The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-05

The Last Hours of Congress - The
Sleepy Solons Shake or Sheir
Lethargy and Get Down
to Business.
Hr. Beck Fires a Parting Shot at the
Protective Tariff, and of Course
HOar, of the
Bay state, Makes RejoinGer-MaSsachu.
sets Manufacturers VS.. Texas
Farmers.
The National Board Of Health Attacked
In the House,
But Vindicated by its Friends, Lynch
Among Them.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign aud Domestic News
Forty-Seventh Congress.

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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, August i.-House resolu.
tion for the distribution of the journals Of
the two houses to the public and the 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
concurred in.
Window, from the committee on foreign
affairs, reported the house bill for the es-
tablishment of diplomatic relations with
Persia, and authorizing the appointment of
consul-general to that country, with an
annual salary of 5000. Passed.
AT O'Clock the TAX reduction bill was
taken up--42 .
The bill was temporarily laid aside to en-
able Mr.. Slater, who desired to leave the
city to-day, 10 call up the conference report
upon the Indian Creek orphan fund bill
Carried. Messrs. Cameron, ingalls,, San
ders and VanWyck, with Davis, of Illinois,
voted AYE" with the democrats. The
principal point in controversy in the bill
was the item of $l06 900 for the support of
loyal refugees of the tribe, which the senate
had voted to have charged against the
Creek fund, and as to which conferees re-
ported that the money should be
paid by the United States directly, and
| that nothing in the act shall prevent the
latter from being reimbursed hereafter by
| the Creek Nation. The report, after dis
| cussion, was adopted.
Debate on the tax reduction bill was then
resumed.
Mr.. Beck said he had been charged by
the senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Hoar)
the day before with aiding the republican
party by blunders which furnished that
party with political capital. The chal ge
might be well founded SO far us 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, if any relief from taxation
was to be given, but.to perfect and enlarge
the pending bill, the only proposition as
to which had come from the republican
caucus. He commented upon changes by
the caucus in the entire bill as it came from
the house. and quoted the language of the
New York Herald correspondent explana-
| tory. to these changes as showing that q
manufacturing concern like the Washburn
" Woen company, of Worchester, Massa-
| chuSotts, favored constituents of Senator
| Hoar, w0uld get The benefit of an in
creased duty on steel wire, while raw
| mateSal was still procurable by
| them at rate which was unprotected;
| their interest being guarded at both ends.
| The Mckinley bill which proposed to in
| crease the tax on articles OF this class up to
| 10 and 100 per cent. had been so charged as
| to increase taxation upon southern cotton
| ties and steel wire, out of which barbed
| fence wire, the product of this Massachu-
setts mandatory was made. MIR. Beck
said this was remarkable showing and
while Mr.. Hoar might not have advised it
| in the republican caucus, some of the
members of that select assembly were
advised as to the purpose. This purpose,
as Mr.. Beck construed it, was to compel
every man in the south who places an iron
hoop around barrel to pay 10 per cent
duty on each ton Of barbed wire made by
the Massachusetts firm, which ne was in
formed now received Il royalty of $3.50 per
ton under a patent.
Mr.. Dawes replied that Mr.. Beck erred in
assuming that the manufacturers of wire
fence were necessarily interested in hoop
iron, aud suggested that western
ana southern farmers were indebted
to the ingenuity and enterprise
of such manufacturers for reduction in the
cost Of this arclce.
Mr.. Hoar who had made alikestatement,
tNplultaNu, III ltHtlu w liit newspaper Nllu-
sion TO himself, read by Mr.. Beck, that the
company referred TO had not written to
him that their interests had not occurred
to him as being specially affected by the
bill, and he did not believe they were SO
affected.
Mr.. Hale presented the report on the
naval appropriation bill.
The conference report was accepted, and
a new conference appointed upon the two
items remaining in dispute.
Messrs Logan, Cameron, OF Ponnsylva-
mia, Anthony, Hampton and Jones,o Flor
ida, were constituted select committee
under the resolution to examine and report
on heavy ordnance and proiectiles.
Mr. Kellogg, from the commerce COM
mittee, reported the bill appropriatihg Sl5,.
900 to establish lighthouse at the entrance
to Nermillion Bay. He said the measure
was recommended by the secretary OF the
treasury because of the increased com.
merce consequent upon the development of
the salt mines in Iberia parish. The bill
went to the calendar.
After executive session, extending from
ouockto $50, the doors were reopened, and
Messrs Allison, Hale and Beck were ap-
pointed conference committee on the
sundry civil bill.
Consideration OF the tax reduction bill
WIS rGSuneu, tnc uutstluil DciHE VII lnt
Harris amendment providing.for reduction
of 10 per cent. after January lst, 1888, and
an additional 10 per cent. after January
lat. 1884 upon import duties. Mr.. Harris
rose to discuss his proposition and Mr..
Pendeton moved an executive sassion.
Mr.. Morrill, regarded the motion as in
tended to delay the bill, and Mr.. Pcndlcton
disclaimed any such intention, and urged
that executive business demanded atten-
tion.
Mr.. Rawlins demanded the yeas and nays, |
and the motion was voted down by u party |
vote--23 to q.
A Clio y. M, Mr.. Morgan rose with the
evident intention of making lengthy
speech.
Mr., Cockrell asked II the republicans in.
tended to force vote BY q night session.
Messrs. Sherman and Morrill, replied by
overtures for an agreement TO terminate the |
debate tomorrow, next week or even
months hence, so vote could be had upon |
the bill before adjournment sine die.
Mr.. Cockrel said the minority would come |
to a vote when they had fair and reasona.
bic discussion and not sooner. lie could |
assure the other side there would be no
vote tonight. Alter further controversy
Mr.. Morgan began his remarks but had |
made little progress when Mr.. Pendleton, \