Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-26
THE ETERNAL CAB GOES ON
The Tax Bill Under Discussion In the
Senate a. Usual-Conference Report on
tho River and Harbor Bill Agreed To-
Drawback on Foreign Material In Ships
for the Foreign Account the Principal
Topic In the House.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The senate INDUCED
in an hours debate without action, upon
printing the reports of the tenth census, when
the conference report on the river and harbor
bill was presented.
Senator's Cockrell and Kellogg expressed
wish for assent to the adoption of the report,
in view of scaling down the Mississippi river
appropriation.
Senator Vest made a like statement He as
serted that potent, subtitle and most extra
ordinary influence had been at work in the
house of representatives. in this mat
ter. lie had heard it stated,
but he could not believe it, though the air
was rife with rumors, that representatives
from the states upon the banks of the Missis-
sippi river had protested against an increase
OF the proposed bill in the senate. He did
not blame the senate conferees. They had
doubtless done their best, but his information
was that the opposition did not come FROM
other sections, but from representatives of
the people who were vitality interested in the
Improvement of that great river. He wanted
tine people of the Mississippi valley to know
who we're responsible for this reduction. He
would vote for the report as a last resort, be-
cause he could do no better, but he would
vote under protest and demonstrating
dEdlubb tIC HiOoS luJu6lCO pSi-
petrated upon the people of the Mississippi
valley. If he could map out his own course
he would say stand by the bill as the senate
passed it, and let the house defeat it aud take
the responsibility.
Senator Conger said the Mississippi valley
through appropriations for the river and its
tributaries would get nearly one-hah of the
$4,000, 900 voted by the bill and had been duly
favored. He suggested that it W as impolitic
to enlarge the appropriation for the improve
ment of the river as lower amount would
abundantly suffice to cover all expenditures up
to the close OF the session next year, when
further provision would be made il necessary.
The conference report was adopted.
The revenue bill was then proceeded with.
The question was upon Senator Hale 8
amendment to the sugar duty section, to
strike out the requirement OF the government
tests OF the saccharine strength of sugars in
determining the duties. This would leave the
section to provide simply that the sugar duty
shall be what it was before the rs per cent.
additional duty was put on.
The pending amendment was agreed to;
yeas 81, nays 25.
Senator Harris moved a substitute for the
section providing for 8 reduction OF 10 per
cent. on all imports after January l 1883, and
10 per cent. additional after January |, 1884.
Senator Logan objected that this indiscrim-
mate reduction would apply as well to articles
on which the tariff is already too low as those
on which it is too high.
Senator Harris appreciated the necessity for
more careful regulation, but there was now
no time for the purpose. He preferred his
proposition to that of the bill, which singled
out sugar and Bessemer steel for exceptional
relief.
Without action on the amendment, adjourn
ment was carried, 81 to 49, all the Democrats
with the exception of Senator's Hoar, Ingalls,
and Kellogg, voting aye.