Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-06
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sented memorial of the Ohio legislature
asking passage of bill for increased pen
sions to one-armed and one-legged sol
diers.
Mr.. Cameron. of Wisconsin, introduced
a Joint resolution for the relief of suffer
ers by the late foods in the valley of the
Rhine, Germany.
Mr.. Hill presented memorial of the
general assembly, of Colorado, asking GER
tain legislation concerning the location of
supposed mineral lands of the state.
Mr.. Van Wyck offered a resolution di-
recting the committee on pensions to in
auire whether claim agents, in Washing
ton are practcing extortion for their SER
vices in procuring various claims for sol
diers. widows or orphans. Referred.
After an executive session the tariff bill
was taken up.
Mr. Morrill, thought it very unlikely that
a bill making larger reductions than the
one under consideration could be passed,
and appealed to the senators generally to
vote for the bill and not leave the question
unsettled, thus alarming and deranging all
business interests of the country.
A motion was offered by Mr. Beck to
make the duty on stocking hose, half hose,
shirts and drawers fashioned, narrowed, or
shaped wholly or i'll part by knitting ma
chimes or trainers, or knit by hand, 80, in
stead of IS per cent ad valorem, was lost
yeas, ~; noes ~.
Mr.. Beck then moved to make the rate
40 per cent Agreed to-ayes, 81; noes 81.
On Mr.. Beck's motion the rate on cotton
cords, braids. gimps, ETC., not specially
enumerated and corsets of whatever COM
pound. was reduced from 40 to % per cent.
and the rate on cotton laces, embrOideries,
insertings, trimmings, lace curtains and
cotton velvet was reduced from 40 to 40
per cent.
Mr.. Beck believed that if the question
had not been embarrassed by the action
of the tariff commission bill far better
than the one now pending could have been
passed before now. This bill, he said, pur-
porting to reduce the peoples burdens,
would really increase them greatly for the
benefit of a small class in the community.
Instead of a reduction on cotton ties,there
will be an increase of over 81, 100000 Thus,
the chairman of the finance committee
told Us, we were gong to
reduce the revenues Of the
government
proposes to increase lin various direc-
tions Mr.. Beck said, further, that the tar
if commission did not frame the cotton
schedule which they reported, but accepted
it from the Boston cotton manufacturers.
The wool schedule would be found even
worse than the one now under considera-
ton. Upon women's and children's dress
goods it would make an aggregate in
crease of more than $2,500,000, yet the
chairman of the committee had promised
reduction IL the wool schedule of $4,S45,-
900. Mr.. Beck submitted a tabulated
statement to show the increase.
Mr.. Beck read from letter he had re-
ceived from New York, statement that
the cotton schedule prepared for the tariff
commission had been submitted to Car
hart, the appraiser of the New York Gus
tom house, for his approval; that instead
of approving he declared it to be prohibi
tory, and that he was answered that is
precisely what we want"
Mr.. Morrill, contended that on this whole
schedule there would be an absolute reduc-
ton notwithstanding the loud talk of the
senator from Kentucky.
Mr.. Beck-My figures are louder than
any talk.
Mr.. Aldrich asked Mr. Beck who made
the table presented by him showing the in
crease he claimed to be made by the cotton
schedule.
Mr. Beck declined to give the name, but
vouched for the accuracy of the table.
The debate was continued ct considera-
BILE length, and was participated in by
Messrs. Morrill,, Bayard, Aldrich and Nc
Pherson.
Mr.. Beck moved to reduce the duty on
spool thread of cotton from to 6 cents
per dozen spools of not exceeding 100
yards each. Upon this amendment there
was long debate.
Mr.. Va1ce said according to the theory
of the protectionists, taxation was the one
thing needed to stimulate industry and re-
duce prices and produce, universal pros
perity and happiness, and he proposed, for
their benefit, new version of ths old mis-
sionary hymn, con Guiding as follows?
In vain, with lavish kindness, the gifts of God
are strewn,
The heather, IN his blindness, prefer. cheap
goods alone:
Taxstion, Oh! taxation; the joyful sound pro-
claim.
Till earth's remotest nation, has learned protec-
HOn's name.
Mr.. Hawley said the duty on spool thread
was reduced 80 per cent. and the retail
price reduced from eight to five cents as
a result of eighteen years protection.
Mr.. ingalls, said the present duty was
prohibitory, and therefore the duty was
not for revenue but for the benefit of des-
potic and tyrannical combinations.
Mr.. HawleY denied that there was any
combination among the thread manufac-
turers, and Mr.. Aldrich denied that the
present duty was prohibitory.
The amendment was rejected and the
paragraph-the last in the cotton schedule
was left unchanged.
The senate passed to the consideration
of the schedule ''hemp, jute and FAX
goods"
Mr.. Miller moved TO strike out MANILA
from the paragraph laying the duty at $25
per ton on hemp and substitutes for it,
his object being to put MANILA on the free
list. Lost.
Mr.. Slater moved to strike out jute from
the paragraph, laying duty of SIS per ton
on it and sunni sisal grass, and other vege-
table substances not enumerated.
long discussion followed, but vote
was taken and Skaters motion to strike out
jute, so as to let it go on the free list was
agreed to-yeas %, nays %.
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