
such admissions are based wholly or in
part ON the amount of pension and
whether there are exceptions 10 those
| rules and i'm what cases and for what rea-