The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-08-08
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TO find another guide.
The question was on pa agraph 10C
OF the tariff bill relating TO china
porcelain, AMI crcckcry ware. The
"break" on the subject, made by Mr.
Plumb, was even more distressing to
his republican colleagues than was the
first made earlier in the session. by
Representative Butterwortb, of Ohio.
The Finance committee, Of the Sem
ate recommended a reduction of the
rates in the House bill, from &C to 55
per cent, on decorated articles, and to
so per cent on white and undecorated
ware.
Messrs Sh,rmln and Hiscock oppos-
ed the Senate amendments. Then Mr..
Allison Of Iowa, arose, and, in sub
stance, sail that he was bound to get
in word il il was the last act OF his
public career. He roared that he had
stated few days before, with all the
csrelessness of desperation) that ths
increase of duty caused by the admin.
istration bill, iu taxing cartons and
coverings, amounted 10 from 10 TO Is
per cent. Tuat it was true, a. stated
by Mr.. Sherman, that the crockery in-
dustry, had had, IN the last few years,
q most remarkable Development. He
wanted reduction of duties, such as
was recommended by the Finance
committee, and if it wasn't done he
was ready TO throw mp his job.
Mr. Vest wanted the rates put at 40
per cent, and Mf. Mcpherson, wanted
it few per cents higher. Senator
Vance made a humorous speech upon
the high protective system. He de-
clared that the whole earthen-wa
bill was adisgraoe TO anyone who claim
ed to be tinctured with sense of hu-
manity. Because it was, simply dis
elimination in favor of the rich against
the poor. That the same policy of
discrimination ran through the whole
tariff bill. from one end of it to the
other. But the exciting part of the
whole matter was-when Senator Plumb
committed nutiny. He had with him
facts, figures and invoices, which show
ed that originally, and before the
crockery business became fat, it was
satisfied with gratuity of Sl6,40, on
given amount Of ware. Under the
pending amendment it would amount
to S31,32 and under the Mckinley bill
S57.12. He said "the whole tendency
of civilization is toward the reduction
of prices of all products of human
labor. To claim that the tariff had
been the main factor in the reduction
of the prices of manufactured goods, is
to ignore all the forces of civilization.
The American people are entitled to
have cheap goods if competition can
bring that about. When is the time
coming when the people of the United
States will derive some benefit from
the establishment of home industries'f
But the best of 1t was the way in
which he said that he didn't say all
that with the slightest idea that it
would be of any effect upon the vote
in the Senate, (ss if he had casted
pearls before swine)
Senator Gorman is winning golden
opinions on all sides for the able man
ner in which he ia managing the demo-
cratic side of the tariff debate. He
has already compelled the republicans
to abandon their announced policy of
silence, and to enter into the defense
of the outrageous bill which they want
ed to pass without debate.
Mr.. Harrison and Secretary Blaine
now have their heads together at Cape
May Point trying to devise some
method of preventing the defeat which
they can see staring their party in the
face. The result of their lengthy con-
fab will probably soon be apparent, as
they are both to return this week.
Representative Cummings, of New
York has exposed nice little scheme
of Speaker Reeds to bribe voters in
his district with Government money
by having the Navy department order
the employment of large number of
workmen just before election at the
Kittery Navy Yard, which is in Mr..
Reeds District Mr.. Cummings as
offered a resolution instructing the
committee on Naval Affairs to investi-
gate this matter. That will, of course
be the last of the matter, IS far as the
House is concerned; but the people will
be heard from little later.