The sun., 1890-05-17
House OF Representativen.

The House went into Committee of the
Whole tMr Grosvenor In the Chair on the
Tariff bill
Mr.. Mckinley Rep., Ohio) offered an amend.
ment specifically including glass ohimneys in
tho clause relative to hin-blown glass at a
duty OF 10 cents dozen and 40 per cent. ad
valorem.
Mr.. Bland (Dem. No. speaking to the
amendment. denounced the bill as measure
OF petty thieVery and highway robbery.
Mr.. Bayne tRep.. Pa said that almost all
chimneys were imported from Germany and
were laid down In New York at Is cents a
dozen. II the constituents Of the gentleman
from Missouri were Obliged to pay 10 cents
apiece for ch.mneys, the thievery was on tho
part OF the importers. The manufacturers had
nothing 10 do with 1t.
MI Bland suggested that II chimneys could
be imported at the rate OF 10 cents a. dozen it
would ue well to let the duty alone. The pro-
posed increase was intended 10 enable a few
gentemen at the expense Of the people to en-
ter into business at which they might make
fortunes.
s i6SR TO- HSsGn sa Ry MI 5at Ps
ent duty on lamp chtmneys was 46 per cent
and the proposed duty between so and 60 Ier
MIR. Henderson inquired how many lamp
Mr, Mckinley replied that he had no exact
Mr. Henderson then inquired how. if the
the the duty should be increased. Applause S and and
NJ McRiney II Ge1iaG reped eiH that the committee
knew that 1t was impossible for our own peo-
pie to manufacture these chimneyB under the
present rate ol duty and continue to pay the
present ratio OF wages.
Mr. Henderson inquired whether the gentle
man knew what proportion OF chimneys was
imported and what manufactured in this coun-
Mr. Mckinley Eeplied that he did not, but he
hat fha HTn ,yixya 81 I.,k.
the difference in the labor cost here and
Mr.. Henderson-For myself am not going
to vote for tho increase OF any duty when I
have not the Information TO Justify that vote.
MI Mr.. McKiniey said that every member OF the
majority Of the committee had agreed that the
proposed duty on lamp chimneys was abso-
lutely necessary to preserve that Industry In
this country. A gentleman from Pittsburgh
had appeared before the committee and asked
free raw material would lessen the price Of the
chimneys to the consumer, and he replied that
he did not believe it would. Whore would the
benefit gof To the manufacturers and
4 Democrat-That Ia where you want 1t.
Mr.. McRinley-No; We want 1t to 20 to the
Mr. Henderson did not want any Democrat
on the floor TO howl over what he was saying
lungs. II he could he, would shut off some Of
the Missouri supply Laughter But ne did
not Intend 10 vote LOT an increase OF uuly on
lamp ohimneys unless he knew why he did II,
No ono knew better than he the difficulty that
any committee, Democratic or Republican, had
in making II taritI bill, ard he did not want to
be blockade to proper adjustment; but the
point ho wanted to make was this. that he
would not vote for any increase OF duty unless
he was Informed that there was n good reason
for II. II the manufacturers OF chimneys in
this country were prosperous the duty should
be left as 1t was; II they were being driven out
OF the manufacturing field he was willing to
on the subject.
proposed duty would amount to ll6 per cent.
Mr.. Raines tRep., N. " told OF the growth OF
the glass Industry In his district. aud main
tnined that the workmen received the benefit
OF the thrln in increased wages.
MIR. Mhnsur (Dem., Mo- said that he had on
hi, desk q list OF 100 millIonAires. He did NOT
believe that the workmen got the benefit OF the
tRritH. but held that the money stuck In The
pocket OF the manufacturers,
Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa offered as a subAti
tute for the, pending amendment a provision
that lamp chimneys should continue to paythe
present duty OF 45 per cent. He did not want
to break down the domestic industry hut hs
would not vote fo- an increase OF the duty
Mr.. Bland said that the farmers had been
driven 10 urge the Sub-Treasury bill to protect
them from the robber barons The Republi.
cans would not give them even that right; they
had rejected his amendment 10 allow the farm