Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-07

February last the
American price and English were s;.5 ton.
There never had been a time, he declared,
since 1873 when duty Of $40 a ton wonld
not have been ample protection to Amcri-
can industry. Mr. German, however, did
not favor putting Bessamer ore on the free
list, but he insisted that unless some relief
were afforded manufacturers OF steel on
the Atlantic coast, north Of Cape Hatteras,
IL would be impossible for them 70 20 on
and develop their great enterprises. MIR.
German expressed his surprise at the free
trade sentiment which he had found ex-
listed in Bocton and New England
A Tariff IliiI Hard 10 Frame.
Mr.. Dawes, noticing this, said he recog-
nized that change Of sentiment in New
England. and said that nobody felt more
sensibly than he did the inequalities and
iniustices Of features Of the pending bill
or of any other tariff bill. and the diff
culties Of SO adjusting Il 70 all interests as
that Il should not come out - compact of
antagonisms lie woald vote for pro-
position 20 reduce the duty on iron ore 70
fifty cents q ton IL it were shown that the
reduction would not work serious injury
to the American iron ore interest
The Tax on Tin.
Mr. German went on 60 speak OF the bill
as freighted with poison that was certain
death TO the Maryland canning interests,
by taxing tin; and he appealed for at least
q reduction OF duty on foreign Bessemer
ores, promising that their result would be
that steel ships would be built as cheaply
in Baltimore as on the Clyde With that
advantage the prediction OF the great Re-
publican secretary Of state would be veri-
fed. Mr., Blaine has said, and said truth
fully, that within the confines Of the bill
there was not single idea or line that
would open the market 70 the agricultural
products OF the United States.
Secretary Blaine's Letters.
Mr. Frye said the secretary has been
quoted several times in the senate as argu
ing that the Mckinley lill did not ia any
OF its features open up markets, and added
Now the secretary of state WAS dealing
in that letter entirely with foreign and not
home markets And il will be clear to
any senator who has rend the letter that
he intended to have said (and expected to
have been UNDERSTOOD that in the McKin-
ley bill there was nothing to open up for
eign markets | do not understand that
in protective tariff there is an express
purpose to open up foreign markets. II is
the purpose Of IA protective tariff TO create
q home market, which is worth more than
any foreign market, and was undoubtedly
the understanding OF the secretary and not
a purpose to reflect az all on the Mckinley
bill, except so far as there WAS nothing ia
it INTENDED to open up foreign markets and
he desired to have something put In it in
the way Of reciprocity by which the foreign
markets might be opened up"
Proposed Amendments.
Mr.. Morgan withdrew his amendment in
order to allow Mr. German TO offer one
proposing to reduce the duty on iron ore
from seyenty-five To fifty cents per ton.
Mr. Plumb moved to amend this by max
ing the rate sixty cents per ton. He be-
lieved this was a good time TO begin the
reduction Of duties and step in the right
direction WINS better than no step at an.
air. Plumb's amendment was rejected
yeas, 2l; nays, % Senators Dawes, ingalls,,
Paddock and Plumb voting aye with the
Democrats. The rest Of the iron ore par
agraph was agreed TO as reported by the
finance committee Mr. Vance moved 20
reduce the duty on pig iron from three.
tenths Of a cent per pound to s. q ton aud
argued in support OF the amendment.
Without disposing Of the amendment the
bill went over