The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
SENATE PRooEEDISGs.
Three Pages Of the rariR Bill Dis,
DuSNI Of

wAsHESGTOx, Dec. fa-In the senate the
bill 20 incorporate the American Historical
Association was passed.
Edmuads introduced sna had referred 70
the committee on foreign relations The fol
lowing.
Rfsoirsd. That the government Of the
United states ulll look with serious CON
eefn and disappTcyal upon any connection
OF any European government With the
construction or control of aGr shiu-ranal
scross the iSihmGs OF naTien or across
Central America, and must regard any
such construction or control as injurious
20 the just rights and interests OF the
United States aud q menace 10 their vel
fare.
Rssolueti, That the president OF the United
states he requested &c communicate this
expression of the views Of congress 10 the
governments OF the countries OF Europe.
} The senate tnen resumed consideration
Of the tariff bill. Reagan called attention
10 the paragraph fixing the duty On lead
ore and lead Gross a. IL cents per pound,
With e proviso that lead ore containing n,
yer. or silver ore containing lead, shall pay
a duty Of lls cents per pound He re-
ferTed TO the item in connection with ores
from Mexico, and said the adoption of that
price would break up the smelling esfab-
lishments in ~ FasSo. He moved to strike
out the provieo.
Allison said the finance committee be-
heyed lead introduced in connection with
silver ore ought t. pay the SAME duty as
other lead did. He did not see why lead
contained in silver ore should be exempt
ed from duty.
Teller approved the psoviso.
stewart also argued in favor Of the pro
viso. The miners of the West, re said. felt
much interest in the matter. as with Next
can ores evading duty, the lead extracted
from silver ores in this country conld not
be got rid OF az prices ahoTe transportation
Teller said he was in:oFe ed that the i'm
p0Ttaiian OF Mexican had ores this year
would reach s0,0oo tons. and thar would
mean the closing M of silver mines in Col
ora4o. Nevada. Utah and Idaho, and Of
every common lead mine in the United
states. The miners in the West received
the largest wages paid IL the world, and
twice a. much a was paid for common
labor IN sny other part OF the United
states. There wss no complaint as to the
price of lead In this country. the produc-
ton being about equal to the eHnsump-
tiou. This was a matter Of special interest
70 the mining regions of this country, aud
the striking out Of the proviso would be a
blow az them.
Reagan argued that the cost Of transpor-
tation from the Mexican boundary to
smelling works in the United states would
exclude ore that did not contain large
amount of silver. lie did not think. there
fore, that there was any grea; danger TO
the interests Of American miners in per
mltiing the law 70 stand as Il is.
Coke supported his colleagues amend
Teeut
Reagan's amendment WIS reiec;ea-yeas
Is nays %
Reagan then moved To amend by making
the duty on lead ore and lead dross = of
scsnt per pound instead Of Ia cents. Re
jected.
The clerk then read paragraph II. taxing
lesd in pigs aud bars cents per pound.
voorhees, then took the floor aud made a
long speech upon the general subject OF
thc iarlE and particularly the pending bill
In the course OF the speech he sharply
criticized various sections OF the bill. and
saie the panaeea proposed in Il for al the
evils it embraced was free whisky and
tobacco. \ close inspection Of the whole
prepoS'erous measure disclosed ils con
sisteut and coherent character as a fraud
On the taN-payiHg people Of the United
States brought forward at the hehesf Of
tusaiiafc Eionopolies. dishonest comuanies
aud arrogant trusts As 10 the idea of the
farmer being benefited hy the proposed
substitute. be declared the victim of a
ounc0 Stecrcr vas NOT more snye to lose, or
more hopeless "a obtain fair play. than the
farmer Was Go struggle IN the tolls and
laeshts oi Republican tariff legislation.
HaNley said 10 was amazing 10 reflect. af-
ter all the senator had said about great evils
q the ;ariG. tha, the Democracy hsd not.
during the last % years, passed s tariff bill
IFuuGh congress aud none through It's
own house of representatives Until last
July.
After further debate. vote vas taken
an Aauec's amendment, and 10 was de-
teafed-yea j. nsys. 3 several amend
Hcuts were offered and rejected, as the
reading continued
un reaching paragraph lsS. relating 70
manufactured articles or wares not espce-
iaily enumerated. Harris moved 10 amend
bE e-C1us proFisn that IN article should
pay higher rate cf duty than 20 per ccat
al ya}0rem.
Action was deferred on schedules y, re-
iafine 20 wood aud wooden wsres, and Z.
relating - sugar. which were PASSED over
informally This brought consideration
81 the hli Gown 20 seaedaie 2. ''fobac o
aud cigars. etc. wheu + was laid asifc
about EArre pages of the hlH having been
aeiuaily disposed Of to-day. After g. ex-
eeuiirc session the senate aaiuurzel