Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
CONSIDERATIONS OF THE THRIFT
BILL NEARLY COMPLETED.
of the Passage of the Measure
at the Prese mt SessiOn-NO Material Re-
duction From the Present Tariff Revenue
in the Aggregate.

Probability of the Passage of the Measure
at the Prese MT SessiOn-No Material Re-
duction From the Present Tariff Revenue
in the Aggregate.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-In the senate Mr..
Hoar presented petition of President Ell
lot and other professors of Harvard asking
that no one but a professional astronomer
of experience shall be hereafter eligible for
the position of superintendent of the
United States naval observatory.
After an unsuccessful attempt by Mr..
Mcmillan to have considered the resolu-
ton respecting the inadequacy of the wa
ter supply in the District of Columbia, the
tariff bill was taken up.
Mr.. Bayard inquired whether the chair
man of the finance committee expected the
session to continue into the evening.
| Mr.. Morrill, replied that he would ask the
senate to sit until late in the evening with
the hope of finishing this week. Deri-
sive laughter.
The President-Until what hour?
Mr.. Morrill, do not name an hour.
The paragraph embracing potato, corn
and rice starch was taken up.
Mr.. Hale moved to make the duty on
potato or corn starch two cents per pound
Mr.. Hale said his amendment was about
equivalent to the existing duty. After de-
bate it was agreed to, ayes %, nays "a.
The rate on rice and other starch was
left at two and half cents pound as in
the bill.
The senate then passed to the consider
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ule.
Several calls of the senate developed the
fact that no quorum was present, but an
attempt to vote on the pending amend
ment showed enough votes to break it.
Motions to adjourn were lost, and the
sergeant-at-arms was directed to request
the attendance of absent senators.
Mr.. Morgan addressed the senate and
drifted into a discussion of the labor
question. His remarks were chiefly d.
rected to the cause of strikes and riots
frequently following them. He concluded
that the fault was in the legislation and
every drop of blood shed in the land in con-
sequence of these defects was due to neg
lect, or intention, or cupidity of the men
representing special interests on the floor
o. the sen 10. He claimed thatn THE men
of the North were discriminating against
the people of the South, and said he would
offer a substitute for the present bill which
would merely embody the Walker tariff,
with the schedules arranged according to
prices which the senate had placed upon
them.
Mr. Blair said that some remarks of the
senator on the labor question we're calcu-
lated to lead to difficulties which would
probably result in bloodshed.
Mr.. Morgan replied that the senator was
trying to gag him to keep him from ex-
pressing the truth on the subject.
Mr.. Blair expressed the opinion that
those men who had formerly owned their
labor should not defame men of the North
as oppressors of laboring men.
The vote on Mr.. Harris amendment re-
suited: Yeas, Is; nays, "a. No quorum.
Mr.. Aldrich explained the new classified
ton of cotton, thread, yarn, warps, etc.
Mr.. Beck said he thought there would
be no reduction on this class of goods, but
rather an increase Of about $4,000. He
believed the change from four to seven
classes was made to hide the proposed in
crease of duty, and would give greatly in
creased opportunities for fraud.
in England and this country was discussed
by Mr.. Beck and others, and these and
Merrn argued in opposition to statements
| by Beck, concerning the increased duties.
He said upon the greater portion of the
articles in the schedule there would be as
much reduction by committees sas in the
bill-not less than 80 per cent.
Mr.. Aldrich thought that the reduction
would be about 10 per cent. if based upon
the importations of last year. The debate
was continued at length by Messrs. Vance
and Aldrich.
Mr.. Slater delivered a prepared argu-
ment against high protective duties, and
in favor of a revenue tariff.
Mr.. Anthony interrupted the debate to
offer joint resolution directing the public
printer to remove so much of the stored
property as would be necessary to render the
building entirely safe, and appropriating
| $4,000 for this purpose to pay for the
| storage of the property elsewhere. The
| joint resolution was passed.
| Mr.. Mcpherson introduced bill to i'm
prove the efficiency of the naval academy
The senate resumed consideration of the
common schedule, and Mr.. Beck again
stated his objections to it.
Mr.. Bayard believed the schedule would
| make substantial advance on common
goods, but confessed that he found great
difficulty in understanding proposed law
that was pretty good evidence that the law
was not one fit for republic. The reason
this schedule was so puzzling was its pre-
pairing having been entrusted to ingenious
technical experts in cotton manufacture.
Mr.. Hoar asked Coke whether he and his
party wished to reduce the American work
ingmen to the condition of the English
workmen.
Mr.. Coke replied that he was in favor of
we'll paid labor and in order that labor
should be well paid he would relieve it of
the burdens imposed upon it by the tariff,
thus cheapening the necessaries of life
and increasing the purchasing power of
wages.
Mr.. Chilcott presented the credentials of
Mr.. Tabor, elected from Colorado and he
was sworn in and took his seat.
Mr.. Harris moved to make the duty on
common thread, yarn, warps or warp yarn
of every form and value 80 per cent. ad
valorem.
Mr.. Coke spoke at length in favor of a
tariff for revenue and against high pro-
tective tariff. Under the revenue tariff we
would soon drive England, France and