The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-23
Forty Seventh CoRgress--Second session.
SENATE,

SENATE.
WASHIN GToN, Jan. 22.-Mr. Bayard pre-.
scented petition for . law TO prevent rail-
way discriminat on.
MIR. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, presented
large number of petitions from iron
works at different places in Pennsylvania,
against the reduction Of duties on any for
eign manufactured goods below the rates
recommended by the tariil commission
Mr.. Logan, from the iudici"ry committee,
reported tavorably the bill for the regula-
ton oftelegraph and cable companies.
Mr.. Piatt introduced bill to authorize
the extension of the free delivery system,
Mr.. Plumb, from the public land commit
tee, reported the original bill to prevent I'M
lawful occupation OF public lands.
Mr., morrill, called iiI lis fgsoluti6hpfo.
vidins for night session beginning this
evening, his object being 30 ascertain
whether Nh earnest effort was to be made to
pass the tariff bill this session.
Mr.. Conger continued his remarks in OPP
position to the notion and expressed the
opinion that the lumber supply of the Uni
ted States was large enough to last fifty
years.
Mr. Kellogg offered an amendment to the
sugar tariff, which was ordered printed,
making the duty on all sugars . % 100 cents
per pound. On molasses testing not ABOVE
"a degrees by the polariscope 8 cents per
gallon, and on molasses above 55, 10 cents
per gallon. This amendment was in the
interest of Tree agricultural labor, he said.
and 1t would, OF course, excite the earnest
opposition of large aud active lobby in
the interest of retners.
Mr., ingalls, said that the statistics Of tim.
Der and wood consumption Of this country
were very interesting More than 81
OV,ooO of our people still use wood as fuel,
and the amount so consumed last year was
worth more than $500, goo 900. Our annual
consumption of wood, it was estimated,
| requires the product of 10000
square miles of heavily timbered land, and
even on the most liberal estimates the
supply probably would not last lohger than
fifteen years. The argument that duty on
foreign lumber was required for tha protec-
ton OF American labor, was somewhat at.
tenuated by the fact shown by statistics, that
average wages paid persons engaged
IN that occupation was less than
oily the interest OF the people OF lis state
he would hesitate to vote for the reduction
proposed by the senator frsm Iowa, be-.
cause the relief given would be insignif.
cant, but the other aspect of
the question presented by the zen.
ator from Delaware was of great
national importance-the necessity for the
prevention OF the destruction OF forests
around the headwaters OF our rivers. Syria
and Spain and Palestine and Italy were H..
lustra,ions of the evils resulting from the
destruction OF forests. Ho would like to
see this schedule separated, so as to admit
free otduty timber squared or sided, sawed
board plank, deals, white wood and other
sawed timber aud laths.
Mr.. McDill said he would withdraw his
motion in favor Of that proposed by In.
gals,
Mr.. Morgan thought the duties proposed
In schedule ought to be reduced SO per
cent
Mr.. Plumb said HE vote upon the tariff
bill would be given on the theory OF pro.
lection, but he did not understand that the
theory had any application to the major
portion of this schedule. II was not the
| question, how much protection should be
given American capital or labor
engaged in the production OF lumber, the
real question was, how much should be adj.
ded TO the enormous fortunes already made
by owners. OF pine lands In the
country. The argument OF the senator
HVin MlcnlHhn, ON saturday, that farmers
wsst ought to favor protection for manufac.
tuners, because their own products were
protected was dolusive. The protection
given wheat by the tariff amounted to no.
thing. In dealing with this whole oues,
ton OF readiustmeut OF the tariff, we
should remember We are entering upon a
new era OF things In this country; we are
on the threshold of the day Of small econo.
mies and comparatively small returns upon
capital. The people Of his state were
In favor OF reasonable protection.
They had no desire to strike down existing
Industries, but regretted utterly the doc.
trine Of higher duty the lower the price,
and also that protection Is good thing and
ought TO be applied to everything.
Mr.. Van Wyck accepted the amendment
proposed bv Mr.. Ingalls, ~ q substitute Tor
his own motion TO strike out most of the
articles In the schedule.
Mr.. ingalls, amendment was agreed to-
Is TO 20. IL strikes from the bin
and puts on the free.list lumber,
squared or sided, not specially
enumerated, sawed board plank. deals 81
hemlock, white bass, sycamore and ali
other articles vi sawed lumber; also laths