New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-02

! revenue had DcclI III the Elllu oi tno i""AiNN O
mttee in making its recommendations.
so far as he was concerned Mr.. Hiscock answered
he had voted 10 fix rates without the slightest regafu
to revenue-e.ther way or the othcr'
And so the coOquy went on and wheh MI
McPhcrsOn's amendment came to vote MI riu'o
was found voting with the DemocTats-the Lrst bIeah
in the solid party vote.
Mr. Plumb, having thus started In his assertion OF III
dependence Of party allegiance. SO far as the lar
bill was concerned began to take Mr. McFheT'oh ;
place in Offering amendments HIS first Two aincIu-
ments were to reduce the rates OF duty Oh enaHcled
tiles and on hydraulic cement. After discussion they
were voted down by the Republican majority -ulo
Democrats Of course, voting for them.
On the hydraulic cement amendment Mr.. Paddock
,oIned Mr. Plumb in voting with the Democrats
nc vote was-yeas, 81 nays, ~
Mr. Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty on com
mon brown earthcnware from 20 10 20 per cent al
valorem. Rcjected-yeas, 81 nays, 80 MI Paddock
voted with the Democrats. Mr.. Plumb did not Vo'c
The next question on paragraph 100, relating
TO china porcelain and crOckery waie-the Finance
Committee recommending a reduction OF the rates
in the Uousc bill from SO to 30 per cent on the
decorated articles, and from 80 10 80 per cent on pam
white and undccOrated ware. Two members Oh inc
Finance Committee, Messrs Sherman and HlScock
expressed their opposition TO the senate amendments
Mr. Allison said that two members Of the
Finance Committee had given their views on the
pcndnc question he would give his. He had stated
a few days ago that the increase OF duty caused 10y
the Administrative bill in taxing cartoons ana cover
incs) was equal to from 10 10 10 per cent IL was
true as stated 10y Mr.. sherman, that the crocKery
industry in the United states had had in few years
remarkable development II n'A sYilV . et - ~ ~
It's locality its centre now being III the Slif OF 'o
He was willing 20 allow reasonable and Tar ppcctln
the people engaged IN mat h0u trN' a. ~ iIl ",Di
Industries: but The Finance CQWntee believed, ana
I'm and If provision not 10 allow for brcakagcs had
been to increase the duty beyond the per cent
reduction proposed. Therefore he believed uat ule
rates of duty recommended by me tuSh.s ON on
mtce were just and far ana he hoPeu u"t '"'
Mr. Plumb took a prominent ana remarkable part in
the discussion iveigAiHe against ulc oAorOiiGnt &c
iner from, a merchant doing bushes, in 81. Joseph.
Mo. and Atchison, Kan, stating th"t on an invoic
SIC 40 hat under The pending lii he duty On the
sane invoice would be S3l g. and under NE Mchin-
lev bill So Il. The whole tendency OF civlhS,lou'
Mr. Plumb said was toward the reduction OF PRICES o.
all products Of human labor. To cram tnit VI
duCtion OF the prices Of manufactured goods vac TO
Ignore all the forces OF civilization Just as issi -
cynec,ed the manufacturers came 70 Congress ah9 su
mat they wanted more duties, whereby ua uo%I,
ward P p, ire 1 ii seie. ought TO have their
nins7 some time: and he thouei that tiSt ule n"
WAS Going TO affect the vote Of the senate lie 'odl
ccnccive and he could see. that tlc COM. -
through substantially a 1t came lN!a ic eh 40 40, -
Committee He believed in 50 distributing Lie u,'1,'
.hafu
% ,c sunnort nf The Government; In such way aS Z"
ao,,oii,o ne conditions existing between inc manu-
f,cturcyS of this country and those a1Ioah II ~ ~
iy Go,bt ne would resolve that doubt IN ldN"r VI INC
American manufacturers III, .,.. &. no ro,e his sun
,,ort IA sIch A prup0,tou as the chHaWdIr IlcuuI..
lie knew that the pottery manuta 'lIrT' 81 ulI 81
rich-far richer than the people Wl'n ne ~ - ,i.
- ,,e osked could they not take TIE WNh"
r. .,,den- that fhry did not care 70 10 So lN, "I
,hot nav of Il which left them the greatest IT'.I
Tho had more less openly, Entered mo, ~" ~
Il' o,o,, ,vith the importers. The senate. ~" cor
tiniod owed some duty - the American I'T'P'-, ,.
well as 10 III mGnufacturer> IheIc was tDI"'
where political sympa;hlcS ended ana Wh'f p' n,
,c.o-o.-r hogan Tho Democratic party hnd us iHli
Lsr ~ ree possibility for the inquiii"o ~ M present
1o-if law and ~ that witch was nov pr"p"-rd .,
liz could zee that game Of hattrdorc ana 'nu'u"
cock between free trade ana protection '"",,'n'r -
rg on ror uotcal advantage on the "fe "a" ana i'i
ner.onel ADVANTAGE on the other ana h"ON'"U w
tro extremes the great body 81 the AWNti'hh W'"p'
we're heinz crushed and ground lie Won" A'IN -.
should he ready 70 show concnsvey that MS in,cFr,
was also the pul c interest Tho d"noneUdtoh 'i'l'
Ice made that eycrv simple penny ~ TAX pIob,,' a
hsnirte,v rccessarv lie would cast no vote that ia
uo- reur.ecnt an informed judgment In that dr'c,o' D.
Sir sherman replied 10 Mr.. Plumb. lie cohctt.ii'N
with that senator I'm the statement mar no propose non
made To .ay tho people should be supported unless
there good ground for H. either inI i@ I,
az protection 10 American industry. lie Went on 70
sneak Of the growth Of tho crock.ry Industry IN un
United states and said that such an industry va
rot ~ hc ignored and ANY reasonable Demand nlad"
~ n wa not IN 30 refused II never conld hay, been
established in this country without protection str19g
as IL might appear. Va. q ~ Nv
prices OF chnaware were le-s now thhn the duucN a'
were levied on them ten wears ago ,
The bill went without q vote on any NJ ne
rordlrg amendments Hnd apparently without the ~
cusson being brought 10 n dose.