Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-15

WASHINGTON, December IL. Senator
Frye's resolution OF yesterday, instructing
the committee on foreign relations to make
inquiry into the state OF affairs al the
Samoa Islands, was reported back from
the committee on contingent expenses and
agreed to.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the tariff bill, the pending question
being Harris amendment to reduce the
duty on / cams, Orders, etc., from 1 ITO
cents per pound to Clio OF q cent.
Vest, referring to Sherman's speech yes
day, denied the assertion that the late
election settled the question OF tariff legis-
latiou. He (Vest) was not disheartened
by that result. The question would last
as long as the country endured it, because
it involved the fundamental difference in
the construction OF the constitution, aside
from the policy OF the government. If
the position of the Republican party to-
day was correct UNLIMITED taxation for
the purpose OF protection4,
THE WAR WOULD NEVER CEASE,
because it was, in his judgment, subversion
Of the principles OF government and it's au-
tOnomy. Although the Senator from Ohio
might be right in stating that the election
was Il triumph of the protection principle,
he absolutely denied, in most emphatic
terms, that it settled the question as to
the details OF the bill. The people had not
meant to indorse the Senate substitute.
For himself, he would exercise his right to
~criticise and oppose every single provision
OF the substitute, although it should take
up the balance of the session.
Vest denied the accuracy OF the state
ment made by Sherman, yesterday, that
there was a reduction of 10 percent in the
metal schedules by the Senate substitute.
Sherman reatfirmed his statement OF a
reduction of over 10 per cent.
Vest continued to discuss the metalsched-
ule in detail, characterizing the steel trust
as a
IGANT DEVIL FISH COMBINATION,
which put an immense amount of money
into the pockets of it's members in the
name of protection to American labor"
and o. protecting infant industries"
German spoke at length on the matter
and said they all understood very well that
the Senate substitute was framed during
the campaign for political purposes.
The debate was continued at greatlength
by MCPHERSON, Allison, Vest, Frye and
German. In the course of it Allison dis
claimed any idea that the Senate substi-
tute had been for political purposes. There
never lad been a tine when the finance
committee di! not know that a revision OF
the tariff and q reduction OF the revenue
was absolutely necessary. Tn bill had
been prepared by the finance committee on
their responsibility as Senators, and not
Tor the base purposes OF
MAKING PARTY CAPITAL.
They did not claim it was perfect and
knew it was open to revision.
The debate drifted in o a discussion of ii
political nature, which iiually closed, and
Harris's amendment war rejected, 20 to 20
all republican senator's voting in the neg
atiye, and with them voted Senators Nc
Pherson and Payne. German did not vote
at all.
Vest then moved to fix the rate on steel
beams. etc, at l cent per pound.
Allison assented to that on the part OF
the finance committees, saying he had been
instructed to offer an amendment and
would have lone 80 bad he been recognized
by the chair. Tn amendment was agreed
to without division, and the rate on steel
beams, ETC., stands ] Centrrper pound. The
amendment offered by Vance to reduce the
rate ON t~race.chains from 3 cents to 2 cents
Der pound was rejected, but on suggestion
of Allison tht item WAS passed over with
out definite action.
The amendment offered by Jones OF Ar
kansas, to make cotton ties free OF duty,
gave rise TO a long discussion. 1t was not
disposed OF, the Senate going into executive
session, and soon adlourning.
In THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December 11.-After read
ing the journal the House went into
a committee of the whole on the direct
bill. .,
Allen of Mississippi could find no warrant
in the constitution for rounding direct tax.
Senev of Ohio supported the bill, whose
purpose. he said, had been grossly misrep-
resented. II the bill passed it would place
each and every state where 1t stood IN
1871. when the tax wis levied.
Buckalew OF Pennsylvania argued
against the policy of taking money from
the National Treasury for distribution
amono the states, aud in the name OF
Pennsylvania he protested agalnst Info"-
ing into her treasury the sum OF S~z,ooo.,,
600 to disarrange her well conceived a
we'll understood financial system, ana 20
test the wisdom and integrity oil tne iegis'
lature. %
the bill would put the people oil tue coun
try where
rourY SAYS THEY OUGHT TO STAND.
1t WIS d step toward % complete reunion
of the hearts of the people OF the country
a reunion not enforced by law, but con-
tro,ied and promoted by the wish ana
purpose OF both sections Of the eoup'ry
to do actual justice toward each other.
Enloe, of Tennessee, declared 1 he nra.
was sustained neither by law hoI ~ b,,oe
caJant He denounced it as q subteriuge
and fraud, and charged that it's aim was TO
mernetuate the power OF trusts to exacb
a tribute from the people by means OF d
high tariff. .u.+a rose
Alter further debate The rose
and the House adjourned.