Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-09
THE NATIONS SCAPlTAL.
Congressman Reed Opens the
Fifth Day Of the Contest.
PilIibastaRing Deuibens Win.
1hs Work Goes Asrrily on In the
r6snAts.
PIHhastaRins BeabOns Win.
WAsBIsGTos, Jal. 8.
Senate.

On motion Of Mr.. Sherman it was ordered
that Mr. Gray, amendment to the Panama
resolution AMI the action Of the Senate there
on be printed in the record.
The pos. Office commi tee reported a bill
providing that omission to pay lawful post
age on a spec al delivery letter shall not pre-
vent or delay its transmission and delivery,
but that lawful postage shall be collected on
It's delivery.
Passed.
Mr. sherman introduced bill to make
and alter regulations as 70 the time, place
and mAnuer Of holding elections for repre-
sentarives in Congress, shich was referred
TO the committee on privileges and elections
He said the bill was bipartisan in in its
character and was calculated to ensure alb
-oiutely fair elections in every Part Of the
United States. II vas confined 10 the cleo
ton of members Of Congress.
The SENATE resumed the consideration of
the tariff bill and the paragraph relating to
collars and cuffs for mems wear
Mr. Vance moved to amend by making the
duty forty per cent ad valorem. Rejected
by the usual party vote,
Mr. Jones of Arkansas moved TO amend
the paragraph relating 10 bagging for cotton.
snnny cloth, etc, by putting 1t on the free
list.
George thought that the proposed tax on
cotton bagging was very great injustice TO
the sout The trust was a conspiracy b,
whit h the south had been robbed, and he
asked whether the Senate was going TO give
10 1t the opportunity of continuing such rob-
berry. If SO, the Sc nators would become the
siders and abettors of those internal con-
spirators," every one of whom ought 10 be
in the p. nitentiary, and huld be, under any
system of just, wise al economical laws
Allison said that the present duty on cot
ton baggng was l-2 cents per pound. The
rate proposed WAS only half that. Part of
the reduction has been proposed because the
raw material tjute butts) now paying per
ton, was to be put on the free list. tie be-
lieved from all the testimony that the pro-
posed rate vas the lowest that could be fixed
If cotton bagging was to be made in the Uni
ted States.
Frye said there WAS in his city cotton
bagging mill lying idle for four years, be-
cause they cam OF by any possibility make q
profit. 1t was recently offered for sale at
go 600, while its original cost was $780,
900.
The discussion was continued at length by
Allison George, Platt. Butler. Jones of Ar
kansas, Aldrich, Hiscock and Vance.
Sherman remarked that the southern SEN
ators had greatly misrepresented their sec
ton in supporting the proposed amendment
Sherman went on to say that for the South
the cultivation of such textiles was the way
to prosperity.
Coke spoke of the great progress made in
the South the la.t fifteen years and said the
southern people had only just begun in their
career of prosperity. All they wanted was
light taxes and honest government. The
rest they would do for tht mselves. They
wanted no tariff duties except what would
pay the custom house and for the support of
the government, but no more than was alb
solutely necessary. All we ask is for the
government to keep its hancs off and let rs
alone.
Sherman said in country separated from
the rest of The world by a for of govern
ment different in character from the govern
me ents of other nations, it was the right and
du of the people to conduct th-ir affairs
so as to develop the resources of the whole
country.
Vance made humorous speech in reply,
and thanked Sherman for his good advice.
But he said that.-n the words of Capt.
Bunsby-the point of the the senator's OBJ
servations lay in the application of it. The
meaning of it vas to keep the south quiet
under system of taxation, by which the
pockets Of the northern manufacturers were
filed. Suppose said Vance, we were 70
boy your patent medici e.
aud hair dyes, YOUR wooden hams,
your hickory nutmegs. your left hand razors
and Your double bladed gimlets which you
protect from home competition by patents, }
what would become of you and hos long
would 1t be before a change would come
over the spirits of your dream, and thing
which once so delighted you wonld do so no
longer am tired of paternal advice. II
is not necessary to tell the so ithern planter,
he shou ABANDON raising cotton on which
he makes profit of fifty ,llars an acre and
20 to to raising ramie IN competition wlth
lndi An labor at eight cents day. There is
no sincerity in that kind of advice, there Is
philosophy in it, no business in it.
The amendment WAS rejected,-yeas ID,
Bays 24-Brown voting with the republicans
Jones of Arkansas then moved to reduce
the rate from 3 10 3-S cents per pound
which was rejected, Brown again voting IN
the negative.
The value limit of three cents per pound
in the paragraph was raised to three and one
half cents.
Vest moved to go back to paragraph "a,
and put burlaps on the free list II was re
| lected, Brown again voting in the negative.
Vance moved to add provso to the sec
ton that the duty on no article in the sector
should exceed the rate of so per cent. advai
orem. No action was taken on Vances mo
ton and the bill went over till tomorrow.