Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-23
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Protectionists Defined as Destruction
ists"-Charges Against a Department..

lists "-Charges Against a Department.
tBy telegraph to the Dispatch.
WAsHNGToN. August 22.-Almost i'm
mediately upon assembling the senate
took up the tariff bill. The paragraphs re-
lating TO files. rasps, iron or l-plates.
wares or articles enamcllod or glazed were
adopted as reported. Democratic amend
ments looking TO lower duties being uni
formly rejected.
When the "sporting-rihe" paragraph
was reached Mr Mcpherson wanted to
know why the very low duty was proposed
while on "shOtguns' IN the next paragraph
IN extremely high duty was imposed.
MIR. Hawley said the Senator ought TO
know that Americans made the best rifles
i'm the world, made the best use of them,
and wanted no additional protection.
"Do we not also make the best shotguns
IN the world 2" queried Mr.. Vance.
I've think we do" Mr. Aldrich replied.
Then" said Mr.. Vance IN his usual
droll style, I'VE make the best rifles in the
world. and therefore we only want p per
cent. protection. We make the best shot
guns in the world, and therefore we want
10 per cent protection
Mr. Blair: Senators should not make
such n statement about shOtguns being an
article of southern consumption. Laugh
ter
y T.
amendment TO lower the duty on sporting
rifles and the paragraph'relatlng 20 shot
guns was passed over informally, MIR.
Aldrich stating that the Finance Commit
tee had the matter under consideration.
TIE cUT-NAIL INDUSTRY.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to amend para
graph 1G7 (relating TO cut-nailsl by re-
ducing the rate from cent pound TO 30
per cent. al rdl0rem. IN the course of dis
cussion Il was argued by Mr.. Mcpherson
that the cut-nall industry needed no pro
lection, "a American cut-nails were OK
ported and sold in all countries of the
world, while the effect of protection was
claimed to be (by Mr. Aldrich) reduction
of the cost from ~6.97 per keC OF one hun
dred pounds IN 1866 10 y IN 1890
Mr.. Vance wanted TO know why " foreign
paupers" should be supplied with cheap
American cut nails.
Mir. Carlisle denied the necessary con
nectton between high duties and low
prices, and asserted that they were simply
the result of that movement Of humanity
which had been going ON since the dawn
of creation.
TIE PROTECTIOSIsTs DEsTRUCTIoN1sTs.
Mr.. Morgan gave the definition Of de
structiOnists" 10 the protectlonists on the
other side, because they were, he said, de
strovers of the people for the benefit OF
Lounty-fed industries. He read an extract
from tho New York Tribune describing
the system of taxation IN Germany, and
stating that "sleep was tho only thing
which the Imperial Government had
omitted TO tax" That was, he said. per-
fectly true picture Of the system OF the
pending bill.
The discussion was interrupted TO enable
Mr. Platt 20 present and have referred TO
the Committee on Appropriations u COM
munication from the Interior Department
with a report from special agent as TO the
restitution III Oklahoma.
The discussion as 70 cut-nails having
been resumed. Mr.. Morgan expressed ms
belief that no more IRON or steel-nail lac
tories would be established III this country,
as the use of wire nails was supersedlng
the use of cut-nalls.
The vote was taken and Mr.. McPhersons
amendment rs TO cut-nails was rejected
yeas. Is: nays, IA strict party vote, even
Mr. Plumb voting No.
HoBsEsHoE-NA1Ls.
Mr.. Vance moved TO amend paragraph
lGS relating to hOrseshOe-nalls, hoD-nalls.
and other wrOught-irOn or steel nails not
specially provided for 10y reducing the
rate from 4 cents a pound to 80 per cent.
| at raOrem. After half an hours discussion
| the amendment was Tejected-yeas, ~;
nays, 20.
Nlr. Mcpherson moved to amend para
| rrapb 1863 (relating to wire nails made OF
wrought iron or steeD by substituting Tor
/ the classified duties according to length
and weight an dd-rdiOrem rate OF 40 per
| cent. The amendment was rejected WILL
out the yeas and nays.
| Mr.. Vance moved to amend paragraph liU,
relating TO spikes and hOrseshoe-nails,
wrought or steel. by reducing the rate
| from &C. a pound to 20 per cent. al odo-
rem. Rejected.
Amendments to reduce duties in para
| graphs III. l72, and l73, relating to cut
| tacks and needles, were also offered and
rejected with but little discussion, ana
| without yea and nav votes.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Vest TO re-
! duce the duty on saws was rejected, but
| Mr.. Paddock voted for it with the Demo-
Gratis.
LOWER ABROAD THAN AT HONE.
Paragraph IFS. relating TO wood-screws,
having been reached, Mr. Carlisle said that
that was another article which the Ameri-
can manufacturers were selling abroad
very much lower than they were selling
them at home He produced prlce-lists III
support of his statements; also letter
from the American Screw Company. OF
| Providence. X. |. That was another illus
;ration be said, Of the policy adopted 10y
the other side of allowing drawbacks on
! exported articles.
Mr.. Aldrich Does the Senator object to
that policy?
Mr.. Carlisle: | do unless 1t Is extended
farther. hold that II is not GOOD policy
or justice 10 give American manufacturers
free or substantially free raw, material on
their exported products ana 10 reiuse 1T
on products consumed at nome. his Is
where ! object 20 your policy.
lie went on 10 say that the Offering OF
American goods abroad at cheaper prices
than they were offered at home was not
confined to goods whore ORA wDacA was
allowed on raw material.
soCDoLoGER.
He presented bill of sale for a,gross OF
knives to foreign purchaser IN when the
stipulation was printed in red INK that
the goods shall not DO sold IN the United
States
Messrs. Aldrch and Plat stepped over
TO Mr. Carlisle's desk and examined the
bili OF sale which he had produced, and
theh Alr. Plat said that the case was not
MADE out until II was shown that the same
goods were sold at higher price at home;
DIT. Carlisle said that il Mr.. Platt would
deny the fact he (Carlisle) would under
, take to furnish the proof Of it. Mr.. Oar
isle produced other evidence of q similar
character.
THE QUESTION OF LABoa.
me question Of labor came into the de.
| osse. The discussion took general turn,