Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-02

House interfering with the treaty making
power. The veto of such n resolution as the
majority report proposes might raise an
issue between the treaty making power and
Congress. The question whether notice OF
termination should be given as primarily an
executive question" Instead Of adopting a
resolution like the one proposed one should
be passed instrucing the President to order
IN investigation into the frauds pcrpetratcd
under the Hawaiian treaty.
senator Heck Defends Himself a gainst
u SUR by senator Dawes
In the Senate the committee on the Con-
gressional Library reported amendments TO the
sundry civil bill recommt ndinG appropriations
for the purchase of the Carpenter and Rocl,am-
beau papers The Senate went into executive
session and afterwards took up the tariff bill;
the pending question being the motion by Sen
ator salisbury to except iron or steel wire for
fencing purposes galvanized or coated with
metal compound, from the extra duty OF II
| half cent pound laid upon all other galvan-
| lied or coated articles of iron or steel except
| tin plates, ternc plates aud taggers I'm. In
| discussion Senator Dawes said that whencv-
or Senator Beck saw opportunity to offer a
premium to labor abroad he was always in
favor of doing it.
Senator Beck contradict fatty the Scna-
tor from Massachusetts.
Senator Dawes-I do not impute to the
Senator any intention TO serve these people
abroad, hut somehow they are highly inter
cstcd in all his efforts and agree with me as
to the effect of his action.
Senator ljcck-Thc Senator Can not get
out of Tie suggestion that | am knavc
by saying that. am fool and that everybody
but inc knows the fact. | dcnounce that
statement as also untrue. | am acting as
understand it in the interest of great body
Of the American people. claim to he as
patriotic and honest IN my convictions ana
TO maintain my views as inclliCenlly as Sen
atur Dawes
Senator Dawes-l know the Senator does
not intend to work in the interest of men
abroad, but every man engaged in manu-
featuring abroad is in his interest and takes
| the livclicst interest in all he does.
Senator Beck-The statement of the Sena'
tor is utterly, absolutely untrue. am seek
ing to reduce the tariff in the interest OF the
people of this country and no, to put money
into the pockets of any set OF men.
After II long discussion the provision for an
extra duty on iron and steel or articles man
ufacturcd from them when galvanized OF
coated with any metal was amended so as moi
to apply to pointed articles or wire, and the
extra rate applicable to other articles was re.
duccd from half 10 quarter cent pound
On motion of Senator Allison the rate on
steel not specially enumerated was changed
from three cents a pound to 30 per cent ad
valorcm. On motion Of Senator Plat Tho
duty on nickel in ore or other crude form
was reduced to ID cents pound. The SAINT
reduction was made as to nickel, oxide OF
alloy of any kind in which nickel is an in
gredicnt OF chief value.
The paragraph embracing zines, being
reached Senator Vest declared that VIII liz
he believed in n tariff for revenue, hi
also believed that inside the limits o
the tariff for revenue the protection inciden
tai to every tariff should be given to infan
industries. This he regarded as good Demo
cratic doctrine. The zinc production was al
infant American industry in which his Staff
was largely interested and which needed pro
lection.
Senator Conger welcomed Senator Vest tC
the protectionist ranks.
Seuator l}ayard said that lie believed that i
Vests course was generally followed it would
be absolutely fatal to all attempts to rclo'h
the tariff.
Senator COnger was sladt see these dillcr
ences among free traders. The Democratic
ibG lHt IItslutuNl III it1f iOhh'' g.
necessary to admonsh his followers lest they
wander or too far from his platform. YET
that Senator (Bayard) luborcd hard TO keeI
the old war taxes on matches in the interest
of the manufacturers OF his State. lu fact
free trade" and tariff for revenue" alway;
broke down when it came To the question o.
protecting local interests.
On motion Of Senator Dawes the duty or
sheathng or yellow metal not wholly OF cop
per. nor wholly nor in part of iron, unsalvan
lied, in sheets As by IA inches, and weighing
IA to "a ounces square foot was fixed at 3;
per cent al valOrem. Senator Plat movcL
an additional clause providing duty of "
per cent al valorcm on all sporting, brccch-
loading shotguns, and 10 per cent al valoren
on forged shotgun barrels, rough bored.
was adopted.
Senator Beck moved 10 fix the duty on me
tallic pcus, pcnhodcrs and pen tips at 40 pc
cent al valOrcm. 1t was adopted
Senator Bayard moved to reduce the dul,
on manufactured articles or wares not special
" enumerated to % per cent ad valortm
adopted.
The committee on military Affairs reportc'
the army approp ration bill and Senator lie
gan's bill 10 increase the efficiency OF til
= army.