Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-02-07
The TARIFF.
synopsis Of tho nebat. in IA. >,,,,...,
Mon-e OF Krnrr.rnlntA,.-

/ Mr. Tswncy rep, MINI said there WAS
| every reason WhN the rcprr-cntativeS of Niipn,
| sofa should favor restricting the right OF the
| foreigner 10 sell hiS products in the American
/ markets 4 care not whether 10 be iron orr, or
anything else We can produce. To the end tina,
no, al me the people 81 that state hut o. nil th,
states west of the Mississippi river may have
J greater opportunity to supply the demand OF
| mat marker a. ~ increases with the growth OF
the country in wealth and population"
Mr. BALDWIN tdcm., Nina expressed entire.
! " opposite views to those " his colleague.
/ Under free ore he feared no compe uton and
ne favored commercial union with Canada
ana commercial union was but another name
Tor frcc trade. Under freer conditions of trade
In lion ore ssccond Pittsburgh could be built
| up in the west.
| Mr. forman ,dei,-. M spoke In support OF
| the bill
Mr. simpson (pop, Kan appealed for FREQ
| raw material and attacked the combines and
trusts which came from the protection OF those
| articles.
! Sers on his side OF the house were retormerS An
| spots aud there were only three members who
| had the courage OF their convictions and had
given the weight OF their influence toward
| putting on the free list articles IN the produc.
| ton OF which they their states are inter
| ested. Those disinterested pateiols were the
| chairman OF the committee. Mr. Wilson. Mr.
| Raynor and Mr. Tom Johnson. The man who
Is willing to reform himself - u reformer In.
deed The trust-the gold trust, iron trust the
| coal trust and all the rest OF the trusts-might
try TO defeat him MIR WILSON,, but the people
OF The country VIII take him In their mighty
arms aud carry him 10 a higher place
Mr. Bynum ,dem, Ind In speaking OF the
| pcuuons which had been sent 10 congress said
The American Protective Tariff league was
flooding the country with printed Sins calling
on everyone TO send 10 their congressman
postal card protests against the Wilson bill
Mr.. brecSinrtdge dem, Ark) aud Mr. Wi.
son dem w Va briefly appealed to the dem.
ocrauc party 10 stand by the bill as prepared
by the ways AMI means committee ana TO vote
AGAINST the pending amendments
The pending amendments were then voted on
and defeated bv about two To one thus lea VIM
iron ore on the free list
Amendments were then offered TO he para.
graph putting agricultural implements on the
eiree list and brief speeches were made by scv.
eral members
Mr Draper trep, Mass) said there was mo-
argument oi either free traders or protection.
lists which Justified the putting 90 a highly an.
lshed product on the free list. while leaving on
Its component parts OF the duuablc list
Mr. Stckles dem. n, " in speaking OF the
pending amendments, said no thought that
while free admission OF articles should be- the
rule and not the exception still the pending
bill did not raise SUFFICIENT revenue FOR the GOV.
ernmeut nit was1ntcnded To tide over this
dehciency by the imposition OF an income tax
he wanted 10 state plainly that he was irrecon.
/ cnaoly opposed TO an income tax
The Internal revenue bill containing the In.
come tax clause was, after considerable oppo
dton, finally reported. and recess taken
The Speakers' at tho night session were
Messrs Ryan IN ~. swanson tvaD, Bald.
win tMinn.). lkirt tol. Cummiugs N Nl-ail
democrats-ond baker atDp kan) in favor of
the bill; aud Messrs Wagner pal Johnson
IN, ~, Moon (Mienl. ISiefer (NinnD ana
Blair tN Hall republcans--in opposition
On the 25th amendments placing agricultural
implements OF all kinds and cotton machinery
and equipment ON the free list we're lost as
was also proposition To permit citizens of the,
/ HitrQ States shin 4. Il uf., ~, Ia.
manufactured into goods for their own use
such goods TO be admitted free OF duty.
Several committee amendments were agreed
to among Them being one To place crude opium
on the dutiablc listH 81 por pound another to
place duty of 10 per cent al yll6rem on coal
OIL and thi(d 10 change theSEatc oBpearl aud
shell buttonAfrom cent line TO cent gross
During thTyaehate Mr. Dingley (rep Mel
defended theH~dprocty provision OF tho Nc.
kinley law. tEu,Mr Coombs (dtsfn.. " Y said
fbat Whiie he did not indorse the spirit OF the
law he do not think anything should be done TO
i force Atnerisa TO relinqnish her hold upon .the
4 Mr.. HendriclE dem. ~ " Advocated the re.
tenron OF the fseiprocity clause G the Me.
i<iniey law.
Mr. T6rner. one OF the democrats of the ways
ana means committee, IN opposing II sISetchod
Us history. james C. Blaine. ne said was It's
author. and. u bad furnished the republican
II party much excuse for giorificatlon II might
have widened our markets, but he was sur.
piinoe' W Nt' any uefnCcrat iudorae n la ~ that
vested IN the president the power OF retalia-
ton ~
After. some further debate the amendment
II offered by Mr. Wilson TO repeal the reciprocity
| section OF the Mckinley law was adopted-ta6
20 80
4 Another amendment was then offered by MIR
Wilson 20 put duty on chocolate valued at
over 30 cents per pound OF 9 cents per pound.
otner chocolate 10 be taxed . per cent al
valorem. Adopted
Mr.. Lockwood dem, N " vigorously at
tackled the income tax
AZ the evening session Mr.. Hicks Crcp, Pa
took strong ground against the Wilson bill
and denounced 70 as an act to abolish
revenue and 20 destroy American indus.
tries II remained for the democrat. party
In 1897 70 discover that protection was uncon.
sulutionaL He said the pending bin was
"a relic OF ante bellum days and re presented
the shrouded spirit OF Calhounism stalking
abroad The republican party did not believe
IN direct taxation, and the policy OF that party
curing the last thirty years proved how abun-
DAINTY successful protection has been IN max.
ing this tho greatest and most rosperocs ma.
tiOn in the word
The other speakers we're Mcssrs Hutchinson
dem Tex Cobb dem, AlaJ Goodnight
dem. Ky.) and Hines dem. Pa D..
On the Goth several proposed amendments
were discussed and disposed OF Among them
was one proposed by Mr. Wilson chairman OF
committee, 10 reduce outy on uncut diamonds
and all precious stones from - per cent 10 10
per cent ad yalorem. lively debate followed
| In which the republicans leased Mr. Wilson
| with the statement that he had reported his
amendment In order that the poor might have
their diamonds cheaper
Mr. Cummings dem. " " expressed sur.
prise mat the democratic Nsys and means
| committee should have left ~ the bill tax on
| the necesssries % life which vas higher than
the tax on diamonds.
Mr.. Cochran dem. ~ " said there r. = Ger
tain point Of taxation where the largest reve-
nue. can be raised; and n you 90 above or below
that point the revenue would fail on He r..
gardcd that point Of sanity in o tsrin on dla.
nonds 70 be- At 10 per cent
| Mr.. Reed rep. Me- said he did not think 10
was worth while 10 the two minutes which re-
| manned 20 Try % explain the situation; but
| When the act 81 1870 was passed circumstances
| were different from those existing ~ tho
| present time Now there are i1O1 men en-.
| gagged IN the Industry Of diamond cutting
| and " a tarn o. 10 PER cent would result IN
| transferring 20 them the entire business Of
diamond cutting he vas in favor Of r. lie
! thought that the proposition ~ put taE Of ~
/ per cont on uncut diamonds made ~ certain
| democrats was not tor the purpose % raising
/ revenue, but Of raising the value Of certain
/ democratic speeches He commended prog
| osition bY Mr. Cummings % keep the duty on
| diamonds ~ originally exef ~ the Wilson bui
| lis per cent
Mr. Anderson dem W W. offered q subsu
/ tute hTing The duty On precious stones u al
| KINDS, cut but not % - per cent al valOren:
1 IN 81.