Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-11

WASHINGTON. December 10. 1893
senate.

All O'Clock the Senate resumed consideration
Of the iarln bin, the pending question being on
Nj uarris's amendment To- reduce tie duty on
"beams, girders, iosts, angles, a., ana al
STRUCTURAL shapes 81 iron or Steel from l-lO
per cent pc. pound 20 6-il per cent per pound
Tho amoudmout WAS Advocated ~ Mt. hca-
gan, but a. Mr.. McPEeron desired 20 oler some
amendments al the beginning OF me moi 81
schedules. Mr. Harris Temporarily withdrew TIC
Mr Mcpherson thersupon moved TO amend
Paragraph I'D, a. % iron I'm pigs, &c. by re-
duciug ne rate u duty from 10 per couL per
pound 70 81 ton. lie said that The rate pro-
posed by him was that contained IN tho House
bill: that 10 was high enough, and mat ~ az 'p-
ton would GLOW further reductions 20 DO mace
without any injury 70 the Industry.
Mr Allison opposed tIe amendment and II
was rejecfed--ycas 60 nays. -
Alr Plumb voted Niih the Republicans IN the
M MCPHERSON moved 20 amend the proyiso
IN paragraph IL ,reforTing % iron bars, blooms
or billsts IA which charcoal Is used A. iucN by
reducing tho duy from 81 per ton 10 f-Oper ton.
Reiected-yeas, 20; nays. -
Mr. McpnersOn moved 10 reduce the duty on
castirOu pipe paragraph l2y from lO OF
cent per pound 10 6-lO. lie stated that the cast
iron pipe industry had formed a trust on c0mDi-
nation under which tie price was "a foreign cost
plus the duty aud oil expenses lie thought INST
a little less projection would answer that indus
try
The amendment was relected-yoas, 10; nays,
These votes being all strictly party votes Mr..
Mcpherson intimato1 that il seemed As II all op-
position 20 the Dil might as well cease n the
amendments 20 reasonable were 70 receive the
united opposition Oi the Republican side OF the
chamber.
Mr.. Allison nodded his head.
Then, said AIR. Mcpherson, We are 20 under
stand 1 suppose, that the manufacturers OF iron
pipe may appear before the committee % the
Senate ami TX any rate they choose on their
production without any regard 10 what con-
sumers may say about Il Here 4 an absolutely
prohibitory daty-a outy OF s2240 per ton.
move 70 reduce Is % eight tentAs Of a cent per
pound. The amendment was reiecied-yeAs,
q nays, ~
Nr. NcPherson then moved TO reduce the rate
on anyils Paragraph 100 from cents 10 y
cents per pound. Reiectot-yeas. p; NAYS, q.
Mr.. MCPHERSON then moved 10 reduce The rate on
iron or s'eel anchors. Sc, Psragraph ls) irom
! $40 cents per pound 70 IL cents
Mr. salisbury moved b reduced Il % cent
Reieciec--yeas, 20; nays. "a Mr.. hcPherson's
amendment was also relected-yeas, Is; nays,
e.
Mr.. kcpherson alluded 10 the criticisms IN the
publcpr on the Democratic Senators for heir
remissncss IN opposing The substitute and rN-
posing It's weak points, and he explained that TIE
substitute had been arrEngea BY the republican
Senators Of the Cetnmittce Of Finance, and that
the Democratic Senators OF that committee knew
nothing about IL except from cursory reading
!usi before II WAS reported They had had no
opportunity aimee 10 examine H. Therefore IL
was that the opposition had not been made 10
such an extent Is 20 show The errors, faults. and
misfortuncs OF the Substitute. IN his opinion. II
IL we're g become a Law it would bankrupt The
whole country In iess Than 1ye years. lie there
fore moved nat the CONSIDER ation Of the bill be
postponed tai The i0sh Of January nexL
Al the suggestion OF Mr.. Harris, Mr. AcPher-
s0n withdrew his nc-fion for p0stpOnement; az
which there Was some quiet laughter On the no
publican side q the chamber
Mr. McPharson hen moved 70 reduce The ratio
Of skies. kc., paragraph l4s) IRON cents % l
cent per pound. Relectod-yeas. ~; NAYS, %
Mr.. Harris renewed his anendmsni 10 reduce
the duty on beams. girders. ioists, angles. 6c..
tenthe OF . coat
Mr.. yest argued IN support Of the AmeudmeaL
and said there was no item IN the bin on Nhith
Two parties could batter join issue thsn on This
one. Ho spoke Of Ar. Cagnegies pront on 300