Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-05
CONGRESS ON DECK AGAIN
sHERzfAS,s BILL TO sUSPEN1<THk
COINAGE or sILYER.
rae Republicans showing their Hands
Now- Rcsuming Consideration Of the
TariR BiIl- southern Cotton Manu-
facturers who do not Want Protec-

Now-Resuming Consideration OF tns
TariR Ell southern Cotton Manu-
facturers who do not Want Protec
tion--The House also in Session.
WAsHIHGToN, January 2.-There wal
more than b quorum OF Senator'S present
Among the petitions and memorials pre-
sente6 and referred were the following:
By Edmunda- OF branchof the women'i
relief board Of Salt Lake City, remonstrat
ing against an action Of congress looking
to the admission Of Utah as state. Ed
munds said he was happy to think there
was not much danger Of any such action
at this season.
By Hoar-To prohibit disfranchisement
on account OF sex.
By Sherman-from the Boston Board oil
Trade for the suspension OF the purchase
OF silver bullion and coinage OF silver
dollars.
The President sent the following nCmi-
nations to the Senate: Leslie Cullom, OF
Tennessee, to be collector OF custom for
the District OF Puget Sound, Territory OF
Washington.
The Senate then resumed
CONSIDERATION OF THE TARIFF BILL.
Allison, going back to paragraph 81 as
to claims, moved TO amend it by reducing
the rate on claims "less than three-eighths
one inch in diameter from to 3h cents
per pound, !" he stated that this was the
rate under the existing law agreed TO with
out division.
The bin was then taken up at the point
at which it had been left when the senate
adjourned. Schedule 1, cotton manu-
facturers. Question being on an amendment
offered by Vest to reduce the duty on cotton
thread, yarn, warps and cotton valued at
not exceeding % cents per pound, from
ten cents per pound to 35 per cent. ad-
valorenI. Vest confessed that his objection
to high protective tariff was the enor-
NOUS price which the people OF the west, the
real producers, had TO pay under it in
order to increase the
PROFITS OF NEW ENGLAND MANUFAo-.
TURERs.
Stewart said he found the tariff ques-
tion so intimately connected with the
question OF money that he was unable to
separate the two. He thereupon proceeded
to read speech on the subject OF silver
coinage.
at the close OF Stewards speech Jones
of Arkansas read from the testimony OF a
cotton manufacturer in Georgia, Mr.. VIM.
H. Young, showing that his mills had been
earning average dividends since 1870. That
the tariff was OF no advantage to him, and
If he were to make the same class OF course
cotton goods that are sold in England, he
could sell them in England and make q
good profit on them.
Aldrich suggested that the reason why
southern cotton mills paid such large divi- |
vdends was that some OF them did not pay
III 1u <Sf fhn fr,V
similar operators in the the New England |
states.
Jones stated, in reply, that the testi- |
mony showed that southern operatives
were content with the wages and did not |
= 60 ON strike" while
STRIKES WE'RE COMMON IN NEW ENGLAND. |
Aldrich said he did not know of any cot |
ton mill strikes in Rhode Island in i've
years. and there had been very few strikes |
there in q generation.
The debate 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, pending |
the amendment.
The presiding officer laid before the Sem |
ate message from the President In re- |
gard to the correspondence on the SUBJ
iect OF
THE TREATY WITH CHINA
that was pending last September. The
reading of the message was interrupted by |
Sherman, who suggested that it be referred
to the executive committee. Presiding
officer Ingalls, said it had been sent to the
Senate in the legislative session, and that /
it would be laid on the table for further /
examination.
The Senote then adjourned.
The message referred to above contained
nothing new except translation of a
cipher message dated September 81, stat
ing that China would not consent to ratify i
the treaty unless further time was given
for the discussion OF the proposition to
lessen time OF restriction.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 2.-In the House
not more than seventy-five members were
in attendance.
After the reading of the Journal" the
speaker proceeded to call the committees |
for reports, but none were submitted.
A bill was passed granting an annual
leave OF absencs for thirty days to em- |
ployes in the bureau OF engraving and
printing, in place of fifteen days.
In consideration OF the morning hour, |
Matson of Indiana called up the bill pro-
hfbiting an agent from receiving fees for se- |
curing pension on account OF an increase
of liability for which the pensioner was |
originally granted, or for securing q special |
act OF Congress in cases where the pension |
might be obtained under the general PEN |
sion laws.
Peters OF Mississippi offered an amend. |
ment providing that the applicant for a |
pension pay contract with any person in |
the state in which the applicant lives, to |
pay not exceeding So for services rem
red, should the income be allowed.
TIE amendment was adopted, and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois introduced a
joint resolution for the admission OF Ari-
zona and Idaho. Referred.
Sayers OF Texas reported the forti-
fications appropriations bill on the cal
endar.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the river and harbor appro-
tion bill.
Sowden, Pennsylvania, made an attack |
upon the bill as being extravagant and
vast, ful, and directed his criticism espe-
cially against the appropriations for i'm
provements in Texas.
Grain and Stewart of Texas defended the
committee report, and described the ma
tional Importance of the proposed
Improvement in Texas. Grain
moved to increase the appropriation
for the Arkansas pass from $65, 900 to
SAT, 900. Sowden objected, and after
some debate the amendment was rejected.
Grain made various endeavors to increase
the appropriations for Arkapsas pass,
Sabine pass, and Galveston Harbor, but
was in every case voted down.
Finally the committee rose and the
house adjourned.