New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06
TIME WASTED IN TIE SENATE.

THE DEMOCRATS TALKING TO PREVENT ANY Ao-
TIoN ON THE TARIFF BILL--ILTTLE HOPE FOR
THg BILL.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
W.suINGTOS Feb 5.-The slow progress made
anon the Tariff bill by the Senate in the last two OF
three legislative days has served to renew the Tears
Of its friends that il may pass the Senate-a re-
sult for which the Democracy will be entirely re-
snops,ble 1t is beginning to be apparent that the
intermlnable talk upon all sorts of irrelevant Lat
ters in which Democratic Senators indulge upon
nearly every paragraph of the bill, is, notwthstand-
ing tie show and the profession OF anxiety 10 re-
auce taxation, merely cover Tor their purpose 10
defeat the measure.
No one finds fault with efforts directed to the
amendment of the schedules in respect to interests
which may he involved iD tn particular paragraph
under consideration, and an examination OF the
record will disclose the fact that tue remarks maze
NV Republicans have been almost entirely of this
character since the schedules were entered upon,
Int The furious TRADES OF Senator Beck, his NULL
tudinous illusions the attempt TO gag him To the
robbery and worse If tho manufacturers. aud 10 the
errors and crimes of the Tariff Commission; the
avalanche Of puns and the somewhat clownlsh
Jokes of MI Vance and the terribly long h0mles OF
Mr. Morgan, ex-s.avehoder from Alabama, upon
the wrongs inflicted by Northern employers upon
Northern worlingmeu and women. are tiresolne and
Iruf-gO
are the leaders in obstruction. but they get consider
able hello from their fellow Democrats who manage
10 consume many hours of each week in he delivery
of irrelevant speeches to empty seats knowing that
moi one vote will be Influenced by what they say
The movement for late sessions originated with the
Republicans and has been adhered TO, despite the
nrotests of the Democrats, who almost unanimously
vote for every motion to adjourn.
The farce of last Friday. when the day was con-
surned by Democratic speech-InakerS aud the nIght
until balf-past 10 i'll order TO secure a voting
quorum was entirely the work of the Democrats.
Profers were made TO them publicly and personally
TO release them from their pairs and allow them TO
vote. but they would not have it, they did not
want to vote and they did not want any progress
made with tie bill This morning Senator Morrill,
reneved his appeal to the Democrats to cease
their speecE-making and suffer the work
70 10 on. He reminded them that
only twenty seven days. including Sundays, re-
manned of the session, and that much of the time
must necessarily be devoted to other legislative
matters His appeal was earnest and entirely cour-
teous hut it threw Mr.. Beck into a fury, with the
usual result. Mr. Morgan INDUCED In long as
sertation upon the hardshiDs OF the poor sewing
women and Senator Vance, in the course of his re-
marks upon the subject of spool thread, found time
TO read the Song of the Shirt and torecte aparody
unou the missionary hymn, 81 From Greenlands
low Maintains And 40 the debate drags its SLOW
lsnOth along Not much in the way of positive good
has been expected from the Democrats in connec-
lion with the Tariff bill, but they have heretofore
been credited with n disposition not TO do much
pcsitiyc harm. The credit was undeserYed ihey
have the power to kin the Tariff bill and thew have
the will to do II. The only remaining nope OF
the fiends of the measure hangs upon ga" TACT mat
The Democrats lack the courage TO disclose their
purpose and before the country upon the record
they would ,hus make .,,.
day ard Mr. Becks amendment making the duty
on stockings hose half hose, etc, 80 per cent al
yalorem was rejected. lie then moved 10 make u
40 per cent. which was agreed 10. On Ar. Beck's
motion also tho duty on cotton c0Ids Dralds gmps,
corsets. etc, reduced from 40 to 80 per cent.
and the duty on cotton laces; em6rS'denses'
Beck moved TO reduce the duty on
SPOOL thread OF cotton from z to cents per dozen
snoo,s of not exceeding 100 yards each. The
oop~snd,nent vas rejected and the paragraph the
Iast IN Use cotton scnedule) was left UNCHANGED.
THIS Seuate passed to the consideration OF Schedule
J-hemp iute and fax goods. Mr Miller, or New
Work moved TO strike out manila from the para
oraoh LAYING q duty of go per ton on hemp o:d
substitutes Tor IT, his object being To PM manila
ON the free list. Lost. Ar. Slater moved 10
strike ont lutte from the paragraph. laying DUTY
OF $40 per ton ON and SUM, Sisal grass and her
vegetable substances not enumerat o. Agreed TO-
MIR Slater then moved TO strike out the mex para
oTapb "iute butts SO ton" so as 10 Leu III 20 on
the free iIst. Agreed to yeas 30. nays IL. MI
Slater then moved TO stIike GU OF the mex pa
graph the word lutte" where 1t ours, ana 10 aod
the words, land like manufactures OF ]uie OF OF
which jute shalt be III component material OF chel
value 20 per cent al val, rem" Agreed TO- On mo-
tion OF Mr. slater the dn,y on gunny cloth, hot
bag ging valued at 10 less per square yard
wac re1llced IRON 10 pig CO It's DER pound, ana on
thai OF higher ya.ue from 10 3 cents
per pound. MI. Mcpherson moved to
make The duty on jnte ha IS ana baggDg, except
baxerg Tor cotton, 30 per cent al yalOrcm. Ageed
Co. The para graph embracing " baggng foT cotton