The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
The First Schedule Completed
after a Lively Debate,
FRESH FISH MADE DUTIABLE.
The Deadlock in the House TN.
broken-AIr, Weaver still Making
Himselfa Nuisance with Dlla,
tory Motlons--othcr News,

WASHINGTON, Jan, 1.-THE Senate
met at II and when the Chaplain closed
his prayer there were just six Senator
in the Chamber, four on the RepubIi
can and two on the Democratic side
Nevertheless the presiding officer in Iii
most solemn tone directed that as there
was a quorum present the journal o.
yesterday should be read,
~ doubt that" said Mr.. Edmunds
and Mr., Butler moved call Of the
Senate,
"The thirty.eighth rule, " said the pre-
siding officer, provides that the presid'
ing officer, having taken the chair and d
quorum being present, the journal OF the
preceding day shall be read and any
mistakes made therein corrected"
"Well," said Mr., Butler, "there is evil
IDENTIFY . quorum not present, lmove u
call oil the Senate, -.
Thereupon the roll OF Senators was
called and ten Senators responded.
"Thero will be u quorum present."
said Mr.. George, "by the time the Jour
nal is read, and ask that further pro.
Ceedings under the call be dispensed
with" Butt chair declined to entertain
that motion till II appear that there was
quorum present for the transaction OF
business. One by one Senators made
their appearance and by a quarter past II
80 Senators had answered TO the call OF
their names and then yesterdays journal
was read.
The Senate then resumed Considera-
tion OF the tariff bill, the pending gues-
ton being on the amendment offered
yesterday by Mr.. Plumb, to strike out OF
paragraph 557 the words except when
frozen or packed in ice or otherwise
prepared by any process for preserya.
tion"-so Us to let the paragraph read
simply "Fresh fish" (freG).
Mr.. Plumb spoke in support Of his
amendment. As the paragraph stood,
he said, the people living near the Cana.
dian line in Mainea and Massachusetts
and elsewhere could avail themselves OF
the privilege Of purchasing fresh fish
free Of tho duty; while II that fish were
transported short distance into the in-
terror (Which required the use Of salt
the people who used it were required
to pay duty OH it. Either all fresh
fish should pay duty, or else the peo-
pie Of the interior should have the
same opportunity to buy fresh fish MS
the people OF Maine, or Massachusetts,, or
Michigan, or Ohio, or Illinois.
The people in the interior had always
been compelled to pay duty on salt used
in packing their beef and pork and In
preserving their butter, while the people
OF New England had suit for preserving
their fish free Of duty. In other words
the people OF New England were free
traders when 1t suited their interests
and protectionists when it suited their
interests.
Mr.Hsar denied that the bounties or
protection or the exemptions that bud
been granted to the fishermen Of New
from time to time had been the
result OF greed or rNpacity or desire on
their part to get the advantage OF thorest
Of their cOuntrymen.
Mr.. Hale moved to strike out TINT
That, he said, would leave
all fresh fish under the duty fixed In
another part Of the'bill-a half cent per
pound. Aud then New England would
fare no better in that respect than other
parts Of the country.
The discussion was continued at great
length and at Its close Mr.. Plumb's
was Withdrawn. Mr.. Hale's
amendment was agreed to-yens 2S, nays
Is, and fresh fish was placed on the
dutiable list ut cent u round. The
end Of the free list having been reached
Mt paragraph 795 Mr., Allison said he
that the Senate would finish
the reading OF the bill early tomorrow.
Adjourned.