The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-22
VOORHEESONTHETARIFF
he DELIVERS a LONG SPEECH IN
TIE SENATE.

Large Number of Democratic Sen
ators Present-Hardly Dozen he
nnblicans in their Seats, and They
Were Very Listless.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Every day at
O'clock the tariff bill will be laid before the
Senate. Mr.. VOORHEES, having opened the
debate on it in his brilliant speech. IL VIII
not be debated every day, but 1t Will be
pending, to be laid aside for appropriation
bills and other pressing measures, but not
for the force bill. Senator Aldrlch Will
have to bear the brunt of the attack on the
hill. aided by Senator Sherman, for Senator
Allison. who was Senator Aldrichs partner
in the preparation and passage Of the Sen
ate bill of 1888, is against this one, and is
doing all that he can by calling attention to
the probable deficit in the treasury. and by
nushing the force bill oprevent the passage
of the tariff bill. Curiously enough, Sem
ator Aldrich's chief reason for pressing the
tariff bill is his desire to defeat the force
bill.
STAND OF BLAINE'S FRIENDS
Secretary Biaine's especial friends, led by
Senator Hale, who hates Speaker Reed as
muCh as Ne loves GOcCI6btll 1)lhlAiO1 "AAA NO
all they can to embarass and to delay the
tariff bill Just because Secretary Blaine
wants it killed in order that Speaker Reed
and Representative Mckinley may not get
any reputation out of it, Neither Secretary
Blaine's friends nor Representative McKin-
Lewis friends in the Senate have yet adopted
the Harrison resolution introduced by SEN
ator Pierce for the Blaine reciprocity
amendment introduced by Senator Hale),
and they will probably squabble for time
before they do. If it is adopted it will be
because they think it the easiest way out
and in spite of the fact that the unpopular
Harrison proposed it.
WILL BE PASSED.
Eventually, probably, Secretary Blaine
will be beaten and the bill will be passed
substantially as reported by the finance
committee with possibly the addition OF the
Harrison amendment to the sugar clause.
President Harrison's amendment Is as care
fully exclusive Of anything like free wool
as Secretary Blaine's amendment is care
fully inclusive of 1t. The debate on this bill,
indorsing as it does all the principal
republican presidential candidates, will be
unusually interesting. In a letter to
friend Secretary Blaine prOnounces absurd
the rumor that he will retire from the cab
met when the President signs the Mckinley
bill He expects the Mckinley bill to pass,
anu Jllb w II Aog Oub oOoo III OAiehO
no reason why he should leave the cabinet.
THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-In the Senate
this morning Mr. Hoar offered resolution,
which was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses, authorizing the special
committee on our relations with Canada to
continue its investigation during the coming
recess and next session.
The House bill to amend the act Of June
%, 1874 for the relief of settlers on railroad
lands, was reported and placed on the cal
endar
Mr.. Dawes moved to proceed to consider
alton of the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. Gray asked him to yield and permit
the bill to transfer the revenue marine to
the naval establishment to be taken up in
the morning hour.
After some further talk Mr.. Gray moved
to take up the revenue marine transfer bill
The vote was agreed to by q vote of 80 yeas
to % nays. The republicans who voted yea
were MeSsrs. Cameron. Casey, Cullom, Far
well, Fry, ingalls,, Mitchell, Sawyer,
Spooner, Teller and Washburn. The dem
Gratis who voted nay were Messrs Bate,
Cockren, German and Pugh.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of the House bill to transfer the
marine service. At the suggestion of
Messrs. Gray and Allison the date for the
appointment of revenue officers to be
officers of the navy was changed to Jan. l,
1891.
THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
The bill was discussed by Messrs Sher-
man, Spooner and Allison until o'clock,
when 1t was laid aside without action. and
the unfinished business" the tariff bill
was taken up for consideration.
Mr. voorhees, addressed the Senate in
opposition to the bill, which he character
lzed as a financial monster every ella " and
Tooth OF which had been carefully inspected
Dy the Lobbyists and found to be sound and
reLable 1t was only in as impure a politi-
cal and moral atmosphere as generated nv
tne corruption OF monopoly that a financial
measure like the one now pending would
uare to show the outlines of its guilty. face.
H'ucn less would 1t expect to be treated with
respect, spoken we'll of and passed as a law
aSshg TO criticism of the bill. Mr..
Noorhees spoke OF it as an astonishing faot
Chao IN fourteen schedules of dutiable arti-
ae S1ee sne only reductions made were in the
scheauIe OF sugar and molasses, which. in
Uhe Aght OF the proposed bounty to planters
was no reduction at all, and the section
oiaVllg g 10 wines, spirits and other bever-
oses; In every one Of twelve schedules the
tarlH taxes had been increased. In repard
70 Woolen goods, that increase Amounted to
SI5,OOO, 900 year.
CHINESE WALL
mere was no pretension, he said. that
1naU increase was put on for the sake of
teo.; enGnue. IL was simply an instance of pro-
tecIIon maze and developed into a Chinese
". "aI Oh prohibition. He proceeded to quote
%I %y lSngth from statement made bv Mr.
-ncheeVer on-fAer OF New York before the finance
tiolnIltGee. I'm One of his answers to a oles-
@ olon ny MT Vance as TO why the dutv on
SelCalh cheap fabrics OF cloth was to be
tncrea @ ed from about rs to 100 Der cent
vas Il suppose it was to MAKE
mvob poor consumer pay twice as
nIa +nucn Tor his goods as the wealthy
Vnsulner VasIner would have to pay for his" Mr..
p ~ D HeeS W aiSo quoted from a statement of
VIII Worrlil before the same committee
innra1en "Aen asked the reason for the large
tsNN ease OF the duty on cheap cotton. SAID !.
+io,, +iogn1Ing out prohibition; it is not protec-
t,DI, ttioH' de also read an extract presented
1Ssou:; Ir; orrlll, from the annual report for
,ro,.t of the treasurer of the Arli ngton mills.
anI iulacturers of cotton warps. mobair
tbo ne men dress goods, to the effect that for
haor IasI ~ years the average dividends had
80 80 lICle over 20 per cent. and that the
q, 1Lvs tL Vi last year were three times as great
'A0S7 OF the preceding year.
\, cARNEGE's GIFT TO STANLEY.
Star, VOORHEES, regerred to the racapt