National Republican., 1883-02-15

Mr.. Miller. of California, said that the
Pacific coast paid three-fourths Of all the tax
on coal, and that, he thought, was an unfair
application Of the protective principle.
Mr.. Davis of West Virginia, explained that
there was no duty on anthracite coal the
kind used for domestic purposes. As to the
| argument of tho senator from Alabama (Mr.
Morgan), he thought large portion of it was
| unworthy of the senator or of notice.
| Mr.. Morgan asked Mr.. Davis to point out
the unworthy" portions of the argument.
Mr.. Davis said he did not care to get into
personal controversy.
Mr.. Morgan When the senator tells mo that
portion Of my argument is not worthy Of notice,
| wish to ask him question Undressing Mr.. Davisl
| Are YOU not a large owner Of these coal lands
| Mr. Davis Certainly am. And arc you not the
| owner of the coat you have got on2
Mr. Davis. And don't you vote to lower the tax
Mr. M Morgan. No, not on this coat; on tAO next
Nj. Davis Well, don't care to got into per-
sonal controversy.
| Mr. Morgan. When n senator arises and says that
my argument Is not worthy of notice, want TO
| know who IL Is that makes that remark; and TO
show that It Is q man who is voting taxes out OF
my people to put into his own pocket TO enrich
himself
Mr. Morgan. Well, keep Off my feet If you don't
Mr.. Davis. believe the senator will think better
Of It hereafter have uniformly treated him
fhirly and kindly and think his illusions were
out of place. As to my ownership of coal lands,
am coal miner, was, for many years before l
knew the senate, and Ilhave been yersince. am
one Of corporation in which perhaps hundred
other people are interested. Every senator here
has voted upon every question that has come up
regardless of the special interests Of his people, or
of his personal interests. IL would be MS renson-
able to accuse the senator from Texas of voting to
put money in his own pocket when he voted for
the duty on cattle as TO make such n charBo
against me on this coal question.
T Mr.. German was very sorry that Mr.. Nor
gan had put his opposition to the amendment
, on this personal ground. His remarks about
"the senator from West Virginia and his
confreres," If they referred TO all who had
, supported this amendment, were entirely un-
, called for. He (Nir. Gorman) knew of no
such logrolling combinations rs wcrc charged,
and he believed that the charge might just as
, | properly have been made against every sem
, ator upon the floor as against the senator from
t West Virginia. He Mr. Germany, as dem
| ocrat had voted on all these questions strictly
, in accordance with the democratic doctrine
, of "a tariff for revenue" and there was not n
, democrat on the floor who had not voted for
, the highest possible protection for the inter-
ests of his state, and the lowest possible duty
upon every article consumed, but not pro-
, duced, by his people. Laughter.
4 Mr.. Harris protested, that he, for one, had
f not Disseminated in favor of his own state or
any local interest, and the same was true OF
( other democrats whom he could name.
: Mr.. Maxey said that in his votes he had NOT
8 deviated hairs breadth from the doctrine OF
0 "a tariff for revenue" not oven upon thowool
S question.
a Mr.. German said that If there was any OK.
o ception to his statement, ii was the senator
from Tennessee but that state was so situated
t that it had hardly any special interest re-
q quiring TO be protected.
8 Mr.. Morgan challenged Mr.. German tomen'
O tion any vote that he (Mr. Morgan) had given
s for tho protection of local interests
o Mr. German said the senator from Alabamt
(Mr. Morgan) had made an eloquent appea
II the other day for the protection of the silk in
l. dustry.
IS Mr.. Morgan reminded him that that appea
had been prefaced by statement that silk
k culture could be carried on as well in Michigan
v or New Jersey rs in Alabama
Is The debate was carried on ut great length
l. Messrs Brown and Beck had n spirited con
s. troversy on the questions of protection" ant
"monopolies" and "a tariff for revenue"
d Mr.. Beck talked about the iron and steo
n monopoly. and Mr.. Brown declared that thu
h whisky ring" had tho greatest monopoly ii
r this country.
d A vote was finally taken, and the amend
e. ment adopted in tho committee of the whole
Is making tho duty on oituminous coal 20 cent
per ton, was agreed to-ayes 23, noes Is.
On the question of ageeing to the amend
ment inserting friction or luciier matches n
80 per cent ad valorem. Mr.. Vest made
speech in which he defended himself agains
the structures made upon him by the senate
from Delaware (Nlr Bayard) and the Ney
York World for his alleged inconsistency as
democrat in trying to keep the duty on ain
unchanged. He cited Mr.. Benton and Othe
leading democrats to show that in his remark
and action on that subject he had kept within
the limits of democratic doctrine, and lie dc
clared that he would not voto for this bill
because it was not a tariff for revenue bill
and because it was, in tho language of tn
democratic platform adopted Mt st. Louis, -
masterpiece Of injustice, inequality, aud falls
pretenses."
Vests speech which related to him.
20 The amendment wasagreed to-
10 Mr. Brown moved to reduce the duty o.
% gunpowder and other explosives, but the INC
tion was rejected and the action of committe
of the whole was agreed to.
Mr. Cockrell asked for separate vote o.
the paragraph laying duty of 20 per cent
on garden seeds.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes Q.
noes 20.
Wood pipes which had been included b
the committee of the whole with " "commo
pipes of clay" at 30 per cent ad valorem wer
struck out and left to come under the genera
class "pipes" at 20 per cont.
The amendment made in committee of tn
whole in relation to diamonds was di:
agreed to.
In the free list Mr.. Mcpherson tried
have the mineral water paragraph amende
so as not to admit tho bottles or jugs free. bu
his amendment was rejected.
The paragraph embracing books and pampl
lets was amended SO rs to admit free onl
those printed Exclusively in foreign lar
in guage."
The amendments of which Messrs. Morga
MI and Salisbury gave notice this morning wei
sh offered and voted down.
ca The other amendments made in committe
TX of tho whole were agreed to.
Tho additional section proposed by M
IN Sherman, providing that the repeal of eNis
be ing laws by this act, shall not affect rights
l,s liabilities accruing or accrued under sue
be laws &C., was agreed to.
Mr.. Beck moved to add n section rcpealln
II sections 29O7 and 290S of the Revised Statut,
a. and providing that thereafter none of I'll
~ charges imposed by said section, or any othC
~ provisions of existing law, shall be estimate
mi in ascertainng the value Of goods TO be IN
Tr ported, nor shall the value of the sack, bo'
,e' or coverings of any kind on such goods !
10. estimated as part of their value in determiI
ing the amount Of duty for which they al
be liable"
he Mr. Hoar moved TO amend by adding pr
NV vided they are fit for nothing else"
After some discussion of these amendment
be they were reserved for consideration to-da.
and the senate (at few minutes before II
he adjourned.
In NOMINATIONS.