Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-22
The Senate Tariff Debate
Begun.
voorhees, Criticises the Bill in
Detail.
A Lesson from Carnagie's Wedding
Gift to Stanley.
Both Houses Adjourn Out of Respect to
the Death of Representative
Walker-Notes.
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WASHINGTON, July 21.-In the senate
today, on motion of Hoar, the select
committee on relations with Canada
was authorized to continue it's investiga-
tions during the coming recesssand next
session.
The house bill to amend the act of
June %, 1874, for the relief of settlers on
railroad lands, was reported and placed
on the.calendar.
Dawes moved to proceed to considera-
tion ofthe Indian appropriation bills.
Gray asked him to yield to permit the
bill to transfer the revenue marine to
the naval establishment to be taken up
in the morning hour.
Morrill, informed Dawes that if he did
not proceed with the Indian appropria-
tion bill, he (Morrill) 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 not have
the extent and magnitude of the tariff
bill. There was no legislation that could
be considered by the senate during the
remainder of the session that would not
take some of the time for the considera-
tion of the tariff, and he did not think
that 1T should be proclaimed at the out
set that nothing else should be consid-
cred.
Morrill, said it was not his purpose to
antagonize particularly the bill of the
senator from Delaware, but he did pro-
pose to ask consideration of the tariff
bill in opposition to any other measure,
except appropriation bills.
Gray made a motion to proceed to
consideration of the house bill to trans
Ter the revenue marine service from the
treasury to the naval department.
Agreed to-yeas, 30; nays, 23.
The Republicans who voted yea
were Cameron, Casey, Cullom, Far
well, Frye, Ingalls,, Mitchell, SAWYER,
Spooner, Teller and Washburn. The
Democrats who voted nay were: Bate,
Cockrell, German and Pugh.
The senate therefore proceeded to
consideration of the house bill to trans
Ter the revenue marine service. The
bill having been read, the date for the
appointment of revenue marine officers
to be officers of the navy
was fixed for January 1, 1891.
At 2 O'Clock the revenue marine bill
was laid aside without action, and the
senate proceeded to consideration of the
tariff bill, and was addressed by Voor-
hees in opposition to it.
Voorhees, criticized the tariff bill in
detail. He characterized it as tinan-
cial monster. The reduction in sugar
and molasses was no reduction at all in
the light of the proposed bounty to
planters. The increase in woolen goods
amounted to $15 100000 a year. This
was simply reduction run mad.
Voorhees, referred to the recent STAN
ley wedding in London, and the wedding
presents of fabulous price. Among these
was the gift of Carnegie, a 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
gift was an uncut diamond of such size
and 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? The
farmers of the United States had paid
for that diamond ten thousand times
over in the last twenty years by paying
an average duty of over 3S per cent on
every article OF iron and steel they used.
tHu Wy dylilS viz lilCICdSCo IdISS VI
freight made necessary by the high
duties on steel and iron rails and rolling
stock. Ii the pending bill became law
the farmers would have to pay ON iron
and steel an increase OF duty from 3d.
to 51.75 per cent.
Voorhees, passed on to discussion of
the proposed increase of 120 per cent. on
tin plate, in order to protect an infant
industry yet unborn, and give employ
ment to "a 900 working men now idle.
1t would be far cheaper for the country
to pay "a 900 idle men average wages
than to tax every square of tin roof,
every dinner pail, teapot and milk can
simply to make dozen millionaires and
enable them to give coaching parties to
protection leaders, and to found
Libraries from the savings of Is
per cent. of the wages of their
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 was right.
All the internal revenue taxes on manu-
facturers, brokers and dealers in bank
checks and incomes had been swept
away, while the duties ON trace-chains,
had had manifold growth.
At the close of Voorheess speech,
Cockrell offered resolutions, which were
agreed to, expressing the senate's re-
gret at the announcement of the death
OF Representative Walker, of Missouri
and for the appointment of commit
tee of three senators to attend the
funeral. Vest, Plumb and Berry were
appointed, and the senate, as further
mark of respect, adjourned.
HOVcE DRnCEEnUNCS