New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
TIE TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE.
MEssRs COKE AND FAULKNER SPEAKING IL
OPPOSITION TO IT-LITTLE PROGRESS MADE.

MEssRs. COKE AND FAULKNER SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION TO IT-LTTLE PROGRESS MADE.
Washington. Aug 21.-The senate to-day again con
sidered the Tariff bin
Tic pending question was on Mr. Mcphcrson's
amendment to Paragraph 161, which para graph refers
TO table knives forks steels butcher knives. etc, and
imposes compound duties them according 10 value
cla5sifcatons The amendment is 10 substitute for
these duties uniform rate Of 50 per cent I'D valorem
Mr. Coke addressed the Senate in opposition to tic
bill as whole. ciitcsing many Of It's provisions and
condemning them being In the interest of manu-
fncturers. against the interest Of consumers.
Mr.. Faulkner followed Mr.. Coke In q set speech
against the Tariff bill lie spoke Of II rs the result Of
O compact made in the last Presidential campaign be
tween the Republican leaders and the manufacturers
who had submitted TO having the fat fried" out OF
them.
Tho pending amendment was then rejected.
Mr. Mcpherson moved 10 amend Paragraph IG2 ire
fe1ing to flee and rasps by striking the duties
and classification by lengths and inserting 30 per cent
q" Mr. Carlisle appealed 20 Mr. Aldrch In the interest
selves and WHO had sometimes to use English llcs, TO
place The fgt ts at ~ J SG sf bis "a He to %
Mr hidrich denied that American mechanics desired
Jewellers flies, which could not be made chcaply in
iHis c0nntry on account Of the labor In making them
inforc The passage OF the Tariff act of I5s3 the i'm
narration of English files had amounted TO 300 900
a ycar but under the stimulus Of That act the Amel
can manufacturers had three fourths OF the market
and would have II all within five years If the present
duty continued
In the course Of the discussion statement bv Mr..
:, zion prcsident OF the American Hardware Associa-
tino was quoted In support Of teir position by Mr.
Mcpherson and Mr.. Carlisle; and Mr. AldriCh in
Hmafed that the testimony that Of an Interested
,ritness and Ia, would not. therefore. give II any
crcdence This remark was resented on the Demo
cratic side. ,,s ..A,, ,...
TO Mr. SAXON A., .,.,h ~ ,, ,,,o,
as having set thenfclves up as the Great J Ans o.
TYnancep. and referred IN vein Of ridlculc 10 Mr..
Jiscock,s assertion some weeks ago that he was con
frolIed by exalted statcSnanslhp."
Wr Vcst added that an assertion that lie represented
ony Interest except that Of the consuineiSof every
man woman and child IN the countTy-was absolutely
false. ,-,. 49,. 49,. -, -.
Mr. AIdrch said that he had made no charge against
Mr. S9xtOn, who no Doubt very feputaD" ana
respectable gentleman but he was me president OF
the Hardware Association Of New YORK, combination
Of Importers OF hardware whose purpose Wns 70 b~a.
down the American tariff and destroy American IN
dustry. II had Other purpose Mr aSis,on WAS
the leading spirit 81 that oranignlonth. most active
persistent and malignant opponent OF tbe AmGrca
Hardware manufacturers. lie (Nr Mdrich would re-
quirc some collateral testimony 10 support the state
n,ent Of a man having such Interest $50
Mr. HiscOck said that II was "ellkn0wn Iact
that the pending Tariff bill regarded win great
hostility by the foreign manufacturers. 30 hoSuie