The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17
DUTY ON LAMP CHIMNEYS
AN ALL DAYS TALK ON THE SUB
JECr IN THE HOUSE.

Kicks Out OF One <sSpuDAACdu 1rdceS
Like Butterworth-
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The House this
morning went into committee of the whole
with Mr.. G-osvenor in the chair on the
tariff bill. Mr.. Mckinley offered an
amendment specifically including glass
chimneys in the clause relative to thin
blown glass at duty of 10 cents per dozen
and 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Mr. Bland sof Missouri, speaking to the
amendment, denounced the bill as measure
of petty thievery and highway robbery.
Mr.. Bayne Of Pennsylvania said that
almost all chimneys were imported from
Germany and were laid down in New York
at Is cents per dozen. If the constituents
of the gentleman from Missouri were obliged
TO paY 10 cents apiece for chimneys the
thieving was on the part of the importers.
The manufacturers had nothing to do
with it.
Mr.. Bland suggested that IL chimneys
could be imported at the rate of Is cents a
dozen it would be well to let the duty alone
The proposed increase was intended to en-
able few glass men at the expense of the
people to remain in a business at which
they might make a fortune.
AMOUNT OF THE INCREASE.
In response to question Of Mr. Hender-
son Of Iowa, Mr.. Mckinley stated that the
present duty on lamp chimneys was As per
cent, and the proposed duty between 50 and
go per cent.
Mr.. Henderson inquired how many lamp
chimneys were imported.
Mr.. Mckinley replied that he had no
exact data.
Mr.. Henderson inquired how, if the gen.
tleman had no exact data, he knew that
the duty should be increased. [Applause
and laughter on the democratic side
Mr.. Mckinley replied that the committee
knew that it was impossible for our own
people to manufacture these chimneys
under the present rate of duty and continue
to pay the present rate of wages.
MIR. Henderson inquired whether the gen.
tleman knew what proportion Of chimneys
were imported and what were manufactured
in this country.
Mr.. Mckinley replied that he did not, but
be knew that the bill did not give cent of
duty more than was necessary to compen-
safe for the labor cost here and abroad.
Mr.. Henderson-For myself, / am not
going to vote for the increase Of any duty
when have not information to justify that
vote. democratic epplause.]
NO PERSONAL PRIDE INVOLVED.
Mr.. Mckinley said that the committee
had no personal pride in the bill or any part
of it. The committee had done its best
with the information at its command
Every member of the majority of the COM
mittee had agreed that the proposed duty
on lamp chimneys was absolu iely necessary
to preserve that industry in this
country. Gentlemen from Pittsburg had
appeared before the committee and asked
for free raw material. He was asked
whether free raw material would lesson the
price Of chimneys to the consumer, and he
replied that he did not believe it would.
Where would the benefit goa to the manu-
facturers and fniddlemeu.
A Democrat-That is where Won want
it.
Mr.. McKinley-No; we want it to go to
the consumer.
Mr.. Henderson did not want any demo-
crat on the floor to howl over what he was
saying. [Laughter.1 He could not control
democratic lungs. If he could, he would
shut off some of the Missouri supply
[laughter1, but he did not intsnd to vote
for an increase Of the duty on lamp Chin
neys unless he knew why be did it.
DIFFICULTY OF FRAMING THE BILL.
No one knew better than he the difficulty
that any committee, democratic or repub-
lican, had in making the tariff bill, and he
did not want to be blockade to proper ad-
Justment, but the point he wanted to make
was this: That he would not vote for any
increase of duty unless he was informed
that there was good reason for 1t. If the
manufacturers of chimneys in this country
were prosperous the duty should be left as
1t was; if they were being driven out Of the
manufacturing field he was willing to pro-
tect them. but the committee had no data
on the subject.
Mr. McMillin argued that the proposed
duty would amount to 116 per cent ad
valorem.
Mr.. Heard of Missouri said that this was
proposition to create a new industry and to
make profitable to the manufacturers an
article which certain persons asserted comes
IN at a too low rate. What was the use of
protective tariff if it was to end in in
creasing the cost of the goods to the con-
sumer?
BUTTERwoRTH's BOLT
Mr.. Springer read from Pittsburg news
paper statement that Mr.. Butterworth's
speech had created CONSERVATION among
the protectionists, and that the tin plate
association had urged its members to hasten
TO Washington.
Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas said he had been
about to suggest that the committee of the
whole rise and limit the debate on the pend
ing amendment, but now he saw that it was
the purpose to continue to discuss the glass
schedule all day in order to give the Pitts
ourg men time to get to Washington.
A1cuueTSOu OI lOWd OnSieu dS q ouD-
stltute for the pending amendment pro-
vision that lamp chimneys should continue
70 pay the present duty of As per cent. he
9la not want to break down the domestic
industry, but he would not vote for an
increase of the duty. This amendment was
rejected by a vote of 103 to LOT.
In the vote by tellers the following re-
puolicans voted in favor of Mr.. Henderson's
amendments: Messrs. Henderson of Iowa,
6Tynlhtterworth Tylh of Ohio, Adams, Hopkins and
nlli OF Illinois, Dunnell and Lind of Mime
sofa, Gambler of Massachusetts,, Morrill, of
Kansas, Laws of Nebraska, and Sweeney,
Aerr, Lacey. Reed and Dolliver of Iowa.
M'KINLEY NOT WHOLLY SATISFIED.
Mr.. Mckinley said that there we re things
"a "a the bill of which he did not approve, and
mere were amendments he would like to
tlaKe II he alone were to be consulted, but
.ue COMMITTEES had to look to every interest
"a the United States. No single person
Gould have in any tariff bill exactly
wnat be wanted, and SO gentlemen
might complain here and there that
suey wanted duty raised or lowered,
oqt they forgot that in the preparation Of
Dill covering more than 1000 articles the
committee had tc go into consideration,
no1 OF a single interest, but of all the
1rarlety and combined interests of the
osited States. [Applause.1
-ar. Mekinley's amendment was adopted.