The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
WASHINGTON.
List of the Vote in the Senate
Observation-Disclosures Reagan
and Coke.
House Proceedings - River and
Harbor Bill-Dolngs at the
Federal Capital.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January 22.-Among varl-
GUS memorable presented was a ludicrous
one presented by Senator Vest signed by
number of dentists, asking that a bounty
of dollar per tooth extracted be allowed
to American dentists sin order to encour
age an honest industry, lower cost to pa
tients and encourage the immigration of
dentists from other parts of the world,
thereby making better market for agri-
cultural and other products in this coun-
try"
The senate resumed consideration of the
tariff bill, the pending question being an
amendment offered by Senator Reagan to
the wool section.
Senator Morrill, read some general re-
marks.
Senator Reagan made an argument in
favor of his amendment changing the duty
of all grades of wool to 20 per cent ad
valorem. He desired to put agriculture
on fair and equal basis with other IN
dustries, but he knew of no way of doing
equal justice to the men who ploughed
and hoed, who raised cotton and corn and
wheat. Because these products were ex
ported and not imported they stood I'M
protected, uncovered by the law and had
| to pay bounties conferred on other in
dustries.
Senator Coke expressed his readiness to
vote to put wool on the free list whenever
the basis of all manufacturing was put on
| the free list He stood by the Mills bill
because it represented the real founda-
ton on which taxation should be levied
and collected.
After remarks by Senator Turpie against
and by Senator Harris for the amendment
offered by Mr.. Reagan, the vote was taken
and the amendment rejected-yeas, %;
nays, 81.
Senators Brown and Payne voted nay.
Senator Vance then made a motion that
no article in the wool schedule should pay
rate OF duty exceeding rs per cent ad
vslorem. Rejected-yeas, 27; nays, 49,
Senator Brown voted aye.
Schedule d and wooden articles were
then taken up.
Senator Reagan moved to amend the
bill by adding section imposing an in
come tax of per cent. on incomes of over
$1,000 up to $4,000; ~ per cent. on in
comes up to $4,000; and providing that
the duties on cotton and wooden goods, on
iron and steel, productions of iron and
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tools, shall not exceed 40 per cent, and
that salt shall be on the free list. The
amendment was rejected-yeas 20; nays
80. Senators Brown, Payne and Pugf
voting no.)
There being no further amendments
offered vote was taken first on agreeing
to the substitute and then on the passag'
of the bill. Both votes were identical
Yeas, 80; nays, 30.
Yeas-Aldrich, Blair, Bowen, Cameron
Chase, Chandler, Oullom, Davis, Dawes
Dolph, Edmunds, Evsrts, Farwell, Fair
Hawley, Hiscock. Hoar, Hale, Jones, (Ne-
vada) Henderson, Mitchell, Morrill,, Pad
dock, Palmer, Platt, Plumb, Quay, Sher
man, Spooner, Stockbridge, Teller, Will
son, (Iowa)-32.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Brown
Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt
Daniels, Eustis, Faulkner, George, Gibson
German, Gray, Harris, Jones (Ark.), Nor
gan, Pasco, Payne, Pugh, Ransom, Rea
gan, Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Wal
thall, Wilson (Md.)-20.
After considerable filibustering tn
house adjourned.
When the clerk finished reading TN
Journal Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, called nj
as special matter the contested election
case of Sewsll vs. Elliott.
Mr.. Randall raised the point of con
sideratlon. He thought the river anC
barber and sundry civil appropriation
bills should have precedence of consider
alton. The election case would not suffel
from few days delay.
Mr.. Crisp took contrary position ant
contended that delay would not be detri
mental to the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Houck, of Tennessee. while pro
claiming himself the friend of the rive
and harbor bill, thought that the matter o
Justice TO the Elliott and Small election
case should be given precedence. Tn
house refused-yeas, LOG; nays, 1O9, t.
consider the election case.
After delay of half an hour, caused b!
fillibustering on the part of Mr.. Oheadle
of Iowa, the house went into committee
of the whole on the river and harbor ap
preparation bills.