IIAUllISON'S RECORD.
While in the United States Senate
General Harrison voted against reduc
ing the tariff on agricultural imple
ments and tools of mechanics. See
Congressional Record, volume XIV,
page 1,784, 47th Congress.
He also voted against reducing the
tariff rate on cotton bagging. See Con
gressional Record, volume XIV, page
2,592-
Ke'also voted against the repeal of!
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the tobacco tax. See Congressional
Record, volume A1V, page 2,797
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He also voted against reducing the
tax on tobacco from 12 to 8 cents a
pound. See Congressional Record,
volume XIV, page 2,376.
He also voted against reducing the
tax on brandy and whiskey from 90 to
cp cents. ree congressional jxecoru,
volume XIV, page 2,798.
On Friday, the 16th of February,
1883, Senator Brown, of Georgia,
offered the following amendment to
the bill then before the Senate: "And
all laws now in force assessing a tax
or providing for the collection of a tax,
known as internal revenue laws on
whiskey and brandy are hereby re
pealed." On this amendment the yeas and
nays were called, and Senator Harri
son voted in the negative. See Con
gressional Record, volume XI V, page
1,787, 47th Congress, 2d session.
