The Portland daily press., 1894-04-03
THE DEBATES ON.

III DEBA { 10 yin.
Senator voorhees, Opens the Tariff Discus
sion in the Senate.
2 Washington, April 2.-As time ap-
preached for Senator Voorh ees to speak
on the tariff bill today Mr.. Quay asked
if the comparative statement promised by
the majority by the time the debate be-
gun was ready. Mr.. Voorhees, replied
that it was but this was denied by Sen
ators AIdr1ch and Allison. Mr.. Voor-
hees called attention to the fact that
the new print of the bill reached the
Senate this morning and although he
had not examined it he had been told
that the comparative statement had
been incorporated. 1t was found that the
statement was not ready, but Mr.. Har-
ris promised it would be. laid before the
Senate by Wednesday. AS Mr.. voorhees,
took the floor Mr.. Hoar insisted that the
tariff bill be read in full, but unani-
NOUS consent was given that it should
be read after the speech or at some other
time and Mr.. VOORHEES, began his re-
mark
He challenged the attention of the
Senate and country to the fact that by
the provisions of this bill, the seeming
paradox of a reduction of taxes and at
the same time an increase OF public reve-
nueswilI be reconciled when 1T becomes
a law.
The reductions, he claimed, were as
follows: On chemicals S1,000,0O0; ON
on metals S12, 500, 600; on wood $500, 900;
on tobacco SIS, 300, 600; on agricultural
produce So, 300, 600; on special, wines,
ETC., 81, j SO, 600; on cotton manufactures
SO, 45O, 600; ON fax, hemp, and jute
manufactures $6,000,000 on woolen
manufactures S2a. 500, 600 on silk manu-
factures So, 500,000; on paper and pulp
$500, 600; on sundries 81, $40, 0G0 trans
ferred to free list $12,170, 000.; total
SIG, go, 900
To these reductions must be added the
imposing fact that the bill provides for
full and ample revenue, largely in ex-
ess of present supplies with which to
meet all requirements of the public cred
it. Faults and impefections can, OF
course, be alleged and pointed out.
Concessions are part which have been
found absolutely necessary in order to
secure it's passage; articles on the free
list as they came from the House have
been made dutiable under the duress of
a small minority here. yet deeply as be
regretted the necessity for these chang
es, be did not hesitate to say that the
bill, taken as a whole, as it now stands,
WlG0 1GS com UludtlOH VI lOW0f bdAeS Oh
the necessaries of life, sssand at the same
time increased revenues for the govern
ment, will be welcomed as substantial
measure of reform and relief by the
great producing masses of the Amerian
people.
: Taking the estimate expenditures of the
fisa! year 1895 at $451, 400, 900, he placed
against those estimates the estimated
revenues expected to accrue under the
provisions of the bill as follows: Internal
revenue under the present law S160, ,OO0,
900; additions made by the pending bill:
income tax $50, 600, 900; spirits $40, OO0,-
900; cards S3,oO0,000 customs s163, ,361,-
co.; miscellaneous $40, 100000; postal ser
vice Ss4. 427, 1885, total $3.50, 7SS. 766. Thus
leaving surplus of over twenty-nine
millions.
"There is no terror to me-" he said,
"in surplus like this. On the contrary
it is source of safety and can at any
time be wisely and honorably devoted TO
the best purposes of good government.
the payment of debts, and the stoppage
of interest. 1t can also be reduced by a
revision of tariff rates whenever found
necessary"