The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-20
TIE TARIFF BILL
Tho Debate In the Ssnute-The Tin Plat
Schedule Under Discus.ipn,

oShcNuic blNVuAslONs
WASHINGTON, August l9.-The debate
on the Tariff bill was resumed to-day,
the pending question being Mr.. Plumb's
amendment reducing the duty ON tin
plate from . 10 cents to cent pound,
and allowing a bounty OF cent pound
on American tin plate.
MIR. Faulkner called for division OF
the question.
The presiding officer recognized the
divisibifity OF the question. and then de.
cided that the first part (the reduction
from ? 2.lO to cent? had already been
voted on and decided in the negative,
and therefore could not again bs voted
on in Committee OF the Whole, The
vote would then, therefore, the presiding
officer said, be taken on the bounty
clause OF the amendment.
This change did not prove acceptable
to MIR. Plumb, and he therefore With
drew the whole amendment with the
understanding that he would offer it
again in the Senate. 81
Mr. Mcpherson offered an amendment,
the effect of which would be to place tin
plate on the free list. Rejected.
spooSEg's AMENDMENT.
M-. Spooner offered an amendment
providing that after the first OF October,
1896, tin plates lighter in weight than G3
pounds per hundred equare feet, shall
be admitted free of duty, unless it shall
appear to the President that the apgre.
gate quantity OF such plates produced in
the United States during any OF the five
years preceding has equalled one.third
Of the quantity imported and entered for
consumption in that year. =
MIR. Vest said that he was disposed to
support that amendment. II tho out
rage intended by the bill we're to be nit
igaied, even in 1896, it,would be better
than to accept the proposition OF the Fl
nance Committee with the notification
that an additional terror was to be sun.
piled in duty OF four cents pound on
block tin. He read an article in the NJ
tional Economist, criticising Mr.. Spoonei's
proposition IS leading up 10 having tin
plate put upon the free list, and ii the
Economist was correct in that, then he
Mr.. Fest) was wholly IN favor OF the
amendment. In his judgmentit would
net haye that effect, but it was mitisa.
ton Of the gross and palpable outrage
iuil'cted upon the people by the pend.
ing bill.
1t is well known, Mr.. Vest said, what
influence had operated OF the Finance
Committee in agreeing to recommend
duty OF four cents n pound on block tin.
1t was the necessity OF having the votes
in favor Of the bill Of the Senators of thu
two Dakosas. AS against the statement
made to the Senate by MIR. Moody in re.
gard to tin deposits in South Dakota,
Mr.. Vest cites the statement OF Mr..
Hearst, whom be spoke Of as "the best
expert miner on the facs OF the earth"
who had visited those Tin mines for the
purpose Of investment (the mines in the
Harney Peak district) and who said that
there was not tin there in sufficient
quantity to justify investment. i
-. VESTS POSITION.
Mr.. Spooner said that in view Of the
marked andiirreconcilable difference be.
tween himself and Mr.'Vest on the sub.
ject Of the tariff, he was almost afraid to
support the proposition which be tMr.
Spooner) had submitted. II the amend
ment could have the effect suggested he
should vote against it, ii offered by any
one else and should repudiaie it, having
offered 1t himself He had not seen the
article in the Economist, but thought
! it had reference TO the. amend.
ment OF which he had given
notice and which required one.
half OF the tin plate (instead Of ono.
third) to be manufactured In the United
States. He wanted to encourage the tin
plate manufacturer In the United States.
De believed in the industrial independ.
ence OF this country SO far as that could
be brought about. II by the imposition
OF increased duty all the tin plate Used
here could be manufactured here, no
matter il during the time being higher
prices were paid ior it, the people oil the
United States would be independent Of
foreign producers and the price be
brought down, q
After further discussion, Mr.. spooner's
amendment went over till tomorrow,
and the next paragraph OF the bill (para.
graph 1888, page ~ wtH taken up. I!
refers to sheet iron OF sheet steel, polish.
ed, varniahed, taxing it 9!e a pound,
and TO taegsrs iron, taxing it cent pei
pound additional. .'.l
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to reduce those
rates to 2 cents and ll.l0 respectively,
Rejected without division. No further
amendment was offered TO paragraph
l3S. a. =
Paragraph lS9, referring to tin plates
and taggers tin, and paragraph, 40, re
ferring to steel iugots were agreed tc
with the committee amendments.
Paragraph al was then taken up. i
refers to wire rods. An amendment
offered by Mr.. Vest was rejected. !
Paragraph l422, having wire made o
iron or steel, having been reached, Mr.