St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-19
Chief Bell, Of the Secret
Service, Presents Some
''Queer" Statistics.
Hundreds of Coiners of Bogus
Money Collared by the
Law.
Hoosiers Strike Their Gait
When Talking Post Nor
tenn Politics.
Special to the Globe.

GpcSlst1 W TIE GlODe.
WASHINGTON. Dec, 1S.-The senate
spent good portion of to-day's session
discussing the proposition to hold even
ing sessions, but without action. The
tariff bill was further considered. When
the resolution offered yesterday, provid-
ing FOR evening sessions. was taken up
to-day, MIR. Morrill, offered an amend
ment providing that the daily hour of
meeting be IL a. M, and that at 5 80
each day recess be taken until D. m.
The amendment was discussed at great
length. Mr.. Vest gave notice that the
majority of the senate could not
force the minority to sit day and night
or to sit through the Christmas hOli-
days. He said the proposition to put
the bill through under whip and spur
was unjust and unfair. The discussion
which followed was carried ON by MIR.
Morrill,, Mr.. Allison. MIR. Dawes, Mr..
Harris. Mr.. Vance and Mr.. Vest. The
Democratic senators assured their Re-
publican colleagues that they did not
wish to delay consideration of the bill
and the Republican senators insisted
that their political opponents had had
ample opportunity to Study the bill and
become acquainted with its provisions.
After long debate the senate voted
down an amendment offered by MIR.
Cockrell to provide for the daily meet
lne at ii a. m., but not for an evening
session. An amendment offered by Mr..
Wade to carry out the idea of NIr. Morrill,
with the proyiSo, however, that the
Christmas holidays should not be inter-
fered with, was not acted on, and the
whole matter was allowed to stand over
until tomorrow. The concurrent reSo-
luton for holiday recess was reported
back from the finance committee with
an amendment restricting the recess to
the house alone. 1t went over until to-
morrow without action. Bills to permit
he construction of two free bridges
across the Red river in Dakota. and of a
railroad bridge across YOung's bay,
Oregon, were reported from the COM
inlttee on commerce and passed. The
senate then resumed consideration of the
tariff bill. taking 1t up at the paragraph
In reference to wire rods. Mr.. Turpie
moved to amend the paragraph by in
Serting the words six mills" instead of
the words ''SIX-tenthS of cent" rejected.
paragrhpn No Isl was taken up. Ii ap-
plies to ''wire made of iron and STEEL"
and taxes that which is smaller than
number 10, and not smaller than num-
ber 10, one and three-fourths cents per
pound, and that which is smaller than
number 10 and not smaller than num-
Der 20, three cents per pound. Mr..
salisbury offered an amendment VIII ich
was agreed to, inserting after the words
except fence wire land iron and steel,
fiat, with longitudinal ribs for the manu-
facture of fencing" Mr. Aldrich of
fered an amendment which was agreed
to, to insert thirty-five instead of forty
five, so as to make the prOviSo that all
iron and steel wire valued at more than
ten cents per pound shall pay duty of
not less than thirty-fiye per cent ad yalor-
| EN-. Mr.. Vest moved to amend para
l55, which relates to saws, by reducing
the rate OIL saws mot specially enume-
rated" from 40 per cent to 50 per cent
ad valorem. Rejected. Paragraph 159
was amended, on motion of Mr.. Aldrich,
by adding to it the words ''for steel
saw plates" so as to make it read, land
on steel saw plates there shall be paid l
cent per pound in addition to the rate
provided in this act for steel saw
plates" Paragraphs 1876 to 173 iuclu-
sive, relating to copper and cutlery,
were passed over informally at the sug-
geStion of Mr.. Allison. who said that
the committee might have some amend
ments to offer. Paragraph ia, relating
to gold leaf, was also passed over in
formally at the suggestion of Mr.Vance.
The senate then having disposed of
three pages of the bill went into secret
session, and at 5:35 adjourned.