The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-27
MORE TALK ON TARIFF.
Ways and Means Committee Offers
Several Amendments.
Mr. Dinslsy and MIR. Richardson Have
Little Tilt Over the schedules.

Washington, March 27.--Despite the adj
monition of Mr.. Dingley, just before the
house adjourned to the Republican mem
bers TO be on hand at ten o'clock this
morning TO prevent delays from the lack
Of quorum, there We're ony 0l members
present when the house met MIR. Richard
son (Dcm., Tenn. }, promptly blocked pro-
cecdings, but the members streamed in
rapidly and in fifteen minutes IA quorum
appeared.
The Ways and Means committee con-
tinucd Co offer amendments from time TO
time and these were mostly adopted with
out opposition. The rates on cetate of
white lead was increased from 81 TO
cents Der pound; in in colors from
2l6 TO cents. In the course of some re-
marks on these increases Mr.. Richardson
declared that the rates in twelve out OF
the fourteen schedules of the bill were
higher than those of the Mckinley law.
Mr.. Dockery (Dem., Mo- asked how
that statement could be recon SLED with
Mr. Dingley's statement that the rates in
this bill ayerged between the rates of the
present law and the act of 1890. Mr..
Richardson replied that the comparative
statement did not supports Mr. Dingley' s
assertion. Mr.. Richardson, went through
the schedules one by one.
''If the wrath of the American people
was visited on the Republicans for enact
ing the Mckinley law" he concluded
''what they will do TO you for thS enact
ment of this bill, in the language of the
street boy, will DC plenty. (Dem.,
laughter.
MIR Dingley in reply, said that Mr.
Richardson 5 remarks only illustratedwhat
could bc DONE "by Juggling with percent
ages.'' Except for the increase in the
rates on tobacco, sugar, silks, the rates
in this bill, he said, were lower than
those of the Mckinley law. But know
ing that the tariff is lower than in this
bin and NOT taking into account the fall
Of prices in many cases, they appeared to
be higher
marked Mr.. Richardson. :.
lit depends on how you use them, 7"
replied Mr.. Dingley.
The Democrats jeered at this response
| and Mr. Richardson observed that his
| side used them as they appeared on
| paper.
During "A discussion concerning the
| duty on hides Mr. Hopkins (Rep., Ill
| said there was no demand for such a
| duty.
MIR. Walker explained that there were
| few hides imported except those used for
sole leather, SO that II duty on hides
| would be of little benefit to the farmers.
| III a duty on hides would increase their
| production in this country, he said, the
| Republican side would be in favor of sucl
| duty. With regard TO trusts, Mr.. Walker
argued that great combinations necossar
! ily reduced the cost of production ant
| consequently the price To the people
| Trusts were the natural outcome OF highe
| civilization. He predicted that even
| tunlly all the railroads in the countr,
| would be controlled by a single corpora
| tion.
There was sharp exchange of personal
| tiles between Mr.. Grow (Rep., Pa, an'
Mr.. Vandiver (Dem., Mo-, the formc
| explaining how the duty on tin plat
had established that industry IN thi
| country. ''You admit that after the dut.
was imposed the price vert up 40 cents
box" interposed MIR. Vandiycr.
"Who paid that taxy"
"The price went up 20 cents but tn
duty was 81 90 " replied Mr.. Grow.
"But who paid the 40 centsy' insiste'
Mr. Nandiyer.
Mr.. Grow replied that he declined T.
discuss the question with man who ha'
| not "thc brains" To understand him.
Mr.. Vandiver warned Mr.. Grow indig
nantly that If this line of argument wa
! insisted upon there were those on his sid
who could indulge in the art ofipersona
denunciation.
Mr. Simpson (Pop., kas.), after n
marking on the conspicuous part playe
by Mr.. Grow during the stirring days {
| the war, said that lit was sad To sec hin
now the defender of trusts and combin,
whose purpose was TO enslaye the Amer
can people.