Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-05

Ane democrats and the Tax BILL
Judge mcCay COnarmed-The Star
Route TrIals-HOw the OOnspIra-
tors Worked their Game-NOmInA.
tiOns and COnfirmagIOns.
WASHINGTON, August Am attempt
to shove down the throat of the
Senate the so-called tax reduction bill
failed this afternoon. The Democrats gave
notice they would stay there until eight
O'Clock to- morrow morning before they
would allow the scheme to 90 through.
The Senate thereupon adjourned. There is
not the least possibility Of the bill going
through. 1t now seems almost certain that
the session will close at IL o'clock next
Monday.
The nomination Of Judge McCsy as Judge
OF the new Federal Judicial district in Geor-
| gia, was confirmed in executive session to-
day.
General Gilmore has been instructed to
commence, and prosecute vigorously the
rlYer and harbor work under his direction,
as provided for in the bill just passed over
the Presidents veto.
There is still some talk of the President
spending only part OF the money apprc-
| priated, but, in view of the passage of the
bill over his veto, there does not seem to be
any grounds for such talk.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, the House resolution for
the distribution Of the journals of the two
houses to the public and law libraries, was
passed
Mr.. Dawes presented the conference re-
port on the bill for the sale of part of the
Omaha reservation in Nebraska, and It was
cOneurred IN.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported the House bill
for the establishment of diplomatic rels-
tions with Persia, and authorizing the ap-
| pointment Of a Consul General to that
country with an annual salary OF S., 900.
| Passed.
At one O'Clock the tax reduction bill was
taken up by vote of 40 to 2, but was
temporarily laid aside to enable Mr.. Slater,
who desired to leave the city to-day, to call
mp the conference report upon the Creek
motion, Messrs. Cameron, Of Wisconsin,
Iugslls, Saunders, Van Wyck, and Davis, of
| Illinois, voted aye with the Democrats.
The principal point in controversy In the
| bill was an item of $106 600 for the support
Of the loyal refugees Of the tribe, which the
Senate had voted to have charged against
| the Creek fund and as to which the con-
ferees reported that the money shall be paid
by the United States directly, and that no.
thing in the act shall prevent the latter from
being reimbursed hereafter for the same by
the Creek nation. The report, after discus
sion, was adopted.
Debate on the tax reduction bill was then
1 ad NJ paoly kk,E l.
| charged by the Senator from Massachusetts,
| (Mr. HOar) on the day before with aiding
the Republican party by blunders which
! furnished that party with political capital
The charge might be well founded so far as
It concerned Massachusetts, alone, but It was
doubtful whether it 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 to perfect and enlarge
| the pending bill-the only proposition which
had come from the Republican caucus.
He commented upon the changes made by
the caucus in the Mckinley bill as It came
from the House. and quoted the language of
a New York Herald correspondent, explana-
tory OF these changes as showing that manu-
featuring concerns like the Washburn &
Moon Company of Worcester, Mass. favored
it. The constituents of Senator Hoar would
get the benefit Of an increased duty on steel
| wire, etc, while the raw material was still
| procurable by them at a rate at which It was
| unprotected, their interests being guarded
| at both ends. This Mckinley bill, which
| proposed to increase the tax on articles in
this class up to IS or 100 per cent, had been
! so changed as to increase taxation upon
Southern cotton ties and steel wire, out of
which barbed fence wire (the product of
this Massachusetts, manufacturer was made.
Mr.. Beck said this was remarkable show
| ing, and that while Mr.<Hoar might not have
advised It in the Republican caucus, some
OF the members o. that select assembly were
well advised as to the purpose. This pur-
pose, as Mr. Beck construed it, was to COM
| pei every man In the South who places an
iron hoop around a barrel to pay 75 per
cent. duty on each ton Of barbed wire made
| by the Massachusetts firm, which, be was
! Informed, now receives a royalty OF $12 so
per ton under patent.
Mr.. Dawes replied that Mr.. Beck erred In
assuming that the manufacturers of wire
fence were necessarily Interested IN hoop
irOn, and suggested that Western and South
ern farmers were indebted to the ingenuity
| and enterprise.Of such manufacturers for the
| reduction In the cost Of this article.
Mr.. Hosr, who had made like statement,
explained In regard tothe newspaper allusion
to himself, read by Mr.. Beck, that the COM
| pany referred to had not written to him;
that their interests had not occurred to him
to be specially affected by the bill, and that
| he did not believe they were so affected
Mr.. Hale presented the conference report
upon the naval appropriation bill.
The conference report was accepted and
new conferees appointed upon the two items
.remaining IN dispute.
Messr.. Logan, Cameron, OF Pennsyl-
vanis, Anthony, Hampton and Jones, of
| Florida, were constituted the select COM
mittee under a recent resolution to examine
and report upon heavy ordnance and pro-
iectiles
Mr.. Kellogg, from the Commerce Com
| mittee, reported q bill sppropnating $15,-
600 to establish a lighthouse at the en-
trance to Vermillion bay, Louisiana. He
| said the measure was recommended by the
Secretary of the Treasury because of the in
creased commerce consequent upon the de-
velopments of salt mines in Iberia parish.
The bill went to the calendar.
After an executive session, extending
from O'Clock until 5:25, the doors were re-
opened, and Messrs. Allison, Hale and Beck
were appointed conferees on the sundry civil
bill.
Consideration Of the tax reduction bill was
resumed, the question being upon Mr.. Har-
ris' amendment, providing for reduction OF
10 per cent. after January 1888, and an addi-
| tional ten per cent. after January l, 1884, of
| import duties.
Mr.. Harris rose to discuss his proposition
| aud Mr.. Pendleton moved an executive ses-
sion. Mr.. Morrill, regarded the motion as
| intended 10 delay the bill, and Mr.. Pendle-
ton disclaimed any such intention, and
urged that executive business demanded
attention.
Mr.. Rollins demanded the yeas and nays,
/ and the motion was voted down by party
vote of % to q.
At 6:10 Mr.. Morgan rose with the evident
/ intention of making lengthy speech.
| Mr.. Cockrell asked II the Republicans in
tended to force vote by night session.
| Messrs. Sherman and Morrill, replied by
/ Offering overtures for an agreement to
/ terminate the debate tomorrow or next
week, or even q month hence, so that
vote could be had upon the bill before ad-
/ iournment sine die.
Mr. Cockrell said the minority would
come to a vote when they had fair aud
/ reasonable discussion, and not sooner. He
| could assure the other side that there would
re no Yote tonight. After further con-
trpversy Mr.. Morgan began his remarks,
but had made little progress, when Mr.. Pen
| dleton, at Z o'clock, called attention to the
absence Of quorum, and moVed to sd-
/ journ.
After several motions to adjourn were
negattved, the last resulting to 20, and
the fact being observed that q quorum
could not be secured, Mr.. Morrill, reluctant
antly consented TO an adjournment. The
Senate then, at 7:15, adjourned until to-
i morrow.
HOUSE PRoCKEDINGs.
[ In the House, Mr.. Hutchins, of New
| York, offered q resolution proposing con-
| stitutiOnal amendment providing that It
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