New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-30
HISCOCK'S STRONG SPEECH.
VIGOROUS EXPOSURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SENATOR'S METHODS OF HUMBUG.
VOORHEES, AND REAGAN TRYING TO REPLY
THE DAYS DEBATE-oNLY SIX LINES OF
THE TARIFF BILL DISPOSED OF
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In A SIX.HOUR SESSION.

IN A sIX-HoUR SESSION.
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Washington July 29-The Senate, in a SIX hours
session today disposed of just six lines IN tc laTh
bill but the afternoon closed with piece OF genuine
political debate which cleared the air oil DoVh sues VI
the Chamber and which will probably lead TO DIS
continuance on the part of the minority OF the sha
tactics of the last days. Messrs. Jones' OF AiHa
sas German and Mcpherson, had been carrying on all
day the sort of general debate on some hsIs
nifcant item in the chemical schedule, the cue loi
which was taken from earlier performances OF Messrs
Vest and VOORHEES,. The old charges about the SIN
lister captalistic interests behind the pending bill ana
the purchased victory of 1888 which made such OIL
nossible were put forward with the brazen in
sisteDce The Republican senators, 1t was boldly AS
serted had sold themselves to the manufacturing IN
trest and were afraid openly to defend the bargain
which they had consummated behind closed doors.
Tho patience Of one of the members of the Finance
Committee Mr.. HscOck, Of New-iork, was finally eA-
hausted and in reply these and other stale ISLANDERS
which the Democratic Senators have been making do
duty arguments against the better protection oil
American industries he warmed up gradually into one
of the most direct and hardhitting political speeches
made for time in either branch OF Congress- lie
first disposed of the pretence that the Kepubhcah
Senators were trying to avoid discussion of the Tariff
bill by showing that practically the same bill had beo
before the public almost continuously for the last two
years II had been made the issue OF the great cam
paign of 1888 quoted from every stump and analyLed
in every newspaper On 1t the Republican party hdd
carried the country and the representatives. OF inc
party Congress simply carrying out the sober
verdict of the people by enacng it into law at the
earliest opportunity. To do less would not only be an
open violation Of the solemn pledges Of the party
platforms for years; it would be pcridy to direct
trust imposed upon this Congress 10y the voters IN
1885, Speaking for New-York state, Mr.. Hiscock
said it had declared emphatically for that measure OF
ctinn ofe hy he
Though confronted during the campaign OF two years
ago by unholy alliance between the vast liquor IN
tercst of the State and the representatives OF foreign
manufacturers who form large and INSCRIPTIONS an
element in the commercial life Of NewIork City, the
Republican party had a decisive victory over both
Every where the Republican platform had won the sup
port Of the intelligent and sober and industrious ele
ment in the State Outside the City of New DIRK, the
majority for the Republican ticket was more than
10000. Setting aside the vote controlled by The
LIQUOR the larger cities, the preponderancc
tariff sentiment In the state had proved itself over
whem1ng. 1t was the calm. unpurchased judgment OF
the rejecting people of the state and that fact could
mover be obscured by empty defamation about cor
ruption and bribery. And what he said Of New-lork
could be SAID Of the country GENERALLY
Free trade. Mr.. Hiscock continued had received It's
deatlblow IN 1883. 1t moribund issue, and
the sham discussion which the opposition carrying
ON pertinent or justifiable than an arsu-
ment by counsel after verdict had been rendered in
that they had not sufficient information about the
pending bill. and that the country was In the dark
about it. But the minority of the Finance Committee
had issued report, ard prepared no amendments.
The whole conduct OF TIE by the opposition showed
that it was only sham and preence conceived in
the hope of delaying the passage Of the BILL confusing
and hamperng the business interests of the country
and maintaining long as possible the present open
market for the foreign manufacturer Democratic sena-
tors had said that hearings had been refused TO all sorts
of interests But the only people whom the Finance
Committee had declined to listen to were the manu-
facturers Of England. France and Germany.
All through the speech Messrs. voorhees,. German
and Carlisle shifted anxously their seats, and at
the end Mr. Voorhees, and Mr. Reagan made feeble at
tcmpts to reply TO Mr. Hiscocks many damegils
thrusts The Democratic Senators viii hardly be able
to resume their usual programme after so vigorous
exposure Of the methods Of cant and humbug in when
they have been indulging Mr.. Hiscock had many
listeners. Nearly fifty senators were in the Chamber
while he was talking, and his speech made pro-
nounoed impression both sides.
The only progress 10 be recorded the text Of the
bill consists in the defeat of three amendments to items
IN the chemical schedule. The two offered by Mr..
Mcpherson reducing still further the duties acetic
O: pyroligneous acid, were rejected by p TO Goa
party vote. Another, reducing the duty on boIaclc
acid from cents pound 10 IL cents was defeated
BY 80 TO 25-also party vote. fourth amendment,
changing the rate on chronic acid from cents
pound TO l. per cent ad valorem, is still pending.
The pending question Mr.. McPherson's
amendment offered yesterday, 70 reduce the duty on
aceuc or pyrogneous acid not exceeding the specinc
gravity of O47, from IL cents 10 cent per pound
and exceeding that gravity, from TO cents per
uound The amendment rejected by party
vote-ycas, 90; nays, %.
The Clerk proceeded with the reading OF the bill.
but had got through only two lines when he was
stopped by Mr.. Mcpherson with the remark that he
was moving little too hastily. MI Mcpherson had
something to say about the first line, fixing the duty
ON horaeic acid at 5 cents per pound the present
rate betng cents a pound. He quoted statement
OF Mr. Niedrfnghaus before the Finance Committee 10
the effect that boracc acid could be produced In Call
fornia at cents pound, so that the proposed DUTY
would amount to 225 par cent ad valorem. he
moved 10 reduce the rate from cents TO IL cents
pound.
MIR Stewart remarked that when this article was
on the free list. the price was 90 cents a pound
Mr.. Aldrich said that when boraX ana bordclc acld
were on the free list before 1883, bOrx cost thirty
conts a pound Qt seven cent) and pure
boracic acid from fifty to hfty-hve cents. ut
was now from fourteen TO sixteen. boraX
could be produced in this country at two
cents a pound it was peculiar that with duty OF
four cents pound, its importation was Increasing.
Mr. Blair referred 10 the illusions in yesterdays
discussion to the profits of the Amoskeag Company
in New Hampshire, and said that the dividend rate Oh
ten per cent was on the original capiU anu ho' oh "o
existing value Of the plant
Mr. Morgan argued against the increase Of the
duty on borax and borscic acid, as bearing WIN
strong discrimination against the iron industries OF
Alabama. ,... /. .
Mr. McPherson's amendment was rejected by
party vote-yeaS, rs; nays, 3d.
Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, addressed the senate IN
opposition to the bill. which he characterized as inc
most radical and extreme measure OF protection ever
presented. lie had in the morning papers
statement that at the Republican caucus OF last night
II had been determined that tie Senate should meet at
10 O'Clock every day and should remain In session
indefniely-the purpose being to break down the op-
position to the Tariff bill by physical exhaustion
Democratic senators had consumed time
necessarily but they believed that they had the