Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-11
THE TARIFF DEBATE.
An Interesting Passage OF Words Between
Mr.. Turner and Ex-Spealxer Reed.

An Interesting Passage Of Words Between
Mr.. Turner and Ex-spealxer Reed.
| After The Stars report Of the proceedings
Of the House closed yesterday speeches were
made on the tariff by Messrs Turner OF Georgia,
Reed Of Maine and Patterson Of Tennessee.
Mr.. Turner said he confessed that when the
gentleman from Maine Mr.. Dingleyl inveighed
against the insignifcance Of this bill and those
| which we're to follow he joined in that denun-
| citation. He would have been glad to have had
pending bill which would sweep the whole
| horizon and give TO every citizen that COM
pensation which fair and just reform of the
tariff would give to every consumer In the
| country. His judgment in this respect had
been overruled by those to whose opinion be
deferred with great respect and it was due to
those gentlemen that he should saw that thev
sincerely believed that their policy would en-
| able the majority of the House to secure for
the people some slight relief from the burden
of taxation.
Mr.. Turner turned his attention to a criti-
gress, denying that the recent decision Of the
Supreme Court had indicated those rulings,
and when Mr.. Walker Of Massachusetts, rose TO
defend the ex-Speakor catechized the gentle
man, who was willing TO reply. to the manifest
annoyance of Mr.. Reed who occupied O seat
some distance from Mr.. Turner. Mr.. Reed in
timated to MIR. Walker that he would reply to
the criticisms at the proper time and suggested
that he be permitted to do so.
Passing to the consideration of the pending
Dill Mr.. Turner said the wool duty OF today had
been largely the work of his distinguished
friend from Maine (Dingley). The tariff act,
as far as ii referred to wool, was curious docu-
ment. 1t provided for compound. compensa-
tory and all valorem duties. 1t illustrated the
peculiar genius Of the gentleman from Maine.
fhA 4,.fso ticA4 l,as epl tad
on imported wool and wooden goods should be
aggregated. with the enhanced cost Of Ameri-
can wool and wooden goods, 1t would appear
that the American people in a single year. on
the pretext Of protection to the farmer, had
paid into the treasury to the manufacturers
sum equal to the value of every sheep in the
United States
Mr.. Reed, rising to reply to the criticism
made upon him and his rulings in the last Con-
gress. expressed the opinion that his action at
the decision Of the Supreme Court. The ques-
ton WAS whether he had violated his duty in
counting members present who were IN the
chamber. Never before the decision of the
court had any admission been made that 1t was
a present quorum and not an acting quorum
that was demanded by the Constitution. The
gentleman from Georgia himself had in his
speech today admitted that this was correct
When the gentleman had quoted against him
a statement he had made twelve years ago and
ings III the last Congress that had been upheld
by the Supreme Court, the gentleman showed
only that he did not comprehend the decision
of the court.
Mr.. Turner replied that the gentleman from
Maine had occupied both sides of the question,
and had been wrong on both sides. Democratic
laughte
MIR. Reed retorted that he had been correct
and consistent
Mr.. Turner said that he had always had the
highest respect for the gentleman from Maine.
lie had differed from the gentleman in his adj
ministration OF the chair, but in criticising this
administration he had no intention OF offend
ing the gentleman.
Mr.. Reed had no doubt in regard to the good
viii existing between the gentleman and him.
self
Continuing. Mr.. Reed argued that under the
Constitution present quorum was sufficient
for the transaction of business. The gentleman
from Georgia had seen fit to refer to the last
election. This had been done already by the
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. McMIllin).
Although the gentleman from Georgia had
done 1t IN u more polished manner, the fact re-
NAMED that it had been exploited. How often
in the history OF the world had the righteous
gone temporarily to the wall? Laughter
Oliver Cromwell had been the protector of
Great Britain and the flag of Great Britain had
been protected on every sea, and the voice OF
Cromwell had stayed the persecution Of Chris
tians on every land. And yet the people of
Great Britain. with loud acclamatiOns had well
coined back the monarchy of Charles H. In
few years afterward Charles III lay buried in
the abbey where England buried her distin-
guished dead and Oliver Cromwell lay buried
under Tyburn tree. Whose memory should be
more honored-tha. OF Charles III or that of
Oliver Cromwell, admired by all manklndy It
was not victories in politics or in war that we're
finally triumphant. but it was the Lords truth;
1t was the sound principle, and in the sign Of
that principle the republican party would be
ultimately victorious Applause
Mr.. Patterson of Tennessee made an argu-
ment in support of the bill and inveighed
| against the protection policy Of the republican
party, which he claimed was detrimental to the
interests of the negro laborers of the south.