Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-14
Senator Mitchell For and Senator
Reagan Against Them.
KILLING TIME IN THE HOUSE.
Objections to Taking Up the Kan
sas Relief Bill.
THE BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE.
SENATE.

The House bill to ratify an agreement entered
into by commissioners on the part of the states
OF New York and Pennsylvania, in relation to
the boundary line between those states ION the
Delaware river), was reported by Mr.. Evarts
from the Judiciary committee and passed with
out amendment.
RELIEF FOR OKLAHOMA suFFERRRs.
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported the Senate joint resolution
appropriating for the relief of destitution in
Oklahoma the unexpended balance Of the ap-
preparation made last April for the relief Of
the district overfoSed by the Mississippi river,
and 1t was passed.
THE TARIFF BILL
was taken up, the pending question being on
MIR. Vests amendment Offered last Monday to
reduce the duty on tin plate paragraph 1877,
page 2S), from % cents to cent per pound.
MR.. MITCHELL FOR PROTECTION.
MIR. Mitchell addressed the Senate in defense
Of the high protective system as being the pol
icy to which the republican party stands COM
mitted. He discussed in detail and generally
in terms of cohmendation the bill as reported
by the finance committee qualifying his COM
mendation, however, on the sugar question,
and expressing the opinion that the provisions
of the House bill on that point were preferable
to those recommended by the finance commit
tee.
The delivery of his speech occupied two
hours and half
ANSWERED BY Mr.. REAGAN.
He was followed by Mr.. Reagan in an argu-
ment to controvert q position taken by Mr..
Mitchell, to the effect that Congress has the
constitutional power to levy taxes in
order to regulate trade and industries
CATEcHIsM.
He was subjected. on the part Of Mr.. Mitch
elll to what he called "a catechism," the prin-
cipal question in which was OF what classes of
imported goods he would have duties imposed
In IA tariff for revenue only-on those not pro-
duced in this country or on those produced
here and he replied that he would only
have ad valorem rates, would tax tea,
coffee, sugar, iron and steel and wooden and
cotton goods, and would have raw materials on
the free iist-but with corresponding reduc-
ton of duty on the manufactures into which
such raw material entered. He character
lied Mr.. Mtchelrs speech al an elaborate and
ingenious argument for the subversion OF the
Constitution. in order to benefit the few at the
expense of the many.
MR. PLUMB's AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Plumb gave notice of an amendment
which he would offer to strike out Of paragraph
1877 the provision imposing duty on tin plate
and to add to the paragraph provision to pay
to the manufacturers of tin plate made in the
United States bounty of one cent per pound
He expressed great doubt to the effect Of
the proposition of the finance committee. He
doubted very much that it would permanently
introduce into this country the manufacture Of
tin plates in quantities sufficient for domestic
consumption.
He doubted it for various reasons, one of
them being that he had observed that Ameri-
can manufacturers had been swift to avail
themselves of duties that gave them large
profits on the articles made by them and had
formally abandoned the production of other
articles that gave them only small profits.