The record-union., 1897-07-01
Senator Turpie's Unique Figures OF
Speech.
He Is Listened to With the Closest Atten-
tion.
He Denounces the Protective Sys-
fem in Bitter Terms, Calling 1t
"Akin to Bribery and Rap1ne,
Dictated by a Banditti of Syn
dicates" - Hawaiian PROVISION
of the House Bill Restored.


WASHINGTON, June 30.-As re-
suit of the rapid work on the tariff Dill
To-day. the close of the long debate IN
the Senate and the final vote on the
bill is felt to be very near at hand.
Two of the most important provisions,
those relating to the Hawaiian treaty
of reciprocity and the duty on coal,
were perfected to-day, while another
source of much conflict, the reciprocity
section, was matured by the Finance
Committee and presented to the Sen
ate. Aside from these larger items, a
great many minor ones, which have
caused more or less conflict. were dis
posed Of The Hiwaiian provision OF
the House bill was restored after a
brief debate, and without the formahty
of a vote This had the effect OF leav-
ing the Hawaiian treaty of reciprocity
in full force and effect.
During the day Turpie of Indiana
spoke in support of the amendment for
a 2 per cent. tax on inheritances. HIS
speech was notable for its picturesque
metaphors and the virulence of his de-
nunciation of the pending bill
Turpie spoke of the statements ire
quently made as to the straits of the
United States Treasury, its insolvency
and bankruptcy. Such statements We're
unwarranted and tended only to shake
public confidence. To-day there was
a large surplus in the treasury, the
last official statement showing S135,
100000 available cash balance. In
sarcastic tones Turpie declared that the
tariff bill was the JOINT product OF two
parties-one the party that had come
into power last November, the other the
party in office. One was a mercenary
organization, the other political, and
both had entered into a compact on
a tariff bill Neither branch had any
anxiety as to the treasury or the
amount of the deficit except as 1t
served political ends. Hawaii must
walt, Cuba must wait, pensions must
wait, every interest of legislation must
wait while these two parties executed
their plans.
Turpie declared that the bill was
founded on prohibitory lines, to keep OUT
articles producing revenue, and in his
Judgment it could not produce, with
all other sources of revenues, S450,oOo,-
900. It would prove a blanket too short
to cover the corpus deficit of the an
nual deficit The theory pursued was
the fallacious one, that of raising rates
by raised revenues.
Turpie bitterly arraigned the bill, say
ing that no measure had been pre-
sented making 80 large and unpro =
voked spoliation of the worlds COM
merce.''
There was compound larceny in near
" every schedule. One-third of the
hill was a declaration of war against
France. Germany and the continent of
Europe. He had hopefully looked to-
ward the trade of South America, but
this but made it almost penal offense
To carry on trade with the Southern
Republics. The Senator said the
amendment for an inheritance tax was
urged by the minority in good faith as
q means of raising revenue. 1t pro-
posed but a small contribution for the
support of the Government. 1t at-
forded a means of reaching the vast
accumulations of wealth which in time
must be touched by death and distri-
buted through the channels of Inherit
ance.
Mr.. Turpie denounced the protective
ures of speech attracting much at
tention. Referring to the enormous
bounty to go to the wool manufactur-
ers he declared that it was not for
the interest of the sheep, but for the
wolf in sleeps clothing, who would
strip from the babe in its cradle the
articles essential TO its use. We had
developed in this country new breed
of animals. They are the tarih
swine" exclaimed Mr.. Turpie, 1.-The
high protective tariff swine. They are
voracious feeders. with fierce appetites
and a regard only for the infant in
dustry of bristles."
The Senator went on to characterize
the rates of the bill as "akin to brib-
cry and rapine, dictated by banditti
of syndieates.'' And yet, he declared.
out of this unclean mass of bribes and
gifts. it was expected to distill the
pure water of prosperity. You might as
we'll expect to enjoy paradise by en-
tering the domain of the damned.
Mr.. Turpie spoke about two hours
and received close attention. He closed
with a reference to the silver question,
asserting that there was no more right
to abandon the free coinage of silver
than to aDanuOn tue 1Iee SOlHdSe VI
gold.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Perkins California;
presented a telegraphic memorial IN ia
vor Of the annexation of Hawaii.
Mr.. Rawlins Utah) changed his vote
of yesterday on the lead ore para
graph to the affirmative, having voted
under misrepresentation, the effect be-
ing to give the Democrats a vote in
favor of the rate of y of cent per
pound.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania gave notice
of reconsideration of paragraph lis.
iron ore, the purpose being to secure
further action on the clause inserting
manganese ore at 81 per ton. He said
he would not urge the subject until
he had consulted the Finance Commit
tee.
Mr.. Allison then proceeded with the
detached paragraphs, heretofore passed
over. OF bleaching powder the duty
was changed from II to 1 cent per
pound. Mr.. Vest moved to place the
article on the free list and an ex-
tended debate ensued on the use Of
bleaching paper pulp factories.