Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-11
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 10.

WASHINGTON, May III.
President protein, Thu man, laid
before the senate a communication
from the secretary of the interior,
stating that his estimates OF March
5th for deficiencies for arrearages and
army and navy pensions have been
found insufficient, and transmitting
an increased estimate of the same.
Several petitions in favor of Sena
tor Eaton's tariff commission bill
were presented, among them one
very numerously signed by New
England manufacturers, in Offering
which Senator Dawes called atten-
tion to the very large number of
such petitions presented since the
bill was favorabiy reported from
the finance committed. @He
hoped the chairman of that com
mittee would seek to call up the
bill out of its regular order, and to
secure its passage. The demand
was for justice for all interests, and
therefore for permanency. No class
legislation was asked for. There
was manifest impossibility in fully
revising the tariff in the committee
of the whole ofthe senate. The many
fruitless attempts to thus harmonize
Interests will bear out this statement.
A commission which could give the
subject full and deliberate consid-
Grafton would alone give satisfac.
ton to the manufacturing interests
of the country--not nov, as
formerly, maiuly confined to one sec
ton, but extending over the whole
country.
Senator Bayard Del J, chairman
of the finance committee, said The
committee had shown their opinion
Of the merits of the bill in the best
way open to them, namely, by re-
porting it promptly, with favors
able Recommendation. The last bill
considered on the calendar was No.
304; the tariff bill was No. $40. 1t
was well known how slowl y the busi-
ness of the calendar was disposed
of, aud how much opposition was
always made to taking up out of its
order a bill that would evidently
lead to debate. He personally
would use every effort to get the
bill considered.
Senator Platt (Conn believed
there was widespread demand for
tariff commission and that there
was disposition in the senate to
consider it at an early day.
Senator Bayard said if it was
pos lille he would call the bill up in
the morning hour Tomorrow. w.-~~--,}
Senator Garland (Ark } said he
hoped the E ,tou bill would speedily
come up, when he would offer bill
which he introduced two years ago,
for tariff commission bill, which
differed from Eaton's bill, mainly in
providing for a board of commis.
sioners, which should be composed
partly Of members of congress.
Senator Bayard (Del.) said the
finance committee had shown their
opinion of the merits of the bill in
the best way open to them namely,
by reporting it promptly with
favorable recommendation. He
personally would use every Effort to
get the bill considered soon. u cd
Senator Beck (Ky.) wished il un,
derstood that the report of the
finance committee was MT unani>
nous. He would oppose the bill and
advocate that of Senator Garland
lark. He did not want congress to
put its business into the hands Of outs
siders, especially as it appeared in
this case that the petitions for the bill
were all on one side, "machine PEI
titious." :" u
Senator Burnside (R. !. moved
to postpone the calendar aud con.
slider the house j,intresolution rela-
tive to extending the national sur
vey into the states, Agreed to, and
the joint resolution was taken up.
1t provides that the national survey
authorized by the sundry civil act
of 1879 may be extended into the
states. The senate committee on
appropriations propose to amend il
SO that it may be extended into the
respective states when requested by
the authorities thereof. The matter