Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-27
Senate.


minority, including the chairman, recon-
mending the passage Of substitute COW
ering more ground than the orr sinal bill,
which he said vas designed to deal Justly
with all classes of pensioners.
Mr.. Plat, who has been unable to concur
with either the majority or minority, in
troduced bill raising the pensions of
those now receiving SIS to $24, those re-
ceiving S2+ to $50.
Messrs. Sherman, Cameron and Mitchell
presented petitions against reductions on
| foreign manufactured products below the
rates fixed by the tariff commission.
Mr.. Malone, from the agriculture COM
mittee reported in favor of holding the
worlds centennial cotton exposition in
1884; also in favor of referring the agri-
cultural appropriation bill to the committee
of agriculture.
Mr. Bayard presented Mr.. Saulsbury's
credentials for reelection. Filed.
At the closing of the morning business
the senate resumed consideration of the
tariff.
Mr.. Morrill, in view of the brief time of
the session, asked unanimous consent to
limit debate to five minutes for each mem
Der.
Mr.. Beck expected to occupy little time,
but objected to the five minutes rule.
Mr.. Morrill, appealed to Republicans
to limit remarks to five minutes.
Mr.. Morrill, excepted the sugar schedule
from the five minute rule.
Mr.. Beck thought the iron schedule more
important than that of sugar.
Mr.. Morrill, endeavored to get Mr.. Beck
to consent to ten minutes debate for each
member, but he replied he would not con-
sent to ten hours, although he would not
occupy more time than is absolutely nee
essary.
Senate then began work on the iron
paragra phi. 1t embraces bar iron, rolled
or hammered, fiat and square iron of GER
tain sizes. On motion of Mr.. Brown the
duty on bar iron was reduced from $40
cents per pound to SIS per ton.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment reduc-
ing the rate on bar iron from nine-tenths
of cent per pound or $3.50 per ton, as
in the bill, to $18 per ton. Agreed to; ayes
80, nays 81.
Mr. Brown moved to further amend so
as to reduce the duty on round iron, not
less than three-quarters of an inch in
diameter and square iron not less than
quarters of an inch square, from one
cent per pound, as in the bill, to $40 per
ton.
Mr.. Aldrich said he observed that this
amendment has been adopted by the votes
of senators supposed to specially represent
the iron interest, and therefore
he would ask Messrs. Sherman
and Brown whether they regarded it as
giving sufficient protection. If so, he
would vote hereafter for any reduction
they might see fit to propose, because New
England certainly deserves cheap iron.
Mr. Sherman replied that he thought the
grossest injustice had been done day be-
fore yesterday to 100000 working men en-
gagged in the production of pig iron mere
ly for the purpose of giving manufacturers
cheaper raw material. That being
done, after few statements of the case, he
assumed that the senate had made up its
mind to reduce duties on iron, and
if Sc per ton was not enough on pig
iron SIS was ample for rolled bar iron.
Mr. Brown also replied to Mr.. Aldrich
to the same effect-that if So a ton was
enough to protect furnaces in Pennsylva-
MIA, and those west of the Alleghanies and
in the South, SIS was certainly sufficient
East, and more than just.
Mr.. Morrill, referring to Sherman's
statement about the injustice done pig
iron workers, said the amendment now
proposed by Mr.. Brown would probably
throw out of employment 100000
men, and he warned the senator
againt making these reductions now, with
the expectation that hereafter the senate
will go back and rectify, first the duty on
pig iron, and then the others. If the
senators from Ohio and Georgia SHERMAN
and Brown once got rates down, he
doubted very much if they would get any
of them raised hereafter.
Mr.. Browns amendment was agreed to.
Ayes, 80; noes, %.
Mr. Brown then offered an amendment
fixing the duty on skelp of less than one
inch wide or less than three-eighths of an
inch thick, on round iron of less than
three-fourths and not less than seven
sixteenths of an inch in diameter, and on
square iron less than three-fourths of an
inch square, at $50 per ton, instead of
twelvs-tenths cents per pound as in the
bill Agreed 10 without division.
Mr. Pugh addressed the senate at length
on ''the great economic question of tariff
REFORM
Mr.. Bayard moved to make the duty on
iron and steel rails not weighing over
twenty-five pounds to the yard, and iron
or steel fiat rails punched, seven-tenths of
cent Instead of nine-tenths of cont
per pound Lost.
Mr.. Maxey moved to make it eighth
tenths. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the rate on
round iron in coils or rods, less than
sevsn-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, and
on bars or shapes of rolled iron not
specially provided for was made one and
one-tenth instead of one and ons-half
cents per pound.
Mr.. Beck moved to make the rate on
boiler or other plate iron, sheared or un-
sheared, or skelp iron, sheared or rolled in
grooves, one and one-quarter cents per
pound. Agreed to. Mr.. Beck moved to
make the rate on sheet iron thinner than
one and one-half inches, and not thinner
than No. 20 wire gauge, one cent pound
instead of one and three-t enths, as in the
bill. Agreed to.
On Mr.. Beck's motion, also, the rates on
sheet iron thinner than No. 20 wire
gauge, and not thinner than No. 25,
was reduced from = to 2-10c per pound.
The 10 on sheet iron thinner than No 25