The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-03
XLVII. CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

Harvard asking that no one but
professional astronomers of expert
fence shall be hereafter eligible for
the position of superintendent of
the United States naval observa-
tory.
After an unsuccessful attempt
by Mcmillan to have considered the
resolution respecting the made
quancy of the water supply in the
District of Columbia the tariff bill
was taken up. The paragraph en-
bracing the potato, corn and rice
starch was taken upS
Hill moved to make the duty on
potato and corn starch cents a
pound.
Hale said his amendment was
about equivalent to the existing
duty. After debate, agreed to, ayes
%, nays "a.
Aldrich explained the new CLASH
fication of cotton thread, yarn,
warps, etc.
Beck said he thought there should
be no reduction on this class of
goods, but rather an increase.
Slater delivered q prepared argu-
ment against high protective duties,
and in favor of revenue for
tariff.
Mcpherson introduced a bill to
improve the efficiency of the naval
academy.
The Senate then resumed consid-
Grafton of the common schedule.
Bayard believed the schedule
would make substantial advance
in the question on common goods,
but confessed that he found great
difficulty in understanding its pro-
visions, and he thought when a
man Of an average amount of intel
| ligence, and accustomed to the
study and framing laws found diff
Guilty in understanding proposed
law, that was pretty good evidence
| the law was not one fit for repub-
| lie. The reason that this schedule
was so puZZling was that its prepar-
alton had been entrusted to inge-
NOUS technical experts in the cot
ton manufacture.
| Chilcott presented the credentials
| of Tabor, elected from Colorado,
| and he was sworn in and took his
seat.
| Harris moved to make the duty
on cotton thread, yarn warp, or yarn
of every form and value, 80 pei
cent. Gd 0GlOrem.
Cake spoke at length in favor Of
tariff for revenue and, against al
1 TrnfnnfI fo1siff TIT6nr. tho
enue tariff we would soon drive
England, France and Germany
commercially from the American
continent.
Hoar said the New England man
ufacturers of wooden goods paid ar
annual tribute of 100000 to Texas
: alone, yet the people of that state
, desired 70 protection.
, Coke said he would vote for fret
wool if New England would agree
: to reduce the duty on manufactured
wooden goods at % per cent.
At 6.35 a vote was taken on TIT
} Harris amendment, which resulted
yeas, 10; noes, "a, No quorum
f voting.
A general call of the Senate de
| veloped the fact that quorum wa
; present, but the attempt to vote OF
: the pending amendment showet
, enough votes withheld to break it
l a motion to adjourn was lost. Tn
2 Sc rgeant-at-arms was directed to re
quest the attendance of absent sen
: ators. Morgan addressed the Senat
|. and dritted off into a discussion o
9 of the. labor question. He claimet
!, the men of the north were discrim
t mating against the people Of tn
soath, and said he would offer a sui
d stitute for the present bill-a bill
S which would merely embody tn
S Walker tariff, with schedules al
: ranged according to prices Whic
: the Senate placed upon them.
n Blair said that some of the II
III marks of the senator on the labo
Il question was calculated to lead t
= difficulties, which probably Woul
n result in bloodshed.
Morgan replied the senator wa
IS trying to gag him, to keep him fro1
10 expressing the truth on the sui
ject.
n Blair expressed the opinion tbs
e those men who formerly owne
their labor, should not defame til
north as oppressors of the laborin
men.
The vote on the Harris amer
j.. ment resulted-ayes 13, nays 81, I
- quorum.
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