The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-07
WORK OF CONGRESS
Good Progress on the New
Tariff Bill.
THE DIRECr TAX REFUND.
Senator Blair Introduces n Bill to
AmeliarAte Poverty-Free sill
yer Coinage Bill.
THE DIEEcr TAX REFUND.

WAsHrSGToS. Dec. 6.-In the senate
a statement from the director OF the
mint. in response 70 Senator Stewart's
I resolution Of last session as 70 the
amount Of silver bullion offered
monthly 10 the government since ISIS
was presented and ordered printed.
/ \ communication from the secre-
t2ry Of state, with a certified copy OF
/. the Enal ascertainment Of presidential
electors IN Kansas was presented.
( The presiding officer asked the opin-
ion Of the senate. this being an en-
! tirely new proceeding. as to the dis
position 70 be made OF the papers.
/ Whether they should be enieres. on the
T! joarnal or placed in the archives OF
the senate. II was finally referred 10
the committee On privileges and
elections.
Numerous bills were introduced
and referred, among them the fol-
I l0xine.
BY Stewart, TO open to actual set
tiers abandoned military reservations
in Neva1a
BY Manderson. for the establish
ment of national biological lshratory.
By Blair. 20 organize government
bureau Of information relating 70 en-
ployments. occupations and working
mems livelihood and homes
The senate resumed consideration Of
the tariff bin, beginning with earthen-
ware and glassware. Mcpherson said
10 his mind the rates OF duties pro-
vide,l In the senate bili were an in
crease on the existing rates OF more
than 70 per cent. His own state was
largely intere sled in those industries,
but he did not believe they needed the
amount of protection proposed. The
Mills bill, he thought. accorded to
them all the protection they needed.
Plumb called attention To the para
graph as to silvered glass (SO. 49,
and said such glass was largely used
by furniture manufacturer and was
almost entirely OF foreign make, be-
cause the silvering OF such glass in
the United States was not durable.
The duty added two or three dollars
TO the cost OF a bureau. and il the ar
ticie was not made in the country he
did not see why the duty should not
be reduced.
Allison did not know why such glass
could not he properly silvered in the
United States, and suggested that it
might be on account OF the duty being
too low, il being only equal 20 10 per
cent. ad valoren.
The senate then proceeded t. con-
sideration OF schedule c. relating to
metals. Plumb called attention 10 the
paragraph a 20 beams. girders and
ioists. lie spoke Of the iron and steel
combinations in this country, and in
stanced the cases Of the government
building at Wichita and the state
house OF Texas, where large saving
had been effected By contracting for
such work abroad He moved to
amend by reducing the rate from lilo
cents per pound 10 S-l0 OF a cent.
Harris moved to put the rate et 6-lo
o, cent.
Allison opposed Harris amendment
saving il went 10 the root Of the whole
iron and steel schedule He had no
doubt if the present rate was main
tanned competition would be sufficient
in a short time to break down prices.
Aldrich. Reagan, Harris, liOar, But
I ler. Plumb and Payne continued the
discussion. but no vote was taken on
the pending amendments and the bill
WAS laid aside, the progress for the
dav being about eight pages.
Adjourned until Monday