The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-14
C0CKRAN'S TARIFF SPEECH.
THE NEW TORK CONGRESSMAN GETS
AN OV4TION AFTRR MS ADDRESS.

| the House was continued to-day, and the
speakers were Mr.. Plckler Of South Dakota.
Mr.. Turner Of Georgia, Mr. Grosvenor OF Ohio.
| Mr. Cochran Of New York. Mr.. Bryan OF Ne
| braska. and others.
The occasion was an especial triumph for
| Mr.. Cochran. He was in splendid humor,
seemed TO enjoy Interruptions. was eloquent.
rs he always is. and when he was through his
time having been extended. he was cheered
/ and cheered beyond tho Chnirmans ability to
| restore order. The galleries and tho mem bers.
without regard to politics. Joined in the ovation.
Mr.. Cochran will vote for the Wilson bill.
| and declared that he thought its reduction Of
rates would not create deficiency Of revenue.
In his judgment the imports would be so
heavy that we should receive sufficient reve-
nue. for the needs Of the country. II he didn Z
think so. he said. he would oppose the bill. 10
Is evident that he will oppose the Income Tax
bill when II Is reported.
Immediately after the reading Of the journal
the Presidents message transmitting the sup
Elementary Hawaiian corres pondence to Com
gress was laid before tho House. No one OBJ
iected to its reference to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. and no one asked for the read
ing OF tho instructions or correspondence.
Mr.. Cultivate Dem. o.. Chairman OF the
Committee on Military Affairs, asked unani-
nous consent to consider the Joint resolution
authorizing Gen. o. o. Howard to accept from
the President Of the French republic tho dec
Grafton Of Commander Of the National order
OF the Legion OF Honor. and the resolution was
passed without objection. At lilo o'clock
the House took up the Tariff bill.
Mr. Picker rep, $. d.. was first recognized.
and addressed the committee In opposition to
the Wilson bill Ills remarks had to do chief.
Tie said South Dakota had all the natural ad.
yantaHes fer the raising OF sheep for wool ana
than it now possesses but under the opera.
tons Of the WilSTn Giil thif n industry
He had an amusing bout with Mr.. Reed Rep,
Me; In the course OF which he said that he
statesman shin. but no had never been able to
agree with him on the matter o! a legal de;
cisio4. The gentleman from Maine" sail
lLauehterl. He honored him for his martyr
but more than oil he admired him for his in.
rlanse. in which Mr., Heed joined.
The next speaker was MIR. Grosvenor
tRep, o. He said he could understand how a
man might be free trader, an absolute free
from Ohio. Mr. johnson. and he could under.
stand how man might be strictly in favor OF
man be in favor Of bill to decrease the rev
enue ST5.OOU.OO0 and yet maintain all the
clear Determinations ever charged aGains: a
protective bill.
Mr.. cocKBAN's SPEECH.
At / 80 O'Clock tho time OF Mr.. Grosvenor eH-
PRED. and MIR. Bourke Cochran dem, n. ~
con sented to speak purity because no did not
believe he would retard the passage OF the
bill by SO doing. and partly in the hopo that
ter assertions from the Republicans OBJ
lection had been made TO tho bill on
enough revenue for tho use OF tho Government.
The objection presupposes that tho reduction
OF tarin rates means 4 reduction Of tnrif re-
ccipts IL he believed that this bill would rc-
duce tho revenue he would not support II. lilo
%a be- ns ia rn the @
and his belief was based on his experience OF
az the civilized nations of the world heier;
%sterlsilyy insTsasgga since IhS e&'sn;
In England has been steadily dec easing.
and how contains only about six articles 1t
for the support OF the Government. Ihe in
come from these six articles was greater than
sands OF articles The breaking down Of the
old barriers to the Tree exercise OF the skill
and Industry Of nation was OF equal value TO
the discovery OF n new and better element OF
nature, the opening OF \ new continent. the
birth OF a new nation AGnlause ,,,, =,
the tarir would paraly2e trade and destroy the
Industries OF the country, lie denied T., On
the contrary. lie asserted that il would in
crease trade. would increase consumptiun, en-
large our markets and would not only increase
the revenues ofthe Government. but would also
earn the money they need for existence.
lie showed that tariff taxation eats deenor
into tn" roots OF industry AMI bears more
heavily on the people than APPEARED on the sur
Treasury from the collection o. tHrlll taxes
hundreds OF dollars were collected hy the pro.
ces~eH OF cOnsumI ttOn and trade Throughout
tho country. The tariff granted to few pro.
tected individuals letters of marpue TO prey on
the industry and commerce OF their fellows.
In custom House arithmetic two and two
do not always make four, but som1tlmes only
one. Laughter and applause This reduce
ton OF the tariff laws which was ABOUT 10 10
ACCOMPLISHED would operate to so Increase
Treasury would soon again he In tho conhit ion
10 which the DemoeratIc party lett Il in lnS'
the question OF how to dispose Of the surplus
which would accumulate. Applause aud
Commenting on the opposition to the pend
ing bill. Mr. Cock said that the objections
urged against Il on the other sldn were two
fold One was that IL would increase business.
and another was that 1t would decrease bust
ness. and. strange TO say. both arguments had
been made By the same gentleman-Mr' Ding
i stated" said Mr.. DinGley.. that l. there
should be an increase Of imports by $3.50. OOU.-
OO0 OF such goods as We ought to produce Tor
ourselves, that fact would decrease the pro-
$3.50 90 900 aud bring dlsmaT That was my
THAT is much narrower. than I understood
it," MIR. Cochran said. nut will take 1t in it's
attenuated form. And what is the meaning Of
the gentleman's positions five import $3.50
OOD 600 of goods. must they not he paid Tor 10y
$3.50. UOOOOO OF goods which We export 2"
Democratic applause.
My answer" said Mr.. Dngley. is simply
this las experience has demonstrated in tho
past. that In the situation such ms sketched
By the gentleman from New ork We pay for
excessive importations, over and above eX-
pOrtatlons. 10y sending gold abroad for them
from this country. lkepubican applause
The gentleman" said Mr.. tocktan, with an
air OF triumph has come 10 the point whore
expected to go myself, l expected to show a
direct absuTditT in his statement, anu he has
saved me the trouble and showed It himself
Laughter and applause on the Democratic
side On what ass eau Wa expect TO carry
on trade on his theory Of prosperity, that IL is
better tv get money from abroad than to get
goods? The gentleman from Maine thinks
that II We have "A tribute of S25OUUOuOU in |
money we are better OIL than IL we have n |
tribute q t25O,OOOOOO in goodA Am right
in that p
No reply coming from Mr.. Dinglsy. there was
an outbuTst of laughter on the Democratic |
side. and Mr.. Cochran said The gentleman
not having answered me. his silence is as elO- |
Quent as his words" lLauRhteEl
A running debate followed and then Mr.. !
Walker tRep. Mass arose and asked II Mr.. /
Cochran would yield b him,