The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-23
SENATORS RUSH TO ARMS
TIE DUTIES ON RIFLES AND SHOT
GUNS UNDER FIRE.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Almost imme-
diately upon assembling this morning the
Senate took up the tariff bill The para
graphs relating to files, rasps, iron or steel
plates, wares or articles enameled or glazed
were adopted as reported, the democratic
amendments looking to lower duties being
uniformly rejected.
When the sporting rifle" paragraph was
reached Mr.. Mcpherson wanted to know
why very low duty was proposed, while
on 'shotguns," in the next paragraph, an
extremely high duty was imposed.
MIR. Hawley said the senator ought to
know that Americans made the best rifles in
the world, made the best use Of them and
wanted no additional protection.
DO we not also make the best shotguns
in the worldGn querried Mr.. Vance.
"We think we do" Mr.. Aldrich replied
"Ihen," said Mr.. Vance in his usual droll
style, 1--WE make the best rifles in the world
and therefore, we only want 20 per cent.
profit. We make the best shotguns in the
world, and therefore, we want ll5 per cent.
protection
Mr.. Blair-1he senator should not make
such a statement about shotguns, an article
of southern manufacture. Laughter.
amendment to lower the duty on sporting
rifles, and the paragraph as to shotguns was
passed over informally, mir. Aldrich stating
that the finance committee had the matter
under consideration.
THE DUTY ON CUT NAILS.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to amend para
graph l67 (relating to cut nails by reducing
The rate from ! cent per pound TO 80 per
cent ad valorem. In the course OF tie dis
cussion it was argued by Mr.. Mcpherson
that the cut nail industry needed no pro-
lection, as American nails were exported
and sold in all the countries of the world,
while the effect of protection was claimed
to be 10y Mr.. Aldrich) reduction of the
cost from So 81 per keg of 100 pounds III
1886 to 50 in 1890, and Mr.. Vance wanted to
know why foreign paupers" should be
supplied with cheap American cut nails.
Mr. Carlisle denied necessary connection
between high duty and low prices, and as
serted that they were simply the result OF
that movement Of humanity which had been
going on since the dawn Of creation.
PRoTECTIoNIsTs DEsTRUCTIoNIsTs-
Mr.. Morgan gave the definition Of "de-
structionists" to the protectionists on the
other side, because they were destroyers of
the people for the benefit of fe" bounty
fed industries. He read an extract from
the New York Tribune, describing
the system of taxation in Germany and
stating that ''sleep was the only thing which
the imperial government had omitted TO
tax" That was, he said, a perfectly true
picture of the system Of this bill
The discussion was interrupted 10 enable
Mr. Platt to present and have referred to
the committee on appropriations a commu-
nication from the interior department with
report from special agent as to destitu-
tion in Oklahoma.
STEEL NAILS HAVE THE CALL.
The discussion as to cut nails having been
resumed, MIR. Morgan expressed his belief
that more steel nail factories would be
established in this country, as the use OF
steel nails was superseding the use of cut
nails.
A vote was taken and the amendment as
to cut nails was rejected by IS yeas to 27
nays, even Mr.. Plumb voting no.
Mr.. Vance moved to amend paragraph
1853, relative TO horseshoe nails, hob nails
and other wrought iron or steel nails not
specially provided for, by reducing the
rate from cents per pound to 3S per cent
ad valorem. After half an hours discus
sion the amendment was rejected by vote
of 20 yeas to 20 nays
Mr., Mcpherson moved TO amend
paragraph 189 relating to wire nails) Of
wrought iron by substituting for classified
duties according to the length and weight
an ad valorem rate Of 40 per cent. The
amendment was rejected without the yeas
and nays.
NO CHANCE OF REDUCTION.
MIR. Vance moved to amend paragraph
no (relating to spikes, washers and horse
shoes of wrought iron or steel, by reducing
the rate from 94 cents per pound to 25 per
cent ad valorem. The motion was rejected.
Amendments to reduce the duties in para
graphs III, ia and 173 (relating to cut
tacks and needless were offered and rejected
with little discussion and without the yea
and nay votes.
An amendment, offered by Mr. Vest, to
reduce the duty on saws was rejected. but
Mr.. Paddock voted for it with the demo-
Gratis
FLEECING THEIR OWN CoUNTRYMEN.
Paragraph 17S, relating to wood screws,
having been reached, Mr.. Carlisle said that
that was another article which American
manufacturers were selling abroad very
much lower than they were selling at home.
He produced price lists in support Of
his statement, and also O letter from
the American Screw Company of Provi-
dence. r. l., that was another illustration
of the policy adopted by the other side
in allowing drawbacks on exported arti-
cles
Mr.. Aldrich-Does the senator object TO
that policys
Mr.. Carlisle-I do unless it is extended
further. hold that it is not good policy
or Justice to give to an American manu-
facturer substantially free raw material on
their exported products and to refuse it TO
products consumed at home. That is where
| object to your policy.
OTHER SIMILAR INSTANCES.
He went on to say that the Offering Of
American goods abroad at lower prices than
they we're offered at home was not confined
to goods where a drawback was allowed on
the raw material. He presented bill Of
sale for gross of knives to a foreign pur-
chaser, in which the stipulation was printed
in red iuk that the goods shall not DO sold in
the United States
Messrs. Aldrich and Platt stepped over TO
Mr.. Carlisle's desk and examined the bill Of
sale which he had produced, and then Mr..
Platt said the case was not made out until
Il was shown that the same goods were sold
at a higher price at home.
Mr.. Carlisle said that II Mr.. Platt would
deny the fact he (Carlisle) would undertake
10 furnish proof OF IL.
Mr.. Carlisle produced other evidence Of
q similar character.
THE QUESTION OF LABOR.
The question Of labor came into tho de-
bate. The discussion took general turn
and was par icipated Ia one side by
Nsssrs. Aldrich, Stewart, Frye
Hlscock, Mitchell. Platt. Higgins. Hawley,
and Stockbridge aud on the other side by