New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-01
SENATOR sHERMAN's SPEECH.
ATTITUDE OF THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
PARTIES ON TARIFF LEGISLATION
ABLY CONTRASTED.


PARTIES ON TARIFF LEGISLATION
ABLY CoNTRAsTED.
Washington May 31-The Tariff bill taken up
in the Senate at 10 80 a. m. and within the next
hour the four paragraphs in the lumber schedule
were disposed Of The first Of the four (No. llS.
fixing duties on lumber. p.aned or finished was, py
a vote Of S5 10 a. struck out OF the bill. so that
such lumber may be put upon the free list when
that stage OF the bill is reached The duty on chair
cane or reeds was increased from per cent (as In
the House bD 10 10 per cent. AMI N" other duties
in the schedule were left In the House bill.
The sugar schedule (E) having bee.i reached.
three-hour speech the whole question OF tho
tariff was made BY Mr.. Sherman (Rep, Onio)
Almost all OF the Senators were In their seats, ana
a number OF members OF the other House occupied
the sofas The galleries were well flied. many
women being present.
Mr.. Sherman said 1t was with much reluctance
that he engaged in the debate. but the people Of
Ohio were deeply interested In the Dill that no
would be derelict In his duty II he did not do all
he could TO defeat the pending bill. The peculiar
feature Of this contest that the party in power
differed widely only constitutional questions
bu. on matters OF policy and this had caused
the delay in final action on the bill One wing Of
the party denounced the Republican policy OF pro-
lection as a fraud and unconstitutional, and upon
the basis that this policy unconstitutional the
bill was sent from the House 10 the Senate. On
other
ceptance ignored this plank Of the Chicago plat
form. and made a declaration in contraventon Of
his patform-the one declared for a tariff for rev.
eiue only and simply the other that all tariffs that
went beyond the revenue point unconsttu-
tiona,.
THE REPUBLICAN POSITION DECLARED.
Referring to Mr.. Germans speech. Mr.. Sherman
said that II the Senator from Maryland correct,
there was wide dissension in the ranks OF the
S,.h,, .taH fn
various persons and brought before the Senate
in instalments. One pregnant statement OF Mr..
Gormans was that there had never been mo-
ment when either OF the bills reported could have
received a majority OF the votes OF the Senate
Mr. Sherman said that since the bill was in
troduced, there had been heard by the Senate the
statements OF Senators Voorhees,. Vest and Jones
that a bill was before the Senate which could bs
passed They had finally submitted and accepted
the German compound bill with the Cleveland at
tachment So the bill. Mr.. Sherman said. stood
before the Senate not supported by either party.
The position OF the Republican party was openly
declared not only for tariff for revenue, but 70
protect American industries. The one was neces-
sary for the support OF the Government ana the
other 70 protect American industries and keep them
from the competition OF cheap European laoor.
Had the men on the other side said they oelieved
the duties under the Mckinley bE. too hisn the
Republicans would have Joined with them, for -FOUR
years had probably showed that some OF them
were too high But the House bill was based on
the theory that there should be no protection ana
no duty beyond that absolutely necessary to raise
revenue II the Presidents views OF the tariff for
revenue with incidental protection. should DO
adopted Mr. Sherman thought an experienced Tarin
Commission should be appointed It's work to os
subject 10 revision by Congress. He had always
th,ught that this was the best way II so hap
pened however, that the Senate Committee on
Finance had never had part or lot In arrang-
ing this bill. They had simply received AMI reported
the various editions OF these bills.
Mr.. Morgan asked II the Committee on Finance
had taken any action his pronosition to appoint
a Tariff Commission referred to that committee
some time ago.
Mr. Sherman replied that II had never been acted
upon He then proceeded TO anayze the constitu'
tional authority given to Congress 70 sowsr ~