The daily state chronicle., 1890-10-01
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS-:
THE CL0oING DEBATE ON THE
TARIFF BILL.

Purpooo1 Not Taxation, But Plunder-
Ard ~ Plundering Process is Now
I.egall1sA BY Congress.
fBy United Press.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The confer
epce report on the tariff bill was taken
up and Mr. Carlisle addressed the SEN
alta
It was not bis purpose, he said, to at
tempt TO state the effect of the measure
on the public revenue, because it would
be impossible to do so with any degree
Of accuracy. But he could state ap-
proximately what its effect on taxation
would b. No member Of the finance
committee had ventured, during the
tariff debate, to express an opinion "a to
what the effect of the bill would be on the
revenues Of the government, except the
Ger ator from Ohio (Mr. Aliison) who,
in the course of speech on the subject
of expenses Of the government, had re-
viewed The subject TO some extent. But
that was before the conference report
was made.
Mr.. Carlisle asserted that the bill as
IL stood took from the free list and
male dutiable more than it took from
the dutiabIo and made free. Vile it
would not Increase the revenues it would
increase the taxation of the people by
increasing the prices of articles OF SIM
liar domestic production. The average
rate or duty under this bill would be
sixty per cent. instead of 45t per cent
under existing law Deducting sugar
and molosoee from the calculation, the
rate under Existing law would be found
To be II por cent. and the average on
the same articles under the conference
bill sixty per cent. AN Increased rate OF
80 per cent. The increase would be ten
millions ia the iron and steel schedule.
The sugar bounty, said Mr.. Carlisle,
would amount in the aggregate to sew
on or eight millions per year.
Mr.. Carlisle quoted from many au-
thoritiee to prove that. if the States,
which had almost unlimited power Of
taxation, could not authorize counties or
municipalities to impose taxes to encour-
agendustrial pursuits, the general govern
ment could not do it. Taxation for pri-
vate purposes was not taxation, he said,
but plumber
Mr.. Carlisle criticised the reciprocity
clause which, he said, conhded to the
judgment or caprice of the President
alone the determination, not alone of GER
tain facts defined in the law, bat of The
results and effects of those facts and
circumstances
Mr.. Allison believed the bill as re.
ported from the committee would re-
duce the revenue forty to fortyfive mil
lions OF dollars.
Mr.. Gray spoke at some length. Mr..
Gray concluded his remarks against the
bill, dovoting much attention 10 the
question of the labor cost of q ton ol
steel rails.
Mr.. Aldrich closed the debate. III
regretted that Mr.. Carlisle had devoted
so much of his time to ante-bellum mat
ters. The first Congress which met af
ter the signing of the constitution hat
granted bounties and imposed taxes
Speaking of the increase in duty mad
in the bill he said that they were of fou
classes. The first included correction
OF errors snd Irregularities; to this clas
belonged tin plate and cotton ties. An
other class consisted of articles which
was not supposed at the time of tn
passage OF the law of 1883 could b
manufactured in the United States.
included the finer grade of manufacture
in the cotton. flax and linen and iro
and steel schedules. A third class cor
sisted OF articles on which heretofor
small advalorem rates had been levieC
Those were items Of no consequence
which had never received any attentio
In the framing Of tariff bill before.
The fonrth class included agriculture
products. The duties on wool had bee
increased largely at the demand of th
Representatives of the conference con
mittee.
Mr.. German asked Mr.. Aldrich
favor the Senate and the country with
statement of the effect of the conferent
bill on the revenues
Mr.. Aldrich replied that the rate {
taxation of goods imported in 1888 W,
45.18 per cent. and that the amour
Of importations being the same) the ra
under the conference bill would be A 2
as against the 60 per cent. asserted
Mr.. Carlisle
At the close OF Mr.. Aldrich's remark
the Senate proceeded to vote, by ye
and nays, on the conference repol
The first break in the party ranks w
when Mr.. Paddock's name was calle
He said that he was paired with M
Eustis, but as Mr.. Eustis would ha
voted 'sno," he would vote "no." I
next break came Immediately aft
when Mr.. Pettigrew's name W
called. He said that he was pair
with Mr.. Call, but as Mr.. Call wou
have voted no, he would vote no. T
J, third and last break was when
Plumb (after all other Senators b
voted) stood up and his name havi
been called, voted no.
The hnal result was announced as ye
33, nays pa strict party vote with t
exception noted.
So the conference report was agre
to-; and now the tariff bill needs only
signature of the presiding officers of bc
Houses and of the President of
United States to be law.
The Senate then had brief execut
session and after the doors were re-op
cd at p. m. adjourned until to m
row at noon.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 30.-The Ho
to-day. passed the joint resolution
80 propriAting $4,000 to enable the Pt