The morning call., 1890-07-26

elevator proprletors on the Northern Pacific.
who threaten to refuse grain and compel farm.
ers to sell at once. The bill was laid over
Cockrell hac not concluded his remarks on the
Marine Bill at O'Clock, when the Tariff Bill
came up unfinished business.
On motion of Aldricl, it was agreed that the
formal reading OF the bill be dispensed with,
and Vance proceeded to address the Senate
he said the result OF the bill might be TO reduce
the revenue to certain extent, but not TO reduce
taxes. What the people desired was common
sense reduction of the revenue and correspond
ing fellei from the payment of taxes The Me-
hiniey OIL was an outrage on human patience
and an insult to the intelligence of mankind. 1t
neither reduced the revenue in the sense OF re.
duclng taxation, nor equalized the duties on i'm.
ports. On the contrary, it increased taxation
ana made the duties more unequal by imposing
heavier burdens on the poor than on the rich
anu anu oy SO selt!lng tax on the necessaries OF
man.
Vance went on arraignlng the Republican party
for the evils which lie claimed protection had
brought upon the country. He quoted from
Blalne's letter 10 Frye. and said the unmistak-
able wisdom OF what thai distinguished man had
SAID Illustrated the wisdom of what he had left
unsaid. If 1t were important TO extend Ameri-
can trade to Central and South America it could
not De unlmportant to extend 1t 10 the European
continent, which in wealth and population was
ten times greater. If free trade with the people
OF the Latin races were desirable and profitable,
no reasoning could show that a little free trade
with the people of Teutonic blood was not also
desirable and profitable.
Plumb said that before proceeding to the con-
;,,c saerallon OF the Dill by paragraphs he would
ike 10 know what the Finance Committee be-
lieved would be the effect OF the bill on the rev.
euu9.
Mcpherson said that the almost upanswerable
speeches OF the Senators from Indiana and North
Carolina Voorhees and Vance seemed to pre-
elude The necessity of any further defense of the
DemocraIic position. And now the Senator from
Kansas (Plumb) in the simplicity OF Ills nature
Inquired of his own committee for some informa-
tlon on the bill Did not tie Honorable Senator
know that for the past three or four DAYS the
newspapers
been resolved, not only by the Finance Commit
tee, but by The Republican caucus Also not 10 at.
tempt any defense OF the pending bill? If the bill
could not be defended it could not be passed. He
therefore. in order 10 expedite business, would
move that the pending bill be re-eommtted 10
the Committee on Finance with Instructions 10
report, al the earliest practicable moment, bill
10 reduce The revenue and equalize the dulles on
Imports on the basis that The average rate of
duty should not exceed the average aQ yalOrem
war tariff rate OF 1864.
McPherson then launched out in review of
me taIlff question In general and the pending
bill in particular. He undertook TO show that
neither the farmer nor consumer would be beue-
MED by 1t. He referred TO the campaign of
1888 as one In which immense sums OF money
hau Detn cOfruptly raised and cOrruptly used in
behalf OF The Republican ticket That money
mad been raised, he said, among the benefciaries
Oh the pending bill Chief among them was a
plous citizen Of Pennsylvania who since had
been rewarded with seat in the Cabinet as the
price OF his viaiuy.
Sherman criticized McPherson's remarks as
w iSuuCiuB tue dNtIdHH rate unuGr The pending
bill to the average rate existing I'm 1864 and eX-
planned That the average of 1868 vas made upon
an goods then dutiabe and undutiabe; but that
at tiiat lime not more than 10 or 10 per cent of
imported goods would be on the free list, and If
the average rate OF duty were ascertained on dli-
liable and uhdutiable goods 1t would be not 90
cent. - f
Plumb complained that no detailed statement
naa been made as TO The effect that would fol-
low the passage of the bill. II there should be
dtnclt within the next eighteen months IL
would be pretty serious matter. He thought
the senate ought not 10 err on the side OF de-
Hcll. Going on 10 enunerate the expenditu es
ior me next fiscal year lie gave IL as his opinion
tDat lhe Dependent Pension BIZ within tie next
S5o,0OO,Ooo year. Plumb went on to speak on
the necessary expenditures OF the Government
aud referred to the possibility of there being
next year deficit OF nearly fifty millions that
would have TO be made up Dy new taxes and
asked who was interested in producing that state
OF things. He thought in reporting the bill that
mater nad been overlooked. Ii seemed to him
as IL somebody interested In the rate of duties
had said, I'VE do not care what the effect on
revenue may be- That is not our concern. Con-
gress has got 10 mind that We want pound of
neSh.' de gave notice that he would offer
amendments to the biz to increase the revenue
from other sources. He would never vote for a
uLll tnat lie thought would be a cOWardly evasion
oil the duty imposed II, on the Senate 10 provide
adequate means TO meet the expenses of the
government. He would propose duty on in
comes; ne would propose al Increased tax on
ALCOHOLIC liquors, and lie would propose amend.
ments that would prevent the formation OF trusts
Allison defended the Senate from the charges
OF extravaganza in the mailer OF appropriation
bills.
A Aldrlch expressed the opinion that Mcpherson
was not serious In his motion, and remarked that
II IL were carried out into a law the effect would
be to Increase the revenue by S11O,0OOOOo over
the amount that would be produced by the pend
ing bill.
German asked Aldrich TO give the Senate
frank and fair statement as 10 the probable re-
suits OF the bill If enacted into law.
Alqrlch SAID II the importatons for the next
hscal year were the same as last the revenue
would be reduced about $40, 900, 900. He could
not give the figures as to The expenditures Tbev
did moi intend TO create deficit knowingly and
purposely, and did not believe that would be the
result.
After some further discussion, and without ac-
lion on McPherson's motion. which is pending,
the Senate adjourned, %