The Portland daily press., 1888-12-18
YESTERDAY AMONG THE LAW MAKERS.
Regular InstaIlment Of Tariff Talk
In the Senate.
How the Democrats Regard the Flu
ture States.
Southern Men Whom Gen. Harrison
might Give Portfolios.

WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-In the Senate to-
day, Mr.. Hale offered resolution authoriz-
ing the committee on the next census to hear
statements and take the testimony of ex-
perts. The motion was referred.
The conference report on the bill as to the
Chippewa Indian reservation in Minnesota,
was made by Mr.. Dawes, explained and
agreed to.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the tariff bill, at paragraph 447, referring to
taggers iron. This paragraph and the two
preceding ones on the same subject were
passed over informally. without action. The
next paragraph was as to spikes, nuts and
washers horse mule or OK shoes of wrought
iron or STEEL" imposing duty of 8-10ths
cents per pounds.
rate to II cents. The motion was rejected.
The next paragraph was as to ''wheels, or
parts thereof, made of iron or steel, aud steel
tired wheels for railway purposes, wholly or
partly manufactured, imposing rate Of p
cents per pound, and Of cent per pound on
ingots for the same, without regard to the
degree Of manufacture" Mr.. Mcpherson
moved to amend by making the rates cents
and II cents per pound respectively.
Mr.. Vest advocated the amendment and
said that S10S,000 worth of car wheels were
exported last year, and there was, therefore,
no necessity for increasing the existing rate
of cents pound.
Mr. Aldrich advocated the rate proposed,
and Mr.. Harris argued there was no reason
whatever for increasing the existing rate.
Mr. Mcpherson called attention to the fact
that Republican Senators had abandoned
the idea of defending the bill on the ground
of protection to American labor, and had
taken the ground of protecting the factory
interests.
Mr.. Edmunds argued that there was prac-
tically no such thing as raw material.
Messrs. Mcpherson, Vance, Vest and Re-
gan replied.
Mr. Vest. in the course of his argument.
referred to the Democratic Senators as being
represented as enemies of the country.
Mr.. Frye-"That is So"
Mr.. Vest-"It Is impossible for the Sena-
tor from Maine to think worse of me ON this
subject than do of him. l think if he had
contract to carry the country to utter ruin
he is carrying 1t out to the best of his ability
honestly believe he is robbing the people
of the country, on whose welfare depends
the welfare of the entire Republic. pro-
pose to fight every item in this bill If it takes
me till the 4th of March,"
Discussion on the general relative merits
of the tariff was carried ON by Messrs. Blair,
Teller, Mcpherson and Call. The latter de-
clared himself in favor of the passage Of the
bill, with reasonable rates of protection, as
early as possible. The discussion closed,
and Mr.. McPherson's amendment was re-
jected.
The House bill to incorporate George Ban
croft aud others as the American Historical
Association, was laid before the Senate and
referred to the committee on library, Mr..
Edmunds having objected to its being passed
without consideration by committee.
The House holiday adjournment resolu-
tion was laid before the Senate and referred
to the committee ON 6uance.
Messrs. Blair and Bate were appointed
conferees on the agricultural department
bill of last session, in place of Messrs. Sabin
and George, absent.
The Senate proceeded TO executive busi-
ness and adjourned.