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id not care to get Into personal con.


tells me that portion of my argu.
ment is unworthy Of notice, 1 wish to
ask him the question addressing
Davis), "Are you not large owner Of
these coal lauds2"
Senator Davis-Certainly l am. Are
you not the owner of the coat you got
onl
Senator Morgan Yes.
Senator Davis don't you vote
lower tax on it
Senator Morgan-No; not on this
coat, on the next one 1 buy.
Senator Davis We'll, l don't care
TO go into personal controversy.
Senator Morgan-When the senator
arises and says that my argument is
not worthy of notice, want to know
who 1t Is that makes that remark and
to show that 1t is man who Is votirg
taxes on my people to put Into his own
pockets to enrich himself.
Senator Dsvis-I want no personal
controversy with the senator
Senator Morgan-Well, keep off my
feet If you don't.
Senator Davis-I believe the sena.
tor will think better of it hereafter.
As to my ownership of coal lands, l
am one of corporation In which per-
haps hundred other people are inter-
eeted.
Senator German defended Senator
Davis, and the debate wes carried on
in great length.
Senators Brown and Beck had
pointed controversy ON the question of
protection" and "monopolies, and
tariff for revenue" Senator Beck
talked about the iron and steel mon
opoly, and Senator Brown declared
the "whisky ring" had the greatest
monopoly In this country.
A vote was finally taken and the
amendment adopted in committee of
whole making the duty on bitumenous
coal 70 cents per ton was agreed to-
ayes 23, noes Is.
The amendment inserting friction or
lucifer ma ches at 30 per cent advalor-
emwas agreed TO.
Senator Cockrell asked for seper.
ate vote on the paragraph laying q
duty of 20 per cent advalorem on gar
den seeds. The amendment was agreed
to-ayes 90, noes co.
Wood pipes, which had beeu in-
cluded by the committee of the whole
with common pipes of clay" at 80 per
cent advalorem were struck out,
being left to come under the general
class Of "pipes"
Senator Beck moved to add sec
tion repeating sections 1907 and g..
908, Revised Statutes, and providing
that hereafter none of the charges i'm.
posed by said sections or any other
provisions of existing law shall be CO.
timated In ascertaiuing the value OF
goods to be imported, nor shall the
value of sack, box or coverings of any
kind on such goods be estimated al
part of their value in determining The
amount of duty for which they ar;
liable.
Senator Hosr moved to amend b,
adding provided they are fit fol
nothing elso." After some discussion
the amendments were reserved fo
TRANSPORTATION trPKoCEEDINGAs:a .--~nad
81 The house went into committee o
, the whole on the tariff bill, the pend
ing paragraph being that imposing
duty of 40 per cent ad valorem OF
manufactured articles or wares partly
or wholly made of metal. Severa
amendments were lost.
Mr.. Morrison offered an amendmen
that after July. 1st, 1884, no bighe
. duty shall be levied on any article II
4 the metal schedule than 30 per can
> ad valorem. Lost--75 to 101.
3 Mr.. Cox offered an amendment fo
: the admission of foreign built ships oil
pay ment of duty of 80 par cent az
: valorem. Los6-59 to 90.
a Consideration of the schedule
D "Wood and Wooden Ware" was en-
r tered upon. Mr.. Holman moved t
strike out the clause imposing dut
Of 10 per cent advalorem on lumber
hown or sawed, and timber used fo
t spars In building warehouses. Th
o question involved the impositlon &
duty on lumber was not one of rever
r ue; it WAS ono of proprietary, whethe
i congress- should by registration Great
Il motive for the destruction of Amer
o can timber.
Is Mr.iHoar made o statement shown
n the vast Importance Of the lumber II
,, terests, specially in Michigan, whel
Q over 500, coo day were paid lahore
y employed in that industry. He VI
,. in favor Of retaining the present ra
70 of duty.
r. Mr.. Springer called attention to Il
q, fact that while the present du
70 brought revenue Of only 81 900, OF
le Into the treasury it imposed tax
Ia millions upon the consumer. Th
n, seemed to him to be grievous bu
to den upon the farmers of the west, wi
,p lived in the prairie regions.
ID Mr.. Hoiman's amendment W
SO lost - 40 to l04
to Mr.. White moved to increase t
al duty to 20 per cent. Lost.
he Mr.. Anderson moved to strike o
or the whole clause relative to saw
o. lumber. Lost.
10. Mr.. Cox moved to reduce the du
N on hubs, wagon blocks, &C., from
do TO 10 per cent. advalorum.
eir Mr.. Anderson advocated the m
,ss tlon. He said he would not be 81
to prised II il should turn out that t
ole vote on the sugar question wor
,se bear somewhat Of an analogy to
is. vote on the lumber question.
,on Mr.. Ford, In an amusing spee'
an took umbrage at Anderson's :"
nd psrsing the motives of every man W
Of voted az he pleased" !"
the Mr.. Spring 'r advocated the red'
eel tion. The amendment was lost,
were several other amendments lo'
pht Ing to reduction of the duties.
Having concluded consideration
the the wool schedule without max
all any change the colmittee rose.
L. M. n,n,,on aaknd that n nlpht a