Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Special Dispatch to TIM BBB.

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CONGRESSIONAL.
Special Dispatch to THk BIN.
sENATE PROCEEDINGS,
WASHINGTON, February l9.--Sena.
tor Vest announced he would ask ac-
ton on the resolution for q committee
to investigate the Yellowstone park
matters az soon AZ the satiff bill was
disposed of. After u brief executive
session tho tariff bill was taken up,
the pending question being on the
amendment offered by Senator Sher-
man 10 relation to the duty on steel.
Senator Beck opposed Shermaa'S
amendment.
Senator Sherman, In reply to the
question, said his amendment was a
greater reduction than the reductions
made on other industries; there would
be = reduction on every item Of the
steel schedule, and on the whole he
would cay without fear of contradio.
tionthat the reduction in the amount
of duties upon these classes of steel
would be from 10 to 20 per cent. The
amendment was adopted-30 to 20
Senator Van Wyck asked for a vote
on his amendment, offered rome days
since, reducing tho duty on sawed
boards, plank deals, and other lun-
Der of hemlock. white wood, sycamore
and BAGS wood, from one dollar to i've
cents per Thousand feet. Lost-19 to
80.
Senator Van Wyck asked also for o
separate vote on his amendment re.
ducing the duty on other sawed lum
Der from So TO 81 per thousand feet,
Us a test OF the sincerity of senators
In prof sastng q desire to reduce thu
burdens of the people. Lo0t-1S TO 80.
Senator MoPhersop moved to strike
out the provision relating to wire rop,
and wire strand of iron or steel wire,
etc., aud inpert the amendment offered
by him,
Senator Jones (Nev., } addressed th,
senate at length in favor Of ~prosection.
He said the dearest thing In the
world was cheap labor. Il was higt
wages not low wages, that had enabled
American farmers to overcome In the
markets Of Western Europe, the com.
petition of the boundleas fields Of
Russia, worked recently by ssrfs ans
still worked by very poorly paid labor
1t was the great merit of thssp1stsc
tive system that it was the moans O
educating large classes Of people
Even should it involve in som,
degree cost to the country, |
was defencibie on the sam
ground upon which it was deemed
good policy to provide educationa
facilities for the rising generation
Protection chespened production
while free trade chespened tho pro.
Queer. He wac in favor of the high
protective duties, which had existed
since the beginning of the civil war,
because they hed stood the best ties,
--thsr'cf experience /; because at nc
tims ia our history had the country
been 10 prosperous as II was TO day.
He prefarred to look forward rather
than backward. After further debate
McPherson's amendment was rejected
IS to 80.
Senator Morgan moved to strike
out sll schedules and insert a provis.
ion that after the first day Of July,
1883, the tariff duties shall be reduced
fifteen per cent, and after the frat OF
July, 1884, there shall be a further
reduction of ten per cent.
Senator Brown moved to place salt
on the ffes list. Lost-24 to 26.
Senator Vance offered al amend
ment repeating 80 much Of the inter-
nal revenue laws as required store
keepers and gaugers to be appointed
to distilters having a capacity of less
than thirty gallons per day, aud pro.
viding that such dtstillories shall OBJ.
tsin license therefor.
Senator Cameron made a vigorous
speech favoriug protection. He moved
to recommend the bill to the committee
IN finance wi h instructions to report
back the bill to reduce internal revs.
nue. taxation without any tariff amend
ment.
Senator Cameron's motion to re-
commit was lost--ayes A, noes 46.
Senator Vance's amendment lost.
Ga motion of Senator Plumb the
duty on whiting and Paris white was
changed from 80 per cent. to half q
cent per pound.
Senator Morgan offered on amend.
ment providing a draa Jack OF 70 cents
per ton shall be allowed on bituue.
nous coal import d In the United
States which ia afterwards used as fuel
on board Of steamers engaged in the
coas ing trade or in trade with foreign
Countries, to be allowed and paid IN
der such regulations as the secretary
of the treasury shall prescribe. Agreed
TO ayes 20, noe 10.
On motion of Senator Aldrich a
duty of a cent a pound was imposed
on seliciste Of soda or other alkaline
seliciate.
Senator Hoar moved TO reduce the
duty on polished, planished ~orglanoed
lshest steel or sheet iron from two and
half to two cents per pounh. Agreed
To-22 to II. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 19.-In the
executive session Of the senate to-day
upon motion of Window, the injunc-
ton of secrecy was removed rel
alive to the commercial treaty be.
tween the government and Mexico,
recently signed oy the commissioners.
The principal articles In the Mexican
schedules to be admitted free into the
United States are the following: Live
animals for breeding; barley, notpesrli
beef, coffee, experts and other grasse.