Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-21

1t is Not Aimed to Restrict But to Protect
Commerce The Tribute Senator
lackbur Received-The House Con-
siders the Urgency Deficiency Bill.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Black
burns desk was g%orgeousIy conspicuour
this morning with a floral tribute in tn,
form and colors of the United States fla,
sent by the Hancock Veterans Association
of Philadelphia in recognition of his sc
ably defending the memory of the deaC
heroes, Generals Mcclellan and Hancock.
Among the petitions presented was one
from Chicago for the construction OF a
canal around Niagara Falls to connect
Lakes Erie and Ontario, and one from Mis-.
souri, for the removal of the duty on salt.
Senator Butler offered d bill for the ad.
mission of Utah as a State. Referred to
the Committee on Territories.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Frye yes
terday calling for copies of minutes and
protocols OF the fisheries commission and
that offered by Senator Dolph as to fishing
in Alaska was taken up and passed.
Senator Hale introduced a bill authoriz-
ing the President to appoint and retire
John {. Fremont, as Major General.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
differentiation bill. Mr.. Allison made a
statement as to he import of the four
tcenth section of the bill. He believed it
was an effective section to carry out the
purposes intended, and was in no degree
and in no way unjust to any honest i'm
pOrters.
Mr.. Beck eaid that all the committee had
desired was to secure uniformity of taxa
tion and fair taxation, and to prevent
fraud. Under the existing law the import
ing business of the country was being
transferred from legitimate dealers to
those who were simply agents OF foreign
manufacturers. The men who managed to
cheat the Government most successfully
were the men most sought for by foreign
manufacturers as their most valuable allies
linen who had no scruples in taking any
sort OF oath so as they could get their
goods in cheaper than anybody else, and
so reputable merchants were driven out OF
business. The committee had endeayored
to correct the evil as well as it could.
Mr.. Hiscock advocated the bill and de-
ella red that not a word Of protest had been
received against it by the committee or
the Senate. The only utterance against it
had found its way into print as an anony-
nous brief issued by what might be a cor
p~Oration or association of individuals in
the City Of New York. Some man had
signed his name to that paper as president,
but the members OF that corporation had
not appeared before the committee.
The argument that the bill was a ~restric-
tiou of commerce was refuted by the fact
that the merchants OF New York, Boston,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Chicago favor
ed its passage. The bill WAS not aimed
against commerce, but was a protection to
commerce.
Mr.. Evarts replied to Mr.. Hiscock and de-
tailed his objections TO the fourteenth Sec
ton.
Mr.. Gail opposed the Dill. Inc questioh
being on the amendment offered by MT.
Edmunds to the fourteenth section, 10
strike out the words INSTRUCTION OF law
respecting so as to make the clause read
that ii the owner, importer, conslsnee or
agent OF any importer OF m~erchandlse or
the secretary Oh Ine iedouIy sha'l NC US
satisfied with the decision OF the board OF
general appraisers III the classification OF
sucn ~erchandis An argument IN eX-
PLANTATION anu o. OF IL was maze Dy
Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Sherman argued aGalnSt the ameDu-
ment saying that striking Out the "orus
Indicated Woulu destroy INC ellecC u '"e
section and break down the whole section;
&lr. HiscOck also argued against 1t ana
stated that the bill as 1t was originally
contained no provision Tor a judicial ter
mination arising under 1t, and merchants
were perfectly satisfied with 1t, but IL was
only at his own and Mr.. 1hurmans r.
quest thaI the fourteenth eecVion was ~