New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-21

ing horizontal reductloh VI
we're defeated. Several amenGnien's
so great significance were adop'ou'
Tp,Rr,NE correspondent discusses Vhe pn"'- ,,
oects of the bill in the house' ino
pros;dont Yesterday nominated Dorman b:
t,top of New-York; John NJ. Gregory, OF
Illinois. and LEROY d. ThOman, OF ONO, 10 oe
Ciyil Service Commissioners. Inc IlouSv
began the consideration Of the Sundry C''h
Appropriation bill.
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL PASSED.
.R. surRMANs AMENDMENTS TO THE WOOL SEIZED
UIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AD0f LED 1
RUJECTED-THE FINAL VOTE
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE1
v.su,vcrov Feb. 2O.-rhe tariff debate in the
sono+o which beran on January 0, ended in the
,,ssace of the bill at $3.50 o'clock this evening
Every paragraph in the 100 printed pages OF the
LIN has beeu scrtinized thoroughly, debated ana
amended where a majority thought amendment
,osrable. The result was a bill which commanded
the support of thrtv-three out OF the thrty-loul
Republicans present and not pared, OF eiSh' ou' Va
the twentv-sx Democrats, and OF senator DaNiu
Davis. The solid Republican strength WIN
dnqle execution was thus cast for the bill, while
mora than two-thrds of the Democratic strength
was cast against it, showing for the hundredth t'o
lhat the Republicans doing their Dest TO reuuo0
taxation, and that the Democrats are doihg
heir best TO defeat all reduct'on' son
,tor Mitchell. of Pennsylvania. was the
,Iy Republican who voted against the bill.
ihe COLLEAGUE. Senator Cameron, who was absent,
,a,red against it, The debate If to-day was deVolu
If incident the time being consumed for the most
ant IN ATTEMPTS 10 amend the bill in unmportahI
features
REPUBLICAN SENATORS IN CAUCUS.
Preceding the session tne Republicans heId
,aucus and fully discussed the SITUATION oeh"'oi
Edmuuds offered resolution to strike out tle 'aii
,ections of the bill and pass the revenue reduc-
lion This was debated at considerable leDglh
ind was defeat d by vote of four TO mneteeh'
Vbercupon It was decided to press the Dill 10 Vote
efore adjournment to-day and to make no long
ches upon 1t.
The first material proposition in the Senate was
,enator Sherman's amendment to the WOOL schedui''
,.hich provided an increase of the rate upon the
everal classes of wool one and two cents a
,und. This gave rise to a debate of two hours III
encth. resulting IN its defeat by vote OF 20 10
40 Senator Bayard called up an amendment pro-
roSed several days ago to the iron schedule as loi
lows: Iron or steel sheets or plates, galvanized OF
coated by any process with zrnc or speter' or an
nloy of these metals, commercially known as gar
vanized sheet iron or sheet steel, two and one-hah
ernts per pound" This after an hour 8 debate was
adopted by vote of "a to 10.
pUuEs UPON ARTICLES or LUXURY.
Senator Brown offered series of amendments in
creasi4g the duties upon articles Of luxury all OF
which we're lost except one which Increased the
tariff upon champagnes 81 dozen quarts and
unon still wines 80 cents a gallon. senator
KELLOGG proposed an amendment provid ng that the
cb,nocs i'm the sugar schedule shall take elect on
Anil l. which carried
At half-past 6 o'clock Senator MoFrlIl
rrorosed that unanimous consent be given TO cease
all discussion at half-past 7, and the proposition
was as,enteI TO-. That hour having been reached
Senator WLdom proposed the following amend
mcnt. which was adopted without discussion:
on page 106 srik" ont section 25l6 ana & ad a, & tnf
enG Oi the bill the loiI0wng 'tIhg III t. dhls "o @
in any way change or impair the force o. 5l'c1 oi ny
Government any laws passed in pursuance o OF @ i"r
the execution Of any such treaty so long a. s'Cn
eb all remain IA force respect to the suJecls eoIac
IN this act but whenever any such tiea, 80 la @ as 'o
same Affects such subj .cia ah al expire or " oI
tc-nipa ed the provisions OF this act sa ue thioocu
in All rsneets IN ihe SANE manner and to the same ex-
# no such treaty had existed at iNe uno u 'N'
passage thereof"
PROPOSITIONS FOR HORIZONTAL REDUCTION
Later in the evening TWO significant votes were
taken. The Iirst was upon Senator MOrgams amend
1nent offered last night, striking out all the tarh
sections and proposing as substitute
horizontal reduction of 10 per cent for
the next fiscal year and 10 per cent addiuonal
for tue ensuing year. The Republcans VOtcd
soldy against this proposition. The Democrats
DIVIDED rs folows In the aflrmaIyoIBarrow
b OK, Cockrell, Coke Farley, Ga[IiHnd 0e9rgG' p'
Vance, Walker and Williams. In TIE negative
bayard, Brown Camden, DAVIS OF West Virginia
Gurmau. Hampton. jackson, Jonas, Mcpherson,
Ransom Slater and Voorhees,. The next vote was
upon a proposition by Senator Harris Tor a
horizontal reduction Of 10 per cent oiOF iof
additional for the mex year. The vote upon thls
amendment was like that upOn Senator MOrgnnS
except that Senator Hampton changed 10 the ahrh-
awe. Thee motions are regarded as he efforts of
fTeetraders, who, having failed TO secure an they
wanted, lricd to get what they could he votes
are believed TO indicate that when tariff reform be-
comes "A leading nat 'Onal issue tho Democracy VIII
spit upon 1t nearly in the mid lie;
The vote upon the passage of the bill was as fol-
Aldrich, Allison, Anthony, Barrow,
Ba>ar BAR Brown orGc@ G@In0oB DAVIS 0"@f of
illinois DAVIS. of West Virginia, Dawes, Edmnnds
Irye Gorman, Haze, HARRISON HaTiey Hili' II H@~2r, ~a
vada, Kellogg, Logan, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Miller
O. California, Miller, Of New-lork MOrriil' iIatt
Plumb Rollins, sawyer, sewell S9eImal' ola'ei'
nays-Bech CALL Cockgell. Coke, Farley, Gar
land' George Hampton, Harris, Maxey, Mitchell
Pendleton, pugh, Ransom, Vance Vest, Voorhees,,
Alter the bill was passed Senator Salisbury, chair
man OF the Committee on Engrosssd Bills, directed
tie clerk not to engross the bill until he Salisbury
could examine II and See ii the amendments all
right. This Will PROBABLY require two days.
PROSPECTS OF THE BILL IN THE HOUSE.
TOO SOON TO MAKE A CONFIDENT PREDIcnoN-THE
PROPOSED KAssoN RULE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WAsuINGIoN, Feb. 20.-lhe passage Of the
Internal Revenue and Taun bill by the Senate by
so large a majority surprise to large mum
Der of the Representatives who favor protective
tarif. Tho Kasson rule has not yet Dcen adopted
aud unless it shall be it will be Impossible TO DIS
pose of the bill at this session." SAID prominent
Republican Representative.