Telegram-herald., 1890-08-03
LEFT THE RANKS.
II. Plumb Deserts the Protection
Fesces IN the Senate.
The Kansas Statesman takes Fiercs
Attzc< ca Mr. McKalsfs
Tariff 5M.
szsAFE FaocEgDLNes


Kan stirred 20 tbs senate Friday
vita a lively speech agaLRst the Nc
Kinley bali Tie tasiH debate had been
dragging along fer some time, Senator
Mcpherson N - Offering numerous
ameE3menss - the schedule under con
sideFagi0n, psoyidlag Tor reductions 0f
duties al Of which were voted GCWn by
strict party ycte.
Finally schedule B was reached.
which refers to earths, earthenware and
glassware. Senator McPhersoa moved
% reduce the duty on the brick not
glazed, enameled or decorated from
si25 ton 10 20 per cent. al yaiorem,
and on glazed or ornamental FIRE brick
from as per cent 70 40 Rejected.
Senator Plumb Kan. voted with the
Democrats, the first break in the solid
party vote. Having thus started in his
assertion Of independence OF party al
legiance SO far as the tariff bill WAS con-
cerned. he began 10 take Senator Me-
Pherson's place in Offering amendments.
which were uniformly rejected.
Senator Plumb took prominent and
remarkable part in the discussion. in
Weighing against the exOrbitant de-
mands OF the high protectionists. The
whole tendency OF civilization, Senator
Plumb said, was toward the reduction
OF prices OF all human labor To claim
that the tariff had been the sole or the
main factor in the reduction OF the
prices of manufactured goods was
TO ignore all the forces Of ciyilIza-
tion. The American people were en-
titled 20 have cheap goods If competi-
tion could bring that about. When, he
asked, Sas the time coming when the
people of the United States would
get some benefit from the es-
tablishment OF homo industries?
The people of the United States ought
10 have their inning" some time;
and he thought that that time had
come. He had no idea that what he
might say was going 10 affect the vote
OF the Senate. He could conceive and
+ he could see that the cohorts of pro-
lection were so organized that the bill
was TO go through substantially as
IL came from the finance com
mittee. The manufacturers had
had from Congress precisely what
they asked, and yet, so far from their
being satisfied, another bill for their
benefit was 10 be put through without
debate (f that could be brought
about, on the theory that the
country was hungering and thirsting
for more tariff legislation. He be-
lieved in distributing the duties
that were necessary for the purpose OF
raising revenue for the support of the
Government in such a way as to equal
+ ize the conditions existing between the
manufacturers of this country and those
abroad. The Senate, he continued, owed
some duty TO the American people as
well as to the manufacturers. There was
apoint where political sympathies ended
and where business interests began.
He would apply the rule that who
ever demanded a tax for his own bene-
fit should be ready to show concluslvely
that his interest was also the public in
terest. The demonstration should be
made that every single penny of tax
proposed was absolutely necessary.
Senator Sherman (O.) replied TO Sen
ator Plumb. He concurred with that
Senator in the statement that no prop
osition made to tax the people should
be supported unless there was good
ground for it, either for the col
lection of revenue or for some
purpose Of public policy, such as pro-
lection to American industry. He went
on to speak of the growth of the crock
ind -, 40 rrs4
said that such an industry was not to be
ignored and not to be refused any rea-
sonable demand. 1t never could have
been established in this country without
protection. Strange as it might appear,
it was fact that prices of china-waFe
were less now than the duties that were
levied on them ten years ago.
The bill then went over and the Sen
ate adjourned.
WAsHINGToS, Aug. 2-Forty-n
Senators-six more than quorum
answered 10 roll-call when the Senate
met at 10 a m. The credentials OF Edward
ID. White as Senator from Louisiana for
the term beginning March 4. 1891, to sue
ceed Senator Eustis were presented.
Senator Morrill, (Vt) was granted in.
definite leave Of absence because OF the
condition of his health. a Joint reso
luton was passed 70 permit Lieutenant
( Colonel Henry c. Corbin. L. s. A., to
accept a civil position with the Worlds
Columbian Com mmission.
+ The resolution offered Friday by
Senator Blair u H. instructing the
committee on rules 70 report within
four days a rule for the incorporation Of
+ the previous question or @f some method
for limiting and closing debate in the