The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-14
TIN PLATE ROBBERY.
DISCUSSION ON THE TIN PLATE TAR
lFF IN THE SENATE,


Limit tho Debute--Mr, nlair offered .
Resolution 60 rormit tho Previous
0uestlon-Holh Tahled-The HouSe
Passed Concurrent Resolution EE-
tepdlng Cuuent Appropriatlons-Ves-
seis 20 stand by Each Other
WASHINGTON, Aug, la,-ln the senate
yesterday morning, Mr., Hale, from the
census committee, reported back house
bill 10 extend the census laws no ~ 70
require information % DO obtained from
unincopowted express companies
After short discussion the bill waH
passed without amendment, Mr., Ed
munds presented the motion for an
order limiting debate On the tariii bill,
which no had offered just before ad'
jounment Monday, and II WIS laid on
the table aud ordered printed Mr.
Blair also offered resolution for such
change Of the rules IN viii permit the
previous question % be moved after a
proposition has been considered two
days. This was also laid on tho table
and ordered printed,
Tho Tariff nlli Was Taken Up,
the pending question being on Mr..
Vests amendment offered Monday, re,
ducing the duty on tinplatos from 2 l-i0
cents per pound % ! cent, the present
rate, Mr. Morgan resumed his argu-
ment against the increased duty pr0yid-
ed IN the paragraph, Mr., Morgan gave
II 40 his opinion that the Republicans
intended 10 pass this ill and that IN
conference Il new hill would hc agreed
upon, Mr., Sherman explained that the
conference committee could not 80 ont
side Of the bill aud amendments, Mr.
Morgan was not so sure Of that tOr the
conference committee on the silver bill
had done that very thing, Mr. Sh@'
man Aid that was because the senate
had struck ont the whole Of the house
bill, and thiF action had left the qucs'
tiOn Open Mr., Morgan replied that IN
the tariff Mll the senate had struck out
the whole iutoruul revenue sections, and
no failed 90 roc hut that
The situation Was the Same.
Mr. Daniel addressed the senate and
characterized the proposed increase Of
duty on Tin plate ~ another step IN the
relentless war, which the Republican
party was wNRuR nRunst the ngricul-
turnl aud producing clufaoS Of the
country, Mr. Aldrich challenged
statement Of Mr., Daniels that the with.
drawal Of the American I'm plate trade
from Wales would shut ont u cOue-
spending amount Of American farm
products, aud asked him whether he
meant that the United States would
lose all the lluglieh market on only that
portion Of it which was interested IN
the production Of tin plate, Mr. Daniel
replied that the United States would
lose ~ ticket Of admission 10 the En-
glish market Whcp the pending bill
became u law aud had the effect Of seal
ing up the foreign market 10 American
farm products 10 would tukc u
Buglc Louder Than vlrgll's ripe
70 summon any man who could do any.
thing else a. the devastated fields Of
American agriculture, Mr. Moody
spoke at length IN favor Of the proposed
duty on tin plate, saying that ho favored
duty for protection on all foreign
products that might enter into success
ful competition with those Of the United
States. Mr. Vance said the annual tax
on imports under this paragraph would
be- Sli,OOOO 600, II it took five years %
establish the industry the people Of the
United States would pay Sii, 600, 600 for
Il, He thought the tin buby was not
worth 80 much.
The rarln Bili Was Laid Aside
temporarily and Mr., Plumb offered two
resolutions (which were agreed tol al
rocting the clerk and the marshal OF tho
supreme court 20 furnish the senate
with detailed statements of the fees no.
ceived by them respectively during the
last year, and what disposition was
made Of them. The tariff bill was
again taken up, and the debate on the
tin plate paragraph was resumed, Mr..
Gray spoke Of the great extension Of tho
canning business IN Delaware, and pro-
tested IN behalf Of that industry against
the proposed increase Of duty on tin
plate,
A Controversy ~ 20 the Prices
Of tin plates for the last ten years was
Carried on between Mr. Gray aud Mr..
Aldiich, the former contonding, on the
strength Of official treasury figures that
the prices had gone down 30 per cent,
and Mr. AldHch arguing that tnUt re-
ferred to the English prices; but that
the American prices had not decreased,
and that thnt fact WIS one Of the strong
reasons for the establishment of the IN.
dustry In this country, 80 ~ not 20 ho
dependent on foreign manufacturers
Without concluding his remarks, Mr.
Gray yielded tho floor at GAO y, M. and
the senate, after u brief executive ses.
sion, adjourned Ht 0i2O p, m,
Proceedings IN the House.
The house passed concurrent rorolu.
tion extending current appropriations 10
Aug 80, The motion 90 reconsider the
vote 10y which the hill TO prevent coli
lisions mt sen was passed, was agreed TO,
the bin was amended slightly and again
pissed A clll Of the house was ordered,
and Mr., Chendle offered resolution 10
recall absent members, which was de-
bated and finally laid on the table, The
house also pissed senate bill requiring
vessels IN collision at sen TO stand by
each other with mendments); senate
bill requiring u written agreement with
seWmen shipping IN the coastwise trade,
etc, and sruato bin 10 extend time of
payment 10 purchasers Of land Of the
Omaha Indians IN Nebraska AT 5!l5
the house adjourned
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