National Republican., 1883-01-25
THE SENATE,

Mr. Dawes presented the credentials OF Mr..
Hoar, reelected q senator from Massachusetts,,
which were read and filed.
Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, presented
large number of petitions Of iron workers of
Pennsylvania against lower duties on foreign
manufactured products than those recom-
mended by the tariff commission.
Mr.. Voorhees, presented tho memorial of
Gen. Herman Sturm, of Indiana, setting forth
his claims against the government of Mexico
for aiding in the expulsion of the French
forces from Mexico and the re-establishment
of the republic. Tho memorial was ordered
printed and, with the accompanying papers,
was referred TO the committee on foreign re-
lations.
Mr.. Harrison introduced concurrent reso-
luton providing for joint rule to forbid the
reception of amendments proposing general
legislation, or irrelevant amendments to any
general appropriation bill, and forbidding,
Glso, the reception of amendments to any item
or clause of such bill not directly relating
thereto Referred to the committee on rules.
On motion of Mr.. Hawley, resolutions were
adopted directing the secretary of the navy
and the secretary of war to communicate to
the senate the reports of the recent trials of
Gatling machine guns Mt the Washington
navy yard and Sandy Hook
Mr.. Voorhees, offered preamble and reso-
legislative action upon questions affecting the
revenue and our commercial relations with
other nations and ordering that hereafter all
treaties or conventions, usually known as
reciprocity treaties, making alterations in the
rates of duty on imported articles shall be
considered in open session of the senate and
the debates and votes printed in the Congress
| siOndl Record.
Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice that rs soon as
possible he would ask the senate to vote upon
| this resolution.
Mr.. Cockrell, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported adversely several joint
resolutions granting condemned cannon to
local military organizations, and explained
that the secretary of war had reported that
tho supply of such cannon suitable for the
ornamentaton of graveyards was exhausted,
! Mr. ingalls, introduced (by request) bill to
amend the organic act of New Mexice. Re-
ferred to the committee on territories.
At the close of the morning hour
THE TARIFF BILL WAS TAKEN UP.
The pending question was on the amend
ment offered Tuesday by Mr.. Camden to
make the duty on iron ore sixty cents u ton.
Mr. Miller, of New York, addressed the SEN
ate, and read letter from Mr.. James Burden, OF
tho Troy iron works, stating that New York
is greater iron state than Pennsylvania; that
the New York ores are well adapted to the
production of Bessemer Gteel without being
mixed with foreign ores, and that the duty on
foreign ores ought to be increased.
Mr.. Morrill, said that, having joined in the
report of the finance committee fixing the
duty at fifty cents ton, he felt bound to
stand by it,
Mr.. Rollins asked Mr.. Miller whether the
iron and steel interest was not represented
on the tariff commission by Mr.. Oliver inn
plying that therefore the rate ofduty on iron
ore recommended by tho commission must be
high enough.
Mr.. Miller said that what he complained OF
was that the rate on iron ore recommended
by the tariff commission had been fixed in tn,
interest of the Bessemer steel monopolists
who consumed every ton of foreign ore i'm
ported.
tcrests were pretty well cared for by the tariff
commission.
Mr.. Miller said yes; but the care begar
with pig iron and did not extend down Il
iron ore. New England Notwithstanding
the action Of her senators on this question
need fear no reprisals from him. He would
vote for every proposition to protect her man
ulactOries. AS n senator from New York hi
would be bound to do so, because New Yorl
was the greatest manufacturing state in tn,
union. Half her population got a living from
her manufacturing establishments, and he
farmers were dependent for profitable marke
upon the manufacturing industries within he
own borders
Mr.. Dawes said that the principle tina
should govern this question was that tn
tariff duties should be so regulated as to best
DEvELoPE THE WEALTH AND STRENGTH
OF the whole country, whether in the bon
and sinew of the laborer, in the fruition o
Capital, or in our natural sources OF wealth
As TO the duty upon iron ore, he did no
agree with the recommendations of the tarii
commissioner, or of the committee on finance
...lI fl.,I n.
iron deposits on this side of the Alleghanie
should remain undeveloped while ores wOul
be imported for the benefit Of the makers Q
Bessemer steel.
Mr.. Vest said that he represented, perhaps
the largest iron producing state in the union
but he would vote against the increase of tn
: duty on iron ore because he was satisfied tina
it would not benefit the producers of that or
in Missouri or the west
: Mr.. Morgan said that Alabama had proba
bly, more iron ore than Missouri or New Yorl
! but the people of that state had no interest i
this question, unless it were TO have thes
' foreign ores put upon the free list. The rat
of duty proposed by Mr.. Miller of New Yori
, yesterday, 81 ton would add to their COS
2 about $iOO0,000, every dollar Of which woul
be for tho benefit of the owners of ore beds /
New York and Michigan where ores were S
low in sulphur that they could be used for tn
. manufacture of Bessemer steel,
' Mr.. Camdens amendment making the dut
= sixty cents per ton was lost-ayes %, noes 3
Mr.. Maxey moved to strike out the pari
graph for the purpose Of transferring the a
tcles contained in it to the free list
/, Mr. German asked for II division Of IL
, question, so as
/ no VOTE UPON IRON ORE
+ separately from pyrites. The question was
4 divided, and the motion to strike out iron OF
was lost-ayes l6, noes 81,
Q Mr.. Aldrich called for n vote on tho amenC
Y ment offered by him from the committee q
o finance, making the duty on sulphur orc
o pyritos or sulphuret of iron in its natur
0 state, containing not more than 30 per cen
. of copper, fifty cents per ton provided tn
a ore containing more than 81 peS cent Of co.