New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-20

fered by Mr. Vance to each Of the paragraphs from
S No a and to 1G 'sGy %rc az called
Paragraph 154 taxing castron pipe of every descrp
ton $40 OF cent Per b p inl on nc ,rr a wae I' pipes
and he moved to reduce 1t TO 10 cent The n"G p
result reduce the rates In Paragraphs loo 100 ana
Mr. Vance moved to reduce the duty chains
Paragraph 1851 from $40 cents pound 10 l ceht'
and said that the paragraph applied to trace cha'h''
Rejected. .oo,o,
Mr. Mcpherson called attention to table wjnc I ,he
been prepared for h ne, d Mc Inc pro t dny
would be ll6 per cent ad vaoTm whe on er ccni
the lover and higher classes Of razors lie moved an an
amendment TO strike ont the classification by value ana
the specific rates and make the duty on pcnknves
and pocket knives 40 per cent AL valoIem -....,,
Mr. CullOm addressed the senate upon the genera
subject of the tariff stating his belief 10 be that IN
great degree the unparalleled growth and devel pmeh
vrotnc,ive t.rir svstcm The peopc decided ln 1855
10 continue the system. Tho idea" he said. " tlat
the tariff is robbery. is based on. the idea tlI a
cept the person making it; that our manufactures
would proceed prosperously aud well without pro.
tectlve tariff. We say they would not. There Is
scarcely mill factory running today that does not
benefit the whole country. The foundation OF oNe,.
assumption contained in President Clevcand's famous
message, thar tariff laws raised The price 70 con,
sumers OF all articles imported by precisely the sum
paid for duty thereon. il the declaration il not trne
then the whole fctradc structure falls 10 the ground
the effect of protection has been TO reduce prices
There is nothing consumed by the farmer, Of thu
country which Is not cheaper under the pioectlvc
system than under tariffs for revenue only or IRE
trade: except those articles which not sufficiently
protected or which, for physical reasons, cannon DC
| manufactured in THIS country
The speaker then at length. illustrated 'hc
effects of protection in The case Of steel rails as-s s
that industry had grown from notlinI IN ms country
10 lis present magnificent proportions ana INC plre
| had been reduced from SI6G 10 $50 per ton. Inc
charge that the protective system destroys for'fn
trade Mr. Gallon said, not borne ont by the iarH'
Upon the subject Of agricultural products he said The
prices were largely fixed by supply ana demand INC
| Important fact for the farmer was Ia know tha he
could find a market for his product somewhere. ana
| the nearer home the better. The senator made u
comparison of the amount OF freight furnished by the
| manufacturing and agricultural induTrc, OF The
country. thai single steel company In So furnished
more freight traffic than any Of the thirteen oato''
In conclusion. senator Culom made statement show
ing the reductions and increase. by the committees
hill. asserting that. tic whole. it, tendency was
largely reduce the rate, of duty and ncrasr the free
The discussion on The cutlery paragraph carried
on az much length. and participated IN nv senator
Platt. lIavcy Iiscock and blair on the Republirat
| Phcrson on the Democratic side. Mr.. IIavlcy con
tscd the FREE trade system OF Great Britain win ne
pro'cctionst system Of the lnod states 70 The 81
shut ont from the rest OF the world Tor MY Nar'
Il would come out Of the test fat and happy II W1nlo
not have ,llk and tea. but il would nve cvcrythlnl
| essential for human happiness; whereas, II trra'
Britain were shut ont from the r"st Of the world to
six months half her population would starN" 10 DEAN
lie was tired o the rot 81 the Noriousucss q com
mcrcc The famous a7m Of "Ieat Liit an, ,,,a
Mr. Vest asked MIR. nawlcy If he had not voted fo
| Mr HaNIcy believed that he had. and said that h'
| had done with great pleasure. The United sac
which the United state wanted and dd not prodnc.
and some Americans wanted to 90 travelling ana ~
IL wished them 70 20 In American ship. ., o.,
The amendment went over without action and The
| bill was laid aside.