New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-09
no BENEFIT SOUTHERN PLANTERS
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE PASSES Inn
FREE BAGGINC ANp TIE FILL

TO BENEFIT SOUTHERN fLANiEH
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE PASSES The
FREE RAGGING ANp TIE BILL
Washington April CspeclaD.The House ~ Oom
mittee Of the Whole day passed the bill 10 place WI
the list cotton ties. cotton bagsng ana h"o 'ne's
for the Manufacture Of baggtng Tor oo'loh' i"' -
distinctly sectional bin bill which Is designed I"
benefit southern planters, but which II enacted mo
law would place them al the mercy Of foreign manu-
factners and a foreign trust"So far aS their supply
of baggng Is concercdgnd would cripple ana destroy
several promising and prosperous doneNp inu"'"'eS
The bill will undoubtedly pass tie House trWO'f""
although more Democrats will vote aLanlS' H.
one Of them is Nj. English. OF NewJersev whose
speech to day In opposition 10 The measure attracted
GOOD deal of attention on both sides Of the Housc. lie
defined his position ne that Of "taIfn reformer ~
distinguished from tariff destroyer" and maintained
that this distinction with a great difference
Mr. English void yesterday to destroy the wool
growing industry and cripple the woollen nanufaclr
ing industries Of the United states Inc will vote to
against the bill to cripple and DESTROY the Into
manufacturing industries. II il probable that he re
CARDS the latter as local Issue Wntevcr NAV be
said OF Mr. Engshs Inconsistency. however his speech
entertaining one.
Mr. English said that the true mode of taxation
under tariff wa. 10 have IN view basis and
in adopting such a basis 10 afford as much Incidental
protection to struggling industries could b. afforded
without granting subsidies. As TO the pending bl
he was opposed TO II.
Mr. Rains, of New York. suggested that on THIS
one article Of bag the gentleman did not
believe that We should tuy where We could buy
pest.
Mr. English replied thai in lss6 we paid for the
inferior article of zluny cloth 35 cents yard no"
IL WIS sold for i Ia cents 1t was only amer manu-
features were begun IL this country that the p1'e Oh
this ar ice had been lowered. There was !ut"
trust in Calcutta. absolutely controlling the output
of the raw material. The moment the duy wa taken
off lutte the American manufacturers were placed at
tho mercy Of that mte trust. Then bagsing could Ia
nrocured for q cents a ysrd until oar manufactures
were broken up but when that was accomplished the
screws would be put o., ana We 1o"'u ;" O"' u"
emmy Al 80 cents a yard He had been tiilh IT,
former IN the days OF the Walker tariff He hfd been
a tariff eformcr then he was trlh rciOrhor h""
But he not tariff destroyer
j. D. Taylor. OF Ohio. apIin reiterated th' s'""',"
that fin plate WAS produced In Ondnie. Onto ana 'h"'
The industry had been built mp BY the Mchh'" INV
Mr. Ilemphil OF sOuth Carolina. 'i"s' III l"N"' VI
the pending bill. Under the existing lew. INC 'o''""
planter, Of the Southern sia"s were taxed 10 Gems o"
every dollar invested IN tie cotton baegng ih'hUS p
the United Suits All the talk about he combine ~
Calcutta thou sands miles from ms. was impairment
IN the subject when II was remembered that III lrio
the maruiac tuner. Of cotton biggug IN the 'h''"
state, had formed combination by when thcy ran
the price from cents TO IL or II cents " y"''
The rIi-cI~ or the SputH brhti IA w UNIV
from this burden Of taxation
Mr. simpson. OF kan,n- announced himself ~ III
absolute hce trader II f,cien nations Wnn'e1 u nu
u, with goods lie would down tn dykes any u"e
they wunted 10 begin the nODlng. lie Nhh'h 10 &c
from 4 selfish slandpout-ta" southern ihrncr r."
leased from every tax lecau,e for the cotton n NE
south the people OF Kansas traded It, corn ana wheat
| General debate having b-en concluded. the one
| section Of the bill WAS rad for amendment
Mr. Turner Of Georgia in charge II the bD moved
20 strike out the clause whch makes fire hoop ~
| band iron hop tand steel, narcd, splaf"d or
punched"
! Mr. Colver, Of Kansas offered an amendment III the
nature Of a free silver ill.
Mr. Turner raised a point Of order ard II Wac ruled
| ont. ~
Mr. Bynum, OF Indiana, moved 10 amend the Dill
ly striking out the words for balng purposes ana
| insert FOR baling cotton - 49,,
| MIR Terry ID Arkasss,. offered an amendment PEr
ing on the lis, branches ana screws ue'"
| N making cotton gins. .,
| MIR Turner amendment 10 strike ont wa aH'"1
| TO- MI BynuIns Amendment Wa, rejected a" Wa
| also Mr. TeiTys. A., an .,
| The committee then and rciOr''h lic oIIi ~
| the House Mr. Turner gave notice that ne ""ui"
| AK for "a vote the bill To morrow ,,,
| The House then TODD recess untl ooI"s' -
| Al O'Clock the usual Friday night tire D'ti'
| Mr. Martin Of Indiana the Chairman - ne t"mhIu
ON invalid is1 or. vainly endcavOreh 10 mpre"e u'h
the House the idea that the evening "selO va .
ordered for Amusement. but for lnisncs, but bh 10.
| scenilous effort. 1by seconded by Mr. MchliH'. ~
New IIaInpsiie and Nr. COSBY. OF Mnssnch'tus VIE
smith N Illinois, and Mr. Butler OF Iowa. ana ''o
| House adjourned.