Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-14
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
MitChell'S Bill to Admit Idaho
Rejected.
Riddleberser Becomes RiOtOus.
Vests Opinion Of New England Capital In
the West.
ButterwoIths Ideas of Union with Can
Senate

which was agreed 10, calling on the secre
tary of tee treasury for a report as to tbs
condition of the Inhabitants of Alaska auS
especially as TO ths---trestsssHt of Indian
women.
The Senate resumed the consiferat on OF
the tariff bill, the pending question being
an Amendment, G fered BY Coke TO admit
cotton ties, etc, at a rate OF So per cent
al valerem.
Vance criticised the Senate substitute,
and declared It was arranged without tbs
slightest regard 90 the face of the earth tl
the interests of the agricultural classes"
At this point Rlddleberger rose to.a poinl
OF order.
Vance said II do not care what the sena-
tor from Virginia rises To. | decline to be
interrupted. hope he will not be permitted
TO Interrupt me any more"
The pres ding officer said The senator
from Virgil ia will state his point of order.
Riddleberger-I will do 50 when the SEN
ator from North Carolina takes his seat
Riddleberger continued TO interrupt Vance
Fl ally the presiding officer remarked II
the senator from Virginia does not take his
seat, the chair will call on the executive
officer of the Senate To enforce its rules.
There was no further contest, and Mr.
Riddleberger with an air of profound disgust
retired to a seat on one of the rear sofas.
Vance finished his argument without fur
ther interruption. He contrasted Fthe nju
tice of giving free raw mate rails to the man
ufacturers of perfumery snd cosmetics and
refusing it 10 the agricultural CLASSES whose
products constituted "a per cent. OF all the
exports of the country.
Jones of Arkansas, proceeded to argue in
favor OF the amendment. He said there
wasn't a cotton grower in the United States
who believed Dawes sentiment, that the eff
feet of tax on cotton was to make il cheaper.
Dawes spoke of the intense warfare on the
part of English manufacturers to obtain tn c
American market and said that they would
sacrifice everything to secure it in deta
and in gross.
Vest said OF all the items in the bill
the one under consideration ought to appeal
most strongly to the magnamity and gener-
osity of the northern section of the Union,
the section which controlled the country po-
hticaliy and financially. Cotton wasi or Q
staple in which the people of the south could
have perfect reliance. II was the life and
soul of all commercial relations and of all the
wealth of the South. Now this Senate bill
proposed to increase the duty on cotton ties
With due respect te the trainers he charac.
terized it as in the highest degree oppressive
and sectional.
In contradiction of Dawes statement yes
teTday that the average dividends of the
manufacturing companies in New England
had not exceeded per cent. for the last 70
years, Vest read a statement from the Provi-
dence journal sho wing the dividends of five
New England companies for the last three
months. the figures being IL, is, 20, "a and
% per cent The State of Missouri was. he
said, the most prosperous agricultural state
in the Union, yet Missouri farmer that was
making per cent. on his investment was
phenomenslly successful.
Hiscock asked Vest to what he attributed
the vast increase in the wealth of the New
England States.
Vest replied ths, he ascribsd it to the
enormous profits made by the manufacturers
OF New Eng land who were in partnerships
with the government.
Hiscock suggested whether it would not be
wiser Tor Missouri and other states to step
IN and take the benefit of manufactures.
Vest replied that it was the fsllacy OF all
the protection orators, tha; tle matter had
not liked by mortal man, but by him whs
made the Universe and who had stamped
ndeiibly on the surface Of he ..,country the
the nature OF the profits of the people. Tn.
Sei atur asks NE why NJ SOUR does not share
IN the profits of manufacturing Because the
capital is IN the New England and not with
US. We are borrowers, not lenders No
one can walk down the streets of a western
city without seeing walls plscarded with no
tices of money 10 loan by the New Eng
land sayngs associations The ConLectl-
cut Life Insurance Company and
the Massachusetts Deposit Company
rne western ates, with their enormous
agricultural add mining resources, are mort
.aged to the capital of New Elglani. which
as 1een accu Itatei III d.r this sys EN- OF
taxation.
/ he discussion then drifted into the ques
ton of rates of duty and profits on the MAN.
ufacture of structural iron. and the state
ment of Abram ). Hewitt on that subject
in the House of Representatives, was
frequently referred to by the senator's
who took part IN the discussion. West, His
cock, Harris and Dswes.)
Finally a vote was taken on Coke's amend
ment winch was rejected by vote yeas, 10,
nays %, RiIdleberge not voting.
Vest moved TO reduce the rate on horse
shoe nails, hob and other nails not espe c,al-
ly enumerated in the act from cent, per
pound to 2 2 C. Rejected.
The democratic Senator moved several
amendments to various paragraphs but all
were rejected by srlct party votes.
The bull was then land aside about four
pages having been disposed OF this week.
kiddleberger offered the follosIng reso
luton which under the rules went o'er until
tomorrow.
Resolved, That the Senate proceed to a
reorganization by the election OF its officers
on the first days session after the first day
OF January SO
EImunds offered a resolution, whiel was
agreed to. directing the Secretary of the
senate to mail to the governor of each state
printed copies of the acts of Feb. 8, 1857
and Oct. 49, 1855, respecting the meetings
OF the Presidential electors and the trans
mission and counting of the iectoral votes.
Mitchell introduced bill which referred
for the admission of Idaho.
The Senate proceeded TO executive busi-
ness and adjourned till Monday.