St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-19
TALKING IT TO DEATH.
TARIFF Bill ATTACKED 8Y THE YEHER-
ABLE VERMONT SENATOR.
CLOSE ATTENTION GIVEN HIM.

CA-OSE ATTENTION GIVEN HIM.
democratic Division feverely
F.. Scored-Special Evils OF the
Measure Alleged to he the Ad
F. 'Valorem system, the Income
r Tax and the Abrogation Of the
- Reciprocity Clause.
WASHINGTON. April 1S.-Rising to a
PquestiOn of privilege. Senator Caffrey,
cot Louisiana, denied that. as alleged by
the New York Evening Post, he was an
l:obstructionist and not In harmony with
+ his party. lie should. he said. actively
support and vote for the tariff bill, as
7 amended by the senate finance commit
Tee. The bill authorizing the erection
of stone bridge across the st. Louis
river, between Minnesota and WiScon-
I SIN. passed.
Commander F. W. Dickens. U. S. NJ,
who attended the Duke of Veragua as
the representative OF this nation when
that nobleman visited the worlds fair
last year, was granted permission to ac-
cept the decoration of the Cross of
Naval Merit. of the third class, from the
King of Spain. Senator Peffer's reso-
| luton for select committee to receive
petitions from CoXeyites went over for
the day. Senator Gallinger. of New
Hampshire, gave notice that he would
speak OIL the tariff next Friday. and
Senator Palmer that lie would speak on
Tuesday next. The venerable Senator
| Morrill,. of Vermont, who recently cele-
| brated
HIS EIGHTY-FoURTH BIRTHDAY,
and is the Nestor of the senate, was
recognized, and during his remarks was
accorded more respectful attention than
has fallen to the lot of most of the
speakers on the tariff question. In spite
of his advanced age he spoke clearly,
though evidently suffering somewhat
from cold.
The senator from Vermont expressed
his regret that the financial and indus
trial crisis had to he continued by a
vainglOri us and clumsy attempt to
carry out the Democratic platform. He
made some rather biting references 10
the trouble in which the Democrats
found themselves over the bill, and
pointed out some OF the items in which
he thought they had compromised with
their principles aud provided for pro.
.tective tariff on such articles as would
win votes for the bill.
Concerning the rates of duties re-.
ported in the tariff bill, he said: ut is
no violation of the confidential relations
OF the senate committee on finance TO
state now they were all fixed and deter
mined without the votes of the RepuL.
lican members, and against even the
votes Of any hesitatipg or divergent
minority of the Democratic members.
Thus many of the most important ques-
tons may have been determined by the
small fraction of three or four of a
committee of eleven, but, while the
process of evolution was a great now
city, it will not be controverted that all
the rates of duty are OF the purest Dem
ocratic origin. Tariffs for revenue only
prove to be only
l. POLITICAL TARIFFS,
Iaralid only until after the next election.
{. He pointed out in detail what he con.
islderrd the special evils of the bill, the
| first being the obsolete ad yaIorem sys-
tenn. The purpose of the bill. he
| thought, was especially destructive
| toward the productions of the farmer.
l'i' reciprocity arrangements which bene-
| fit the farmer are TO he abrogated. The
| income tax he called an unusual blum
| der for even a Democratic adininistra-
ton to make.
1.-The charge of an excess of revenue,
lately lterated against protection, is al
| ready abandoned by the party whose
dominancv 1t is expected will cease
March 4. 1895, but which is now on a
wild income hunt for revenue 10 fill the
vacuum to he created by Democratic
tariff.
In closing. Senator Morrill, said: "rhe
policy of some rugged partisans is 10
hold as their enemies all corporations,
however beneticcnt. as the FIJI island
ers once held Christian people, and
though these fanatical partisans may
love and forgive them, they really love
them best roasted.
"The Democratic party cry for years
has been against all internal revenue
taxes, except those OH malt and spirit.
uous liquors. The revolution now pro-
posed is to give the lead to those taxes
hitherto mathematical. and so mimi
! mise customs revenue that even incl
dental protection shall be impossible.
"ShOuld this bill, aided by the con-
current action of the senate, ever reach
the dignity of law enacted by con-
gTess should profoundly regret it on
account of
THE DIRE CALAMITIES
with which its tariff chapters are preg.
nant. Throughout the world it would
also be regretted by the friends OF free
popular government that the great re-
public of the United States, though
everywhere at peace, should forfeit its
ancient reputation of a treasury prOp-
erly supported and seldom empty and
suddenly earn the poor fame of being
unequal to the legislative task of pro-
posing revenue measure for the ordi-
nary support of the government without
frantic and desperate resort to an in
come taX-the resort only of nations
which are always wrestling with Gnan-
cial deficits. Surely we cannot afford
to decorate the annals of our republic
with vile copy of this foreign ex-
crescence."
Senator Morrill,, after speaking sixty
five minutes, concluded his remarks at
2:05 O'Clock and Immediately left the
senate.
Senator Mills gave notice that Tues
day next he would submit some remarks
on the tariff.
Senator Turpie Dem., Ind.) spoke in
support of the tariff bill. He discussed
the effect of
A HIGH TARIFF
on the agricultural intereS S, introduce