The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-08
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orty-so,'<ly "ongress--sooond Session

Forty-se, '~2a, "ongress-second Session
TIE.
WAsnrNoToN, i nos b'Mr. Hoar pre-
sented the petition OF q. lent Eliot ant
other professors of Harvard, asking that ne
Z one but professional astronomer Of expe
rience shall be hereafter eligible for the po
sition of superintendent Of the United
States naval observatory.
The tariff bill was then taken up. >
The paragraph embracing potatoes, corr
and Kentucky rice starch was taken up.
Mr.. Hale moved to make the duty on po.
tatoes or corn 2cents per pound.
M. Hale said his amendment was equiv
laent to the existing duty.
After debate it was agreed to-ayes, 2S
nays, "a. The rate on rice and other
starches was left at q cents per pound-as
in the bill.
| The senate then passed to consideration
of the cotton and cotton bands schedule.
Mr.. Anthony interrupted the debate to-
offer joint resolution, directing the public
printer to remove so much of the slowed
properly necessary to render the bull ding
entirely safe, and appropriating $5O,CCo foI
this purpose to paw for storage properly
elsewhere. The joint. resolution passed.
| Mr. McPhe son introduced a bill to i'm
prove the efficacy OF the naval academy.
The senate resumed the consideration oil
the cotton schedule, and Mr.. Beck again
stated his objection to it,
Mr.. Harris moved to make the duty on
Acotton thread, yarn, warps or warp-yarn oi
every form and value, 30 per cent. ad valo-
rem.
Mr.. Coke spoke at length in favor of a
tariff for revenue.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Coke whether he and
his party wished to reduce the American
workingmen to the condition of the English
workingmen.
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.
Mr.. Hoar said that New England manu-
facturers of wooden goods paid an annual
tribute of 81, ,CG0CG0 to Texas alone, yet the
people of that state desired ne protection.
Mr.. Coke said he would vote for free wool
or manufactured goods to 25 per cent.
At 6:35 vote was taken on Mr.. Harris
amendment, which resulted-yeas, Ii
nays, "a; no quorum.
Mr.. Chilcott presented credentials of Mr..
Tabor. elected from Colorado, and he was
sworn in and took his seat.
Several calls of the senate developed the
fact that quorum was present. but the at
tempt to vote on the pending amendment
showed that enough votes were withheld
to break it, The motion to adjourn was
lost, and the sergeant-at-arms was directed
to request the attendance of absent sena'
tors.
Mr.. Morgan then addressed the senate.
He claimed that the men OF the north
were discriminating against the people ol
the south, and said lie would offer a sub
stitute for the present bill, a bill which
would briefly embody the Walker tariff
with schedules arranged according to the
prices which the senate imposed upon
them.
Mr.. Blair said that some of the remarks
of the senator on the labor question were
calculated 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 theii
labor should not defame the mer
. of the north as oppressors of the laborinp
men. The vote on Mr.. Harris amendment
resulted-ayes, 13; nays, "a; no quorum.
Another vote on Mr. Harris amendment
showed no quorum, although 1orty-fonl
senators we're present. but motion to ad
iourn prevailed. No change was made in
the liquor schedule.
HOUSE.
McCook, of New York, presented the
J memorial of the chamber of commerce, Of
New York. urging congress to pass bill
according to requirements OF the people :
petition presented protesting against the
transfer of the revenue marine, life saving
and coast survey to the navy department,
! tAfter the appointment ofconferees ON the
post-ot1ce appropriation bill, the house
went into committee of the whole on the
tariff the pending amendment being that
offered bv Curtin 10 increase the duty on
tanning bark from 10 to 20 per cent. al va
loren.
After debate, Curtin's amendment was
agreed to-9S to "a. The clause now reads:
EXTRACT of hemlock and olher bark used
for dying and tanning, not otherwise pro-
vided for in this act, 70 per cent ad valo-
rem.n
After spirited debate on the question OF
a quorum voting on amendments to the
varnish clause, during which Mills, OF
Texas. charged Aldilch, oil Illinois, Win
tracled the remark, the clauses relative to
yarnish was agreed upon as follows: ''Shel-
lac yarnish, 20 cents per gallon, and in ad-
dition thereto, an amount equal to the in.
ternal revenue tax on the alcohol contained
! therein. Varnishcs other than shollac, 10
per cent. ad valorem, in addition thereto,
an amount equal to the internal revenue
tax on alcohol contained therein"
The chemical schedule having been con;
4 cluded, Morrison offered an additional
clause, providing that after July, 1884,
there shall be levied and collected a tax on
articles, goods, wares ana merchandise in
this schedule of only 30 per cent. OF
the duties imposed on said articles
seyerally. Such reduction would help
manufacturing interests, and on the theory
! of protection, could not possibly affect the
question of wages.
The amendment was lost-75 TO 81
Schedule b, earthenware and glassware,
wss then considered. Many amendments
were offered and rejected, and debate con-
tinued at great length. During the discus
sion Hammond remarked that every time
an industry was reached somebody
arose and said "this is my infant ana has TO
! he taken care Of Thus, in the language
ofthe president, in his veto Of the river and
harbor bill, las the bill becomes more oD-
iectionabe it secures more support"
Tucker .ridiculed the idea that an indus
try which only required 30 per cent. pro
lection in It's infancy should, in its man
hood, receive 65 per cent. protection.
Carlisle moved to strike ornamented
earthern stone and crockery-ware from the
list of articles u psy 63 per cent. sd va
Iorem. He contended IL was not just TO the
poorer classes toclassiiy this common eneap
ware with the finest aud costly kind OF
china.
Brewer said the kind Of painted ware
which the gentleman from kenluCky Gar
lisie) Objected TO being classified with liner
goods were PLACID in that category on
account of the difficulty Of Distinguishing
between the low and high grares. lie
could hand the gentleman FROM Kentucky
a niece of eartbeuware which be could not
tell from the best chinawsre. Brewer pro-
duced IN the course Of bis remarks several
specimens Of crock ~ and chinaware. and
members gathered around him aud listened
etfeDtfvely 20 his explanations Of the various
grades OF work.
Kelley called the sttentiOn Of the CON-
mift..e 70 the large vase which be bad on
his desk. and explained that Il was an artl-
4 cIe.on which there was fifty cents worth Of
J American clay and more than s74 worth Of
Amsrcan lehor. i had been made ct