Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-03


provision in the bill was an Increase of
nearly 200 per cent over the present
rate. The expense OF the brewers In
bottling sixty FIVE barrels Of beer
would be increased by the bill to the
amount of $40 600 After long do.
bate Gunther's motion was agreed to
10 to II, So the rate on green and
colored glass bottles remains at 30 per
cent advslorem.
The committee then rose. Mr.. Can.
non, from the committee on appropri.
alton, reported the legislative, execu-
utive and judicial appropriation bill.
He gave notice, under direc Ion OF his
committee, he would move Monday to
pass the bill under suspension of the
rules IL he sould be recognized by the
speaker for that purpose.
The senate joint resolution passed
authorizing the public printer to re.
move certain materials from the gov.
ernment printing house.
The house then adjourned, though
attempts were made by the advocates
of the whisky bonded bill to prolong
the session for the purpose Of securing
a night session Monday next for con-
alteration tf that bill.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Senator Hoar presented q petition
from President Elliott and other pro.
fessors of Harvard, asking that no one
but professional astronomers of exper-
ience shall be hereafter eligible for
the position Of superintendent of the
United States nsval observatory.
Senator Bsyard inquired whsther
the chairman of the finance expected
the session to continue into the eve-
ming.
Senator Morrill, replied he would
aek the senate to sit until late In the
evening with the hope of finishing the
bill this week. Darisive Laughter.
The president-"Until what hour"
Senator Morrill-"I do not name
an hour"
The paragraph embracing potato,
corn and rice starch was taken up al d
Senstor Hale moved to make the duty
on potato or corn starch two cents per
pound,
Senator Hale said hi, amendment
was about equivalent to the existing
duty. AT or debate it was sgceed to,
ayes 26, nays 20.
The senate then passed to the con.
slderstiou uf Tie cotton and cotton
goods schedule,
The question of the relative rate of
wages in England and this country
was discussed by Senator Beck and
others.
Senator Morrill, argued in orposi'
ton to the statements made by Beck
concerning increased duties.
The debate wan continued at length
by Senators Vance and Aldrich.
Senator Slater delivered an appro-
pirate argument against high proteo.
tive duties and in favor of q revenue
tariff.
Senator Anthony interrupted the
debate to offer q joint resolution di
rectiug the public printer to remove
20 much of the stored property neces
sary to render the building entirel,
Isafe. ,ard appropris.ing % 600 fol
lthis pt9 ssp.-. nd to paw Tor storsge 0
property elsewhere The joint reso
luton passed.
SENATOR Mcpherson introduced 9
bill to improve the efficiency of thu
naval academy.
Senate resumed consideration of the
cotton schedule and Senator Becl
again stated his objection to it.
Senator Coke replied he was In ia.
vor of we'll paid labor and in order
that labor should be we'll paid h,
would relieve it of the burden i'm
posed upon it by the tariff, thu
chespening the necessaries of life ant
increasing the purchasing power o
wages.
Senator Chillcott pres snted the ere
dentials of Tabor's election for Col
orado, and he was sworn and took hi
seat.
Senator Harris moved to make tn
duty on cotton thread, warp yarn o
every form and value 80 per cen
advalorem.
Senator Coke spoke at length In ia
vor of tariff for revenue and agains
high protective tariff. The people @
his state wanted no protection. The
we're unwilling to be plundered t
protect anybody else.
At 6:35 vote was taken on Sena
ator Harris amendment, which n
J suited, yeas l3, noes 24--no quoru'
voting.
A motion to adjourn was lost. Tn
sergeant. alarms was directed to r
quest the attendance of absentees.
Senator Morgan addressed the sci
ate, and drlfted off into n discussic
of the labor question. His remsrl
were chiefly directed to the cause
, the strikers, and riots frequently fo
lowed tkem. He claimed the men
the north were discriminating again
the people of the south. Tho sout
said he, would offer q substitute +
the present bill, bill which won
merely embody the Walker tart
r with schedules arranged according
Q prices, which the senate had plac'
9 them.
a Senator Blair said some remarks
t the senator on the labor questit
: were calculated to lead to difficult
: which would probably result In blot
: shed.
Senator Morgan replied the senat
n was trying to gag him to keep hi
d from expressing the truth on the su
q ject.
# Senator Blair expressed the oplni'
Q that those men who had former
J. owned their labor should not defan
tho north as oppressors of labori'
men.
y Another vote on Harris amendme
d showed no quorum, although hforty'fo
/. senators were present, but motion
y adjourn prevailed
D. M cbangea were made in the liqu