Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-04
The Senate.

Explains His Position-Ths Naval Appro-
pristlon Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The conference re-
port on the bill for the sale of a part of the
| Omaha reservation in Nebraska. was con.
CURED in.
Senator Window, from the committee on
| foreign relations, reported the house bill for
the establishment of diplomatic relations with
Persia and authorizing the appointment of a
consul general to that coubtry, with salary
OF 5000. Passed.
The housesbill TO relieve certain soldiers of
the lrte war from the charge OF desertion
passed. Amended SO as to exclude from its
benefits those who served less than twelve
months or who Intentionally deserted.
The tax reduction bill was then taken up
forty to two-but was temporarily laid aside
| TO enable Senator Slater to call up the confer.
ence report upon the Indian Greek orphan fund
| bill. In the latter motion Senator Davis Qll.)
voted aye with the Democrats. The principal
point in the controversy on the Indian bill was
an item OF 100000 for the support of loyal
| refugees OF the tribe, which the senate had
voted to have charged against the Greek fund,
by the United States directly, and nothing in
the act shall prevent the latter from being re.
imbursed hereafter for the same by the Creek
| nation. The report, after discussion, was
adopted.
Debate on The land reduction bill was re-
| sumed. Senator Beck said he had been
charged by the senator from Massachusetts
(Hoar) the day before with aiding the Repub-
lican party by blunders which furnished that
party with political capital. The charge
might be well founded SO far as concerned
Massachusetts, alone, but it was doubtful
! whether 1t would hold good as to any
other part OF the country. There
was no alternative il any relief
from taxation was to be given, but 10 perfect
and enlarge the pending bill, the only propo.
| sition which had come from the Republican
caucus. He commented upon changes made
| by the caucus in the Mckinley bill as it came
from the house, and quoted the language OF
the correspondent explanatory of the
changes, as showing manufacturing
concern like Washburn, Moon & Co.
OF Worcester, favored their constituents. Sen
ator Hoar would get the benefit OF increased
duty on steel, wire, ETC., while there was still
procurabc by them at rate which was I'M
| protected, their interests being guarded at
both ends. This Mckinley bill which proposed
| to increase the tax on this class up to IS or
100 per cent. had been SO changed as to
inciease iiie taAadou upon Inc southern cot
| ton tie and steel wire, out of which barbed
fence wire (the product of this Massachusetts,
mandatory was made. Senator Beck said
| this was remarkable showing, and while
Senator Hoar might not have advised it in
the Republican caucus, some of the members
OF that select assembly were we'll advised
| as to its purpose. This purpose,
as Senator Beck construed, was to
compel every man In the South who places
| iron hoops around barrel to pay IS per cent.
duty on each ton OF barbed wire made by a
Massachusetts, firm, which he was informed
no received royalty of $l2 so per ton I'M
| der patent.
Senator Hale presented conference report
on the naval appropriation bill, and explained
the agreements which have been reached
| upon all items in dispute except that in refer
| ence to the temporary closing OF navy yards
and the transfer of perIshable property and
stores therefrom, and one authorizing a re-
port to be made upon additional lands and
water front for the Norfolk navy yard. He said
| the house conferees regarded the lessening
ofth number OF yards as q most important
| reform in the bill, as they believed there was
! now too many yards. Personally the con.
ferees agreed with them in this, but were
constrained in yjewof the vote of the senate
to report formal disagreement. A numb:r of
other minor compromises were agreed to, the
principal one being that concerning the re-
tirement of naval officers.
Senator'S Logan, Cameron (Pa.), Anthony
and Jones were constituted q select committee
under the recent resolution to examine and
report upon heavy ordnance and projectiles.
After executive.session Senator's Allison, Hale
and Beck were appointed conferees on the
sundry civil bill.
Consideration of the tax reduction bill was
resumed, the question being upon the Harris
amendment providing for a reduction of 10
per cent. after January LIST, 1881, and On ad-
ditional 10 per cent. after January 1st, 1884
upon import duties.
Senator Harris rose to discuss the amend
ment, and Senator Pendleton'moved an exec.
utive session.
senator1Morrill regardedIthe lmotion as in
tended to delay the bill, and Senator Pendleton
disclaimed any snch intention and urged that
executive business demanded attention.
Senator Harris-Bank and patent medicine
men can wait one day more before getting
| that relief which the senator from Vermont is
| so anxious to extend to them.
| Senator Rollins demanded the yeas and
nays, and the motion was voted down by
strictly party vote-23 to 81.
Senator Harris argued that the relief to be
| afforded by the amendment would benefit the
entire people OF the country, while that of q
| reduction of taxes under the bill, amounting
| to about $40.000,000, would benefit only a
small class. He denied that the amendment
would seriously prejudice any interest of the
| country, and gave notice he would ask for q
division on the question.
At 6:15 Senator Morgan rose with the evil
dent intention OF making a speech on the
| bill.
Senator Cockrell asked whether the Repub
| licsn side intended to force a vote by night
session.
Senators Sherman and Morrill, replied by
| overtures for an agreement to terminate the
| debate to- morrow, next week or even q month
| hence, SO that vote could be had upon the
bill before adjournment sine die. Z
| Senator Cockrell said the minority would
| come to vote when they had had fair and
| reasonable discussion and not sooner He
could assure them there would be no vote to-
night.
Senator Salisbury said the alternative now
| presented was to take tie bill as submitted or
nothing, and this he would not assent to.
Senator Sherman construed these statements
! as equivalent to declaration that no reduc-
ton of taxes would be permitted by the Demo
cratic side this year and Senator Hawley dare
| the minority to vote upon their thirty fl We
propositions without another word of debate
He would ask them If the $50. O00, COO reduction
proposed by the bill was not enough 10 name
their figures SO that so=ie legislation might
total ought not to be exceeded Senator Cock.
rell charged the Republican pro-
gramme was to - reduce internal
taxation in order that the tariff might not be
| touched, and after some controversy between
the two senators, Senator Morgan began his
remarks but had made little progress when
senator Pendleton lat Z o'clock) called atten-
tion to the absence OF a quorum and moved
! to adjourn.
Senator Morrill, thought it obvious the
Democrats were absent purposely so as to de-
feat the bill by indirectlon.
| Senator Cockrell protested against the state
ment. 1t was apparent that for every
absentee on the Democratic side there was ab.
sent Republican.
The roll was called upon the suggestion OF
Senator Conger. Only thirty six senators re-
spondtd, or three less than quorum, and a
number OF these stated they were paired with