Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-15
id not care to get Into personal con.


tells me that a portion of my argu.
ment is unworthy Of notice, 1 wish to
ask him the question addressing
Davis), "Are you not a large owner of
these coal lauds2'
Senator Davis-CertainlyI am. Are
you not the owner of the coat you got
on2
Senator Morgan-Yes.
Senator Davis And don't you vote
lower tax ON 1t
Senator Morgan-No; not on this
coat, on the next one 1 buy.
Senator Davis WE'LL, l don't care
to go into q personal controversy.
Senator Morgan-When the senator
arises aud says that my argument is
not worthy of notice, l want to know
who 1t Is that makes that remark and
to show that 1t is q nan who Is voting
taxes on my people to put Into his own
pockets to enrich himself.
Senator Dsvis-I want no personal
controversy with the senator.
Senator Morgan-Well, keep off my
feet If lou don't.
Senator Davis-I believe the sena.
tor will think better of it hereafter,
As to my ownership of coal lands, l
am one of u corporation In which per-
haps a hundred other people areinter-
ested.
Senator German defended Senator
Davis, and the debate was carried on
in great length.
Senators Brown and Beck had q
pointed controversy ON the question of
protection" and "monopolies," and
Tariff for revenue" Senator Beck
talked about the iron and steel mon
opoly, and Senator Brown declared
the "whisky ring" had the greatest
monopoly In this country.
A vote was finally taken and the
amendment adopted in committee of
whole making the duty on bitumenous
coal 70 cents per ton was agreed to
ayes 30, noes Is.
The amendment inserting friction or
%lucifer ma ches at 80 per cent advalor-
emwas agreed TO.
Senator Cockrell asked for n Beper-
ate vote on the paragraph laying q
duty of 20 per cent advalorem on gar
den seeds. The amendment was agreed
to-ayes 90, noes 20.
Wood pipes, which had beeu in-
Guided by the committee of the whole
with common pipes of clay" at 80 per
cent advalorem were struck out,
being left to come under the general
class Of 'pipes."
Senator Beck moved to add a sec
ton repeating sections 2,907 and g..
908, Revised Statutes, and providing
that hereafter none of the charges i'm
posed by said sections or any other
provisions of existing law shall be CO
timated In a%scertaiuing the value Of
goods to be imported, nor shall the
value of sack, box or coverings of any
kind on such goods be estimated al
part of their value in determining The
amount of duty for which they ar;
liable.
Senator Hoar moved to amend b,
adding provided they are fit foi
nothing else" After some discussion
{ the amendments wore reserved TO
TRANSPORTATION trPEoCEEDINGs: nad
II The house went into committee o
, the whole on the tariff bill, the pend
ing paragraph being that imposing
duty CT 40 per cent ad valorem OF
|, manufactured articles or wares partly
or wholly made of metal. Severa
amendments were lost.
Mr.. Morrison offered an amendmen
that after July LIST, 1884, no bighe
duty shall be levied on any article II
4 the metal schedule than 30 per con
5 ad valorem. Lost--75 to 101.
3 Mr.. Cox offered an amendment TO,
: the admission of foreign built ships oil
payment of a duty of 80 par cent a.
valorem. Lost-59 to 90.
a Consideration of the schedule
"Wood and Wooden Ware" was en-
r tered upon. Mr.. Holman moved t
strike out the clause imposing q dut
Of 10 per cent advalorem on lumber
hewn or sawed, and timber used 70
t sp,rs In building warehouses. TIL
Q question involved the imposition &
duty on lumber was not n of rever
r ne; it was one of proprietary, whethe
congress- should by registration Great
a motive for the destruction of Amer
can timber.
Is Mr.lHoar made o statement shown
the vast Importance OF the lumber II
~terests, specially in Michigan, whel
over 500, coo a day we're paid lahore
employed in that industry. He W,
,. in favor of retaining the present ra
70 of duty.
r. Mr.. Springer called attention to Il
q, fact that while the present du'
re- brought q rsvenu Of only $1,000
le Into the treasury it imposed tax
Ia millions upon the TIL
seemed to him to be a grievous blu
to den upon the farmers of the west, wi
81 lived in the prairie regions.
ID Mr.. Hoiman's amendment W
SO lost 40 to l04
to Mr.. White moved to increase t
all duty to 20 per cent. Lost.
he Mr.. Anderson moved to strike o
or the whole clause relative to saw
o. lumber. Lost.
10. Mr.. Cox moved to reduce the du
N on hubs, wagon blocks, &C., from
do TO 10 per cent. advalorum.
Dir Mr.. Anderson advocated the m
,ss ton. He said he would not be 81
to prised II il should turn out that
ole vote on the sugar question wor
csc bear somewhat Of an analogy to I
is. vote on the lumber question.
ION Mr.. Ford, In an amusing spee'
an took umbrage at Anderson's I"
nd psrsing the motives of every man W
Of voted az he pleased"
the Mr.. Spring IT advocated the red'
eel ton. The amendment was lost,
were several other amendments lo'
pht Ing to reduction of the duties.
Having concluded consideration
the the wool schedule without max
all any change the COMMITTEES rose.
IL AS. n,nnon aaknd hat n NIGHT a