The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-22

shoIl be levied on any article embraced
the metal schedule than 80 per cent. Il
vaiorcm.
Lost--1j IN l0l.
Cox offered au amendment providing 70
the admission of toreign-built ships on th
payment oi a duty Of3 per cent. ad yalC
rem. Loqt-59 to %. Kasson, Updegrofl
Deehng. Farwell, Of Iowa, and Chandle
voted with The democrats in the affirmative
Consideration of schedule 3D." Woo
and wooden wares, was entered upon.
| Holman would strike out the clause i'm
posing duty Of 10 per cent. ad valorern OF
timber hewn or sawed, and timber uted fol
spans and in building wharyes. The ques
ton involved in the imposition of duty on
lumber, was not one OF revenue; 1t was one
of propriety-whether congress should, by
by legislation create motive for the de-
struction of the American forests.
Hoar made a statement showing the vast
Importance of the lumber interests of the
United States, and expressly. in Michigan,
declaring in that state over 100000 day
was paid to laborers employed in that in
dustry. he was in favor of retaining the
present duty, which protected American
lumber against the coarse lumber Of Can
ada.
Springer called attention to the fact that
while the present duty brought a revenue
of only 81 100000 into the treasury, 1t I'M
posed tax of $46000,0e0 upon consumers;
that seemed to him TO be grievous burden
upon the farmers of the west, who livea in
the prairie regions.
Dingley and Ladd opposed the motion.
Anderson said the question was, whether,
for the purpose of protecting manufacturers
in Maine and Michigan, congress would put
premium on cutting down forests?
The discussion Was continued by Dawes,
Cox, Smith, Illinois, Reed, Lynch. .,Gunther
and Hepburn, after which Holman's
amendment was lost-49 to 104.
White moved to increase the rate to 20
per cent. Lost.
Anderson moved to strike out the whole
clause relative to sawed lumber. Lost.
Cox moved to reduce the duty on hubs,
wagon blocks, etc., from 20 to 10 per cent.
ad yalorem, and Anderson, advocated the
motion. In the course of his remarks he
said he would not be surprised if 1t should
turn out that the vote on the sugar question
should bear somewhat Of an analogy to the
vote on the lumber question.
Hoar expressed his fear that the house
did not understand the gentleman from
Kansas (Anderson), who seemed to be
laboriug under delusion, He claimed to
be protectionist and no doubt he believed
way to be certain things was TO be something
else. He acted like free trader, he talked
like free trader, he voted like free trader,
but he was not free trader, because he
said he was not. What he (Hoar) protested
against was that the gentleman should join
hands with few men on the other side who
were continually asperslng the motives OF
every man who voted as he pleased.
Anderson-"I have never done that. l
have never aspersed any mans motives"
Hoar-"Just minute ago you intlmated
that there was a trade between the sugar
men and the lumber men,"
Anderson said: 81 said | thought there
would be found to be analogy between the
votes on the two propositions; that is not
aspersing any motive, and it will be found
to be true" Continuing he said he stood
on the platform Of the national republican
party, and from first to last in that platform
there was not word of protection" as
enunciatei by Pennsylvania and by the
high tariff men.
Springer, in advocating the reduction,
said the tariff on lumber amount d
to u tax on the people OF
100000. The whole amount OF
wages paid by the lumber dealers and
manufacturers, was only $31 100000, and
the whole number Of people employed
we're only 10000 average of wages was
clearly that the workiDgmen did not get
the benefit of the tariff, but that the money
went into the pockets Of the rich monopo-
lists.
The amendment was lost as were sew
eral other amendments looking TO q reduc-
ton Of duties.
Having concluded the consideration OF
the wood schedule without making any
chaugeg, the committee rose.
t7aTuprDD asker fnr niTnt session. to he
assigned TO the consideration OF the legis-
lative appropriation bill.
: HT reras:ti objected.
Randall" What is the issue to be be.
tween?"
Several republicans WHISKY, waiskyw
Recess,
SENATE,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.--Mr. Cockrill pre-
sented several petitions o. Grsngors in
Missouri for the creation Of q secretary o.
agriculture.
Mr.. Morrill, presented remonstrance
against any reduction Of the tariff on books
below % per cent. signed by Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, T. B. Aldrich, and John G..
Whittier, as writers Of books.
After short executive session, the senate
resumed consideration of the tariff.
The senate proceeded to consider certain
portions of the bill which have been tenn
porariiy passed over.
Mr.. Jones moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the section providing that in re-
spect to all articles IN the sugar schedule
the act shall take effect April lst 1888 had
been agreed to. This provision, he said,
was unjust discrimination against sugar
producers in Louisiana.
The motion to reconsider was lost
Mr.. Harrison moved to take up the para
graph embracing iron ore and pyfites,
which had been passed over at the REQUEST
of Mr.. Conger. He moved 10 make the
rate on foreign ore 81 per ton.
Mr.. Maxey said the protectionists had
now thrown Off the mask. The pretense OF
"a.tarif for revenue" was sent 10 the rear,
and protection" was put TO the front
The whole iron question was discussed in
all its various phases, but the debate did
not add anything Of interest TO points al
ready developed.
The motion was lost-ayes, Is; noes, 90.
Mr.. Mitchell moved 90 make the rate 60
cents per ton. Lost-ayes, q; nays, 30.
,lAn amendment made in committee ol
tire whole in relation to the duty on sui
phur ore, pyrites sulphate OF iron, was
agreed to-ayes, 81; noes, q.
The duty on card. clothing whs made 25
cents per square foot.
The proviso adopted in the committee OF
the whole, on motion OF Mr.. Allison, as en-
amendment TO the salt paragraph, was
agreed to. 1t provides for a refund Of the
duties paid on imported salt used m sailing
meats ef5erward exported.
An amendment Of which Mr.. Vance gave
notice in the committee Of the whole was
adopted providing that imported salt in
bond may be used in curing fish taken by
a vessel licensed to engage in fisheries and
in curing fish on shores of nayigable waters
Of the United States under such
regulation as the secre tary of
the treasury shall prescribe: and
that upon proof Of the use Of salt for either
Of the purposes stated in the prOvis1, the
duty upon IL shall be RENTED.
The section prescribing oaihs TO be taken
bv importers, was adopted.
All reserved paragraphs having been els
posed Of. TIE bill was now open 10 Az Id
ments generally.