The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-18

WAsmSGroN, Dec l7.-At l2: l0o'clock
President pro tom ingalls, laid before the
Senate the resolution Of Mr.. Rddlcbcrgcr
proposing a reorganization Of the Senate
after Janua y /, aud the author spoke in
support Of il. lie said its object was 10
put some other than the Senator from
Kansas In the chair, asserting that he had
been the chief igurein tho most disorlerly
scenes lac could rccollect occurring on the
Senate iloor. lie said that q change was
necessary in order that tho faith Of the
Republican party pledged 10 a considcra-
ton Of the British oxtradition treaty might
be kept.
At the conclusion Of HIS remarks Mr..
Riddlcbcrgcr asked leave 10 Withdraw the
resolution, but objection was made by Mr..
Harris, of Tennessee, who moved to iny il
on the table and called for the yeas aud
nays, after paying high tribute 10 Mr.
lngalls's impariialily and ability. Finally
the Senator from Virginia was permitted
90 Withdraw his resolution, and the incl
dent closed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
Of the Tann bill ut Paragraph ~, refer
ring 10 tnggrrs' iron. This paragraph,
and the two preceding ones ON the same
subject, were passed over informally with
out action. The next paragraph. lis was
as 10 spikes, nuts and washers, aud horse,
mule or OK shoes Of wrought iron or steel, -
imposing a duty OF S-lOc per pound
Mr.. Vest moved to amend by reducing
the rate 10 lc por pound. After discus.
sion, the amendment was rejected yeas,
10; nays, ~.
The next paragraph, 40, was as 10
"whecls, or parts thereof made Of iron or
steel and steel tired wheels for railway
purposes" wholly or partly manufactured,
imposing \ rate OF . lc per pound, aud lc
pcr pound ON ingots iOf the same without
regard 10 the degree Of manufacture
Mr. McPhcrson moved 90 amend 10y
making the rate &c and Ic per pound rcs.
pcctiycly. lie called attention 10 the inct
that the Republicans had abandoned the
idea Of defending the bill on tho ground
Of protection to American labor aud had
taken the ground Of protecting the factory
interests
Mr. Edmunds argued that there was
practically no such thing ~ raw material
Taking n car wheel 10 weigh 200 pounds
and 10 be- worth ~ many dollars, ~ per
cent Of those dollars represented the labor
put into H. Whether the result was prop
crly divided between the lab1rcr aud the
employer WIS another question, which no
tifiil could fix, except In the sense that
the moro Oi foreign articles that arc
brought Ia the less u such articles will be-
produced IN the United States.
Mr. Mclhcron said that nobody denied
that n good deal Of labor wng involved ia
the manufacture oi car wheels, but after
tho iron ore and coal nnd limestone wcrr
mined aud brought together aud iron
made out of them, that pig-iron WIS pro-
toctcd at the rate Oi sG.21 ton. That WIS
far beyond tho relative difference between
wagcs nt home and abroad. American la-
Dor was ~ much better than foreign labor
us the pay was better.
Mr. Edmunds disclaimcd any intention
Oi contributing tO endless discussion on the
bill. lie did not know whether Mr. Me-
Phunon's statement M to the relative su-
pcuouiy Of American labor was true 90
not, but hC assumed that II WIS, aud ho
drew a parallel between the Unyilbl con.
dili0n oi the American laboUr no. COM
pared with the condition Ui the lah0rr in
Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany
or Spain.
Tie debate continued nj great length,
aud .n the couro ol II Mr Vest referred
10 Democratic Senators ns being repre-
scnird o. the enemies Of the country.
MI fyo-lhat 1850.
Mr. Ncst-lt is impossible iDr tho sona-
TOT iiom Maine ,O think Woiso u mo Un
this subject than I dD Of him. ! think
that II lac had contract 10 curry this
county 10 utter rnin, hc is carrying 10 Out
10 tie b'et oi BIS ability h0nctly br-
lieyo that lac is tobDug the people Of th"
country On whose welfare depends {. q
welfare OF thc entire rcpublic. ! poIo .
10 liglt every item IN tno Dil u itta.cf uI
the iour,b OF March. bu. ! Will mako pain
TO thU American people th1i this Nunlc
senate bal is in tie inin Dll Ul plNug ~
he lJ.luacI o. thu manuiIc,uryD a. uo
o4psn 0l thUc0usaIiufs.
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