National Republican., 1883-02-19


ready on Monday morning to expose this
scheme which IL was attempted to palm upon
the senate by all sorts Of indirection. This
amendment would change the duty not only
upon steel, ingots &C., but also upon bands,
hoops, and sheets of all guages and widths,
taggers' iron, and other articles of iron.
Mr.. Sherman said that his amendment re-
lated not at all to iron, but only to steel.
Mr.. Allison said that as he understood the
amendment it was designed only TO take the
place of tho three paragraphs fixing the
duties of different forms of steel, and not to
interfere with tho other provisions in the
bill, and to make this clear he suggested that
words, all of the above classes of steel not
otherwise enumerated or provided for"
should be inserted.
Mr. Sherman said he was willing to accept
the suggestion.
Mr.. Beck, insisted that the amendment as
Il stood would include hoops, bands and strips
of afpgaugcs and widths, whether made Of
iron or steel.
A senator on the democratic side. Cotton ties?
Mr. Beck. Yes, II will include cotton ties us
well, and is intended in my Judgment, to include
Mr. Sherman. Mr.. President, submit that that
IS absolutely untrue; and l might go little fur
ther than that
Mr.. Beck Go Just as far rs YOU like. under.
stand this and intend to do my duty in the
matter.
res, mt me aud he shall not bully the senate
Mr.. Beck. And / will not be bulied in the senate
either; nor will be told that we have no sense
and that all the sense is concentrated in the COM
mitce on ways and means of tho house, and the
action of the house against the rules OF the house,
without resonting IT,
steel ingots, bars. blooms, &c Steel runs all
through the paragraph, and II has no connection
with iron bit have no objection to the qualify
ing words proposed by the senalor from Iowa The
senator from Kentucky (Mr Bcck) ought to be
careful about impugning other peoples motives,
He cannot tell my motives. | always give him
credit for his sincerity and his honesty, and do
not want him to so too far In dealing with this
matter am in favor Of what Is right and Just In
regard to this question, and no more. The sena-
| tor cannot accuse me of indireciiOn. If there is
any trouble with me 1t is that am little too
| frank with regard to such matters. have stated
| exactly the purport of the language Of this
| amendment, and where II came from, and III the
senator does not Ike II he need not vote forit
this amendment in my opinion, was written by
men who have deceived even the senator from
Ohio, and, like many of the provisions sent TO us
| by the tariff commisson,wa prepared by experts,
! who intend to raise this tariff away above what
the Senate has done, and who have flooded the
| senate this morning with kilograms (of which |
have received nine), telling us That they will all
starve unless 1t is done, although the same men
went away three weeks ago satisfied with what
we had done, and anxious TO have the bill passed
! Mr.. Beck having again stated that he wanted time
to examine the amendment,
Mr. Sherman said ho had no desire to force
q vote upon il this afternoon, but was quite
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the Senator in charge Of the bill MR. Morrill)
would consent.
Mr.. Morrill,. No, SIR. l an for disposng of this
bill To-day, II possible.
Mr. Sherman, resuming, said IL was not
true that somebody else had drawn this
amendment for him that in fact the mon
interested in the business were not satisfied
with the amendment, and that he had pro-
posed it as u fair compromise. He was not
influenced by any personal interest, and no
man living could sway him from doing what
he thought right in the matter.
Mr.. Beck said nobody had even accused
Mr.. Sherman of want of courage or want OF
audacity, and that his action in this matter
was proof that he had an abundance of both
those qualities.
Mr.. Beck was going on criticising the
amendment when Mr.. Mcpherson interposed
n remark that the senator from Kentucky
seemed to assume want of honesty on the
part of .the senator who had proposed the
amendment.
Mr.. Beck said he dealt with facts, not with
men. He was not impeaching the personal
integrity Of Mr.. Sherman. If the senator
from New Jersey desired to make any such
issue, he and the senator from Ohio were OF
about the same build and caliber, and they
might fight it out Laughter
Mr.. Hawley said that he, and the interests
in his state, embracing every form of manu-.
lHCtuTc Ol lTOu anu sUecl, were buIlSHeu WltH
the bill as IL Stood and were anxious above
all things that something definite should be
done with the tariff this session. Addressing
himself specially TO Mr.. Sherman, he said
that before voting for the pending amend
ment or any change of the existing bill
he wished to know whether this was the
only change proposed in this schedule; how
the amendment differed from the schedule
already agreed upon largely under the lead
of the senator from Ohio; how much II
changed existing duties whether IL would
make n reduction if SO, in what particulars
and classes and how much; aud how it diff
fered from the report of the tariff commission
He would be willing to devote part of Sunday
, in working out this information for himsel
if that were possible, but the classification
was being changed every day now, and tn,
: schedule had got to such point that none bu
the incest experts could understand it. III,
, had heard great deal of gossip in the air t
the effect that the existing tariff was goot
, enough and that no change was desired. Al
one of the representatives Of a live manu-
} featuring state, he protested against any sucl
intimation or declaration.
He was not satisfied with the existing tariff
! He desired to SEQ it revised as speedily a
, possible, and wished the senate to do its duty
whoever else might fail The manufacturing
7 interests of his state desired the tariff re
! vised, and were willing to submit to reason
desired action at this session, Their prosen
8 condition of suspense was intolerable, AM
Q even free trade would be better for them thai
Q to have congress every two years tinkerin
with every dollar they possessed.
0 Mr.. Bayard said it was evident that tn
3 metal schedule could not be disposed of a
that session, and he therefore proposed a
r amendment to the free list in the paragrap
: relating to books, so as to make il read
Books, maps, and charts specially imported, NJ
I more than one copy for the use OF any indlYil
o ual, not for sale, and not more than two copies
4 any one invoice in good faith, &c.
o Mr.. Sherman said he was ready to give tn
0 information which Mr. Hawloy desired, bu
Q would reserve it if the senate preferred
postpone the subject till Monday.
S Mr.. Allison gave notice that unless tn
d tariff bill were out of the way by Monday, {
v at latest by Tuesday, the committee on appr,
j. priations would have to move to set it asid
in order to proceed with appropriation bills.
n Mr.. Morrill, then gave notice that he woul
ask the senate to sit the bill out on Monday.
Mr., Bayard's amendment was discussed unit
the house resolutions in relation to the deaf
. of Representative ShaciSeliord were receive,
= Mr.. Ransom offered tho customary resOll
tions ON the subject, and after addresses !
. him and Mr.. Vance, the senate, at 4;25, az
a journed
s The Shakespeare Club.
! The Shakespeare Club met Saturday evel
n ing at the residence of Mr.. j. IL. Whitake
If No 1435 Corcoran street. The unfavorab
,r weather prevented large attendance, bl