The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-10
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Senator German Makes a Vigorous Plea for
Tariff on Coal.

Senator German Makes a Vigorous Plea for
Tariff Coal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The House amend
ments to the Nicaraguan canal bill were
non-cencurred in. and Senators Sherman,
Edmunds and Morgan were appointed con-
ferees.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the tariff bill, the pending question be-
ing on Mr. Vance's amendment that the
duty on no article in Schedule j flax,
hemp and jute) shall exceed 80 per cent. ad
valorem. The amendment was rejected
yeas, IS; nays, %. flr. Brown voted with
the Democrats, in the affirmative.
Schedule K wool and manufactures Of
wool was. at the request of Mr.. Allison,
held over informally, and Schedule l.
isilk and silk goods) was taken up.
Mr.. Vest interrupted the reading at Para
graph 375, in relation to velvets and plush
es, including ribbons, and asked whether
that was the item involved in the suit be-
tween Mr.. John Wanamaker, Of Philadel-
phia. and the government. He said that
Mr.. wanamaker's contention was that rib
bons came in under another clause in re-
gard to the trimmings for bonnets. which
.
papers that the suit had been decided in
favor of Mr.. Wanamaker, and that. an ap-
peal had been taken to the Supreme Court.
He had also seen 1t stated that Mr.. Wanna
maker was manufacturing such goods in
Berlin although he was one of the most
distinguished advocates of American labor
and American workmen.
Mr.. Aldrich stated that the suit referred
TO was in reference to the proper construo-
ton of Paragraph 44S in schedule n of
the existing law. The defect in the exist
ing law was radically cured by the substi-
tute.
On motion Of Mr.. Aldrich. Paragraph 375
was amended by striking out the words
weighing not less than one ounce nor more
than eight ounces per square yard"
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich Paragraph 3T7,
relating to laces and embroideries, was
amended by adding the words including
No further amendment was offered to the
silk schedule, and then Schedule M
(books. papers, etc., was reached.
Mr.. Vance moved to amend Paragraph
enumeratedl, by reducing the rate from -
to Is per cent. ad valorem. Rejected-yeas
f, Is, nays g. Mr.. Brown voted III the mega
tive.
and rejected, and then Schedule N tsun-
dries) was reached.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, Paragraph 500
(button-forms, hastings, etc, was amended
by striking out the words silk twists"
Paragraph 391 (card cl0thing) was, at the
suggestion of Mr.. Vance, passed over in
formally.
No amendment was offered to Para graph
592, taxing thermometers at 10 per cent.
Mr.. Vest moved TO amend Paragraph 1913,
taxing coal lbituminous and shale) 20 cents
per ton, by making it free. He argued that
coal as well as lumber. should be free.
Mr.. Faulkner argued against the amend
ment, and said that in opposing it he stood
on solid Democratic ground.
Mr.. German also opposed the amend
ment. The Senator from Missouri, he said,
proposed to put coal on the free list and to
strike down ali the bituminous coal inter
ests east of the Alleghenies, knowing, as
he did very we'll, that the bituminous coal
of Maryland ~ d. would CSI. not. on ac-
ton, come into competition with
coal in Illinois and Indiana. The Senator
from Missouri would find the lesson Of the
past repeated. and that was that whenever
the old declarations of the Democratic par
ty were departed from, whenever the dec
laration made IN the Democratic platform
of 1884 was departed from-sO long that par
ty would remain the party of the minority.
The time would never come in the belt of
States bordering on the POt0mac-prOsper-
ing now as no other three States in the
Union in manufacturing interests-when
they would run pell-mell into free trade.
He hoped that before the Senate got
through with the consideration of this mat
ter Senators would rise above party and
would care for the great interests of the
country, which are depending upon this leg
islation TO an extent that he feared the Sen
ator from Missouri did not entirely realize.
He hoped that now that they had come to
this item, the Senators from the Virginias
and from hisown State. would say precisely