New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
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Norran of Alabama and Co0uitt, Of Georgia, were
put forward TO kill time by socalled general deDae'
Mr.. Morgan surprised everybody by stopl"5 "a
two hours bat he announced before closing AIS spcc'
that IL was only partial and fragmcntary statement
Of his views on the pending bill. INC A"biha 0'''
TOR confined himself in fact, to touching appeal
eeainst tariff duties behalf OF the negro popua'V'
Of his STATE. Mr.. Morc2ns consideration ir Iio
pockets of his cOlOred constituents j only c9oalcn :"
co,rse nv his anxiety to prevent the passage of an
elections bill by which they Will BE enabled to eX-
nys their owu convictions tariff and other lcgslC
lion by their votes. The Alabama Scuator made the
mistake however. Of going into details TO SHOW inc
burdens which tho tariff puts upon the SVN'crii
negro, ard in most his facts and figures "erc
palpaby in error. Mr. Aldrich amused the senate by
demon ratng every few minutes the free trade orator
painful lack Of acquaintance with the bill he was 80
generously critlc,ine. Perhaps that was one reason
why the senator ended his remarks in less than oDe-in
the time lie was expected TO occupy.
Mr.. Colquitt was shTewder than Mr.. Morgan. lie
read long selmon discourse on the fallacy OF laying
any duties at all sake of protecting home indus
tries and into this dreary realm of theory nobody
on either side of the chamber cared 10 follow Mr.
Colouitt seemed TO overlook entirely The fact that his
essay is now about two Years ont Of date. Mt vest
was ready after Mr. CoQuitt finished TO infct another
tedious tariff reform" essay Of the Missouri KIND on
ids long suffering colleagues, but the hour was
late he forebOre until Monday, and the Tariff BILL
was then Informally laid aside TO let the senate 80 on
with private pension cases.
1t was stated al The outset with something of
flourish that Mir Carlisle would conduct the tarih dis
cussion for the Democratic side Of the Senate lie
was also TO write a report on the bill The report has
not appeared. has the exspeakeE turned up with
speech the general question. He has, IN iact'
been absent from the senate ever since inc ucDae
began. 80
When the senate resumed consideration Of the Tariff
hill il was addressed by Mr.. Morgan. lie said l& the
ncudlng bill bore more heavily OF the abornS classes
Than On the capitalist class or any other class lie
had yesterday referred to The fact that on mo lfco
list In the bill there not one article that entered
into the consumption Of ordinary laborins man.
either IN the way of food, Tament or shelter Iio o
asked the Senator from Iowa CIR. AllisOn) if that
we're not the fact. and he had got no answer lie
would ask the question again and again. ana ne
knew that, when the senator came 20 make one OF
those frank statements which he always made. he
would be compelled to say that there was nothing
provided on the free lis; for the labOriDg classes Nj
Morgan went on 20 spea, Of the cOlo7cd people. who
not being capitalists, manufacturers or skilled work
men, could not possibly derive any advantage nom
protection and who yet had to bear the burdens which
1t imposed upon the people.
lie yielded to Interruptions by Mr.. Hawlcy, who
SAID that in Alabama and other States Col0:cd men
were being employed sEilcd worhmen IN factories
ard foundles. and by MIR. HoaT, who mentioned The
case of the coIoTcd who select d re emily by
lis fellow students at Harvard University 10 deliver
the va!edio:ory.
Nj Morcan's response 10 &r. IIOar was that the
case which he mentioned exceptional one,
somewhat akin 70 tie Of Blind Tom and his
response 10 Nr. Hawlcy was tllet what lie Nr. Nor
ea.D had been trying 10 ind out was whether any
hero operatives employed in Northern factories
J!c yielded Mr. Vest, who presented an advcr
tisericnt from the Springfield Mass Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, showing prohibition 10 It's agents
against insuring houses occupied by negro
churches or schOOhOuScS.
lie, .r b,- Mr hat az rOh
tion applied on!y 10 the southern states Nj Vest as
serted ha, il apHl'ci % the whole country.
ii. N.can went on 20 criticse the bill IN detail
and 20 how how hard il would bear on the negroes Of
the Sou,h lie found. for instance. that, in the case
OF ae1c buttons the negro had under existing law. 70
pay ~ - .or one dollars worth Of butons and that
und, tie pending bin he would have 10 pay from s.
u 20 80 '1r dollars worth.
Mr Altrich said that the bill did not propose any
chance Of the duty on ago.e buttons.
Mr. Morgan corrected his statement. bat referred 10
forr other grades of buttons Of which dollars worth
would under the pending bin. cost respectively 81 10,
al -. 90 43 and 81 -. The negroes. he said could
use hOrRs pieces OF stick Of f0urpcnny nails 10 Keep
their clothes on them; but they preferred to have
buttons. and there Justice in taxing
them TO such an extent. The negro. lie added cond
not learn in two hundred years to make button. lie
also referred agricultural seeds, which, under the
present law, cost 81 20 for dollars worth, and
would under the pending bin cost 81 40; to andronS
under the pending bin cost IL 40; and to bacon
which now costs 81 II l-2 for dollars worth. and
would, under the pending bill, cost II 20. The ne
eoes, he said, did not raise ho6s, and did not let
ANYBODY else in their neghborhood raise any hogs
But they were consumers of hogs. Nothing In tle
world so delectatcd a negro Is bacon and green's.
Mr AIis0n-Does the senator believe tlat II L.
pcr cent now levied bacon addcd to TIE price Of
the bacon which the Southern people consume, and
Is therefore pocketcd by the farmcrl
HF.dt IA q nri q
what Is IL put there for Does the great Finance Com
1uittee OF the United states Senate want simply 30
humbue the farmer By putting tax on an article
which does not add to the piicel
Mr. Allison-we do not want TO hunlbug anybody.
INT want the senator's opinion as to whether the
II IL per cent duty, the 20 per cent duty, IS
added to the price Of bacon. If he answers my ques
ton will eIdeavor to answer Ms
Mr. Morean-I have something else 10 do besides
swapping questions with the senator. If bacon were
not raised IN the country and If it had to be imported
il is very clear the consumer would have 10 pay
Tie duty
The next article TO which Nj. Morgan referred IN
WAS preserved meat; and in speaking " me dhty
on IT, he expressed the fear that Senators were so a'
from the people. and Ht'lc OF them thai
they imagined that the people had not any good
sense But when those questions got 10 the country
he said even TO the negro communities Of the south
they would be we'll understood. lie went on to ~
fer TO the existing taxes and to the proposed taxes
on bagcing cotton ties, boots and shoes and ready
made clothing. AS to the latter, he said thai
under existing Inv dollars worth cost 81 "a, and
vonld cost under the pending bill 81 81 and he asked
WIN should the existing tax be increased. Ready
made clothing was, he said, Que Of the largest Gle
meuts Of trade among the negroes. IL OF tho
ralCst things to grown negro in the South with
ANYTHING on his back made by another negro II Was
an boueht in the stores, and enormous part o.
The nesro's earning was diverted from his pocket
ly The tax ready made clothing. He could not
ders.and its necessity justice.
Mr. Altrich wanted to know what meant BY
dollars worth Of an article. dollars worth where
In India. or China, France, or Germany, Eng
lanc7
NJ Morgan said that he took the committees Owl
statements when the cOnlmtcc reported an ad vdlJreu
rate il must have basis and he assumed that ba>
10 he correct For instance under the present law
dollars worth OF blankets 81 3d. and would undci