Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-15
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M ye.t,s Amendments Touching Tin
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WASHINGTON. August 14.-Mr. Plumb,
from the Committee on Appropriations. re-
ported the Senate joint resolution appro-
priating for the relief of the restitution in
Oklahoma the uneIpended balance of the
Appropriation made last April for the re-
lief Of the district overlooked by the Mis-
sissippi river. and il was passed:
The tariff bill was taken up, the penang
question being on Mr.. Vests amendment
1offered last Monday. to reduce the duty
ON tin-plates paragraph 1877. page 2S) from
22-lO cents to l cent per pound.
MR.. MITCHELL. DEFENDS HIGH PROTECTION.
Mr.. Mitchell addressed the Senate in de-
fence of the high protective system as be-
ing policy to which the Republican party
stands committed. He discussed IN de
tail. and generally in terms of commenda-
ton. the bill as reported by the Finance
Committee, qualifying his commentator,
however. on the sugar question, ana ex-
pressing the opinion that the provisions
Of the House bill on that point were pre-
ferable TO those recommended by the
Finance Committee. The delivery or his
speech occupied two hours ana hail.
Mr.. REAGAN REPLIES.
He was followed by Mr.. Reagan in an ar
Cumeut to controvert the position taken
by Mr.. Mitchell to the effect that Congress
has the constitutional power TO levy taxes
in order to regulate trade and industries.
He was subjected, on the part OK Mr;
Mitchell. to what he called "catechism."
fhe principal question in which was on
what classes of imported goods he would
have duties imposed in tariff for revenue
only-on those not produced In TINS
country or on those produced here-and
he replied that he would only have ad-rdio-
rem rates: would tax tea, coffee, sugar.
iron, and steel and woollen and cotton
goods, and would have raw materials on
the free list, but with corresponding re-
ductiop OF duty on the manufactures into
which such raw materials entered. tie
char cterized MIR. Nitchell's speech as an
elaborate and ingenious argument Tor SUD-
version of tho Constitution IN order to
benefit few at the expense OF the many.
BONUS ON TEMPLATE.
Mr.. Plumb gave notice Of an amendment
which he would offer to strike out OF para
graph 1877 the provision imposing duty
on tip-pla and to add to the para
graph q provision to pay 70 manu-,
facturers OF tin-plate made in the United
States bounty of one cent per pound.
He expressed great doubt as to the
eject of the proposition OF the Finance
Committee. He doubted very much that
Il would permanently introduce into this
country the manufacture Of tin-plates IN
quantities sufficient for domestic con-
sumption He doubted il for various rea-
sons, ono Of them being that he had OBJ
served that American manufacturers had
been swift to avail themselves OF duties
that gave them large profits on the articles
made BY them and had formally abandoned
tho production of other articles that gave
them only small profits.
Mr.. Plumb argued ut some length against
the increase of duty on tin-plate, and con-
cluded with the proposition that II the
duty was TO be taken of sugar. an aRri-
cultural product of Louisiana and Texas,
and to some extent OF Kansas and Ne,
brsska, and IL a bounty were to be offered
20 domestic sugar growers. why, no ssked;
should not the same principle be extended
20 the tin-plste industry
Nj. cAn1lsLE MAKES POINT
Mr.. Carlisle presented letter which he
had received to-day from the Commits
bioner Of Labor. allowing the labor cost IN
ton Of steel rails at three points--sn ss-
tablishment IN the north OF the United
States, one in Great Britain, and ono IN
Belgium. The cost 1t the first was
given a. eli.59. ut the second - e7.Sl,
and ct the third as $50. He also read
Charles w. Potts. Of Philadelphis, large
consumer Of tin plate. to the effect that be
had applied TO all the rolling-m in the
vicinity of Pittsburgh for pricee on the
thickness Of steel plates. out OF which can.
ming tin-plate u made, and that al except
one stated that they could not make steel
plates ~ thin - was required, and that
one arm that could make them asked ~
cents pound for them untinned. while
the present selling price of tin plate-duty,
frcights, &C.. inciuded-is only Az cents q
pound.
N. ALD1Icn EsDEAvoxs 10 xxpLAIx.
Mr.. Aldrich accounted for that on the
Geouud that - there IVES no demand in this
cOuntsy for steel-plates Of such extreme
fkinne6s, there wss no plant for rolling
tkew; but he predicted that II the duty on
fin-platee was increased all rolling mills
ro6ld 81 3 very short time b provided
0ifh the regulate plant.
N. aAzs ldAnsT sHx slzL.
n. BAfe addreeeed the Senate ingsnerel
eGVlov and condemnation OF tho bill. He
S3}gnl61 ~ i6ee that the farmer. would
31e5VS ~ b1le1t pndss II and said with
Scl1eoaoo "a fbe dulles on farm productsl
~ 0kHo = IL v0iee Nes tho yoice Of
SSct - I'D " ~ hand q ksea."