Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-03
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Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, January 2.-In the SEN
ate to-day there was no more than a
quorum present. Among the petitions
and memorials presented and referred
we're the following:
By Edmunds, from a branch OF the
Woman's Relief Board of Salt Lake
City, demonstrating against any action
of Congress looking to the admission OF
Utah as State. Edmunds said he was
happy to think there was not much
danger OF any such action at this session.
| By Hoar, to prohibit disfranchisement
on account oil sex. By Sherman, from
the Boston Board of Trade, for the sus-
pension of the purchase of silver bullion
and the coinage of silver dollars.
The Senate then resumed considera-
| ton OF
THE TARIFF BILL.
Allison going back to paragraph 1874,
as to chains, moved to amend by reduc-
ing the rate on chains less than three
eiphths of an inch in dar, ,eter, from 3 to
2I cents per pound. He stated that this
was the rate under the existing law. The
amendment was agreed to without divi-
sion.
The bill was then taken up at the
point where it had been left when last
before the Senate, Schedule l, cotton
manufacturers, the question being on the
amendment offered by Vest to reduce
the duty on cotton thread, yarns, warps,
Il. AL - 49, &c
per pound from 10 cents per pound to 35
per cent advalorem. Vest confessed that
his chief objection to the high protective
tariff was the enormous prices which the
people of the West had to pay under it
in order to increase the profits of the
New England manufacturers.
Stewart said he found the tariff ques-
ton 30 Intimately connected with the
question of money that he was unable to
separate the two. He thereupon pro-
ceeded to read speech on the subject Of
silver coinage.
At the close of Stewards speech Jones,
of Arkansas, read from the testimony OF
cotton manufacturer in Georgia, Mr..
William Young, showing that his mills
had been earning average dividends of
II per cent. since 1870, that the tariff
was of no advantage to him, and if he
were to make the same class of coarse
cotton goods that are sold in England he
could sell them in England and make a
good profit on them.
Aldrich suggested that the reason why
the Southern cotton mills paid such large
dividends was that come of them did not
pay more than two-thirds of the wages
paid to similar operatives in New Eng
land.
Jones stated in reply that the testi-
mony showed that the southern opera
tives were content with their wages and
did not go on strikes. while strikes were
common in New England.
Aldrich said he did not know OF any
cotton mill strikes in Rhode Island in
five years, and that there had been very
few strikes there in generation.
The debate was then continued at some
length regarding various sections OF the
country, being participated in by Sauls-
bury, Morrill,, Teller, Vest, Vance, Coke,
Allison. Hoar and Chandler. Finally the
bill was laid aside, without action on the
pending amendment.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The presiding officer laid before the
Senate message from the President in
regard to the correspondence on the sub
ject Of the treaty with China, that was
pending last September. The reading Of
the message was interrupted by Sher-
man, who suggested that it be referred
to the Committee on Executive Matter.
The presiding officer Ingalls) said it had
been sent to the Senate in legislative
session, but would be laid on the table
for further examination.
The message mentioned above con-
tanned nothing new except translation
of cipher message, dated September
21st, saying that China would not con-
sent to ratify the treaty unless further
time was given for the discussion of the
proposition to lessen the term of re-
striction.