The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-13
THE DAY IN CONGRESS-.
The Senate Free List Not to
Include Coal Slack.
aidrieh and Reagan Lock Horns
over the Tariff, and are I'm
able TO Pull Lose.

WAsHfseToN, uc.. I2-Thc senate re
samed consideration of the tGfiH bin. and
Chaee continued the speech which he be
gan Yesterday.
AZ The close Of Chacc's remarks, D0iph
said some anxiety was felt on the North
faclfe coast ia regard 10 provisions Of the
senate bill A. 70 the tariff on coal, and
asked Allison il the senate bin put coal on
tae free list lie any form.
Allison said he hal several inquiries in
the same direction. Coal slaek or cuim OF
coal WAS put on tie free list. bat that was
oue Of tie mistakes Of the bill. and should
have been corrected before the bin was re-.
ported. It was the infeatlon Of the
finance committee, az least of
the majority. that coal slack or eulm
should pay duty a. now, or perhaps an Ia.
creased DUTY Thc committee proposed 20
pui ell coal On the autiahlc list az The rate
n0w provided by law. Is ccnfs per ton
That is one 0f The amendments which the
committee viii propose al the proper time.
Call reviewed Piaits arEument OF ycster-
day rs to a sectional conspiracy against
labor. The Democratic party, he said, had
formulated aud placed bef lore the country n
proposition 10 the effect that the method of
reduction should DC 10 reduce taxes on
articles % general CONSUMPTION. The Re.
sitiun and insisted thai the duty ON a large
proportion OF articles necessary for human
lfe should uot be reduced, but should be
increased. aBd that taxation Was a benefit
and not an injury to the people II the
country. That was the great Issue 10 be
considered by the people.
Haw,ey said he was glad thar the senate
hill had been reported He thought ii %
very good bill, perhaps the best iirst draft
Of tariff bill ever submitted 70 c0ugsess.
II was built on a definite principle. the
maintenance OF the old doctrine Of pro
tsction, thar had been the deetriue of the
country and that was the doctrine Of all
leading ciyilized nations With one 90
ceplion. He was going where the jury
was. The hill had been presented aud It's
purposes set forth
Reagan next addressed the senate. He
/ favored the house hin gs against the senate
Z bill, though he would not say that he
would vote for every item la ono or against
every item In the other.
4 In the course 81 his speech statement
Z by Reagan as to the amount annually
transferred 20 the pockets OF manufacturers
through operation of the tariff attracted
/ the attention Of AlCrich, who desired an
I explanation of the statement, but Aidriei >
inquiries aud Rcagan's explanations
{ seemed 90 involve the matter more aud
+ more, aud after spending nearly an hour
over the subject the effort 30 discntangle
I was abandoned.
The conference report on the bill Tor the
Fourth Of July claims and on the snli 10
+ retire Gen. fieasaut0n a. major were pre-
scutcd and agreed To-
Mitchell offered a resolution, which was
{ adopted, insfructlug the committee on
mines and mining 10 inquire inio the
cause IL the arrears % work ia the eer-
eral land office. After a brief executive
session The senate adjourned Ill Monday.