The morning call., 1890-07-22
CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
The Revenue M,r.ns-Voorhees Attacks the
Tariff Bill

The Revenue Msr.ns-Voorhsss Attacks the
Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-In the Senate
to-day, on motion of Hoar. the select Com
mittee on Relations with Canada was
authorized to continue its investigations
during the coming recess and the next ses-
sion.
Dawes moved to proceed to the considera-
ton of the Indian Appropriation Bill.
Gray asked him TO yield and permit the
bill to transfer the Revenue Marine to the
naval establishment be taken up in the
morning hour.
Morrill, informed Dawes that if he did
not proceed with the Indian Appropriation
Bill he (MorrilD would move to proceed
with the Tariff Bill.
Gray remarked that the Senator from
Vermont could hardly expect to exclude all
other matters that might OF have the ex-
tent and aenitude OF the Tariff Bill.
There was no legislation that could be con-
sidered by the Senate during the remainder
of the ession that would take the same
time for consideration as the Tariff Bill,
ana he did not think the Senator should
proclaim at the outset that nothing else
should be considered.
Morrill, said it was not his purpose to an
tagonize particularly the bill of the Senator
from Delaware; but he did propose to ask
consideration of the Tariff Bill in oppo-
sitiOn to any other measure, except appro-
priati0n bills.
Gray made q motion to proceed to the con-
sideration of the House bill TO transfer the
Revenue Marine service from the Treasury
to the Navy Department Agreed to-ayes
30 noes %.
The Republicans who voted aye were {:
Cameron, Casey, CullOm. Farwel, Frye,
lla ttohA oil H.
and Washburn. The Democrats who voted
no were: Bates, Cockrell, German and
Pugh.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sidcration Of the House bill to transfer the
Revenue Marine service. The bill having
been read, the date for the appointment Of
the Revenue Marine officers to be officers of
the navy was fixed for January l., 1891, so
that it would be of no service in the COL
lection OF the customs revenue. The only
object Of the bill was to advance the pay Of
officers to the extent of S121, 200 year and
to have them entitled to be placed ON the
retired list. These officers had not asked
for the measure.
Voorhees, criticized the Tariff Bill in de-
tail. He characterized it as a financial
monster. The reduction in sugar and mo-
lasses was no reduction at all In light of the
proposed bounty to planters. The increase
in wOolen goods amounted to $4,000, 900 a
y
VOORHEES, referred to the recent Stanley
wedding in London, and the presents of
fabulous price. Among these was the gift
of Carnegie, gift richer and rarer and far
more costly than any that could be afforded
by the Queen of England or the King of
Belgium. The gilt was an uncut diamond
of such size ami quality that neither the
richest of the crown jewels of England nor
the moOnstOne of India could Surpass it in
value. How came this American king of
steel and iron to have such diamond +?
Farmers of the United States paid for that
diamond ten thousand times over in the
last twenty years by paying an aver
age duty of over thirty-eight per cent
on every article Of iron they used, by pay
ing the increased rates of freight made
necessary by the high duties on steel and
iron rails and rolling stock. Ii the pend
ing bill becomes a law the farmers would
have to pay on iron and steel an increase of
duty of from 1924 to 5L75 per cent. Voor-
hees passed on to the proposed increase Of
120 per cent on tin-plate, in order to pro-
tect the infant industry, as yet unborn,
and give employment to "a, 900 workingmen
now idle. 1t would be far cheaper for the
country to pay 4.000 idle men average
wages than to tax every square of tin-ro0f,
every dinner-pail, teapot and milk-can,
simply to make a dozen mlllloDalreS, and
enable them to give coaching parties
to protection leaders, and to found libra
ries from the savings of 10 per cent reduc-
tion of the wages of workingmen. Tin
plate had the first right to be on the free
list; and he would at the proper time move
to put it there. There was no manufacturer
Of it in the country, and there was nothing
to protect, even If protection were right.
All the internal revenue taxes on manu-
facturers, brokers and dealers, bank checks
and incomes had been swept away, while
the duties on trace-chains, tin buckets,
flannel shirts and the like had had mani
fold growth.
At the close of the speech Cockrell
offered resolution, which was agreed to,
expressing the Senate's regret at the an
nouncement of the death of Representative
Walker of Missouri. and for the appoint
ment of committee of three Senators to
attend the funeral. Vest. Plumb aud Berry
were appointed, and the Senate as further
mark oil respect adjourned.