The Portland daily press., 1897-03-29
nor SHOT.
The Tariff Debate is Waxing Exceed
iugIJ Warm.

1t Also Promises To BE AS Long AS 1t Can
Be-Yesterday's InstaIlment of Tariff
EIoquence.
Washington, March 27.-Despite the.
edmopition of MIR. Dingley, just before
the HOUSE adjourned yesterday, to the
Republican members to be on hand
promptly at 10 O'Clock this morning, to
prevent possible delays from the lack of
a quorum, there were only 81 members
present when ths House met.
Mr.. Richardson, Democrat of Tennes-
sse, promptly blocked proceedings, but
the members streamed in rapidly and in
10 minutes quorum had appeared. The
ways and means committee continued to
offer amendments from time to time. and
these were mostly adopted without oppo,
sition
The rate on cetate of white lead was
increased from 81 to cents per pound :.
in colors from ~ tos3 cents.
In the course of some remarks on these
increases, Mr.. Richardson declared that
the rates in IL out of IA schedules of the
hill were higher than those of the Nc
Kinley law.
Mr.. Dockery. Democrat of Missouri
asked how that statement could be recon-
eiled with Mr.. Dingley s: statement that
the rates In this bill averaged betw cen
the rates of the present law and the act
If 1890.
Mr. Richardson replied that the COM
parative statement did not support Mir.
Dingley's assertion.
Mr.. Richardson went through the
schedules one BY one. eff the wrath of
the American, people was visited on the,
Republicans for enacting the McKiniey
law" he concluded, "what they viii do
to you for the enactment of this bill in
the language of the street boy. will be
a plenty Democratic laughter.)
Mr.. Richardson said the figures in the
comparative statement furnished by the
committee did not bear out the assertion
of Chairman Dingley in his opening
speech that the duties in the pending
bill ranged between those of the MoKin-
ley and Wilson bills.
Mr.. Dingley, responding to MIR. Rich
ardson said his speech showed how
juggling with figures could be made to
show apparent increase of duties when
in fact there was an actual decrease.
This was done by reducing the advalorem
duties to specific and then comparing
them with those of the present bill; but
the differences was that in one case the
per centage was calculated on the prices
Of i690-93 and in the other on these of
1886. which were much less except upon
earthen ware, glass, tobacco, sugar and
silks, the duties in tbs pending bill
were less than those in the Mckinley bill
AMI in many other schedules the figures
were thoss of the present law.
Mr.. Dockery, Democrat of Missouri,
said a bill that increased the taxation OH
the people s113, 600, 900 and imposed an
average rate of duty of SOB per cent,
hile the Wilson bill was but 1904 per
cent and tie Mckinley bill 49, IS per cent
as likely to cause the people to call
ttention TO it frequently and forcibly. !,
AIT. Hopkins, Republican of Illinois,
9lLe bill proposes to increase the reve-
nne Of tie government S113. 900, 600, not
TAG taxation of the people, because we
be love the bulk of that sum will come
from the foreigner who pays the tag.
cloud Democratic laughterl. And If the
gentlemen had taken as long to study the
question as they have to perfect the
euffaw they would know it to be true
Mr.. Walker, Republican of Massachu-
sstts. was asked by Mr.. Richardson if
the protective tariff reduced the prices of
manufactured articles why they wanted
the tariff. ~
10 this Mr.. Walker replied it was for
the purpose of preserving the American
market for American workingmen. He
challenged Mr.. Richardson to name a
single manufactured article that had
heen increased in price to the consumer
because of the imposition of tariff duty,
and offered TO give him until next We'd
nesday at 8 O'Clock to find it.
E Mr. Terry,s Democrat of Arkansas, :
asked If Mr.. Walker claimed that the
tariff made hens lay eggs.
We'll, answered Mr.. Walker, amid
laughter, "if that is not Democracy for
all the world. The Democratic mind can
not comprehend the idea of more hens
but thinks the tariff makes hens lay more;
eggs. We claim the tariff makes more
hens.
Mr.. Simpson, Populist of Kanras, re-
curing to the matter of hides said that
If u duty was imposed on hides ii would
do the farmer more good than the duty
On every article in the agricultural SEIZED
ule. Hedisoussed briefly also the propo-
sition that the foreigner pays the tax and
suggested the experience of tho people
would be that the foreigner will. object
and refuse to do 1T. $50 ,.s.ses
Mr.. Payne, Republican of New York,
replied to MI. Simpsons remarks re-
garding hides. NearlyIall the hides Inn.
ported in the United States came from
hot countries where nature provided the
animals defense against insects and
other pests in the shape of thick hides