Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-01-27
THE TARIFF.
synopsis of the Debate In the National
Houso of Represent ntat tivcs.


been reported.
Amendments offered by Mr.. Wilson dem,
w Va) were agreed toto reduce the duty on
furS for hatters' use from 20 to 10 per cent to
place on the free list in addition to books, etc,
printed over twenty years, photographic
charts; changing tho rate on condensed milk
from 20 per cent ad valorem TO cents pound;
restricting the increase of the tax cigar
cites from 80 cents q thousand to $l50 to those
wrapped in paper; TO take chairs, cane
or reed, wrought or manufactured, from
the free list and restore the dutiable
list OF per cent and make the
lumber schedule on the free list effective only
against such countries admit the same
articles from this country free
An amendment also offered by Mr.. VIII.
son providing that the free wool schedule
should not go into effect until August L. 1894
Mr. Payne rep, N. W offered an amendment
TO this amendment fixing the date at October
l. 1898. Mr. johnson dem, o. submitted a
substitute for the amendments pending provid-
Ing that the free wool clause should go into eff
feet Immediately after the passage of the Will
son bill.
Considerable discussion followed on the
proposed amendments.
Mr.. Cannon rep, Ill. } was not in favor OF
Mr., Wilson'S amendment because II the clause
had to go into effect at all within the next
twelve months he thought the sooner 1t took
effect the better
Mr.. Wilson said 1t was improbable that the
possible to predict when 1t would take effect,
and he would like to give the wool growers
chance to get up their spring kids. And he
proposed to offer another amendment fixing
the date at which the reduction on woolen
manufactures should take effect as December
l. 1894, in order that the manufacturers might
work off their stock of wool
In the debate which followed, Mr.. Bryan
dem, Neb.) said not one farmer In ten raised
sheep for wool; and while one farmer might be
banpfitpl nv a tariff
other nine would be injured by having to wear
e8 per cent. wooien goods. Mr.. Marsh
rep, ILL., opposed the bill Mr.. Bland
(dem, Mo- said he would like to see q
general reduction all along the line, and
he would vote against the amendment Mr.
Henderson rep, IlL) spoke against the
bill and was followed by Mr. Weadocls dem,
Mich in its favor. Mr. Clark dem, Mo- said
representatives who wanted to put Off the date
OF the enactment OF the wool schedule until 1898
might rs we'll put 1t of until the day of judg-
ment When man was freezing In 1894
it would be cold comfort to tell him he
would have good coat in 1898, and to make
up tho deficit which would be caused by
the Wilson bill, he said, we are going
TO pass such an income tax as will make
the ewes OF the multi-mllionaires bulge out
Mr.. Shaw (rep. Wis., opposed the bill, and
said 1t was neither fish, flesh fowl Mr.
Hopkins rep, ILL., said he had been born In
Illinois and had lived in Illinois all his life, and
he knew the farmers there enjoyed degree Of
prosperity which they had never had
under low tariff. Mr.. Burrows rep,
MichD submitted letter from wool
grower at Adrian, Mich, showing that
the wool industry of Michigan would
be killed ly the passage of the Wilson
bill He then submitted an amendment provid.
ing for the taking effect OF the wool schedule
December 30 1899. Mr. Funk rep, Ill } spoke
against the Wilson bill from the standpoint OF
practical farmer
,,,,,tt xt-ft1 tnfy
decision on the pending amendments and their
substitutes.
AT the night session the speakers were
Messrs Arnold dem, MOI, Ellis rep, ore),
and Mc Dearmon dem. Tenn.
On the 18th Mr., Burrows Irep., Mich) read
from statistics TO show that our foreign trade
and explorations had increased under the full
operations of the Mckinley law.
Mr. Springer (dem., ND stated that the bal
ance OF trade between 1880 and 1880, under q
low tariff, was IN favor OF this country; thai
this country had bought more than 1t had sold
and he thought the country was so much better
of b. the excess of importations
Mr., Dingey rep. Me- said II 5000 900, ,00(
worth of goods were brought into this country
1t was depriying American manufacturers OF &
sale of that amount and stopped work TO JUS
that extent.
MIR. Hatch dem, MOI spoke in favor o.
free wool Whenever the tariff on wool hat
been raised American WOODS declined in price
he SAID
Mr Bynum dem, Ind spoke briefly in favo
of extending the time for the operation OF the
wool schedule 10 take effect
Mr.. Cannon rep, Ill) asserted that WOO
had been as cheap in this country since the Is
OF last June as it could be bought in Australia
He had opposed the extension OF time be
cause IL free wool had to come it might JUS
as we'll come then as later, The only advan
tage to be gained by postponing the time woult
be that 1t would give the importer time TO sci
out his stock on hand without benetiting tn
woolgrower or consumer
Mr.. Cochran (dem, N. W said the importa
tion of $50, 900 900 worth Of goods meant the ex
portauon OF an equivalent amount in goods o
money. He argued that II the amount of good
had been imported IL must have been because
.hey were cheaper than they could be bough
here, and that consequently We must have go
more goods for the $3.50, ,OJO 900 expended than 1
we had manufactured t250, 0o0OOo worth our
selves And II we import more goods we mus
manufacture more goods to meet II and pa
for it,
Mr. Wilson's amendment was then stated
proposing that the free"Sool clause OF the tari
bill should go into effec. August !. 1894 MI
Payne trep., n. W offered an amcndmen
making the time October /, 1895. For thes
Mr. Johnson tden.. o. proposed substitut
providing that the clause should go into eIfeC
immediately after the passage of the bill t
this substitute amendment was offered b
Mr.. Bower trep., CALI fixing the date OF opN'a
tion Of the clause of December 81 1899
Messrs Payne's and Bowers proposition
were defeated and the next vote was on III
substitute proposed by Mr.. Johnson. whic
was agreed to-yeas H. nays l02 u large nun
ber of republicans voting in favor of the imme
diatc enuc tmenL
The next amendment submitted by Chail
man Wilson was one putting marine engine
and equipments on the free list which wa
agreed to.
In the course of the debase Mr., Walker (rep
Mass took occasion to make several thrust
at Mr. Cochran (dem N " for reference
made to the former by the latter in his recen
speeches. Replying TO Mr.. Cockrans remar
that he (Walker) was not bound by the usun
practices of controversy and good sense, MI
Walker said that when Mr.. Cochran was III
able TO answer his (Walker's) question,
pounded his desk violently with his fist so tina
his voice was drowned in the uproar Anotht
way he had OF answering was to say four word
NJ tho beginning and four nt the end, put thre
words in the middle and add two ut the en-
and then say: "Isnt that what the gentlema
said?'
Mr. Burrows (rep,, Mich.) offered an amend