Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-20

pfturuAy ana MONDAY.
There were present at the caucus be-
tween 1870 and 140 members, and it
w@ remarked as the most effective
meeting Of the kind ever held by the
party.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In tho senate the postoflice appro
pirate bill was taken up.
MIR. Plum said he would AJAX the
senate to dispose of II to day.
Debate then ensued on the clause
proposing a reduction OF letter post.
ago to two cents, and at the close of
the morning hour the post, nj 70 bill
was laid aside ADD tho senate resumed
considera tnn Of the tariff bill.
Senator vancs made calculation
to show the duty on imported window
glass In 1882 was 81, ,1l0, 400 and that
as result OF the tariff about 81, $780,
COO was added TO the price of glaes of
domestio manufacture. He WAS at u
loss t. now what reason could be
given imposing this harden upon
the pc 'nla unless it were put on the
groun protecting American labor,
and 81 the honehty of those who
gave t reason was illustrated by
the corluct of the great Indiana glass
manufacturer, Mr.. Dspsu, in import
Ing ohe>p Belgians to take The place
Of his Amercsn workmen. He was
also 't.tormed this gentleman had
been allowed to import his IN ,ohinery
free OF duty, r...
Debate ensued upon the labor ques-
tion.
Senator Williams said Dawes as.
suried ,hs. there was no other labor
in this country but manuf loturlng la
Dor, and that the manufacturing la.
borer ought to receive So a day while
the farm lsboreis gets only rs cents,
and that farm laborers ought to ba
taxed for the benefit of others.
Senator Dawes denied this, and said
if the factories we're closed and opera.
tives turned out upon the farms, i,
would reduce the compensation o!
farm laborsrs 80 per cent at one
blow. The factories by furnishing .
market for the farmer, enhance the
value Of his farm labor and his land
Senator Villa ps Why. Mr.. Presi
dent, that's all bosh. Laughter.
There are not more than per cent
our people employed in msnuf ,ctures
Pennsylvania, Senator Williams said
not only raised enough farm product
to supply the lsborers of factories. bu
she shipped somo to Europe, and h
could select two counties in Hi
nois or Kansas that could pro
duce more provisions than o.
factory operatives Ia the country coul'
consume.
Senator Vance discussed the quos
tion of wages paid fiotory operative
of Europe and America respectively
and argued the tariff far more thaI
covered the difference. ..t
Senator Dawes replying to Vancs
asked why no Lowell or Lawrence G
Holyoke grew up around that motiv
power of the Roanoke river an
anawered the question himself b
saying, there was NO reason exceI
the people preferred to tap trees an
make turpentine aud buy what the
required of foreign producers rath,
, tnan produce for themselves.
Senator Harrison offered an ament
ment fixing the duty ON rough plat
glass at the same rate as in the pa
tariff. Adopted.
Senator Harrison reported from tt
committee on territories . bill I
authorize the county of Yanktor
Dakota, to fund its ,epudiHted railroa
indebtedness In new bonds. This
preliminary to asking the admission
Dakota into tho Union as a state.
Senator Hosr having resigned tn
regency of the Smithsonian institute
Senator Edmuuds swas appointed
Adjourned.