Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

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perpetrating this injustice.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Special Dispatch to thu BHs.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, February ID -Ssna-
tor Blair introduced a bill to prevent
convict labor being paid for by tae
government.
The tariff bill was resumed, the
pending question being upon agreeing
to the amendments made In committed
of the whole about putting books,
otc IN the free list.
Senator Morrill, opposed the amend.
ment.
Senator Bayard said he voted to put
books upon the free lot, but upon re.
Election thought the action of the com.
mittee ought to DO modified, and IA
preliminary to restoring the para
graph laying a duty on books, which
had been struck out in committee of
the whole, he moved to amend the
language 80 as to restrict the duty to
books "wholly or partly In the Brig.
lish language" Agreed to--ayes so,
noes 81. This left the duty at 10 per
cent ad valorem, having been changed
IN committee of the whole from 20 to
10 before the paragraph wen struck
out.
Senator Morrill, moved to restore
the duty to 20, the original figures.
Hostages 80, noes 80. A vote was
then taken on concurring in tho &C.
ton Of the committee OF the whole
striking out the paragraph SO 90 to let
books, etc., go on the free list. That
action was disagreed to by q vote of
ayes 81, noes 331. So the para.
graph was reinststed In the bill in this
form: "Books, pamphlets (bound or
unbound), aud all printed matter
wholly or il part in the Enelish Ian.
gusge, not specially enum rated OF
provided for in this act; e~ngravings
bound or unbound; etchings, illustrs.
ted books, maps and charts, 10 per
cent advalorem."
MI. Morgan gave notice when the
billshould be openedfor general amend
ment no would move an amendment
to admit Tree all books designed iol
instruction In schools.
Saulsbury announced he would
move to admit free all books not pub
lished il this country.
Senator Van Wyck introduced the
following resolution, which was or
dered printed and to lie over until to
morrow:
RESOLVED. That the secretary O
= ~ er,;ul. ~,
senate eagles Of ronchaufaxsasm
audited by the first auditor OF tn
treasury on account of the expense
incurred by tho department of justic'
since January 1, 1882, with the name
of special attorneys employed by thu
department of Justice, and by what au
thority in law ne audited bills and &C
counts of said special or assistant at
torneys.
The amendment made In COMMITTEE
of the whole, raising the dnty o.
bituminous coal from so to 70 cent
per ton, being reached, Senator Vauc
asked for a separate vote upon agree
ing to 1t.
Senator Farley said tho chief bui
den of tax Of Goa! fell upon Californl
and this increase would add $15O,O 90
a year to the tax thus levied upon he
people.
Senator Davis wv. Va advocate
the amendment .
Senator Morgan said this bill ougt
to be entitled" "a bill to tax the psop!
Of certain portions of the country an
, appropriate money to certain oshe
people" It had all the worst charat
teristics Of the river and harbor bi
last session. 1t has producsd tn
, same kind If combination. Both bill
we're framed and pushed forward upo
. the same principle ''you tickle m
. I'll tickle you" Negotiations hay
D been conducted not only in the lobb
? but openly on the floor OF the senat
i. In this matter of coal, larl
o bodice of coal lands In West vi
i ginia belonging to certain gentleme
r representatives of those interests we
Q in the senate voting money out OF 81
y pockets of the people of Csli'orn
t into their own. "Slr," said Morga
Q IT have no sort of CONCESSIONS
o make to monopolies arranged betwel
A different industries of the Unit
States through lobbies and upon the
|, floors. 1 have nothing but war
make upon these, and though | sh
stand alone, cir, l will battle for t
|, right upon this question. All 9th
{, monopolies combine fJr mutual pi
4 lection and whV should not the Sci
tor from West Virginia and his &C
freres, ownera of large coal fields,
Or the same2 These M opolies had tn
ID regular s'congresseB and the congrt
of the United Statet, which used
enact laws for the beneit OF the VIII
q. people, was not the servant OF tn
az great monopolies and their lobbyii
ia There has been shameless work uI
IA this floor" said Morgan; "every m
here knows 1t, everybody feels 1t, q
a. 1t will be proclaimed from the floor
this senate until the people of
United States shall know 1t and 4
it,"
Senator Williams thought coal on
r, to be on the free lat.
ed Senator Miller California; said
ey Pacific coast psid t~hree.fourths of
tax on coal, and that, he thout
o. was an unfair application of protec
m. principles. 49,.
to Senator Davis West Virginis)
ws planned that there was no duty
vill anthracite coal, the kind used for
nestle purposes. As to the argun
of the senator from Alabama,
thought a large portion of it unwoi
of the senator or Of notice.
na- Senator Morgan asked Sen
ate Davis to point out the unworthy
3 a lions Of the Argument Senator ID