Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-24
rORTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.
senate.


Washington d. c., January -. --
Mr. Bayard presented petition for
law Co prevent railway discrimina-
ton.
Mr.. Cameron OF Pennsylvania pre-
scented large number Of petitions
from iron works in different places In
Pennsylvania against reduction Of
duties on any foreign manufactured
goods below the rates recommended
by the tariff commission.
Mr. Logan from the judiciary com
mittee reported f,vorably the bill for
the regulation OF telegraph and cable
companies.
Mr. Plat introduced a bill to author
i've an extensive free delivery system.
Mr. Plumb, from the public lands
committee, reported the original bill to
prevent unlawful occupation of public
lands
Mr.. Morrill, called up his resolution
providing for a night session begin
ming this evening, his object being TO
ascertain whether an earnest effort
was TO be made 10 pass the tariff bill
this session.
Mr.. kellogg offered an amendment
to the sugar tariff which WINS ordered
printed, making tie duty OH all sugars
= 25-l0D cents per POUND, on molasses
testing not above liity-iour degrees by
polarlscope tive cents per gallon, and
an mnlasscs above lifty-hve ten cents
per gallon. This amendment was in the
interestotfree agricultural labor, he said
and & would OF course excite tie car
nest opposition OF large and active
lobby IN the interest of reiners.
Mr.. Ingalls, snid the statistics Of TIM
her and wood consumption OF this
country were very interesting More
than $1,000 900 of orr people still use
wood as fuel and the amount SO con-
snmed last year was worth more
than S30O,000,000. cur annual con-
sumption OF wood was estimated that IL
required a product of 50D0D0 square
miles of heavily timbered land and
even on the most literal estimate the
supply probably would not last longer
than fifteen years. The argument
that foreign lumber was required for
the protection OF American labor was
somewhat atienuated by the fact
shown by the statististics that
The average wages paid persons
engaged In that occupation was less
than seventy-llvc cents per day. IL he
considered only the interests of the
people he would hesitate to vote Tor a
reduction proposed by the senator
from Iowa, because the relief il would
give would bc insignificant but the
other sspect ui the question presented
by the senator from Delaware was of
great national importance. The me-
oessiiy for the prevention of the de-
sIruction OF the forests around
the head waters OF the
liver syria and Spain and Palestine
and Caiy were illustrations of the
evils resulting from the destruction Of
forests. He would like this schedule
separated 80 aS to admit free duty on
timber, squared or sided, sawed boards,
planks, deals, white wood and other
sawed lumber and laths.
Mr.. .McDlll said he would Withdraw
the motion in favor Of that proposed
by MIR. Ingalls,.
Mr., Morgan Thought the duties pro-
posed IN tho schedule ought 60 be re.
duoed live per cent.
Mr.. Plumb said his vote upon the
tariff bill would be given on the theory
ut protection but he did not under-
stand the theory had application TO the
major portion OF this schedule TWAS
not how much protection should be
given American capital or
labor engaged in the production
of lumber The real question WAS how
much should be added To the enormous
fortunes already made by the owners,
of pine lands In the country. The
argument OF the senator from Michi.
gan on saturday that farmers west
ought 90 favor protection for nanumc-
Jurors, because their own products were
protected, was delnsiVe. Theprotcction
given wheat by the tariff amounted
10 nothing. In dealing with this the
who'e .tlestian OF ~ adjustment of the
tariiL We should remember VIC are ems
terlng upon Il new era of thiags In tins
country, on the threshold ola day of
small economies and comparatively
small returns upon capital. Tie pet,-
az MS state were In favor OF reasonable
protection. They had no dc
sire to strike down the
existing industries hut reject, 4
utterly the doctrine of the higher
duty, the lower the price, and also
that protection Is good thing and
ought 10 be applied to everything.
AIR. Van Wyck accepted the amend
plent proposed by MIR. ingalls, as n
substitute for hts own motion To strike
ont most of the articlesi in the schedule.
Mr.. Ingalls, amendment was agreed
10, - To ". IL strikes from the bin
and puts on the free list, lum-
her squared or sided, not specially
enumerated sawboard, plank deals.
shemlock, white bass, syeamo,e and
all other articles of sawed lumber
also laths, shingles aud pine and